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Charlotte's Web

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the setting of Charlotte's Web?

a)

the zoo

b)

the Zuckerman's farm

c)

the forest

d)

the junkyard

2.

Wilbur is almost killed in the beginning of the story because...

a)

he's too big.

b)

he's hurt.

c)

he's too small.

d)

he is sick.

3.
Who took care of Wilbur when he was a baby?
a)
Mr. Arable
b)
Mrs. Arable
c)
Fern
d)
Mrs. Zuckerman
4.
Wilbur is sent to live with ________.
a)
Doctor Dorian
b)
Fern's grandmother
c)
his uncle
d)
the Zuckermans
5.
When Wilbur first meets Charlotte, he thinks that she is _______.
a)
rude
b)
bloodthirsty
c)
funny
d)
silly
6.
How can Templeton be described?
a)
sweet
b)
friendly
c)
selfish
d)
smart
7.
The author of Charlotte's Web is...
a)
J.K. Rowling
b)
E.B. White
c)
R.L. Stein
8.
Who encouraged Wilbur to escape from the barn?
a)
Charlotte
b)
Templeton
c)
the goose
d)
Fern
9.

Directions: Match the vocabulary words with their definitions.

runt

a)

a young goose

b)

plan of action

c)

person who eats way too much

d)

smallest animal in a litter

10.

litter

a)

birth of many animals

b)

greetings

c)

unfair or unjust

d)

plan of action

11.

injustice

a)

being held or imprisoned

b)

to dislike intensely

c)

unfair or unjust

d)

come into view or look

12.

captivity

a)

belongings you receive after someone's death

b)

greetings

c)

being held or imprisoned

d)

to disappear from sight

13.
Glutton
a)
a. a young goose
b)
b. a person who eats way too much
c)
c. unfair or unjust
d)
d. to disappear from sight
14.

salutations

a)

birth of many animals

b)

to dislike intensely

c)

unfair or unjust

d)

greetings

15.

How does Charlotte plan to save Wilbur?

a)

writing in her web

b)

scaring Zuckerman and Lurvy

c)

getting Fern to talk to Mr. Zuckerman

d)

having the geese scare him

16.

How does Mrs. Zuckerman get Wilbur ready for the fair?

a)

feeds him extra food

b)

brushes his teeth

c)

bathes him in buttermilk

d)

blow-drys his hair

17.

Why is Mrs. Arable worried about her daughter Fern?

a)

She gets so dirty at the barn.

b)

Fern won't eat bacon anymore.

c)

Fern claims to hear the animals talking.

18.

When Mr. Arable wanted to sell Wilbur, what did Mrs. Arable suggest Fern do?

a)

Offer to use her chore money and birthday money to buy feed for Wilbur.

b)

Call the Zuckermans because Uncle Homer sometimes raised a pig.

c)

Train Wilbur to do a trick or two to impress Mr. Arable.

19.
Why wouldn’t the goose play with Wilbur?
a)
She needed to stay outside the fence to keep the troublesome swallows away.
b)
She preferred to spend the beautiful summer days floating on the pond.
c)
She didn’t like how the slippery manure in the pigpen felt on her feet.
d)
She was sitting on her eggs, which she needed to keep toasty warm.
20.

What bad news did the old sheep deliver to Wilbur?

a)

Fern and her family were moving to another country.

b)

He was being fattened up to be butchered.

c)

His mother had died the day before.

21.

The old sheep thought Templeton could help Charlotte with her webs by _____.

a)

catching bugs for her so she could spend more time spinning her webs.

b)

cleaning the dust off the wooden beams over the barn door.

c)

bringing back magazine clippings from the dump.

22.

Charlotte is what kind of animal?

a)

pig

b)

goose

c)

spider

23.

Templeton is what kind of animal?

a)

pig

b)

goose

c)

rat

24.

What did Templeton decide to keep under Wilbur's Trough?

a)

A pickle

b)

A sandwich

c)

An egg

25.

How does Lurvy react to the web?

a)

He screams and runs to tell Mr. Zuckerman.

b)

He knocked it down.

c)

He got on knees and prayed.

26.

Where did Templeton go to get an advertisement for Charlotte?

a)

The dump

b)

The Zuckerman's house

c)

The trash can

27.
What does the word injustice mean?
a)
a trip
b)
something that is not fair
c)
smallest pig in the group
d)
dig around in the ground with a snout
28.

What does the word runt mean?

a)

a trip

b)

something that is not fair

c)

smallest animal in a group

d)

dig around in the ground with a snout

29.
What does the word root mean?
a)
a trip
b)
something that is not fair
c)
smallest pig in the group
d)
dig around in the ground with a snout
30.
What does the word journey mean?
a)
a trip
b)
something that is not fair
c)
smallest pig in the group
d)
dig around in the ground with a snout
31.
What does the word lonely mean?
a)
a way to say hello
b)
showing how you are going to do something
c)
to be by yourself
d)
to be silly
32.
What does the word salutations mean?
a)
a way to say hello
b)
showing how you are going to do something
c)
to be by yourself
d)
to be silly
33.
What does the word tremenjus mean?
a)
very great and wonderful
b)
a big boom
c)
try hard
d)
an idea or plan
34.
What does the word radiant mean?
a)
to be happy and new
b)
very good
c)
to listen
d)
something that people want to see
35.
Who hid in the crate with Wilbur?
a)
Charlotte and Templeton
b)
Charlotte and Lurvy
c)
Templeton and Sheep
d)
Lurvy and Avery
36.

How did they revive Wilbur when he fainted before going to the fair?

a)

Mrs. Zuckerman gave him a bath.

b)

Templeton bit his tail.

c)

Lurvy threw water on him.

d)

Mr. Zuckerman yelled at him.

37.
Who is Avery Arable? 
a)
Fern's younger brother
b)
Mr. Arable's brother
c)
Wilbur's brother
d)
Fern's older brother
38.
What happened when the pig was five weeks old?
a)
He was big enough to sell to a farm.
b)
He met Templeton. 
c)
He became very ill.
d)
He was moved to the kitchen.
39.

Who are the Zuckermans?

a)

Fern’s teacher who owns a pig farm.

b)

Fern's best friend who owns a pig farm.

c)

Fern’s neighbors who own a pig farm.

d)

Fern’s Aunt and Uncle who own a pig farm.

40.

Who was the hired man working on the farm?

a)

Lurvy

b)

Avery

c)

Mr. Arable

d)

Dr. Dorian

41.
Who told Wilbur how to get out of the yard?
a)
Fern
b)
Charlotte
c)
the goose
d)
the sheep
42.
How did Charlotte convince Templeton to help?
a)
Charlotte would give him any insects she caught in her web.
b)
It would make all the animals happy.
c)
By helping Wilbur, Templeton would be helping himself.
d)
He could have an extra egg.
43.
Charlotte thought she could write a message in her web to save Wilbur's life because humans are very _______.
a)
silly 
b)
unintelligent
c)
gullible 
d)
confused
44.
What did Charlotte see that she didn’t want Wilbur to see? 
a)
another pig
b)
Templeton
c)
Fern with Henry Fussy
d)
a new web
45.

At the fair, what was the name of the big pig in the next crate?

a)

Wilbur

b)

Piggy

c)

Uncle

d)

Hamlet

46.

What does Charlotte think about the new pig?

a)

She does not like him.

b)

She thinks he is beautiful.

c)

She thinks he is cleaner than Wilbur.

d)

She wants him to win.

47.

Why is the pig next to Wilbur going to be a hard pig to beat?

a)

He's very nice.

b)

He's beautiful.

c)

He is younger than Wilbur.

d)

He is large and weighs a lot.

48.

Why was Wilbur worried about Charlotte?

a)

She doesn't want to help him anymore.

b)

She is not feeling well.

c)

She wants Uncle to win.

d)

She and Templeton are going back to the farm.

49.

How did Templeton feel about bringing Charlotte back a word at the fair?

a)

He was excited to help.

b)

He was angry about having to be a messenger.

c)

He was mad at Wilbur for needing help.

d)

He can't wait to get out and look.

50.

What is the title of a book you read you didn't read with Mrs.Clum Dolan during your year in 6th grade?

a)

Pax

b)

The Wild Robot Escapes

c)

Freak the Mighty

d)

Charlotte's Web