Our Foreign Correspondent
by Louisa May Alcott from Little Women
Readers of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel "Little Women" follow the four March sisters as they grow up during the mid-19th century. In this passage, Amy, the youngest March sister, has gone to Europe with her aunt, uncle, and cousin. She writes to her sisters of her adventures in London and Paris, and perhaps there's a romance budding? Students will read the passage and answer questions on the vocabulary and the details.
Reading Comprehension Passage
Our Foreign Correspondent
by Louisa May Alcott from Little Women
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.
- charming
- splendid
- delightful
- reveling
- cultivating
- relics
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1) “The day in Richmond Park was charming, for we had a regular English picnic…”
a. unhappy b. gloomy c. pleasing d. enchanted
2) “…And I had more splendid oaks and groups of deer than I could copy.”
a. excellent b. plentiful c. tall d. dead
3) "Such delightful times as we are having!”
a. busy b. happy c. unhappy d. boring
4) “Rainy days I spend in the Louvre, reveling in pictures.”
a. watching b. drawing c. enjoying d. wandering
5) “Jo would turn up her naughty nose at some of the finest, because she has no soul for art; but I have, and I'm cultivating eye and taste as fast as I can.”
a. opening b. growing c. hiding d. wishing for
6) “She would like the relics of great people better, for I've seen here Napoleon's cocked hat and gray coat, his baby's cradle and his old toothbrush.”
a. artifacts b. paintings c. ideas d. statues