The Cricket in Times Square Chapters 1

Mario's family made a living by _______________ .
1. selling Chinese food
2. running a soda shop
3. selling newspapers and magazines
4. running a taxi business
Mario lived in ________________ .
1. Denver
2. New York City
3. Miami
4. Los Angeles
Tucker was a ___________ .
1. mouse
2. cat
3. cricket
4. boy
How was business the Saturday night Mario watched the newsstand?
1. fair - Mario sold at papers to the people that got off of each train.
2. very good - Mario was selling a lot of Sunday papers.
3. ok - Mario had sold 75 papers that night.
4. very slow - Mario had only sold 15 newspapers and 4 magazines.
What nice thing did the conductor Paul do for Mario?
1. Paul bought Mario a soda.
2. Paul told the passengers to buy a newspaper as they left the train.
3. Paul gave Mario $.50 for a paper that only cost $.25.
4. Paul gave Mario a train ticket that he could use any time he wished.
How did Mario know that the cricket was in the subway station?
1. Paul brought the cricket to Mario.
2. Mario saw the cricket in the corner of the train station.
3. The cricket jumped out from under the newspapers.
4. Mario heard the cricket chirp.
Mario made a bed for the cricket out of a ___________ .
1. Kleenex box
2. matchbox
3. money drawer
4. paper cup
How did Mama feel about the cricket?
1. Mama said a cricketer was a special kind of bug.
2. Mama said that cricketers were good luck.
3. Mama thought it was just a bug and should be thrown away.
4. Mama said the pesky insect should be stomped on.
Mario said crickets were good for _________ .
1. killing ants
2. telling the temperature
3. singing you to sleep
4. eating aphids
Mama said the cricketer would have to go if __________ .
1. they came down with peculiar diseases
2. it made too much noise
3. it became a nuisance
4. it invited its friends over
Which word would be the best antonym for hooting?

From above he had heard the thrumming of the rubber tires of automobiles, and the hooting of their horns.
1. beeping
2. silence
3. sounding the horn
4. honking
The author of The Cricket in Times Square most likely wrote the story to ________.
1. persuade children to be careful
2. inform readers how to run a newspaper stand
3. share ideas about how to raise crickets
4. entertain students with a story about a boy and a cricket
Which statement from the story contains a cause-effect relationship?
1. Mario reached the floor.
2. It was a little insect, about an inch long and covered with dirt.
3. Whatever it was that was making the sound had heard him coming and was quiet.
4. The cricket didn't move.
To learn more about New York City which would be the LEAST reliable source of information?
1. an encyclopedia
2. a tabloid magazine
3. the official New York City tourism website
4. a textbook

The Cricket in Times Square Chapters 1 - 2

Multiple-choice exercise