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The Polar Express Comprehension

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  • True or False: A sleigh is an open vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice.
    True
    False
  • Which of the following words means "unable to produce plants or fruits"?
    believe
    rustle
    barren
    sleigh
  • On Christmas Eve, as a young boy looked out his bedroom window, he saw a _____ standing perfectly still in front of his house.
    A train
    A boat
    A car
    A horse and carriage
  • What did the boy feel when he reached into his pocket?
    A silver bell
    A hole
    A key
    A small, wrapped present
  • As the boy laid in his bed, what did he hear?
    A dog barking
    Bells from Santa's sleigh
    Hissing steam and squeaking metal
    A wolf howling
  • What did the Polar Express cross before it reached the North Pole?
    A deep valley called the "Grand Canyon".
    A barren desert of ice called the "Great Polar Ice Cap"
    A lake covered with ice
    A sparkling stream that looked like a river of diamonds.
  • True or False: A conductor is a person who is in charge of the train.
    False; it is someone who controls the sleigh.
    True
  • Who is able to hear the bell?
    Anyone who is sad and lonely
    The boy's parents
    Anyone who truly believes
    The boy's dog
  • What did the children eat and drink on the train?
    Caramel apples and hot chocolate
    Candies with white nougat centers and hot chocolate.
    Christmas cookies with milk
    Popcorn and soda
  • When the conductor asked if he was going to the North Pole, the boy ________________.
    Said "no" at first, but changed his mind
    Took the conductor's outstretched hand
    Pushed the conductor out of his way and went aboard
    Grabbed his coat and climbed aboard
  • True or False: Nougat means to move something, causing it to make a sound
    True
    False; it is the white chewy center of a candy bar.
  • Formulate a sentence using the word "believe".
    Yes
    Not quite
  • Which of the following words means "to have faith or confidence in the existence or worth of"?
    rustle
    believe
    prance
    barren
  • What are "plains"?
    something that springs forward in a spirited way
    to move something, causing it to make a sound
    straps and fastenings by which an animal pulls a load
    large, flat land areas
  • On the train, the children sang carols, ate candies with nougat centers and drank _________ __________.
    cold milk
    hot chocolate
    warm water
    cold coca cola
  • What was in the last package found from Santa under the tree?
    A toy car
    A Snowball
    A ball
    A bell
  • What is a harness?
    The straps and fastenings by which an animal pulls a load
    A glow-in-the-dark hat.
    The bells on a reindeer.
    An open vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
  • The boy chose the first gift of Christmas from Santa. What did he choose?
    A silver bell from the reindeer's harness
    A toy train
    A flower
    A cup of hot chocolate
  • Which of the following words means "to move something, causing it to make a sound"?
    prance
    rustle
    plains
    barren
  • What does "lurch" mean?
    To move forward suddenly
    To walk slowly
    To run fast
    To fly in the sky