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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Ch. 1-15

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following:

reputation

Which word means “not making sense”?

expedition

Which word means “filled with delight”?

incomprehensible

Which word means “illogical, impossible to understand”?

illogical

Which word means “a journey or voyage”?

entranced

Which word means “the opinion people have of someone or something”?

2.

Match the following words to its synonym:

linger

stay

capacity

divider

rancid

closed

adjourned

rotten

partitions

amount

3.

Convenient or capacity?

The fifth grade classrooms are (a)   to Uptown Auditorium.

4.

Hypochondriac or Incomprehensible?

Timothy was a (a)   because he always complained about getting hurt or sick.

5.

Linger or entranced?

The audience was (a)   by the amazing performance.

6.

Adjourned or expedition?

The explorers went on an (a)   across Antarctica.

7.

Put the events in order that they happened:

a)

Mrs. Frisby visited Mr. Ages to get some medicine for Timothy.

b)

Mrs. Frisby helped Jeremy when he was caught in shiny string.

c)

Jeremy helped Mrs. Frisby visit the Owl.

d)

Mrs. Frisby went to visit the rats.

e)

The rats devised a plan to make Dragon drowsy.

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2)
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4)
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8.

Which word(s) describe Mrs. Frisby?

a)

Coward

b)

Brave

c)

Determined

d)

Illogical

9.

Which word(s) describe Jeremy?

a)

Helpful

b)

Rude

c)

Kind

d)

Shy

10.

Which word(s) describe Mr. Ages?

a)

old

b)

wise

c)

brave

d)

agile

11.

Which word(s) describe Brutus?

a)

Kind

b)

Strong

c)

Happy

d)

Warm-Hearted

12.

Which word(s) describe the owl?

a)

quick

b)

wise

c)

helpful

d)

cold-hearted

13.

What is a cinderblock?

a)

Part of the farmer's plow

b)

Mr. Ages' house

c)

Something the rats collected

d)

The Frisby family's house

14.

Who is Timothy?

a)

Mrs. Frisby's sick son

b)

Jeremy's best friend

c)

The farmer's son

d)

One of the rats

15.

What happens when the weather gets warmer?

a)

The farmer will plow.

b)

Mrs. Frisby must move.

c)

The owl goes to sleep.

d)

Dragon becomes more active.

16.

Why does Mrs. Frisby stay away from the barn?

a)

She is scared of the farm animals.

b)

It's quicker to run on the opposite side of the barn.

c)

That's where the cat lives.

d)

The barn could fall down because it is old.

17.

Why did the owl tell Mrs. Frisby to wrap Timothy?

a)

To keep him warm so the family could move.

b)

Timothy wanted to be made into a burrito.

c)

The owl didn't know what to do.

d)

Timothy broke his leg.

18.

What did the Owl tell Mrs. Frisby after he found out who her husband was?

a)

To wrap Timothy and move.

b)

He gave her a medicine.

c)

He said to go see the rats.

d)

To move the cinderblock so the plower wouldn't hurt them.

19.

How did the rats light their tunnel?

a)

They used flashlights.

b)

They got Christmas lights from the trees.

c)

They lit candles.

d)

They borrowed light from the farmhouse.

20.

What happened in the library?

a)

Mrs. Frisby read a book about her husband.

b)

Mrs. Frisby waited for Nicodemus in the library.

c)

Nothing

d)

Mrs. Frisby saw a plan on a chalkboard.