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The Serial Garden by Joan Aiken

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word vigil means...

a)

to keep a careful watch

b)

to keep a guard

c)

to recover from an illness

d)

to study for a test

2.

Mark's sister is ____________________from the measles

a)

dying

b)

susceptible

c)

convalescing

d)

tantalizing

3.

Something is teasing you; it's just out of reach.

a)

chaos

b)

aggrievedly

c)

vigiling

d)

tantalizing

4.

Mrs. Pride is described as being very wan. This means she...

a)

cheery and deligtful

b)

is pale and sickly

c)

overbearing and loud

d)

an excellent sales person

5.

If you wear gaudy clothes, you might expect people to ....

a)

stare at the them

b)

not see them at all

c)

ask to meet your stylist

6.

The word aggreivedly suggests....

a)

someone is very happy for you

b)

someone is very sad for you

c)

someone has treated you badly

d)

It suggests none of these

7.

Many kids are very ______________ to peer pressure. They find it hard to to the right thing.

a)

wan

b)

vigilize

c)

tantalize

d)

susceptible

8.

The word incalculable might apply to....

a)

counting grains of sand on a beach

b)

counting how many grapes you had at lunch

c)

counting the people in our classroom

d)

counting by 10's

9.

A hungry person might __________ for food after school.

a)

wan

b)

vigil

c)

forage

d)

chaos

10.

The main character in the story is....

a)

Mark

b)

Harriet

c)

Princess Sophia

d)

Lotta

11.

How has Mr. Armitage locked himself in the larder?

a)

He was trying to fix the door and it accidentally locked him in.

b)

He was hiding from his family

c)

He was trying to trap a rat

d)

He was trying to trap a mouse

12.

What is "larder"

a)

the pantry

b)

fat that you make pie crust with

c)

the playroom

d)

another name for the garden

13.

Why does Mark buy Brekkfast Brikks in the first place?

a)

All of these

b)

They are very cheap

c)

They are all that the store has

d)

They are delicious

14.

Mark discovers this about the garden on the back of the boxes....

a)

He discovers the cure for measles on the back.

b)

Nothing. It was all a dream that Mark had.

c)

It has a cool dog inside.

d)

It comes to life and he can go in when he sings the song on the back.

15.

Mark continues to by Brekkfast Brikks so he can....

a)

It's his favorite cereal

b)

Get more pieces to the garden

c)

He wants to share it with his parents

d)

He needs to feed it to his dog

16.

Mark's parents take him on a holiday because they are worried he is acting strange.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Mark wishes Harriet were around so she could....

a)

Help him talk to the Princess.

b)

Help him put the garden together.

c)

Help him eat all of the cereal.

d)

Help him convince his parents that he's fine

18.

What is this?

a)

A grotto.

b)

The Princess's house

c)

Mark's playroom

d)

The store where Mark shops

19.

How was this damaged?

a)

Mark stepped on it.

b)

Lotta chewed it

c)

A mouse chewed it

d)

Mrs. Armitage threw it out

20.

True or False: Mr. Johanson and Herr Rudolf are the same person.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

both

d)

neither