“Hook or Me This Time”
by J.M. Barrie from Peter Pan
Chapter 15 passage: “Peter Pan” is the classic tale of the boy from Neverland that wouldn’t grow up. In this scene, Peter goes to the pirate ship to rescue Wendy and the boys from Captain Hook. Students will read the passage and respond to questions on the language, the main idea, and the details.
Reading Comprehension Passage
“Hook or Me This Time”
by J.M. Barrie from Peter Pan
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.
- Odd
- Stealing
- Peculiar
- Eerie
- Superbly
- Mishap
- Ingenious
- Cowering
- Swiftly
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1) “Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.”
a. confusing b. strange c. wonderful d. worrisome
2) “When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.”
a. moving quickly b. moving openly c. moving greedily d. moving carefully
3) “He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.”
a. unusual b. plain c. simple d. important
4) “At first he thought this eerie, but soon concluded rightly that the clock had run down.”
a. strange b. frightening c. confusing d. boring
5) “He ticked superbly, but with one unforeseen result.”
a. continually b. wonderfully c. kindly d. poorly
6) “Peter reached the shore without mishap, and went straight on, his legs encountering the water as if quite unaware that they had entered a new element.”
a. good luck b. bad luck c. help d. prayers
7) “Had he known he would have stopped, for to board the brig by help of the tick, though an ingenious idea, had not occurred to him.
a. wild b. unusual c. simple d. clever
8) “… he was amazed to see the pirates cowering from him…”
a. crouching in fear b. taking gold c. standing away d. moving confidently
9) “At first he thought the sound did come from the crocodile, and he looked behind him swiftly.”
a. quietly b. quickly c. continually d. worriedly