Chapter 9 – A Very Old Mouse

 

Write T for True and F for False.  If it is false, rewrite the sentence to make it true.

 

  1. _____ Charlie and Billy are waiting for the sorcerer to appear.

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  1. _____ Uncle Paton is very optimistic about his recovery.

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  1. _____ Uncle Paton is no longer interested in Julia Ingledew.

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  1. _____ Billy still believes that Mr. Ezekiel will find him good, kind parents.

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  1. _____ There is a brown mouse that wishes to go home.

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  1. _____ Weedon drives Skarpo to Charlie’s house.

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  1. _____ Grandma Bone talks with her four guests.

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  1. _____ Charlie believes that his father and uncle were punished because they didn’t follow the

                 rules. _______________________________________________________________

  1. _____ Ezekiel had come to the house to warn Charlie that his behavior had to change.

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  1. _____ In order to save Rembrandt’s life, Charlie takes it to Miss Ingledew’s bookstore.

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      Use each adverb and verb in a sentence.

1.  grimly marched ________________________________________________________________

2.  glumly stared _________________________________________________________________

3.  anxiously said  ________________________________________________________________

4.  cautiously followed ____________________________________________________________

5.  urgently said _________________________________________________________________

6.  dubiously said ________________________________________________________________

7.  anxiously waited ______________________________________________________________

 

 

                                                                                                             © Ellen Gabor, 2008

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