Henry and Beezus Chapter 1 Comprehension and Vocabulary

What did Henry wish he had?

• a dog

• a red bike

• a skateboard

• a scooter

Why couldn't Henry get a new bike?

• His parents couldn't afford it

• They didn't want Henry to have one

• He lost his last bike

• Henry doesn't know how to ride a bike

How was Henry going to solve his problem?

• His dad is getting another job to help pay for it

• He will work finding worms for his neighbor

• He will start a bike fund

• He will borrow money from Scooter

Henry was bored. What exciting event happened on Sunday afternoon that Henry wished
DIDN'T happen.

• Ribsy ran through Mrs. Grumbie's rose bushes.

• Ribsy stole Mr. Grumbie's roast and ran off with it.

• Ribsy took a nap

• Henry lost Scooter's football in a moving car.

Who came to the rescue?

• Mrs. Grumbie

• Ribsy

• Mr. Huggins

• Scooter

How did Scooter save the day?

• He got the roast back from Ribsy while riding his bike.

• He knocked Henry down and took the roast from him

• He called the dog catcher to come and get Ribsy

• He called the police to stop Ribsy

How did Mr. Grumbie feel about what happened?

• He was happy. He wanted Ribsy to have the roast anyway

• He was upset because he had never cooked a roast before and Ribsy ruined it

• He was upset because he had invited people over for dinner.

• He didn't care. He didn't want to cook anyway.

How did Mrs. Grumbie feel about what happened?

• She was upset because the meat cost a lot of money

• She was happy because she wanted to go out to eat anyway

• She didn't care. She doesn't like roasts

• She was upset because she had invited people over to eat

How did Henry feel about what happened?

• He was frantic to stop Ribsy because he knew the Grumbie's didn't like Ribsy

• He was afraid Ribsy would get hit by the car

• He was worried the other dogs would hurt Ribsy

• All answers are correct

Henry thought Mrs. Grumbie looked cross, as she said,” Hector, why don’t you let me cook the meat in the house?” Cross means...

• happy

• sad

• angry

• hungry