Berlioz the BearReading Comprehension TestShort Answer Questions |
| Read about a musical group of bears and the problem they had
getting to the gala ball on time. Then take this test to see how well
you comprehended and understood the sequence and vocabulary of the story. The
Word Bank will help you choose the correct answer. Word Bank |
| ox | Jan Brett |
| bee | plow horse |
| dog | budge |
| a cat | a rooster |
| buzzed | billy goat |
| put on your concert tailcoats | |
| the bells had stopped chiming | |
| The front wheel was stuck in the hole. | |
| Berlioz the Bear | |
| take out their instruments and start tuning up | |
| buzzing sound | |
| Play one more song | |
| bandwagon | |
| for a gala ball in the village square | |
| it was almost time for the ball to begin | |
| the mule sat down and would not pull the wagon | |
| made a sound with his mouth to tell the mule to go | |
1. The title of the story is
___________________________________ .
2. The orchestra was going to play at _________________________
______________________
3. Berlioz was having a little problem with his double bass.
A strange
______________________ was coming from his double bass.
4. All the musicians climbed aboard
the ______________________________.
5. All Berlioz could think about was what if his bass
______________________________
during the ball.
6. Berlioz picked up the reins and clucked to the mule.
What does the phrase, "clucked to the mule" mean?
_______________________________________________
7. Suddenly, Berlioz has a new problem.
___________________________________________
8. What made the problem even greater was that
___________________________________________
9. The first animal to try to help was
______________________ .
10. Next was the tabby, which means
______________________.
11. Berlioz begins to think they will not get to the ball on time.
He tells everyone to
_______________________________ .
12. Then a schnauzer comes along,
meaning a ____________________ .
13. Now Berlioz hands out the music and tells everyone to
__________________________________________________
.
14. Along came a prancing
______________ _________________ .
15. A __________ ____________ thought
it would be easy to move the mule.
16. Berlioz tugged at his ears because _______________________________
__________________________________
.
17. A large _______ came lumbering
toward them.
18. The mule would not
___________________ .
19. until zum...zum...buzz...buzzzz. A
very angry ________ shot out of the bass.
20. The bee made the mule jump up and pull the bandwagon out of the hole,
down the road and into the village square before
__________________________________________________
.
21. "Encore, Berlioz! Encore!" What does this mean?
___________________________________________________
.
This test was created by Shirley Wilborne