From Alice in Wonderland Comprehension Check

Early in the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, why does Alice go down the rabbit-hole?

• She is taking a shortcut because she is late

• She is trying to find her sister’s lost book

• She is following the White Rabbit.

• She is chasing Dinah, her cat.

Which words best describe the fall down the rabbit-hole, as Alice experiences it in the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? Choose two options.

• fast

• long

• dusty

• painful

• strange

In the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, where does Alice find herself when the Rabbit finally disappears?

• on a pile of sticks and dry leaves

• in a hallway lined with doors

• next to a small cupboard

• on top of a house

In the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, why is the golden key important?

• It opens the door into a lovely garden

• Alice must search for its rightful owner

• The Rabbit himself has given it to Alice

• It will return Alice to her home in England.

In the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, what does Alice mean when she wishes that she could be “shut up like a telescope”?

• She wishes that she could stop talking and thinking so much nonsense.

• She wishes that she could stand upright under the hall’s low ceiling.

• She wishes that she could fold up and fit through the little door.

• She wishes that she could go above ground to see the stars.