Down the Rabbit-Hole
by Lewis Carroll from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter I passage: Lewis Carroll wrote “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” in 1865. It’s the story of a girl who follows a rabbit and has some amazing adventures. Below is a passage from the book. Alice is sitting with her sister near a river.
Reading Comprehension Passage
Down the Rabbit-Hole
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.
- considering
- remarkable
- waistcoat
- curiosity
- hedge
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1. "So she was considering in her own mind"
a. thinking carefully, examining b. confusing c. remembering d. forgetting
2. "There was nothing so very remarkable in that"
a. nice, gentle b. distressing, upsetting c. worthy of attention, surprising d. boring, dull
3. "But when the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket"
a. backpack b. a man's vest c. suitcase d. pants or trousers
4. "burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it"
a. fever b. embarrassment c. energy d. strong desire to know about, interest
5. "and was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole, under the hedge"
a. a fence made of bushes b. ground, earth c. shed or small building d. willow tree