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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH

Comprehension Test B

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

/. What happened to James Henry Trotter's parents when they went shopping in London?
a. They were trampled by an elephant.
b. They were eaten by a rhinoceros.
c. They were swallowed by a boa constrictor.
2. The little old man told James the bag contained one thousand .
a. crocodile tongues b. lizard eyeballs c. parrot beaks

3. Aunt Spiker wouldn't let Aunt Sponge eat the giant peach because .
a. she wanted it all for herself
b. she was spiteful
c. there was money to be made on it
4. Who was waiting for James inside the peach stone?

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a. his aunts b. creatures c. the little old man

5. How did the two aunts get ironed out flat?

a. The peach rolled over them.
b. A helicopter landed on them.
c. The television van ran over them.

6. How did everyone climb up to the hole in the ceiling?

a. by standing on chairs, tables, and beds
b. the Old-Green Grasshopper jumped them up there
c. they used a rope woven by Miss Spider

7. Why did James want hundreds of yards of string?

a. so seagulls could lift the peach out of the water
b. to tie up Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker
c. to hook the peach onto a skyhook

8. What did the Spider do with the web as she climbed up it?
a. ate it b. cut it off c. tucked it into her body

9. A grasshopper's ears are on its .

a. legs b. tummy c. head
10. New Yorkers thought the giant peach was the biggest in the history of the world.
a. stunt b. practical joke c. bomb
Answer Key
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Comprehension Test B
1. b 6. C
2. a 7. a
3. C 8. C
4. b 9. b
5. a 10. C