The Secret Garden Quiz Answers

How does the introduction help the reader understand the story?

• It explains why the gardener is Mary’s best friend.

• It presents the problem that Mary is trying to solve.

• It establishes that Mary feels out of place in her new home.

• It compares Mary’s life in another country with her life now.

Mary is just learning how to skip rope. How does she address this challenge?

• She finds that she can skip well naturally and doesn’t need to practice.

• She skips only when someone is there watching and encouraging her.

• She sets goals and tries to skip farther and farther each time.

• She stops skipping for the day when she becomes too overheated and tired.

One of the characters that helps Mary in the story is not human. What is this character?

• a bird

• a vine

• a statue

• a fountain

The story says that the heavy cover of ivy over the garden door was a “swinging curtain.” This is an example of what figure of speech?

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

The story takes place both inside and outside the secret garden. How do these two settings compare?

• The garden is mysterious. The outside is familiar.

• The garden is dangerous. The outside is safe

• The garden is bright. The outside is dreary.

• The garden is warm. The outside is cold

Which is the best way to combine these sentences:

They got there early. They got really good seats.

• They got there early they got really good seats.

• They got there early, they got really good seats.

• They got there early, so they got really good seats.

Which is the best way to combine these sentences:

He ran out of money. He had to stop playing games at the arcade.

• He ran out of money so he had to stop playing games at the arcade.

• He ran out of money, so he had to stop playing games at the arcade.

• He ran out of money, he had to stop playing games at the arcade.