A Mad Tea-Party
by Lewis Carroll from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter VII Passage: One of the most famous scenes from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is this tea party. Alice, who has stumbled into a very strange land, joins the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse for an odd tea party. Students will read the passage and answer questions on character traits and the meaning of phrases.
Reading Comprehension Passage
A Mad Tea-Party
by Lewis Carroll from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Reading Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary List
Vocabulary List
Each of the vocabulary words below are used in the reading passage. As you read the passage, pay attention to context clues that suggest the word’s meaning.
- plenty
- civil
- severity
- hastily
- dropped
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1) 'There's plenty of room!' said Alice indignantly, and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table.
a. a limited supply b. a small supply c. a full supply d. an endless supply
2) 'Then it wasn't very civil of you to offer it,' said Alice angrily.
a. polite b. rude c. safe d. important
3) 'You should learn not to make personal remarks,' Alice said with some severity; 'it's very rude.'
a. kindness b. hesitance c. confusion d. harshness
4) 'I do,' Alice hastily replied; 'at least--at least I mean what I say--that's the same thing, you know.'
a. slowly b. quickly c. carefully d. thoughtfully
5) 'It is the same thing with you,' said the Hatter, and here the conversation dropped, and the party sat silent for a minute…”
a. became heated b. stopped c. started d. changed