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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Where does Mrs. Frisby live?

a)

In Mr. Fitzgibbon's barn

b)

In a cinder block in the field on Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm

c)

In a house by the stream

d)

In the rosebush on the edge of the forest

2.

How does Mrs. Frisby help Jeremy?

a)

She gives him the medicine meant for Timothy

b)

She gives him directions to the river

c)

She frees him from the string tied to the fence

d)

She gives him some food

3.

Why is Mrs. Frisby afraid to go see the owl ?

a)

She is afraid to fly on Jeremy's back, and owls eat mice!

b)

She is certain the owl cannot help

c)

She is afraid Jeremy will get lost

d)

She hates Jeremy and does not want his help

4.

What made the owl's attitude towards Mrs. Frisby change?

a)

She told him her full name

b)

She was polite

c)

She told him she had a sick child

d)

She gave him food

5.

What happened when Mrs. Frisby goes to the rosebush the first time?

a)

Mr. Ages tells her he will speak to the rats on her behalf, and to wait at his house

b)

Brutus turns her away, but then she comes back with Mr. Ages.

c)

The rats tell her to go speak with the owl

d)

The rats are not there so she has to wait three days to return

6.

How are the rats going to help Mrs. Frisby?

a)

They are going to move her house to the lee of the stone.

b)

They are going to distract the cat while Mrs. Frisby moves

c)

They are going to move Timothy to the summer home on a special wheel

d)

They are not going to help

7.

Which of Mrs. Frisby's children is sick?

a)

Teresa

b)

Martin

c)

Cynthia

d)

Timothy

8.

Who Killed Mr. Frisby

a)

Dragon

b)

The Owl

c)

Mr. Fitzgibbon

d)

Brutus

9.

How did Nicodemus arrive at NIMH?

a)

He was trapped in a rat trap

b)

He was captured at the marketplace

c)

He was bred there

d)

He was never at NIMH

10.

What kinds of tests does Nicodemus describe?

a)

A math test

b)

A speed test

c)

A maze

d)

A color test

11.

What did the rats find most wonderful about the Boniface Estates?

a)

Books

b)

Food

c)

Shelter

d)

Water

12.

What is the Plan?

a)

To break the tractor

b)

To create a new language

c)

To live without stealing

d)

To take over the barn

13.

From this passage, what form of figurative language is being used: "When her eyes got used to the dark, she saw that she found a treasure..."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Repition

14.

From our unit, what does biodiversity rely on?

a)

Ecosystems in unity

b)

Maintaining the balance within systems

c)

Not littering which protects animals

d)

It does not rely on anything

15.

True or False: Human interaction with the environment affects the balance of systems

a)

False

b)

True

16.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

It is rivers and lakes where thousands of animals live

b)

It is nature

c)

A place where nature is protected and kept alive

d)

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment