CHARLOTTE'S WEB CHAPTERS 1-4 Comprehension

What does runt mean?

• small

• large

• strong

Fern asks Mr. Arable, "If I had been small at birth, would you have killed me?" Why did Fern say this?

• to ask her dad to kill the pig

• to try to talk her father out of killing the pig

• to tell her dad she would take care of the pig

• to scared her dad

"Wilbur is what farmers call a spring pig." What does this mean?

• Wilbur likes the spring.

• Farmers only have pigs in the spring

• Wilbur will grow bigger in the spring.

• Wilbur was born in the spring time.

Why did Mr. Arable want to sell Wilbur when he was 5 weeks old?

• He was still too small.

• He wanted to make money.

• Wilbur was eating more and more food.

• Mr. Arable did not want anymore pigs on his farm.

Why does Wilbur start to cry?

• He did not like his new home.

• He missed his family.

• He was scared with everyone coming after him.

• He wanted to be free.

Why does Wilbur say, "I'm really too young to go out into the world alone."?

• He is glad to be safe in his pen and not in the wood.

• He wishes he would have ran to the woods.

• The farmers will let him live in the wild once he is older.

• He will wait until he has a friend to go with him.

How did the rain affect Wilbur's plans for the day?

• Wilbur likes the rain and wants to play in it

• Wilbur cannot eat in the rain

• Wilbur wanted to go outside and dig a hole, but now he can't.

• Wilbur wanted to sleep all day.

At the end of chapter 4, why did the voice just now call out to Wilbur and offer to be his friend?

• Wilbur is sick, so he is not eating.

• Wilbur is awful sad and lonely.

• Wilbur was making friends with all of the barn animals.

• Wilbur does not want any friends.