The World According to Humphrey

What is the genre of the story?

• a narrative fiction

• a fantasy

• a realistic fiction

Which phrase best describes the narrator of this passage?

• First person Humphrey

• First person AJ

• Third person Mr. Thomas

Why was the family always yelling?

• They don’t hear well.

• They stay in different parts of the house.

• They cannot hear each other over the sound of the TV.

What is Humphery’s big idea?

• To finish a maze.

• To unplug the Television.

• To escape from the cage.

At first, how does everyone in Thomas family feel when the television stops working?

• upset

• embarrassed

• curious

What is the main theme this passage conveys?

• Friends should work out of their differences.

• You should learn about your friend’s family.

• Watching too much TV can keep people from having fun in other ways.

What is the idiom get it over with mean in the sentence below

“We’ll clean his cage and get over with it.”

• Turn it upside down.

• Complete an unpleasant task.

• Enjoy an activity together.

What is the first thing that happened when the TV. Stopped working?

• The Thomas family played games together.

• Mr. and Mrs. Thomas tell the children stories.

• The children went out to play.

The radio was blaring in the kitchen.

• True

• False

AJ and Garth build a huge castle for Humphrey.

• True

• False