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Fantastic Mr. Fox Chapters 6-7

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  • The leaves __________ loudly under their boots as they walked through the autumn forest.
    scrunching
  • making a crunching or crushing sound; squeezing something tightly
    scruching
    scrunching
    shrunking
    skrunching
  • suddenly and quickly; or in a harsh and direct way
    sharply
    sharplly
    sharpy
    sharpley
  • Why did the crowds of people come rushing out from the surrounding villages?
    To help the farmers catch the fox
    Because they heard the deafening noise of the tractors
    Because it was such an extraordinary sight they wanted to se
    To watch the machines at work
  • The three farmers shook hands and swore a solemn oath at the end of Chapter 7.
    True
  • a silly or foolish person
    dongbat
    dingbat
    dingbet
    dingbate
  • How did the jeering crowd affect the three farmers?
    It made them more furious and obstinate than ever
    It made them stop and explain themselves to the crowd
    It made them feel ashamed and they slowed down
    It made them laugh and dig even faster
  • The little boy was __________ behind the sofa, trying his best not to giggle and give away his hiding spot.
    crouching
  • What did Bean say the farmers would NOT do?
    Stop until the entire hill had been flattened
    Rest until they had dug through to the other side
    Go home until the fox was caught
    Use the tractors again the following day
  • bending your knees and lowering your body close to the ground
    croaching
    crouchinng
    crunching
    crouching
  • He was so __________ about not wearing a coat that he refused even when it started snowing heavily.
    obstinate
  • people who behave in a wild, uncontrolled, or dangerous way
    maniacs
    mainiacs
    maniaks
    maniaics
  • Bean climbed down from his tractor at six o'clock in the evening because he had run out of fuel.
    False
  • The hole left by the machines looked like the crater of a volcano by the end of Chapter 6.
    True
  • How did the three farmers make their oath official at the end of Chapter 7?
    They signed their names in a notebook
    They each placed a hand on Bean's flask of cider
    They shook hands with one another and swore a solemn oath
    They raised their guns in the air and shouted together
  • "You complete __________ !" laughed his sister when he put his jumper on backwards and walked into school without noticing.
    dingbat
  • She turned __________ when she heard a strange noise coming from the cupboard behind her.
    sharply
  • The crowd __________ at the losing team as they walked off the pitch with their heads down.
    jeered
  • The people jeered and laughed at the three farmers as they stood in the crater
    True
  • Bean told the fox that they were not going home until they had caught him.
    True
  • What did Bean do when he climbed down from his tractor at six o'clock?
    He walked over to the fox's hole and shouted down it
    He picked up a shovel and kept digging by hand
    He sat down and ate his supper
    He ordered his men to surround the hill
  • The jeering made the farmers feel embarrassed and they decided to stop digging.
    False
  • mocked or made fun of someone in a loud and unkind way
    geered
    jeerd
    jeered
    jeired
  • slowly and steadily, happening little by little over time
    graduallly
    graddualy
    graduly
    gradually
  • shaking slightly, usually because of fear, cold or excitement
    quivring
    quivering
    quiverinng
    quivring
  • What did the hole left by the machines look like by the end of Chapter 6?
    A long deep trench running across the hillside
    The crater of a volcano
    A enormous flat field with no trees left
    A giant swimming pool filled with mud
  • The crowds of people who came from the villages helped the farmers dig out the fox.
    False
  • operated by or relating to a machine or machinery
    mechanical
    machanical
    mecanical
    meckanical
  • Bunce was cursing the fox with dirty words that cannot be printed.
    True
  • stubbornly refusing to change your mind even when you should
    obstinat
    obstinate
    abstinate
    obsitanate
  • What happened to the big tree under which Mr. Fox had dug his hole?
    It was chopped down with an axe
    It was toppled like a matchstick by the machines
    It slowly sank into the ground as the tunnel collapsed
    It was set on fire by the farmers
  • The temperature __________ dropped throughout the afternoon until it was absolutely freezing by evening.
    gradually
  • The __________ arm of the robot could sort through hundreds of packages every single hour without stopping.
    mechanical
  • What did the people shout when they saw what the farmers were doing?
    "Well done farmers!"
    "Catch that fox!"
    "You must be mad!"
    "Stop those machines!"
  • The puppy stood at the top of the stairs, __________ with excitement but too scared to take the first step down.
    quivering
  • The children were running around the playground like total __________ , crashing into each other and shrieking with laughter.
    maniacs
  • Bean's face was purple with rage when he walked over to the fox's hole.
    True
  • The three farmers decided to take turns going home while the others kept watch.
    False