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WorksheetsChapters 13-14 Benjamin West and His Cat Grimlakin
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
In the beginning of Chapter 13, we read: "Breakfast had no flavor that morning." Why?
Benjamin told one of the travelers that was leaving the Door-Latch Inn: "Should thee someday see a lad of the name of ______ ______..." Whom Benjamin was talking about?
Jacob Ditzler
Thomas West
John Ditzler
Dr. Morris
Mr. Samuel
Mamma brought an old black coat for Benjamin to wear, because she was worried that "the north wind blows raw and sharp for autumn". Benjamin did not like that idea at first, but then changed his mind and thought: "How ______ and ______ is Samuel`s coat!"
When Papa saw Benjamin wearing the black old coat, he said: "I declare!" exclaimed Papa. "Thee looks as stuffed as an______ ___ in Samuel's coat."
(a)
Why was it, Benjamin asked himself, that home always looked so good just when he was about to leave it! He had felt the same way on . . .?
the first day he got Grimalkin.
the first day he went to the miller.
the first day he got Elmira.
the first day he went to school.
Mamma was surprised not to see Grimalkin saying good-bye to Benjamin. Pappa had an explanation: "A ______, likely," he mused. 'Grimlakin ever was fond of an early morning hunt."
mouse
gopher
rat
squirrel
prairie dog
"He appears feverish to me," Sarah suspected Benjamin sick with what disease?
Flu
Measles
Whoopping cough
Scarlet fever
Benjamin really struggled to keep Grimalkin under the covers. He could see Grimalkin's head peer out like .... What was Grimalkin compared to?
A flower bud slowly opening up to reveal its beauty
A startled rabbit popping its head up from a burrow
An opossum from its mother's pouch
A mischievous gnome peeking out from a hidden lair
Who said this? "I knew thee could not possibly have sprouted a tail so quickly."
Teacher Snevely
Mamma
Papa
Uncle Phineas
They passed farm carts loaded with (a) and (b) and pigs and (c) and flax and (d) for the market in Philadelphia.
Try to draw the Philadelphia market.
The sun was climbing higher and higher, so Benjamin actually was perspiring. What does it mean - "to perspire"?
To sweat
To feel tired
To cool down
To breathe heavily
Match the term with their definitions:
Philadelphia
The City of Brotherly Love
A grove of tall pines
Coaquannock
Excessively proud and self-important
Pompous
a deep hole in a road or other paved surface, often caused by wear and tear or sudden changes in temperature
Chuckhole
A horse with reddish-brown coat
Sorrel
What does Coaquannock mean?
Benjamin said to Uncle Phineas: "I am glad I am a (a) like Papa. He says it's (b) to have (c) ."
What year did the events of the book happen? Hint: Look at the letter Benjamin sent to his parents.
1798
1829
1843
1746
Place the words in order so the song makes sense.
"I eat my peas
with honey, I've done
it all my life it makes the
peas taste funny, but
it keeps them on my knife."
What was the name of the inn where Uncle Phineas lived in Pennsylvania?
The Penny Pot Inn
The Clay Pot
The Penny Post Inn
The Gold Pitcher Inn
When Uncle Phineas and Benjamin walked into the great room of the inn, a piece of meat was turning before a fire. Instead of a boy turning the roast, it was managed by whom?
A little squirrel
A little girl
A little dog
A little hamster
According to Uncle Phineas, what were the pines used for?
furniture
cabins
paper
ships' masts
