Boxcar Children Book 1 Questions
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The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner Reading Comprehension Questions with Skills Review Activities NAME: ___________________________________________ Student Copy The Boxcar Children I. The Four Hungry Children Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. Why do the older children want to buy bread? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does Jessie ask the baker's wife? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Where are the children's parents? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why are the children not with their grandfather in Greenfield? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why does Henry say grandfather will be mean? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Who went to sleep first? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2 7. What do Jessie and Henry overhear the baker and his wife saying? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What do the children plan to do? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. How much money do the children have? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Where did the children put the bread before they left? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 1 Circle or write the correct word choice. 1. There are __________ children in the story. for four 2. __________ will the children sleep? wear where 3. __________ parents are dead. their there 4. __________ are benches to sleep on. their there 5. The children can __________ the adults talking. hear here 4 Student Copy The Boxcar Children II. Night is Turned into Day Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. How were the children able to see the road? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did Jessie say it would be best to wake Benny? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How did Violet get Henry to wake up? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Where did the children find to sleep? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does Jessie say they will do at night? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What does Benny want when he wakes up? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5 7. How did the children drink water? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why did the children get behind the bushes? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Why did the children choose to go to Silver City? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Why do the children like the place they are? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Why is it good that it is hot? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What did the children not hear? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 2 Find the errors in each sentence below. 1. henry benny violet and jessie did not hear the storm coming 2. There were cookies cake and bread at the bakery. 3. The children had a knife bread and money. 4. Will Benny pretend to be a bear a dog or a cat? 5. The children could find apples berries or fish. 7 Student Copy The Boxcar Children III. A New Home in the Woods Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. What kind of morning does Jessie wake up to? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What did Jessie think about the boxcar that she saw? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How were the children able to get up to the old train car? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What was in the boxcar? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Where does Violet think they could wash? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why does Benny not want to live in the boxcar? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8 7. Besides bread, what does Benny want? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why does Henry not want to leave? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What does Jessie say they can have for supper? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What did the children hear? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 3 Fill in each blank with the correct word choice. 1. There was __________ brook near the boxcar. a an 2. Benny thought __________ engine would take the boxcar. a an 3. Benny wanted __________ cup of milk. a an 4. Jessie has __________ idea. a an 5. Now it was __________ sunny day. a an 10 Student Copy The Boxcar Children IV. Henry Has Two Surprises Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. What was wrong with the dog the children saw? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. How did Jessie help the dog? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What two surprises will Henry have? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What did Henry bring with him? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What did Henry think of the dog? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why are they calling the dog Watch? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11 7. Why was the bread cut into five pieces instead of four? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. How were the beds made soft? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What does Jessie say the other side of the boxcar will be? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Where did Jessie get the string for the clothesline? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. How was the problem about where to put water solved? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 4 Find the errors in each sentence. 1. henry went to buy food and milk 2. why is it so hot 3. violet did not see the moon 4. jessie washed in the brook 5. will henry have to hide 13 Student Copy The Boxcar Children V. The Explorers Find Treasure Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. Why did Jessie get up right away? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What was the refrigerator? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How does HENRY think he can make money? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does Jessie want to find? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does Jessie think will be treasures? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What did Benny want to find at the dump? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 14 7. How will the children carry the dishes back? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What did Benny find for drinking milk? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. How will the children get the dishes even cleaner? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Where did the children put the dishes? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 15 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 5 Find the errors in each sentence. 1. henry wont show whats in the bundles. 2. Violet isnt sad today. 3. benny cant wait to use the pink cup 4. Jessies good at solving problems. 5. Watch isnt walking on four legs yet 16 Student Copy The Boxcar Children VI. A Queer Noise in the Night Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. What different things did Henry buy? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What town did Henry go to? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Who did Henry work for? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What did Henry do with the cookie the cook gave him? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does Violet want to do? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why did Benny find sticks for Jessie? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 17 7. Why did Henry say the spoon was magic? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What work did Henry do in the afternoon? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. How will the children make a pool for swimming? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Why did the children close the door? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. How did the children know when it was safe? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What do you think the noise may have been? Explain your answer. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 6 Fill in the blank with the correct word choice. 1. Violet will __________ a hem. so sew 2. Henry would like a swimming __________.. pool pull 3. Jessie can __________ a sound. hear here 4. Benny wants __________ eat a cookie. two to 5. The children __________ happy. are our 19 Student Copy The Boxcar Children VII. A Big Meal From Little Onions Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. Why do you think Henry and Jessie did not tell the others about the noise? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What will the children do to be safe? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Who is Mrs. Moore? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is Henry's job for the morning? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What question was Henry glad not to answer? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why do you think Henry wants to order meat? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 20 7. What did Benny and the other children build? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why did Henry wish a little that he could stay at the boxcar? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What is Henry saving from his work in the garage? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Why did Dr. Moore laugh? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What did the doctor tell Henry about cherry pickers? The doctor told Henry they could use more cherry pickers if they were as careful as ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Why did Henry buy salt? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 21 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 7 Find the errors in each sentence. 1. mrs moore likes henry 2. dr moore is very nice 3. the stew will have turnips meat onions and carrots in it 4. theyll use the nails and the hammer 5. how many children will pick cherries 22 Student Copy The Boxcar Children VIII. A Swimming Pool at Last Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. What was all around the little pool that Jessie found? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. How did Henry find out the pool was about one foot deep? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Who didn't mind hard work? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why did Jessie wash the socks at that time? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What happened when the first log was put down? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What did the children do with the brush? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 23 7. What did the girls do while the boys swam? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What was the bell made of? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What did Watch chase in the woods? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What did Benny like about supper? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What do the children think they will eat tomorrow? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 24 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 8 Write the words from each line in alphabetical order. 1. eggs bread milk _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2. Henry Violet Benny _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3. stone bell stick _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 4. water walk woods _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 5. tree tired table _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 25 Student Copy The Boxcar Children IX. Fun in the Cherry Orchard Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. Why is Jessie worried about all four of them picking cherries? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is Henry's plan for the children to pick cherries? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does Dr. Moore think Benny can do? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why were the children allowed to eat cherries? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why didn't Mrs. Moore want to go in? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What did Jessie tell Dr. Moore about their parents? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 26 7. What did Benny especially like at lunch? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why does Dr. Moore think $4 is just right? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What does Dr. Moore read about? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What is the doctor going to do about the situation? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 27 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 9 Write each sentence correctly. 1. the reward is for 5,000 ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. the children earned 4 ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3. what will benny do with 1 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. will the bread cost 2 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. dr moore has more than 4 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 28 Student Copy The Boxcar Children X. Henry and the Free-for-all Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. What does James Henry Alden do each year? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What was special about the Free-for-all? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How did Henry get to the Field Day? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why did Henry enter the race? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What happened when Henry began to see how fast he could run? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why did Henry want to pass number 16? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 29 7. What did Henry say his name was? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What did Dr. Moore not tell Henry? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What will Henry do with the money? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Why do Jessie and Violet want to make a book? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What idea did Violet have about the words? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. How did Benny become motivated? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What did the children have for supper? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What is Benny proud of? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 30 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 10 Fill in each blank with the correct homophones choice. 1. Jessie __________ how to read. new knew 2. Dr. Moore got to __________ Henry running. see sea 3. Violet held up __________ words. two to 4. Henry __________ - the race one won 5. We will cook __________ potatoes. are our 31 Student Copy The Boxcar Children XI. The Doctor Takes a Hand Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. What are the girls doing with Benny's old stockings? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does Benny want to be added that is unusual? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What did Benny do after the girls cut his hair? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What was special (to Benny) about what he did? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why did Violet continue to cry? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Who does Henry get for Violet? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 32 7. Why do you think Dr. Moore knew the way to the boxcar without being told by Henry? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Where were the children taken? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What will Dr. Moore get if he sees the man? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Who is the man that came to visit? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What kind of person do you think the grandfather is? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What do you think will happen next in the story? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 33 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 11 Number the statements below in the order in which they happened in the story. __________ Grandfather came to visit. __________ Benny cut Watch's hair. __________ Violet became sick. __________ Benny got a haircut. __________ The doctor came to get the children. 34 Student Copy The Boxcar Children XII. James Henry and Henry James Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. Why does Grandfather say he won't tell the children who he is? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. How will Mr. Alden get to know his grandchildren? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Why won't Dr. Moore take the money? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What would Benny like to see in Mr. Alden's garden? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is Henry thinking about Mr. Alden? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is Henry's surprise? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 35 7. What had the children imagined about their grandfather? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. How did the doctor know about the boxcar? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Who is the only one who has not seen the boxcar? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What did the children do at the boxcar? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What will the children do tomorrow? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Do you think the children will like the house? Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 36 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 12 Find the errors in each sentence. 1. where will the children live 2. dr moore and mrs moore had already seen the boxcar 3. they saw the pink cup teapot tablecloth and fireplace 4. do the children live in greenfield missouri 5. maybe they live near silver city kansas 37 Student Copy The Boxcar Children XIII. A New Home for the Boxcar Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. Describe Mr. Alden's house. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What kinds of things are in Benny's room? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does the man who came to visit at Mr. Alden's want? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How did the lady feel about Watch's haircut? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What did Jessie miss? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Where do the children go while the surprise is being brought? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 38 7. What was the surprise? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. How long do the children plan to live with Mr. Alden? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 39 Student Copy Skills Review Chapter 13 Write one sentence about each character listed below. 1. Henry _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 2. Violet _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3. Benny _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 4. Jessie _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 5. Dr. Moore _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 6. Mr. Alden _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 40 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children I. The Four Hungry Children Answer each question in a complete sentence. 1. Why do the older children want to buy bread? Bread is healthier than cake. 2. What does Jessie ask the baker's wife? Jessie asks if they can spend the night in exchange for working for the baker's wife. 3. Where are the children's parents? The children's parents are dead. 4. Why are the children not with their grandfather in Greenfield? The children do not like their grandfather. 5. Why does Henry say grandfather will be mean? Grandfather never came to visit them. 6. Who went to sleep first? Benny and Violet went to sleep first. 7. What do Jessie and Henry overhear the baker and his wife saying? They overhear plans of taking Benny to a Children's Home. 8. What do the children plan to do? The children plan to run from the baker and his wife. 9. How much money do the children have? The children only have around four dollars. 10. Where did the children put the bread before they left? The children put the bread in a laundry bag. 41 Teacher Copy Skill Review Chapter 1 Circle or write the correct word choice. 1. There are --- children in the story. for four 2. --- will the children sleep? wear where 3. --- parents are dead. their there 4. --- are benches to sleep on. their there 5. The children can --- the adults talking. hear here 42 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children II. Night is Turned into Day Answer each question. 1. How were the children able to see the road? Light from the moon helped the children to see. 2. Why did Jessie say it would be best to wake Benny? Jessie thought they could walk faster if Henry did not have to carry Benny. 3. How did Violet get Henry to wake up? Violet said Benny could pretend that he was a bear looking for food. 4. Where did the children find to sleep? The children found a haystack to sleep in. 5. What does Jessie say they will do at night? Jessie says they will walk at night. 6. What does Benny want when he wakes up? Benny wants to eat. 7. How did the children drink water? The children had to drink right from a pump. 8. Why did the children get behind the bushes? The children hid because they heard a horse and cart coming. 9. Why did the children choose to go to Silver City? The baker and his wife were going to Greenfield to look for the children, so the children did not want to go there. 10. Why do the children like the place they are? There is a fountain for drinking, woods for sleeping, and the children can tell that not many people come to this place. 11. Why is it good that it is hot? The children must sleep on the ground, so it's good that it is not cold. 12. What did the children not hear? The children did not hear a storm coming. 43 Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 2 Write each sentence correctly. 1. Henry Benny Violet and Jessie did not hear the storm coming. Henry, Benny, Violet, and Jessie did not hear the storm coming. 2. There were cookies cake and bread at the bakery. There were cookies, cake, and bread at the bakery. 3. The children had a knife bread and money. The children had a knife, bread, and money. 4. Will Benny pretend to be a bear a dog or a cat? Will Benny pretend to be a bear, a dog, or a cat? 5. The children could find apples berries or fish. The children could find apples, berries, or fish. 44 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children III. A New Home in the Woods Give a short answer to each question. 1. What kind of morning does Jessie wake up to? Jessie wakes up to a stormy morning. 2. What did Jessie think about the boxcar that she saw? Jessie thought the boxcar would make a good house from the rain. 3. How were the children able to get up to the old train car? A dead tree stump allowed the children to climb up to the boxcar. 4. What was in the boxcar? There was nothing in the boxcar. 5. Where does Violet think they could wash? Violet thinks they could wash in the brook. 6. Why does Benny not want to live in the boxcar? Benny is afraid an engine will come and pull the boxcar away. 7. Besides bread, what does Benny want? Benny wants to drink milk. 8. Why does Henry not want to leave? Henry does not want to leave the girls and Benny alone. 9. What does Jessie say they can have for supper? Jessie says they can have blueberries. 10. What did the children hear? The children heard a cracking noise in the woods. 45 Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 3 Fill in each blank with the correct word choice. 1. There was ---- brook near the boxcar. a an 2. Benny thought --- engine would take the boxcar. a an 3. Benny wanted --- cup of milk. a an 4. Jessie has --- idea. a an 5. Now it was --- sunny day. a an 46 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children IV. Henry Has Two Surprises Give a short answer to each question. 1. What was wrong with the dog the children saw? The dog had a hurt paw. 2. How did Jessie help the dog? Jessie pulled the thorn out of the dog's paw. 3. What two surprises will Henry have? The two surprises will be the dog and blueberries. 4. What did Henry bring with him? Henry had bread, cheese, and milk. 5. What did Henry think of the dog? Henry liked the dog. 6. Why are they calling the dog Watch? The dog will be a watchdog. 7. Why was the bread cut into five pieces instead of four? One piece of bread was for the dog. 8. How were the beds made soft? The children made the beds soft with pine needles. 9. What does Jessie say the other side of the boxcar will be? The other side of the boxcar will be a sitting room and sometimes a kitchen. 10. Where did Jessie get the string for the clothesline? Jessie took the string out of the laundry bag. 11. How was the problem about where to put water solved? The children put the milk that was left in two bottles and Henry put water from the fountain in the empty milk bottles. 47 Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 4 Write each sentence correctly. Use correct punctuation and capitalization. 1. henry went to buy food and milk Henry went to buy food and milk. 2. why is it so hot Why is it so hot? 3. violet did not see the moon Violet did not see the moon. 4. jessie washed in the brook Jessie washed in the brook. 5. will henry have to hide Will Henry have to hide? 48 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children V. The Explorers Find Treasure Give a short answer to each question. 1. Why did Jessie get up right away? Jessie was the housekeeper. 2. What was the refrigerator? The refrigerator was a hole in a rock by the waterfall. 3. How does HENRY think he can make money? Henry thinks he can work in a garden or cut grass. 4. What does Jessie want to find? Jessie wants to find a dump. 5. What does Jessie think will be treasures? Jessie thinks dishes and old cans will be treasures for them. 6. What did Benny want to find at the dump? Benny wants to find wheels. 7. How will the children carry the dishes back? The children will carry the dishes in a kettle and will use a board to help them carry the kettle. 8. What did Benny find for drinking milk? Benny found a pink cup with a handle. 9. How will the children get the dishes even cleaner? The children will have a fire and wash the dishes with hot water. 10. Where did the children put the dishes? The children put the dishes on a shelf they made from the board. 49 Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 5 Copy each sentence. Make any corrections that you find. 1. henry wont show whats in the bundles. Henry won't show what's in the bundles. 2. Violet isnt sad today. Violet isn't sad today. 3. benny cant wait to use the pink cup Benny can't wait to use the pink cup. 4. Jessies good at solving problems. Jessie's good at solving problems. 5. Watch isnt walking on four legs yet Watch isn't walking on four legs yet. 50 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children VI. A Queer Noise in the Night Give a short answer to each question. 1. What different things did Henry buy? Henry bought a bone for Watch and some dried meat they could eat with their hands. 2. What town did Henry go to? Henry went to Silver City. 3. Who did Henry work for? Henry worked for a doctor. 4. What did Henry do with the cookie the cook gave him? Henry put the cookie in his pocket. 5. What does Violet want to do? Violet wants to hem the tablecloth that Henry bought. 6. Why did Benny find sticks for Jessie? Jessie is going to make a broom. 7. Why did Henry say the spoon was magic? Henry said the spoon could be turned around and used as a knife. 8. What work did Henry do in the afternoon? Henry washed the doctor's car. 9. How will the children make a pool for swimming? The children will use logs and stones to make a dam in the brook. 10. Why did the children close the door? The children were afraid because of a noise they heard in the woods. 11. How did the children know when it was safe? The children knew they were safe when Watch settled down. 12. What do you think the noise may have been? Explain your answer. Answers will vary. 51 Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 6 Fill in the blank with the correct word choice. 1. Violet will --- a hem. so sew 2. Henry would like a swimming --. pool pull 3. Jessie can --- a sound. hear here 4. Benny wants --- eat a cookie. two to 5. The children --- happy. are our 52 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children VII. A Big Meal From Little Onions Give a short to each question. 1. Why do you think Henry and Jessie did not tell the others about the noise? The older children probably did not want to frighten Benny and Violet. 2. What will the children do to be safe? Henry and Jessie will not allow the younger children to go in the woods alone. 3. Who is Mrs. Moore? Mrs. Moore is the doctor's mother. 4. What is Henry's job for the morning? Henry must thin out the vegetable garden. 5. What question was Henry glad not to answer? Henry was glad he didn't have to answer when Mrs. Moore asked if his family had chickens. 6. Why do you think Henry wants to order meat? The meat will probably make a good stew for the vegetables Henry is taking home. 7. What did Benny and the other children build? The children built a fireplace. 8. Why did Henry wish a little that he could stay at the boxcar? Henry liked the smell of the stew cooking. 9. What is Henry saving from his work in the garage? Henry is saving old, bent nails. 10. Why did Dr. Moore laugh? Dr. Moore laughed because of how good the garaged looked. He especially laughed because Henry found the four lost hammers. 11. What did the doctor tell Henry about cherry pickers? The doctor told Henry they could use more cherry pickers if they were as careful as Henry. 12. Why did Henry buy salt? Henry probably knew the salt would make the stew taste better. 53 Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 7 Copy each sentence correctly. 1. mrs moore likes henry Mrs. Moore likes Henry. 2. dr moore is very nice Dr. Moore is very nice. 3. the stew will have turnips meat onions and carrots in it The stew will have turnips, meat, onions, and carrots in it. 4. theyll use the nails and the hammer They'll use the nails and the hammer. 5. how many children will pick cherries How many children will pick cherries? 54 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children VIII. A Swimming Pool at Last Give an answer to each question. 1. What was all around the little pool that Jessie found? Nice sand was around the little pool. 2. How did Henry find out the pool was about one foot deep? Henry looked at the part of the stick that was wet after he put it in the water. 3. Who didn't mind hard work? The children did not mind hard work. 4. Why did Jessie wash the socks at that time? Jessie washed the socks because the children did not need their socks while they were making the pool. 5. What happened when the first log was put down? Water splashed over and around the log. 6. What did the children do with the brush? The children filled in the cracks and holes with the brush. 7. What did the girls do while the boys swam? The girls fixed bread and stew for dinner. 8. What was the bell made of? The bell was a tin can hung on a tree. Jessie hit it with a stick to make the sound. 9. What did Watch chase in the woods? Watch chased a hen. 10. What did Benny like about supper? Benny liked that he found the eggs and Jessie cooked them. 11. What do the children think they will eat tomorrow? The children think they will eat bread and milk. 55 Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 8 Write the words from each line in alphabetical order. 1. eggs bread milk bread eggs milk 2. Henry Violet Benny Benny Henry Violet 3. stone bell stick bell stick stone 4. water walk woods walk water woods 5. tree tired table table tired tree 56 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children IX. Fun in the Cherry Orchard Give a short answer to each question. 1. Why is Jessie worried about all four of them picking cherries? Jessie thinks it would be easier for grandfather to find them if they were all four together. 2. What is Henry's plan for the children to pick cherries? Henry and Benny will go first. Then the girls will come with the dog. 3. What does Dr. Moore think Benny can do? Dr. Moore thinks Benny can carry a basket. 4. Why were the children allowed to eat cherries? It was a good cherry year, so there were plenty of extra cherries. 5. Why didn't Mrs. Moore want to go in? Mrs. Moore liked that the children were having fun picking cherries. 6. What did Jessie tell Dr. Moore about their parents? Jessie told the truth about their parents. 7. What did Benny especially like at lunch? Benny liked the cherry dumplings. 8. Why does Dr. Moore think $4 is just right? The children worked hard and are very happy. 9. What does Dr. Moore read about? Dr. Moore read that there is a high reward for the four lost children. 10. What is the doctor going to do about the situation? Dr. Moore is not going to tell their grandfather about it. 57 Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 9 Write each sentence correctly. 1. the reward is for 5,000 The reward is for $5,000. 2. the children earned 4 The children earned $4. 3. what will benny do with 1 What will Benny do with $1? 4. will the bread cost 2 Will the bread cost $2? 5. dr moore has more than 4 Dr. Moore has more than $4. 58 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children X. Henry and the Free-for-all Give an answer to each question. 1. What does James Henry Alden do each year? James Henry Alden gives a Field Day each year. 2. What was special about the Free-for-all? Anyone could be in the Free-for-all. The winner got $25 and a silver cup. 3. How did Henry get to the Field Day? Dr. Moore took Henry to the Field Day. 4. Why did Henry enter the race? Henry didn't think he would win, but he likes to run. 5. What happened when Henry began to see how fast he could run? Henry began passing others. The crowd cheered. 6. Why did Henry want to pass number 16? Henry wanted to pass number 16 and win the race. 7. What did Henry say his name was? Henry said his name was Henry James. 8. What did Dr. Moore not tell Henry? Dr. Moore did not tell Henry that he had been up in the bleachers watching. 9. What will Henry do with the money? Henry will give the money to Jessie. 10. Why do Jessie and Violet want to make a book? Jessie wants to teach Benny how to read. 11. What idea did Violet have about the words? Violet wanted to put one word on each card. 12. How did Benny become motivated? Benny was motivated because he thought Watch could read. 59 13. What did the children have for supper? The children had potatoes, milk, salt, and butter. 14. What is Benny proud of? Benny is proud he learned how to read. Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 10 Fill in each blank with the correct homophone choice. 1. Jessie --- how to read. new knew 2. Dr. Moore got to --- Henry running. see sea 3. Violet held up --- words. two to 4. Henry ----- the race one won 5. We will cook --- potatoes. are our 60 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children XI. The Doctor Takes a Hand Give an answer to each question. 1. What are the girls doing with Benny's old stockings? The girls are going to make a bear for Benny. 2. What does Benny want to be added that is unusual? Benny wants the bear to have a tail. 3. What did Benny do after the girls cut his hair? Benny cut Watchs' hair. 4. What was special (to Benny) about what he did? Benny cut the letter j into the dog's haircut. 5. Why did Violet continue to cry? Violet was sick. 6. Who does Henry get for Violet? Henry runs to get Dr. Moore. 7. Why do you think Dr. Moore knew the way to the boxcar without being told by Henry? Answers will vary. 8. Where were the children taken? The doctor took the children to his house. 9. What will Dr. Moore get if he sees the man? The man will give the doctor five thousand dollars. 10. Who is the man that came to visit? The man is the grandfather of the children. 11. What kind of person do you think the grandfather is? Answers will vary. The man seems nice. 12. What do you think will happen next in the story? Answers will vary. 61 Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 11 Number the statements below in the order in which they happened in the story. 5--- Grandfather came to visit. 2--- Benny cut Watch's hair. 3--- Violet became sick. 1--- Benny got a haircut. 4--- The doctor came to get the children. 62 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children XII. James Henry and Henry James Give an answer to each question. 1. Why does Grandfather say he won't tell the children who he is? Grandfather does not want to scare the children. 2. How will Mr. Alden get to know his grandchildren? Mr. Alden will stay with the doctor and the children in order to get to know them. 3. Why won't Dr. Moore take the money? The doctor only wants the children to be happy. 4. What would Benny like to see in Mr. Alden's garden? Benny would like to see the cucumber that is growing in a bottle. 5. What is Henry thinking about Mr. Alden? Henry is thinking that he has seen Mr. Alden before. 6. What is Henry's surprise? Henry discovers that Mr. Alden is his grandfather. 7. What had the children imagined about their grandfather? The children thought he was old and mean. 8. How did the doctor know about the boxcar? The doctor had followed Henry on the first day. 9. Who is the only one who has not seen the boxcar? Grandfather has not see the boxcar. 10. What did the children do at the boxcar? The children ate a meal by the brook. 11. What will the children do tomorrow? The children will visit grandfather's house. 12. Do you think the children will like the house? Why or why not? Answers will vary. 63 Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 12 Write each sentence correctly. 1. where will the children live Where will the children live? 2. dr moore and mrs moore had already seen the boxcar Dr. Moore and Mrs. Moore had already seen the boxcar. 3. they saw the pink cup teapot tablecloth and fireplace They saw the pink cup, teapot, tablecloth, and fireplace. 4. do the children live in greenfield missouri Do the children live in Greenfield, Missouri? 5. maybe they live near silver city kansas Maybe they live near Silver City, Kansas. 64 Teacher Copy The Boxcar Children XIII. A New Home for the Boxcar Give a short answer to each question. 1. Describe Mr. Alden's house. The house was beautiful and huge. There were flowers everywhere. 2. What kinds of things are in Benny's room? The room has wallpaper with animals, little chairs, tools, and a toy train. 3. What does the man who came to visit at Mr. Alden's want? The man wants to take the dog back to its owner. 4. How did the lady feel about Watch's haircut? The lady thought it was very funny. 5. What did Jessie miss? Jessie missed cooking with the kettle at the boxcar. 6. Where do the children go while the surprise is being brought? The children go to Dr. Moore's house. 7. What was the surprise? The surprise was the boxcar at the children's new home. 8. How long do the children plan to live with Mr. Alden? The children want to live there forever. 65 Teacher Copy Skills Review Chapter 13 Write one sentence about each character listed below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Henry Violet Benny Jessie Dr. Moore Mr. Alden Sentences will vary. 66
