Charlotte's Web Chapters

Why is everyone so excited at the end of Chapter 19?

• Wilbur is getting a prize

• Uncle lost the contest

• They see Charlotte's eggs

• They trap Templeton

Which happens first?

• Charlotte weaves the word humble into her web

• An announcement about Wilbur is made over the loudspeaker

Which happens first?

• Wilbur passes out

• Fern leaves to go find Henry Fussy?

Which sentence proves that Charlotte adored Wilbur?  (p. 67)

• ...and she felt sure that if she thought long enough about Wilbur's problem, an idea would come.

• "The way to save Wilbur's life is to play a trick on Zuckerman."

• The spider, however stayed wide awake, gazing affectionately at him and making plans for his future.

• That morning, just as Wilbur fell asleep, Avery Arable wandered into the Zuckerman's front yard...

Match the following vocabulary words from Chapters 1- 3 of Charlotte's Web

• an unusually small animal

• runt

• not fair

• injustice

• a part that shows what the whole thing or group is like

• specimen

• a tool for cutting grain, having a long curved blade on a handle

• scythe

Which of the following is the best summary of Chapters 10-12?

• Avery and Fern visit the Zuckerman farm. Avery has a frog and Fern has flowers in her hair. They eat blueberry pie, pick raspberries and swing. When Avery sees Charlotte he decides to capture her. Fern tries to stop him.

• Charlotte finally begins to to carry out her plan. One night she spins her web with words "Some Pig" written in it. Lurvy finds it and shows Zuckerman. Soon the whole town hears about it. They become convinced that Wilbur is a special pig.

• Avery tries to capture Charlotte. Charlotte is saved when Avery accidentally breaks open Templeton's rotten egg. Charlotte spins a special web that that amazes the whole town. She thinks her plan to save Wilbur is working, but wants to spin a new web with words. She sends Templeton to find her a word.

• Templeton does not want to help Charlotte or Wilbur. In the end he agrees to help them though because the old sheep explains that if Wilbur dies, Templeton will no longer be able to eat from his trough.

Chapter 13
What did Charlotte’s cousin do with the fish she caught?

• She lost it.

• She ate it.

• She kept it for awhile.

• She kept it for awhile and then she ate it.

In chapter 15, what Charlotte tell Wilbur she is going to make?

Why is chapter 5 entitled “Loneliness”?

• Because it is raining.

• Fern does not visit Wilbur and the other animals won’t play with him.

• Because the goose must sit on her eggs.

Which of the following events in the story explains why Chapter 10 is entitled "Explosion?"

• The goose and the gander allow Templeton to have the egg that didn't hatch

• Fern & Avery swing from Zuckerman's rope swing

• Avery trips over Wilbur's trough and breaks Templeton's rotten egg

• Fern and Avery eat blueberry pie and raspberries. Their mouths are stained blue and then red.