The Home Under the Ground
by J.M. Barrie from Peter Pan
Chapter 7 passage: J.M. Barrie wrote the novel "Peter Pan" in 1911. This is the well-loved story about Peter, Wendy, and their adventures in Neverland. In this passage, Wendy and her brothers, Michael and John, are beginning to forget their other lives as children in Victorian London. Wendy tries to solve the problem in a typical big sister way. Students will read the passage and answer questions on the language in the passage and on the theme.
Reading Comprehension Passage
The Home Under the Ground
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.
- Beloved
- Wear
- Confident
- Disturb
- Insisted
- Ordinary
- Melancholy
- Despised
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1) “As time wore on did she think much about the beloved parents she had left behind her?”
a. beautiful b. admired c. dear d. strict
2) “This is a difficult question, because it is quite impossible to say how time does wear on in the Neverland...”
a. pass slowly b. pass quickly c. pass normally d. pass intermittently
3) “But I am afraid that Wendy did not really worry about her father and mother; she was absolutely confident that they would always keep the window open for her to fly back by, and this gave her complete ease of mind. “
a. unsure b. sure c. pleased d. worried
4) “What did disturb her at times was that John remembered his parents vaguely only…”
a. remind b. scare c. worry d. bother
5) “The other boys thought this awfully interesting, and insisted on joining....”
a. decided carefully b. begged persistently c. asked nicely d. refused adamantly
6) “They were the most ordinary questions—“What was the colour of Mother’s eyes?”
a. difficult b. average c. uncommon d. tricky
7) “…but his answers were perfectly ridiculous, and he really came out last: a melancholy thing.”
a. happy b. sad c. confusing d. rude
8) “Peter did not compete. For one thing he despised all mothers except Wendy…”
a. loved b. upset c. avoided d. disliked