Grade 2, Unit 1, Week 2, Selection Test
Name______Date______
Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea
A) Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. What does the word company mean in this sentence?
Mr. Putter wished for some company.
○ A. muffins and tea
○ B. new places to work
○ C. friends or guests
○ D. something fun to do
2. What does the word delighted mean in this sentence?
I was delighted to see my friends.
○ A. unhappy
○ B. upset
○ C. very pleased
○ D. sad
3. What does the word thinning mean in this sentence?
The old yellow cat’s fur was thinning.
○ A. becoming thin or falling out
○ B. gray and short
○ C. thick and long
○ D. getting hard to brush
4. What is Mr. Putter’s problem in the beginning of the story?
○ A. Mr. Putter has to go to work.
○ B. Mr. Putter likes living alone.
○ C. Mr. Putter wants to eat lunch.
○ D. Mr. Putter has no one to share muffins, tea, and stories with.
5. How do you think that makes Mr. Putter feel?
○ A. sad and lonely
○ B. afraid and sad
○ C. happy
○ D. sleepy
6. What was the first thing Mr. Putter did to try to solve his
problem?
○ A. He bought a dog at the pet store.
○ B. He found a puppy near his house.
○ C. He went to the pet store to buy a cat.
○ D. He got three kittens from his friend.
7. Why did Mr. Putter go to the shelter?
○ A. The pet store only had fish.
○ B. The pet store only had dogs.
○ C. There were no cats at the pet store.
○ D. The store was closed.
8. What are some things Tabby did that showed he liked living
with Mr. Putter?
○ A. He purred when Mr. Putter told stories.
○ B. He ate muffins and drank tea.
○ C. He played with toys and sat on the roof.
○ D. He ran away all the time.
B) Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. Write a sentence describing how Mr. Putter and Tabby are
alike.
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10. Write a sentence telling how Mr. Putter solved his problem
at the end of the story.
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