The Cricket in Times Square Chapter 12

1. Chester was going to learn new songs ______________.
a) by listening to the radio
b) by listening to records
c) by visiting the theaters in Times Square
d) by going to the opera

2. Because it was Sunday, Chester decided to sing ___________ .
a) Italian songs
b) patriotic songs
c) hymns
d) violin pieces

3. Did Mr. Smedley believe Chester could sing when Mama, Papa, and Mario told him that he could?
a) yes
b) no

4. What "test" did Mr. Smedley give Chester?
a) Mr. Smedley recorded Chester on a tape player.
b) Mr. Smedley whistled the scale - do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, te, do.
c) Mr. Smedley played a new and difficult song.

5. How did Mr. Smedley feel about Chester's songs?
a) bad
b) just ok
c) wonderful

6. Mr. Smedley told New York City about Chester by _____________.
a) writing a letter to the New York Times
b) putting up posters
c) announcing it over the loud speakers
d) putting up a sign in Times Square

7. Which word would be the best antonym for trusted?

And if a little bit of the rewards of success should find its way into a drain pipe where lives an old and trusted friend of Chester-well, who is the worse for that?
a) faithful friend
b) private
c) undependable
d) confidence

8. Which sequence best describes the order of events in Chapter 12?

1) Mr. Smedley tests Chester's musical talents.
2) The animals talk over how Chester could make the Bellinis money.
3) Mr. Smedley writes a letter to the Music Editor of the New York Times.
4) Mr. Smedley comes to the newsstand to buy a copy of Musical America.
5) Chester learns new songs by listening to the radio.
a) 2, 5, 4, 1, 3
b) 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
c) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
d) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4

9. Which statement from Chapter 12 contains a cause-effect relationship?
a) Chester started to play again. He went through the two other hymns he'd learned.
b) Since it was Sunday, Chester thought it would be nice to start with a hymn, so he chose to open his concert with "Rock of Ages."
c) "Do you want to sit down, Mr. Smedley?" asked Papa.
d) Mr. Smedley took off his glasses.

10. Which would be the MOST reliable source of information to write a research paper about church hymns?
a) a student written website
b) a fictional story
c) a magazine article written by a group of church organists
d) television show



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