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