Cricket in Times Square Selection Test Practice

What made Chester feel better about being in a new and strange place?

• the matchbox

• a familiar star

• Times Square

• a friend like Tucker

How did Chester get to New York from Connecticut?

• a taxicab

• a backpack

• in a picnic basket

• a matchbox

According to the story, how is the relationship between cats and mice in the city DIFFERENT than in the country?

• Their relationship is the same in both places.

• They are enemies in the city, but not in the country.

• They share habitats in the city, but not in the country.

• They are enemies in the country, but not in the city.

Where do Tucker and Harry take Chester at the end of the story?

• Connecticut

• Times Square

• Grand Central Station

• Times Square Subway Station

How is the setting connected to the MAIN problem in the story?

• Chester is accidentally brought to New York City.

• Chester goes to New York to look for Tucker Mouse.

• Chester searches New York for another cricket.

• Chester moves to New York for a new job.

Which word means almost the SAME as trustworthy?

• agreeable

• reliable

• stable

• wealthy

What does the word complementary mean?

• calculating what comes next

• making something better

• demanding something

• satisfying a request

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of scornfully?

• beautifully

• respectfully

• thankfully

• wishfully

An acquaintance is

• an old friend.

• a business partner.

• someone you know.

• someone you want to meet.

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of cautiously?

• carefully

• effortlessly

• recklessly

• urgently