The Cricket in Times Square Chapter 6
1. What form of transportation did Chester and Mario use to get to Chinatown?
a) bicycle
b) bus
c) subway
d) car
2. What did Sai Fong look like?
a) very tall Chinese lady wearing a silk kimono
b) old Chinese man wearing a silk vest over his shirt with dragons
c) young Chinese boy wearing a large hat and sandals
d) young Chinese man wearing a business suit
3. What did the store look like?
a) almost empty
b) neat and tidy
c) cluttered
d) clean and orderly
4. What did the cricket cage look like?
a) a bird house
b) a pagoda
c) a cube with bars
d) a round cylinder
5. Sai Fong told the story of ____________ .
a) the first cricket
b) a Chinese boy
c) a cat and a dog
d) his parents building the shop
6. How much did the cage cost?
a) $15
b) $5
c) $1.50
d) 15¢
7. What gift did Sai Fong give Mario for the cage?
a) water cup
b) bell
c) shiny stone
d) leaves
8. What second gift did Sai Fong give Mario?
a) a Chinese fortune cookie
b) a fan with birds
c) a red lantern
d) a bamboo carving of a lotus flower
9. Which of the following is NOT a compound word?
a) delightedly
b) matchbox
c) sidewalk
d) doorstep
10. Which word world be the best antonym for summit?
But high gods, who live in palace at summit of heaven, would not let Hsi Shuai
be killed.
a) peak
b) top
c) crest
d) base
11. Which question does Chapter 6 answer?
a) How many lanterns did Sai Fong have in his shop?
b) What fortune did Mario get inside his fortune cookie?
c) How did Chester feel about the new cage?
d) How long did it take Mario to get to Chinatown from the subway station?
12. The cricket jumped up and knocked against the bell. It tinkled faintly.
"Sounds like littlest bell in Silver Temple, far off up Yangtze River," said Sai
Fong.
This passage implies _________.
a) the bell made a beautiful sound
b) the bell made a noise too quiet to hear
c) Chester did not like the bell
d) Mario didn't want the bell
----------Key----------
1. (c)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (b)
5. (a)
6. (d)
7. (b)
8. (a)
9. (a)
10. (d)
11. (b)
12. (a)