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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH

Comprehension Test A

directions: Read each question carefully. Circle the letter of the choice that best answers each question

1. Who wrote this book?

a. Roald Dahl b. Louis Sachar c. Dr. Seuss
2. James longed to go to , but his aunts wouldn't let him.
a. summer camp b. a rock concert c. the seaside
3. What happened to the tiny green things when they fell out of the bag?
a. They landed in the pond.
b. They fell underneath the old peach tree.
c. They blew away in the wind.

4. James thought the peach felt like .

a. a fur coat
b. the skin of a baby mouse
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c. the mold on old cheese

5. How did the peach get loose from the tree?

a. The aunts cut it loose.
b. The grasshopper shoved it free.
c. The centipede nibbled the stem.
6. What came swimming up to the giant peach?
a. sharks
b. Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker
c. a group of boys and girls on a field trip

7. When the Centipede accused James of being dotty, he meant that James was .
a. howlingly funny b. off his head c. scared stiff

8. Who was boastful of being a pest?

a. the Centipede b. the Spider c. the Ladybug
9. Why did the Cloud-Men start bombarding the peach with hailstones?
a. The Spider call them Blunderheads.
b. The Centipede called them Nincompoops.
c. James called them Half-wits.
10. The peach landed on top of .
a. St. Paul's Cathedral
b. the Leaning Tower of Pisa
c. the Empire State Building
Answer Key
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Comprehension Test A
1. a 6. a
2. c 7. b
3. b 8. a
4. b 9. b
5. c 10. c