Charlotte's Web: Chapters 1 - 5

 

Review

1.   How does the author take your mind and senses inside the barn in the first paragraph?

 

 

2.   What happened that disrupted Wilbur's great plans for his day?

 

 

3.   What was the only thing Fern was allowed to do when she visited Wilbur?

 

 

4.   Why do you think Mr. Arable decided not to kill the pig?

 

 

5.   Why do you think Wilbur couldn't sleep the night before he was to meet his new friend?

 

 

6.   In what ways did Fern treat Wilbur as if he were a human baby?

 

 

7.   Wilbur could not find anyone to play with him. Has this ever happened to you? How did you feel?

 

 

8.   How did Wilbur stay warm outside in his box?

 

 

9.   What is the name of Wilbur's new friend?

 

 

10. In what season of the year is the beginning of the story set? Give evidence to support your answer.

 

 

11. Why do you think that Wilbur preferred being penned up over his "freedom"?

 

 

12. What did Charlotte say would happen if she didn't catch bugs and eat them?

 

 

13. What did Wilbur do to find his new friend in the morning?

 

14.    Wilbur says that he is really too young to go out into the world alone. How can you relate this to your own life? Do you think you could survive on your own at your age?

 

 

15.    How would you feel if someone did not come see you for their regular daily visit?

 

 

16.    What did Mr. Arable say had to happen to Wilbur now that he was not a baby anymore?

 

 

17.    In what way did Fern compare herself to the runt pig when trying to get her father to not kill it?

 

 

18.    How did Charlotte catch the fly?

 

 

19.    Do you think the goose helped Wilbur or hurt him by suggesting he get out of his yard? Explain your answer.

 

 

20.    Why didn't Wilbur want to eat his food?

 

 

Key Question: Respond to the question using a separate sheet of paper.

 

Do you think it was right of Charlotte to say that she killed bugs to survive, yet she thought it was wrong for people to kill animals for food? Explain your answer.

 

 

 

 

 

Charlotte's Web: Chapters 6 - 11

 

Review

 

1.      What was Lurvy's reaction to the unusual web?

 

 

2.      What are the seven sections of a spider's web?

 

 

3.      Wilbur left a noodle for Templeton because he felt that he had helped save Charlotte's life? Would you have left him a noodle? Explain your answer.

 

 

4.      What was the "bad news"?

 

 

5.      Why do you think Charlotte kept telling Wilbur to "never hurry and never worry"?

        

 

6.      How did Lurvy get rid of the smell in the barn?

 

 

7.      How did Fern's mother react when Fern told her about the discussions that the animals were having with each other?

 

 

8.      What did Fern's father think when her mother expressed her concern?

 

 

9.      Why did Templeton tie a string to Wilbur's tail?

 

 

10.    How did the town react to the news about Wilbur's miracle?

 

 

11.    What are some of the things that Avery and Fern liked to do?

 

 

12.    Why do you think Mr. Zuckerman went to his minister to tell him about what happened?

 

 

13. Why did Charlotte put her "victims" asleep before she ate them?

 

 

14. Do you think that Charlotte's plan to save Wilbur will work? Explain your answer.

 

 

15. What did Wilbur try to do that comes easily to Charlotte?

 

 

16. What were the words that Charlotte wove into her web?

 

 

17. How is Templeton, the rat, described in this chapter?

 

 

18. How does Templeton's attitude differ from Charlotte's? Explain your answer.

 

 

19. What conclusion did Mr. Zuckerman and Lurvy come to about Wilbur?.

 

 

20. How does the author describe summertime? Use your own words.

 

 

 

Key Question: Respond to the question using a separate sheet of paper.

 

Why do you think all the animals put up with Templeton?

 

Write about ways in which you can tell that someone is a true friend.

 

 

 

 

 

Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

1.   bestir   strong dislike   to stir up to action	2.   veil   a thin covering   hard work
3.   murmur   mumble   celebration	4.   jubilee   rows of cut grass   celebration
5.   pester   to bother   uncontrollable crying	6.   hysterics   easy to fool or trick   uncontrollable crying
7.   loath   hideaway   strong dislike	8.   swathes   rows of cut grass   greater than one can handle
9.   gullible   serious or thoughtful   easy to fool or trick	10.   conspiracy   a secret plot   with one leg on each side; straddle
11.   lair   hideaway   confusion	12.   gratified   satisfied   the state of being still, not moving
13.   anesthetic   a substance used to put someone to sleep   quickly	14.   sedentary   the state of being still, not moving   non-stop
15.   delectable   delicious   non-stop	16.   unbearable   a secret plot   greater than one can handle
17.   unremitting   a substance used to put someone to sleep   non-stop	18.   hastily   hideaway   quickly
19.   solemn   uncontrollable crying   serious or thoughtful	20.   surly   not being able to live in a certain place   rude

 

Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

1.   anesthetic   a thin covering   rude   easy to fool or trick   a substance used to put someone to sleep	2.   bewilderment   serious or thoughtful   strong dislike   uncontrollable crying   confusion
3.   conspiracy   quickly   satisfied   a secret plot   mumble	4.   hastily   quickly   non-stop   rows of cut grass   greater than one can handle
5.   solemn   to stir up to action   serious or thoughtful   celebration   hideaway	6.   delectable   to bother   non-stop   delicious   rude
7.   loath   with one leg on each side; straddle   rows of cut grass   serious or thoughtful   strong dislike	8.   exertion   greater than one can handle   hard work   the state of being still, not moving   celebration
9.   lair   hideaway   mumble   a substance used to put someone to sleep   satisfied	10.   bestir   the state of being still, not moving   rows of cut grass   confusion   to stir up to action
11.   jubilee   a substance used to put someone to sleep   hideaway   non-stop   celebration	12.   pester   to bother   a thin covering   quickly   satisfied
13.   sedentary   greater than one can handle   the state of being still, not moving   strong dislike   hard work	14.   gullible   delicious   serious or thoughtful   easy to fool or trick   rude

 

 

 

 

Charlotte's Web: Chapters 12 - 17

 

Review

1.      How did Charlotte persuade Templeton to go to the fair with her?

 

 

2.      Whose job was it to find advertisements to give Charlotte ideas for words? Why was it this animal's job?

 

 

3.      How did Mrs. Arable react to Fern's repeating of Charlotte's stories?

 

 

4.      What was written on Wilbur's crate?

 

 

5.      Why couldn't Charlotte go the County Fair with Wilbur?

 

 

6.      How did Charlotte feel about Uncle?

 

 

7.      Why did everyone, including the animals, go to sleep early the night before the fair?

 

 

8.      What caused Wilbur to faint before he was loaded into the crate?

 

 

9.      Who was "Uncle"?

 

 

10.    What reasons did Dr. Dorian give for people not being able to hear animals talk?

 

 

11.    Do you know someone who is kind and thoughtful like Charlotte? Tell about that person.

 

 

12.    Do you think Mrs. Arable was right in worrying about Fern spending so much time with the animals?  Explain your answer.

 

 

13.    Why did Charlotte call a meeting of all the animals in the barn?

 

 

14.    How can friendship be" the most satisfying thing in the world" as Wilbur said?

 

 

15.    Was Dr. Dorian concerned about Fern? Give reasons to support your answer.

 

 

16.    What did Dr. Dorian say about a spider's web?

 

 

17.    What word did everyone decide Charlotte would weave into her web?

 

 

18.    What are some ways in which you can tell that summer is coming to an end?

 

 

19.    Do you have a friend that makes you feel terrific even when you don't think you are? Tell about him or her.

 

 

20.    Why did Mr. Zuckerman want a crate built for Wilbur?

 

 

 

 

Key Question: Respond to the question using a separate sheet of paper.

 

 

Why do you think Fern was able to hear the animals when no one else could?

 

 

 

 

Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

1.   admiration   great approval   a small piece of something	2.   aloft   high in the air   worn out or shred to pieces
3.   forsake   to abandon   carefully	4.   astonishing   restlessness   amazing
5.   lugged   a natural ability   to carry something that takes a lot of effort	6.   inconvenient   shy and does not tend to brag about oneself   causing difficulty
7.   adjourned   something in the shape of a ball   brought to a close or ending	8.   tattered   too tired to want to do anything   worn out or shred to pieces
9.   idiosyncrasy   fate   characteristic	10.   incessant   mushy land that is covered in water   non-stop
11.   dung   animal waste   a person who operates or rides in a hot-air balloon	12.   errand   a short trip that is taken with a purpose or goal in mind   glowing with confidence or happiness
13.   instinct   unclearly   a natural ability	14.   distinguish   flexible   to set apart as special or different
15.   wearily   to set apart as special or different   worn out in strength	16.   swamp   twisting and turning   mushy land that is covered in water
17.   orb   a small decorative cloth   something in the shape of a ball	18.   fidget   fate   restlessness
19.   modest   shy and does not tend to brag about oneself   unclearly	20.   alders   causing difficulty   a tree that is much like a birch with toothed leaves

 

 

 

 

Charlotte's Web: Chapters 18 - 22

 

Review

1.      How much money did Mr. Zuckerman get for the prize?

 

 

2.      Why did Templeton bite Wilbur's tail?

 

 

3.      What did Mr. Zuckerman do with Wilbur's medal once they were all back home?

 

 

 

4.      Why do you think Charlotte is tired all the time?

 

 

5.      What did Wilbur see up in the corner that was peach-colored and looked like cotton candy?

 

 

6.      How would you have reacted if you were Wilbur and Charlotte told you that she was going to die?

 

 

7.      How did you feel when all the spiders were born?

 

 

8.      Why do you think Templeton told Wilbur that Uncle had a blue ribbon and that Mr. Zuckerman might change his mind about Wilbur and have him for breakfast?

 

 

9.      How did Wilbur get Templeton to help him get Charlotte's sac of eggs?

 

 

10.    What was the reason that the announcer at the fair said that a spider could not have spun the words in its web?

 

 

11.    What are some things you do that give your life meaning?

 

 

12.    What was the reason that Charlotte gave Wilbur for helping to save his life?

 

 

13.    Why did the announcer want the Zuckermans to bring Wilbur to the judges' booth?

 

 

14.    Why is Fern not very interested in Wilbur anymore?

 

 

15.    How did the Zuckermans react when they saw that Uncle had won first prize?

 

 

16.    What was the last word that Charlotte would spin in her web?

 

 

17.    What do you think that Wilbur meant when he thought that Charlotte was "in a class by herself"?

 

 

18.    What happened to Templeton after some time spent eating from Wilbur's trough?

 

 

19.    Why were all the baby spiders leaving?

 

 

20.    What did Wilbur win and why did he win it?

 

 

 

 

Key Question: Respond to the question using a separate sheet of paper.

 

Have you ever had a friend that moved away? What was it like when he or she moved

 

 

Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

1.   pompous   thinking too highly of oneself; conceited   peaceful	2.   humble   thinking too highly of oneself; conceited   not being proud or bragging
3.   extraordinary   too talkative   unusually remarkable	4.   marveling   a small object   amazing
5.   desolation   great sadness that comes from grief or pain   greatly respected	6.   trinket   a small object   great work
7.   hallowed   greatly respected   victory	8.   agony   shelter that is protective   intense emotional or physical pain
9.   tremendous   huge   not being proud or bragging	10.   deserted   abandoned   to eat so much as to make oneself sick
11.   triumph   victory   fragile and pretty	12.   languishing   wasting away   not being proud or bragging
13.   daintily   great sadness that comes from grief or pain   fragile and pretty	14.   paradise   a place of great happiness   amazing
15.   lee   shelter that is protective   huge	16.   magum opus   great work   victory
17.   tranquil   peaceful   to eat so much as to make oneself sick	18.   gorge   to eat so much as to make oneself sick   a small object