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The Secret Garden: Chapter 6

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why didn't Mary go outside to play?

a)

It was too hot.

b)

It was too cold.

c)

It was rainy.

d)

She didn't want to.

2.

How many rooms did Mrs. Medlock say that there were in the house?

a)

100

b)

72

c)

1000

d)

Too many to count.

3.

In the chapter, Mary goes into a room that appears to be a ladies' sitting room. There is a cabinet with ivory elephants in it. What can you infer?

a)

It was her mother's room.

b)

It was her grandmother's room.

c)

It was her uncle's room.

d)

It was her aunt's room.

4.

We can infer that the library is inside of the house because Mary decides to go and find it herself. I can make a connection to...

a)

Beauty and the Beast

b)

Cinderella

c)

Brave

d)

Esperanza Rising

5.

What does the word 'tapestry' mean?

a)

a blanket hanging on the wall

b)

wallpaper

c)

a painting done on a wall

d)

a hand-woven picture that hangs on the wall

6.

What does the word 'moithered' mean?

a)

bothered

b)

angry

c)

mad

d)

sad

7.

Where on the plot line does this chapter fall?

a)

exposition

b)

conflict

c)

rising action

d)

climax

e)

falling action

8.

Which of the following is the best beginning for the summary?

a)

Since it was raining outside and Mary couldn't go play, she decided to go on a journey through the house.

b)

Mary decided to go and count the number of doors that were in the house to see if Mrs. Medlock was lying to her.

c)

Martha suggested that Mary should occupy herself since she couldn't go outside to play. She mentioned that there was a library in the house, so Mary decided to go and try to find it.

d)

Mary knew that she had heard a child crying, so she decided to go and look for him or her.

9.

Which of the following is the best middle for the summary?

a)

Mary decided to try a door, and to her surprise, it opened up.

b)

Mary found an open room that had ivory elephants in it. She also found a little grey mouse and her babies in the sofa cushion.

c)

Mary heard the cry in the corridor again, but Mrs. Medlock caught her and dragged her back to her room.

d)

Mary walked through long corridors lined with portraits of fancy dressed people in them. She talked to a picture of a little girl.

10.

What is the best end for the summary?

a)

Mary got lost in the corridor, and heard a child crying again, but Mrs. Medlock caught her and dragged her back to her room.

b)

Mary got too tired from her journey and got lost in the big house. Then she heard a child crying.

c)

Mrs. Medlock threatened to box Mary's ears if she left the room again.

d)

Mary decided to go back to her bedroom because she was tired from her journey through the big house. Martha found her and showed her back to her room.