The Secret Garden Reading Comprehension Review

Part A: In paragraph 1, what is the meaning of the word familiarly?

• very pretty

• family

• well known

• never seen

Part B: Which phrase from the text best helps the reader determine the meaning of familiarly?

• seeing anything but dark faces of her Ayah

• frightened

• governess

• Mary had not chosen

Based on information from the text, which statement best expresses how the adults and Mary feel about each other?

• Adults are afraid of Mary and Mary is afraid of the adults.

• Adults are afraid of Mary, but Mary is not afraid of the adults.

• The adults are not afraid of Mary and Mary is not afraid of the adults.

• Mary is afraid of the adults, but the adults are not afraid of Mary.

Using the numbers 1-5, sequence the following events (as they occurred in the selection).

• Mary was known to be a selfish and tyrannical little girl.

• Mary was sent to live with her uncle.

• Mary was raised by an Ayah her whole life.

• Mary found out that her parents and the servants died from Cholera.

• Mary was born ill.

Part A: What statement best describes a main theme of the story?

• Servants are always patient.

• Healing and moving past what has hurt you.

• People in Britain are clever.

• Being ill always makes your life miserable.

Part B: Which character from the story acts as the best example of this theme?

• uncle

• Ayah

• boy officer

• Mary