HKMA David Li Kwok Po College Form 1 English Literature

Name: ______________________ Class: _________( )

Read Chapters 8-10 and answer the following questions.

Chapter Eight: A Talk at Home
1. How does Fern describe Charlotte?
Fern describes Charlotte as terribly clever.
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2. How does Mrs. Arable feel about her daughter spending lots of time in the barn?
She feels worried about her daughter and she thinks it’s not normal because animals don’t talk.
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3. If you were Fern, would you tell people about the talking animals or would you keep it a secret?
Why?
Free answers.
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4. How do you think Mr. Arable feels about what Fern is saying? Why?
He is not worried because he says Fern has a lively imagination and maybe their ears aren’t as
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sharp as Fern’s.

Chapter Nine: Wilbur’s Boast

1. When does Charlotte like to do her weaving on her web?
She likes to do her weaving in the late afternoon.
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2. What comment does Wilbur make about Charlotte’s legs?

He says her legs are awfully hairy.
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3. How does Wilbur try to copy Charlotte?

He tries to make a web.
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4. What does he forget to do with the string?

He forgets to tie the other end of the string to anything.
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5. How does the lamb hurt Wilbur’s feelings?

The lamb says Wilbur is smelly.
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6. What is Charlotte working on to save Wilbur?
She is working on a plan.
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7. What does Charlotte do when she needs to think?

She hangs head-down at the top of her web.
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Chapter Ten: An Explosion

1. What was Charlotte waiting for?
Charlotte was waiting for an idea to come to her (to solve Wilbur’s problem).
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2. Charlotte said humans are gullible. What does ‘gullible’ mean?

Gullible means easy to fool.
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3. What did Avery catch outside?

He caught a live frog.
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4. What did Mr. Zuckerman have in the barn that Fern and Avery went to play on?
He had the best swing in the country.
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5. What did Avery want to do with Charlotte?

He wanted to capture/catch Charlotte and knock it into the candy box.
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6. What did Avery squash when he fell on the trough?

He squashed the goose egg / the dud egg.
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7. How did Lurvy get rid of the bad smell?

He dragged Wilbur’s trough across the yard and kicked some dirt into the rat’s nest,
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burying the broken egg.
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