The Children Are Carried Off
by J.M. Barrie from Peter Pan
Chapter 12 passage: Captain Hook is the villain in J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan.” Hook, an evil pirate, has many reasons to hate Peter. This passage explores some of these reasons. After reading the passage, students will use context clues to explain some of the words in the selection.
Reading Comprehension Passage
The Children Are Carried Off
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.
1. Chiefly
2. Persistence
3. Goaded
4. Engaging
5. Cockiness
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1) It was Pan he wanted, Pan and Wendy and their band, but chiefly Pan.
a. sometimes b. usually c. least importantly d. mainly
2) True he had flung Hook’s arm to the crocodile, but even this and the increased insecurity of life to which it led, owing to the crocodile’s persistence, hardly account for a vindictiveness so relentless and malignant.
a. refusal b. determination c. teeth d. power
3) The truth is that there was a something about Peter which goaded the pirate captain to frenzy.
a. guided b. gloated c. glided d. glared
4) “It was not his courage, it was not his engaging appearance, it was not—.”
a. ugly b. attractive c. overwhelming d. tidy
5) “It was Peter’s cockiness.”
a. cluelessness b. assertiveness c. attractiveness d. boldness