WorksheetsMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH ch. 1-5
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
In chapter one, we learn about Timothy, her sick son. Why is this so scary to Mrs. Frisby?
They have a party to go to.
He's always been a frail mouse.
She's afraid of Mr. Ages, the medicine mouse.
Mr. Ages remembers Mrs. Frisby. Why is this?
She'd brought Timothy to Mr. Ages before.
They met at a party.
They live in the same garden.
Mrs. Frisby meets a crow named Jeremy. Which character trait best describes him?
intelligent
cautious
silly
Why did Jeremy pick up the string?
It was shiny.
He needed it for a project.
His friend told him to.
Jeremy and Mrs. Frisby make a daring escape. How did they get away?
They jumped into a nearby hole.
They ran in separate directions to confuse the cat.
Mrs. Frisby jumped on Jeremy's back.
The weather begins to warm up and the smell of things getting ready to grow was in the air. Why did this worry Mrs. Frisby?
Moving Day was near.
She had not collected enough food.
Her children would be leaving her.
What was Moving Day?
The animals moved their furniture around.
The animals moved off the land that was to be plowed.
The animals moved in with each other for warmth.
What sound does Mrs. Frisby hear that signals Moving Day is near?
She hears the birds chirping.
She hears her children singing.
She hears the tractor rumbling.
Mrs. Frisby carelessly walked in front of Dragon. What happened?
Dragon was lying still with his eyes open.
Dragon came leaping out to grab her.
Dragon turned and walked away.
She saw something else strange that day. She saw the rats...
hauling a cable through the grass.
stealing Dragon's food.
building a new home.
Vocabulary:
Use context clues to figure out these words.
Timothy never grew as big or vigorous as his brother Martin.
thoughtful
strong
weak
Mr. Ages took a packet of medicine from a shelf formed by a projecting brick.
solid
old
sticking out
The rats were hauling the cable laboriously through the grass.
with difficulty
with ease
without a sound
Feeling quite safe, but puzzled, Mrs. Frisby looked for a vantage point from which she could see better.
sleeping spot
lookout spot
garden spot
Mr. Ages used a piece of brick worn smooth from use as a pestle on which he ground his medicine.
a window to watch your enemy approach
a box to store your medicine
a flat surface to pound something to powder
"Don't argue. I have only a few minutes." Mrs. Frisby said this in a voice so authoritative that the crow fluttered down immediately.
nervous
powerful
impatient
