Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Arthur, For the Very First Time Key 1 - Answer ID # 0830458

Chapters 1-3

1. | How did Uncle Wrisby prove he knew what room Arthur would pick for himself?
2. | How old was Arthur Rasby?
3. | What did Aunt Elda leave in the crook of the tree for the mockingbird?
4. | What creatures were tearing up the Rasby lawn?
5. | What kind of animal was Pauline?

Chapters 4-6

6. | What job does Moira's grandfather have?
7. | What did Moira insist on calling Arthur?
8. | Who is Bernadette?
9. | What gift did Moreover give to Arthur?
10. | What kind of animal lived in Moreover's car?

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Arthur, For the Very First Time Key 1 - Answer ID # 0830458

Chapters 7-9

11. | What was Arthur's most exciting chore?
12. | What did Aunt Elda call the devil?
13. | How did Moira react to Arthur's announcement that he did not want a new baby?
14. | What did Arthur want to build for Bernadette?
15. | Who offered the sermon at church?

Chapters 10-12

16. | Who did Arthur realize was missing in early dawn?
17. | What news did Moira and Arthur hear when they returned to Aunt Elda and Uncle Wrisby?
18. | What did Moira and Arthur think was in Yoyo's boiling pot?
19. | What did Uncle Wrisby and Arthur return to Yoyo?
20. | What special thing did Moreover allow Arthur to do with the stethoscope?

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Arthur, For the Very First Time Key 1 - Answer ID # 0830458

Chapters 13-15

21. | How did Arthur react to Bernadette's reaction?
22. | What did Arthur do to the first baby pig?
23. | Who was the baby in the story of Aunt Mag?
24. | When Moira was sitting in the tree, how did Arthur show he was brave?
25. | Where had Bernadette gone during the storm?

Review

26. | How did Uncle Wrisby say "I know what you mean?"
|  | "Goes without saying."
|  | "I know what you mean."
|  | "Go away."
|  | "That, too."
27. | What disease did Moreover claim pigs could get from improper seed?
|  | Measles
|  | Swine flu
|  | Chicken pox
|  | Thumps
28. | Which creature enjoyed Uncle Wrisby's singing?
|  | Skunk
|  | The chicken (Pauline)
|  | The mockingbird
|  | The pig (Bernadette)
29. | Where were Uncle Wrisby and Aunt Elda when Bernadette first began having her babies?
|  | In town
|  | At the doctor's house
|  | In the house
|  | At Arthur's house
30. | What was unique about Reverend Railbaugh?
|  | He was very young.
|  | He was very old.
|  | He had a beautiful singing voice.
|  | He spoke very precisely.
31. | In what season did the story take place?
|  | Spring
|  | Winter
|  | Fall
|  | Summer

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Arthur, For the Very First Time Key 1 - Answer ID # 0830458

32. | For what kind of bird did Aunt Elda leave some hair?
|  | Sparrow
|  | Hummingbird
|  | Crow
|  | Mockingbird
33. | When did Uncle Wrisby utter, "THANK GOD YOU WEREN'T PAULINE"?
|  | When the baby pigs were born
|  | When the dog visited Arthur
|  | At the goose's funeral
|  | At the supermarket
34. | What command would indicate it was time for Pauline to crawl into her cradle?
|  | "Bonjour!"
|  | "Viens, Pauline. Va dormir!"
|  | "Il pleut dans la rue!"
|  | "Au revoir!"
35. | Who owned a cart and a donkey used to sell his wares?
|  | Yoyo Pratt
|  | Moreover
|  | Dad
|  | Uncle Wrisby
36. | What language was spoken to Pauline?
|  | Japanese
|  | French
|  | Spanish
|  | German
37. | Why did Uncle Wrisby plant onions?
|  | You can touch them.
|  | You can smell them.
|  | You can eat them.
|  | All of the above
38. | What was Moira's favorite number?
|  | 3
|  | 9
|  | 1,000,000
|  | 1,436
39. | What had Yoyo really been cooking?
|  | Fish
|  | A goose
|  | Pauline
|  | A turkey

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Arthur, For the Very First Time (Key 1 - Answer ID # 0830458)

Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

1. | lamented
| asked a person to come
| showing great sadness
| calm; peaceful
| guards
2. | fervently
| samples
| brokenhearted
| belonged to someone else first
| showing strong feeling
3. | intoned
| recited in a singing voice
| a feeling that one suddenly wishes to do something
| hid for an evil reason
| keeping all to one's self
4. | sneer
| structures that come to points on top
| a feeling that one suddenly wishes to do something
| showing great sadness
| smile in a mocking way
5. | indignant
| upset that something is unfair
| metal supports used to hold firewood
| smile in a mocking way
| every other one
6. | feebly
| filled with grief
| attracts and leads
| rigged sailing vessels
| weakly
7. | sentries
| shoes which fit over one's regular shoes to protect them from rain
| guards
| loud
| balanced
8. | inconsolable
| guards
| brokenhearted
| samples
| shoes which fit over one's regular shoes to protect them from rain
9. | tonic
| metal supports used to hold firewood
| something that makes you feel refreshed
| shoes which fit over one's regular shoes to protect them from rain
| samples
10. | beckoned
| filled with grief
| fascinated
| brokenhearted
| asked a person to come
11. | paddock
| enclosed field
| clever and sharp
| digging or living in a hole
| soft and soothing
12. | alternate
| upset that something is unfair
| loud
| attracts and leads
| every other one
13. | raucous
| loud
| hid for an evil reason
| smile in a mocking way
| balanced
14. | intrigued
| soft and soothing
| fascinated
| digging or living in a hole
| weakly

Arthur, For the Very First Time Key 1 - Answer ID # 0830458

Chapters 1-3

1. | How did Uncle Wrisby prove he knew what room Arthur would pick for himself? He had already put Arthur's suitcase in the closet.
2. | How old was Arthur Rasby? ten years old
3. | What did Aunt Elda leave in the crook of the tree for the mockingbird? a handful of her hair
4. | What creatures were tearing up the Rasby lawn? moles
5. | What kind of animal was Pauline? a chicken

Chapters 4-6

6. | What job does Moira's grandfather have? He's the vet.
7. | What did Moira insist on calling Arthur? Mouse
8. | Who is Bernadette? the pig who is about to have babies
9. | What gift did Moreover give to Arthur? the mouse
10. | What kind of animal lived in Moreover's car? a mouse

Arthur, For the Very First Time Key 1 - Answer ID # 0830458

Chapters 7-9

11. | What was Arthur's most exciting chore? putting wood into the iron stove
12. | What did Aunt Elda call the devil? Ears
13. | How did Moira react to Arthur's announcement that he did not want a new baby? He didn't have to have one when he grew up, but this one was his parents' baby.
14. | What did Arthur want to build for Bernadette? fencing
15. | Who offered the sermon at church? Reverend Railbaugh

Chapters 10-12

16. | Who did Arthur realize was missing in early dawn? Pauline
17. | What news did Moira and Arthur hear when they returned to Aunt Elda and Uncle Wrisby? Pauline had been sleeping in the tree outside the window.
18. | What did Moira and Arthur think was in Yoyo's boiling pot? a chicken (Pauline)
19. | What did Uncle Wrisby and Arthur return to Yoyo? the chicken Aunt Elda had been cooking all day
20. | What special thing did Moreover allow Arthur to do with the stethoscope? listen to the baby pigs inside Bernadette

Arthur, For the Very First Time Key 1 - Answer ID # 0830458

Chapters 13-15

21. | How did Arthur react to Bernadette's reaction? He was inconsolable.
22. | What did Arthur do to the first baby pig? He warmed it/massaged it/ kept it alive.
23. | Who was the baby in the story of Aunt Mag? Aunt Elda
24. | When Moira was sitting in the tree, how did Arthur show he was brave? climbed out on a limb
25. | Where had Bernadette gone during the storm? to the new pen

Review

26. | How did Uncle Wrisby say "I know what you mean?"
|  | "Goes without saying."
|  | "I know what you mean."
|  | "Go away."
|  | "That, too."
27. | What disease did Moreover claim pigs could get from improper seed?
|  | Measles
|  | Swine flu
|  | Chicken pox
|  | Thumps
28. | Which creature enjoyed Uncle Wrisby's singing?
|  | Skunk
|  | The chicken (Pauline)
|  | The mockingbird
|  | The pig (Bernadette)
29. | Where were Uncle Wrisby and Aunt Elda when Bernadette first began having her babies?
|  | In town
|  | At the doctor's house
|  | In the house
|  | At Arthur's house
30. | What was unique about Reverend Railbaugh?
|  | He was very young.
|  | He was very old.
|  | He had a beautiful singing voice.
|  | He spoke very precisely.
31. | In what season did the story take place?
|  | Spring
|  | Winter
|  | Fall
|  | Summer

Arthur, For the Very First Time Key 1 - Answer ID # 0830458

32. | For what kind of bird did Aunt Elda leave some hair?
|  | Sparrow
|  | Hummingbird
|  | Crow
|  | Mockingbird
33. | When did Uncle Wrisby utter, "THANK GOD YOU WEREN'T PAULINE"?
|  | When the baby pigs were born
|  | When the dog visited Arthur
|  | At the goose's funeral
|  | At the supermarket
34. | What command would indicate it was time for Pauline to crawl into her cradle?
|  | "Bonjour!"
|  | "Viens, Pauline. Va dormir!"
|  | "Il pleut dans la rue!"
|  | "Au revoir!"
35. | Who owned a cart and a donkey used to sell his wares?
|  | Yoyo Pratt
|  | Moreover
|  | Dad
|  | Uncle Wrisby
36. | What language was spoken to Pauline?
|  | Japanese
|  | French
|  | Spanish
|  | German
37. | Why did Uncle Wrisby plant onions?
|  | You can touch them.
|  | You can smell them.
|  | You can eat them.
|  | All of the above
38. | What was Moira's favorite number?
|  | 3
|  | 9
|  | 1,000,000
|  | 1,436
39. | What had Yoyo really been cooking?
|  | Fish
|  | A goose
|  | Pauline
|  | A turkey

Arthur, For the Very First Time Key 1 - Answer ID # 0830458

1. | lamented
| asked a person to come
| showing great sadness
| calm; peaceful
| guards
2. | fervently
| samples
| brokenhearted
| belonged to someone else first
| showing strong feeling
3. | intoned
| recited in a singing voice
| a feeling that one suddenly wishes to do something
| hid for an evil reason
| keeping all to one's self
4. | sneer
| structures that come to points on top
| a feeling that one suddenly wishes to do something
| showing great sadness
| smile in a mocking way
5. | indignant
| upset that something is unfair
| metal supports used to hold firewood
| smile in a mocking way
| every other one
6. | feebly
| filled with grief
| attracts and leads
| rigged sailing vessels
| weakly
7. | sentries
| shoes which fit over one's regular shoes to protect them from rain
| guards
| loud
| balanced
8. | inconsolable
| guards
| brokenhearted
| samples
| shoes which fit over one's regular shoes to protect them from rain
9. | tonic
| metal supports used to hold firewood
| something that makes you feel refreshed
| shoes which fit over one's regular shoes to protect them from rain
| samples
10. | beckoned
| filled with grief
| fascinated
| brokenhearted
| asked a person to come
11. | paddock
| enclosed field
| clever and sharp
| digging or living in a hole
| soft and soothing
12. | alternate
| upset that something is unfair
| loud
| attracts and leads
| every other one
13. | raucous
| loud
| hid for an evil reason
| smile in a mocking way
| balanced
14. | intrigued
| soft and soothing
| fascinated
| digging or living in a hole
| weakly