English Remedial G9 Chapter 3

"Even the mice living in his house were hungry"

What does the sentence imply?

• Ali Baba was so poor.

• Mice lived in every house.

• Ali Baba was mean to the mice.

• The mice didn't like Ali Baba's food.

Why did Ali go to the forest?

• To steal some gold.

• To join the thieves.

• To follow the thieves.

• To collect some leaves.

Why did Ali Baba climb a tree?

• He hid from the thieves.

• He was afraid of wolves.

• He liked sleeping on a tree.

• He wanted to watch the thieves.

How did Ali Baba know the spell to open the door?

• He heard the thieves' leader say it.

• He asked one of the thieves.

• He owned the cave.

• He was a witch.

How did the thief know that someone had entered their cave?

• He smelled something.

• He saw Ali's coming.

• He found Ali's sack.

• He saw footprints.

"Now I will know which house it is....." (Paragraph 4)

Why did the thief say that?

• He liked the house.

• He gave the house a mark.

• He planned to go back to the house.

• He wanted to know more about the house.

How did Ali Baba trick the thieves?

• He and his wife hid in their house.

• He and his wife made new footprints.

• He and his wife wiped the mark off their door.

• He and his wife made marks on the doors of all houses.

Why were the thieves confused to see the mark on every door?

• They couldn't find where Ali's house was.

• They didn't want to see Ali and his wife.

• The marks were frightening.

• They expected better marks.

What is the purpose of writing the text?

• To teach the readers how to catch thieves.

• To amuse the readers with an entertaining story.

• To make the readers aware of the existence of thieves.

• To tell the readers about the condition of poor families.

From the text, we can conclude that Ali was ... as well as ...

• smart bad ; tempered

• lazy ; cunning

• brave ; smart

• shy ; funny