The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
by Lewis Carroll from Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland
Chapter IV Passage: Lewis Carroll’s classic novel "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland" was published in 1865. The delightful story tells about Alice, a young English girl. One day when she is bored, she follows a talking white rabbit down a hole. There she finds a magical world of interesting characters. Alice has trouble staying her normal size. She often become very large or very small. As this chapter begins, Alice is very small.
Reading Comprehension Passage
The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
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.
- anxiously
- muttering
- lest
- looking-glass
- stoop
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1) “White Rabbit, trotting slowly back again and looking anxiously about”
a. joyfully; happily b. curiously or interestingly c. nervously or uneasily d. quietly; softly
2) “Alice heard it muttering to itself”
a. speaking softly; mumbling b. singing; humming c. growling or snarling d. hiccuping
3) “in great fear lest she should meet the real Mary Ann”
a. unless; until b. determined c. hoping; wanting to d. in case; in the event
4) “a little bottle that stood near the looking-glass”
a. wash bowl b. mirror c. window d. telescope
5) “she found her head pressing against the ceiling, and had to stoop to save her neck from being broken”
a. push up; break out b. twist; squirm c. bend or kneel d. jump or leap