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WorksheetsCharlotte's Web (Chapters 1-3)
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote Charlotte's Web?
a)
E.B. White
b)
Elmer White
c)
Raymond Webb
d)
Wilbur Webb
2.
What does Fern ask her mother in the first line of the book?
a)
"Why is Papa going out to the hoghouse?"
b)
"Where's Papa?"
c)
"Where's Papa going with that shovel?"
d)
"Where's Papa going with that axe?"
3.
Why does Mr Arable set out to kill one of the piglets?
a)
Because it isn't pink
b)
Because it is a runt and won't amount to anything
c)
Because it is bigger than all the other pigs and will cost too much to feed
d)
Because it is sick
4.
How does Fern feel about her father killing the piglet?
a)
She is happy looks forward to fresh bacon for breakfast
b)
She is scared and runs in the other direction so she doesn't have to witness the slaughter
c)
She is indifferent
d)
She is appalled and argues with her father to spare the animal
5.
What does Mr Arable decide to do with the piglet once he's been persuaded not to kill it?
a)
To let it free into the wild
b)
To sell it for $100
c)
To give it to Fern to raise on a bottle like a baby
d)
To use it to carry equipment and pull the plough
6.
Who persuades Wilbur to escape from the yard?
a)
Templeton
b)
The lamb
c)
The goose
d)
Fern
7.
What does Mr Zuckerman forbid Fern from doing when she visits Wilbur in his barn?
a)
From feeding Wilbur
b)
From pushing Wilbur around in a pram and feeding him with a bottle
c)
From talking to Wilbur
d)
From taking Wilbur out of the pigpen and from entering the pig pen herself
8.
How old is Wilbur when Mr Arable says he is old enough to sell?
a)
Five weeks
b)
Five days
c)
Five months
d)
Fifteen weeks
9.
How much does Mr Zuckerman buy Wilbur for?
a)
$2
b)
$6
c)
$20
d)
$9
10.
What sort of a pig is Wilbur?
a)
A summer pig
b)
An autumn pig
c)
A spring pig
d)
A winter pig
11.
Who is Mr Zuckerman?
a)
A man who lives in the village
b)
Fern's grandfather
c)
Fern's uncle
d)
Fern's cousin
12.
How does Fern sometimes take Wilbur out?
a)
On her bicycle
b)
In her bag
c)
On her back
d)
Lying in the carriage alongside her doll
13.
What does Fern name the pig?
a)
William
b)
Wilbur
c)
Walter
d)
Wilburt
14.
When Fern gets on the bus to school after being given the piglet, what does she think about?
a)
What she will feed the pig for dinner
b)
Her first lesson math class
c)
What a blissful world is was and how lucky she was to have her little pig
d)
How much work the little pig will be
15.
What is Avery carrying the first time we meet him?
a)
An air rifle and a wooden dagger
b)
A real gun
c)
A pirate ship
d)
A tennis racket and a tennis ball
16.
How does Fern feed the piglet?
a)
In a saucer
b)
With a baby's nursing bottle
c)
With a spoon
d)
On the grass in the garden
17.
What is Mr Zuckerman's first name?
a)
Homer
b)
Virgil
c)
Dante
d)
Harold
18.
What does Avery liken the piglet to when he first sees it?
a)
A human baby
b)
A white rat
c)
A seal
d)
A ball
19.
How old is Fern's brother Avery?
a)
Four
b)
Ten
c)
Twelve
d)
Eighteen
20.
What is the setting of Charlotte's Web?
a)
The zoo
b)
The Zuckerman's farm
c)
The forest
d)
The junkyard
21.
Who took care of Wilbur when he was a baby?
a)
Mr. Arable
b)
Mrs. Arable
c)
Fern
d)
Mrs. Zuckerman
22.
What is a theme of Charlotte's web?
a)
Friendship
b)
Loneliness
c)
Animals
d)
Bacon
23.
Which is NOT a way that Fern treated Wilbur?
a)
Stroked Him
b)
Put him on a leash
c)
Fed him from a bottle
d)
Put him in a baby carriage
24.
Mr. Arable brought Wilbur inside the house in a __________.
a)
Bucket
b)
Box
c)
Trunk
d)
Towel
25.
Fern was worried that Wilbur would get cold at night outside, but Wilbur buried himself in the _____________.
a)
Hay
b)
Clothes
c)
Dirt
d)
Towels
26.
Define Runt...
a)
Tempting
b)
Unfairness
c)
The smallest animal in a litter
d)
Imprisonment
27.
Define Injustice...
a)
Unfairness
b)
Delighted, captivated
c)
Imprisonment
d)
Pathetic
28.
Define Miserable...
a)
Pathetic
b)
The smallest animal in a litter
c)
Tempting
d)
Delighted, captivated
29.
Define Enchanted...
a)
Pathetic
b)
Unfairness
c)
Tempting
d)
Delighted, captivated
30.
Define Captivity...
a)
Unfairness
b)
Pathetic
c)
Imprisonment
d)
Tempting
31.
Define Appetizing...
a)
Unfairness
b)
Tempting
c)
The smallest animal in a litter
d)
Imprisonment
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