Twits Ch. 17-20

What did Mr. and Mrs. Twit use to do in the past?

• They sold tickets to a circus.

• They owned a circus.

• They trained monkeys at a circus.

• They sold monkeys to a circus.

Why did the Twits have monkeys in their garden?

• They had monkeys so they could train them.

• They had monkeys because they liked monkeys.

• They had monkeys because they couldn't sell them to anyone.

• They had monkeys because they liked it when kids came to look at their monkeys.

How did the monkeys feel about doing tricks upside down?

• They thought it was good training.

• They thought it was fun.

• They thought it was nonsense.

• They didn't think they were good at doing tricks.

The monkeys tried to warn the birds not to perch on the big dead tree. Why didn't the birds understand them?

• Because the monkeys did not shout loudly enough.

• Because the birds were flying too high.

• Because the monkeys spoke a different language.

• Because the monkeys were tired of standing upside down.

The Roly-Poly Bird can speak English.

• True

• False

Choose the odd word out.

• spread

• smear

• paint

• roost

The Roly-Poly birds warned the birds not to perch on the big dead tree. Where did they roost for the night?

• in the bushes in the Twits' garden

• on the monkey cage

• on the roof of the house

• on top of the workshed

What was it that the monkeys wanted more than anything else?

• to go back to Africa

• to be fed

• to do upside-down tricks perfectly

• to help the Roly-Poly Bird