Mad Hatters

Read these lines from "A Mad Tea Party."

Alice: (looks around) But I don't see any [juice].

March Hare: There isn't any.

Alice: Then it wasn't very civil of you to offer it.

March Hare: It wasn't very civil of you to sit down without being invited.

What does the word "civil" mean as it is used in these lines?

• unkind

• rude

• familiar

• polite

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

In "A Mad Tea Party," what part of the setting is being described when Alice says, " What? There is plenty of room!"

• a room in Alice's house

• the March Hare's house

• a blanket under a tree

• a large table under a tree

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Read this line from "A Mad Tea Party."

Hatter: (widens his eyes) Why is a raven like a writing desk?

What is the purpose of the words "(widens his eyes)"?

• They describe the character's thoughts.

• They tell the actor what to do on stage.

• They explain what the character means.

• They say what the reader should do.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Alice finally get up and leave the tea party?

• She is worried that the March Hare will put the Dormouse into the teapot.

• She is shy because she doesn't know the others at the tea party very well.

• She is afraid of both March Hare and the Mad Hatter.

• She is angry with the rude behavior of the March Hare and the Mad Hatter.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does the reader know that Alice will "never go there again"?

• through the title

• through the narrator's description

• through a line of dialogue

• through a stage direction

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

What is one lesson the author of "A Mad Tea Party" might be trying to teach?

• Too much nonsense can be upsetting.

• It's not polite to invite yourself to tea.

• There is no such thing as too much nonsense.

• It's best to help others when they're in need.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9