Alice in Wonderland

Great Illustrated Classics

Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Alice follows a rabbit into a rabbit hole and goes on to the oddest
adventures a little girl has ever had. Meet some of the most unusual and
whimsical characters you will ever find in the pages of a book!

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: 3 Chapter 9: 19
Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Vocabulary and Spelling Worksheet Vocabulary

Chapter 2: 5 Chapter 10: 21

Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Capitalization, Punctuation, Spelling Analogies

Chapter 3: 7 Chapter 11: 23

Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Dictionary & Thesaurus Skills Grammar

Chapter 4: 9 Chapter 12: 26

Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs Prefixes, Root Words, Suffixes

Chapter 5: 11 Chapter 13: 28

Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading Comprehension Worksheet
The Table of Contents Compound Words

Chapter 6: 13 Chapter 14: 30

Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading Comprehension Worksheet
The Title Page Cursive Handwriting Practice

Chapter 7: 15 Book Review Forms and Outline 32

Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Story Elements and Sequence

Chapter 8: 17 Answer Keys 37

Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms

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 Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
Chapter 1

1 What was it about the rabbit that made Alice curious?

his white fur and pink hearing him talk to his waistcoat pocket
eyes himself and watch
2 How far down the rabbit hole did Alice guess she'd fallen?
4 feet 4,000 feet 4,000 miles
3 Who is Dinah?
Alice's cat Alice's sister Alice's friend
4 What did the gold key unlock?
the doors in the hall the door behind the the exit to the rabbit
curtain hole
5 Why didn't Alice drink from the bottle right away?
she wanted to make the note warned her it was empty
sure it wasn't' poison not to drink it
6 What happened to Alice after she drank from the bottle?
she got sick she began to shrink she felt thirsty
7 Why didn't Alice go into the garden?
she couldn't reach she couldn't fit the key was missing
the key through the door
8 Where did Alice find the cake?
on the glass table in a wooden box in a glass box
9 How was the message "eat me" written?
with a paper label in in currents on the with raisins on the
beautiful handwriting cake cake
10 What happened to Alice when she ate the cake?
she grew larger she grew smaller she stayed the same
size

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 Chapter 1: Vocabulary and Spelling

Circle the word that can replace the underlined word in each sentence.

1 Alice sat idly on the river bank.

busily lazily usefully
2 A white rabbit is not very remarkable.
unusual ordinary normal
3 Without hesitation, Alice jumped into the hole.
pause going courage
4 Alice never considered how she would get out of the hole.
forgot believed thought about
5 Alice began talking about her beloved cat.
adored unloved worthless
6 "There's no use crying like that," Alice lectured herself.
scolded praised cheered
7 Gingerly, she ate a little bit of the cake.
carelessly foolishly carefully

Circle the correctly spelled word.

8 conversashun conversashin conversation

9 daisy dazy daizy

10 opportunity oportunity opertunity

11 certinly certainly certainley

12 poysen poisin poison

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 Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
Chapter 2

1 Why did Alice tell her feet good-bye?

they were she was so tall she they were invisible
disappearing could hardly see
them
2 What was the 4" deep pool of water?
Alice's tears a river sea water
3 How was the rabbit behaving when he returned?
he was in a hurry he was angry he was silly
4 What caused Alice to grow small again?
the rabbit's fan the rabbit's gloves the rabbit
5 About how tall was Alice when she measured herself against the
table?
2 yards 2 feet 2 inches
6 Why did the mouse keep running away from Alice?
she kept talking he was afraid of her she was mean to him
about cats and dogs
7 How did Alice get the mouse to come back to her?
she promised to be she said she wouldn't she promised not to
nice hurt him talk about cats and
dogs
8 The mouse said he would tell Alice the story of his life:
to amuse Alice to explain why he because he liked
hated cats and dogs telling stories
9 Which animal was NOT swimming with Alice?
dog Dodo Lory

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 Chapter 2: Capitalization, Punctuation, & Spelling

Correct the 3 capitalization and punctuation errors in each sentence.

Write the capitalization corrections in the boxes and insert the
punctuation in the correct place in the sentences.

1 alice was so surprised that she forgot how to speak good english

2 i wonder if ive been changed in the night

3 Oh, Mouse, do you know the way out of this pool she wailed.

4 "oh, i beg your Pardon!", cried Alice.

5 alice led the way and the whole party swam to shore

Circle the correctly spelled word.

6 trubble truble trouble

7 desperate desprate desprite

8 unushwal unusual unusal

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 Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
Chapter 3

1 Which words describe the creatures on the bank?

neat bedraggled dry wet
cross happy comfortable uncomfortable
2 What did the group think of the Mouse's story?
it was exciting it was boring it was scary
3 What is a caucus?
a party a race a political meeting
4 Who won the race?
no one everyone Alice
5 What did Alice give for a prize?
a piece of candy a thimble nothing
6 The mouse said his tale was long and sad. What did Alice think he
meant?
his story his tail his book
7 Why was the Mouse offended?
Alice didn't believe she started talking he didn't like her
him about her cat 'nonsense'
8 What did Crab say the lesson was?
don't lose your temper don't speak nonsense always finish a story
9 Why did all the animals leave?
it was late and they Alice started talking they wanted to follow
had to go home about her cat Mouse
10 What did Alice do when the animals left?
got angry followed them cried

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 Chapter 3: Dictionary & Thesaurus Skills

Circle the incorrect meaning of each word. Use a dictionary or

thesaurus if you don't know. Only one word is incorrect.

1 political
government civic church
2 despair
cheer sadness misery
3 solemn
serious somber funny
4 elegant
beautiful crude tasteful
5 absurd
wise ridiculous foolish
6 prosecute
take to court accuse praise
7 denial
disapprove admit reject
8 condemn
approve blame convict
9 offend
insult please annoy
10 various
many several single

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 Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
Chapter 4

1 What was the White Rabbit afraid the queen would do to him?
fire him imprison him execute him
2 What was the White Rabbit looking for?
the door to the his fan and gloves his house
garden
3 What name was the White Rabbit calling Alice?
Mary Ann Alice Duchess
4 How did Alice wind up at the White Rabbit's house?
the White Rabbit led she stumbled upon it the White Rabbit sent
her there while walking her there
5 Alice drank from the bottle because the label instructed her to.
TRUE FALSE
6 How did Alice know the White Rabbit fell into a cucumber frame?
White Rabbit told her she saw him from the she heard a shriek, a
window fall, and a crash
7 Number in the correct order that everyone tried to get in the house.
Bill/chimney Rabbit/window Rabbit/door
8 What happened when Bill tried to get in through the chimney?
Alice kicked him out he got stuck he wouldn't fit in
9 What caused Alice to shrink?
she ate the pebbles she ate little cakes the drink wore off
10 What did Alice find on top of the mushroom?
a puppy something to make a caterpillar
her shrink

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 Chapter 4: Write Your Own Alice In Wonderland Chapter
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs

A NOUN is the name of a person, place, or thing, such as friend, school,

or book. PLURAL means more than one.

An ADJECTIVE is a word that describes a noun, such as sticky, quiet, or

jumpy.

A VERB is an action word. It tells what a noun does, such as run, read, or
scream.

An ADVERB tells how something is done. It describes a verb and often

ends in "ly." Easily, bravely, and truthfully are adverbs.

It was the White Rabbit, ____________________ ____________________,

VERB ADVERB

looking as if he had lost his ____________________. Alice _________________

PLURAL NOUN ADVERB

joined in the hunt. Soon she stumbled upon a ____________ ____________

ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE

____________________. She went inside and found a(n) __________________

NOUN (BUILDING) NOUN (CONTINAINER)

filled with a ____________________ liquid that looked like ________________.

ADJECTIVE NOUN (LIQUID)

Alice took a sip and began to ___________________ so ___________________

VERB ADVERB

that ____________________ began to ____________________ everywhere.

PLURAL NOUN VERB

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 Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
Chapter 5

1 Why did Alice say she wasn't herself?

she didn't feel good she looked different she'd been so many
different sizes
2 Alice felt her conversation with the caterpillar was:
informative confusing & irritating interesting
3 How did the caterpillar speak?
lazily & slowly very quickly normally
4 What was the caterpillar's height?
3" 3' 3 cm
5 What did the caterpillar say would make Alice shorter or taller?
the hookah time mushroom
6 When Alice grew, her neck was compared to:
an eel a serpent a snake
7 How did the pigeon feel about Alice's presence in the treetops?
annoyed pleased indifferent
8 What did the pigeon think Alice was trying to do?
take her eggs keep her awake invade her territory
9 Where was Alice trying to go?
home a little house the beautiful garden
10 Why did Alice decide to make herself small by the little house?
she didn't want to she was tired of she wanted to fit into
frighten anyone being big the house

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 Chapter 5: Table of Contents

Answer the questions using the Table of Contents in your Alice In

Wonderland book.

1 Where is a table of contents found in a book?

beginning middle end
2 What does a table of contents tell you about a book?
alphabetical order chapters, chapter the author and
and page numbers of titles, and page illustrator of the book
topics in the book numbers
3 What is the title of Chapter 7?
Pig & Pepper A Mad Tea Party The Pool of Tears
4 Which chapter would be about the Caterpillar's advice?
3 4 5
5 How many chapters are listed?
10 14 15
6 Is there an index in this book?
yes no
7 Is there a glossary in this book?
yes no
8 On what page does Chapter 8 begin?

9 On what page does Chapter 8 end?

10 Could you find out how to take care of dogs in this book?
yes no

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 My Book Review
1
Title_____________________________________
2
Author ___________________________________
3
Date ____/____/____
4
This book was:

Fiction Non-fiction Biography Other: _______________________

5
This story was about: people animals facts
6
Which words tell about the story? happy sad interesting
7
Did you enjoy this book? yes no some of it
8
Which part did you like best? beginning middle end
9
My favorite character was __________________________________________
10
My least favorite character was _____________________________________
11
I think the best setting was _________________________________________
12
My favorite part was ______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
13
Write a few words that will remind you of the book. ______________________
_______________________________________________________________
14
My rating for this book:
A super book! Very Good This book is okay. I didn't like it.

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By_________________________

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 My Book Review
1
Title_____________________________________
2
Author ___________________________________
3
Date ____/____/____
4
This book was a: fantasy mystery biography Other:_______________
5
This story was about: people animals facts
6
Which words tell about the story? happy strange interesting
7
Did you enjoy this book? yes no some of it
8
Which part did you like best? beginning middle end
9
My favorite character was (circle): Alice White Rabbit Hatter
10
my least favorite character was (underline): Caterpillar Cheshire Cat
other:__________________
11
Most of the settings in this book were at/in ____________________________
12
My favorite part was ______________________________________________
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13
Write a few words that will remind you of the book. ______________________
_______________________________________________________________
14
My rating for this book:

A super book! Very Good This book is okay. I didn't like it.

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By_________________________

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 Book Report
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Title_____________________________________________________
2
Author __________________________________________________
3
Illustrator________________________________________________
4 5
Year First Published__________________ Date _________________________
5
Type of Book/Genre______________________________________________________
6
Main Character__________________________________________________________
7
Other Characters________________________________________________________
8
Setting__________________________________________________________________
9
Plot (What happened in the story, what is it about, summarize)______________________________

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10
Your Opinion/Rating (What are your opinions, would you recommend it to a friend, would you read
other stories by this author?)_______________________________________________________

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 BOOK REPORT CHECKLIST

Use this checklist to write your own book report on the next page.

Title

Author

Illustrator

Year first published

Type of book/genre

Main character

Other characters

Setting

Plot

Review

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 Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
Chapter 1

1 What was it about the rabbit that made Alice curious?

his white fur and pink hearing him talk to his waistcoat pocket
eyes himself and watch
2 How far down the rabbit hole did Alice guess she'd fallen?
4 feet 4,000 feet 4,000 miles
3 Who is Dinah?
Alice's cat Alice's sister Alice's friend
4 What did the gold key unlock?
the doors in the hall the door behind the the exit to the rabbit
curtain hole
5 Why didn't Alice drink from the bottle right away?
she wanted to make the note warned her it was empty
sure it wasn't' poison not to drink it
6 What happened to Alice after she drank from the bottle?
she got sick she began to shrink she felt thirsty
7 Why didn't Alice go into the garden?
she couldn't reach she couldn't fit the key was missing
the key through the door
8 Where did Alice find the cake?
on the glass table in a wooden box in a glass box
9 How was the message "eat me" written?
with a paper label in in currents on the with raisins on the
beautiful handwriting cake cake
10 What happened to Alice when she ate the cake?
she grew larger she grew smaller she stayed the same
size

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 Chapter 1: Vocabulary and Spelling

Circle the word that can replace the underlined word in each sentence.

1 Alice sat idly on the river bank.

busily lazily usefully
2 A white rabbit is not very remarkable.
unusual ordinary normal
3 Without hesitation, Alice jumped into the hole.
pause going courage
4 Alice never considered how she would get out of the hole.
forgot believed thought about
5 Alice began talking about her beloved cat.
adored unloved worthless
6 "There's no use crying like that," Alice lectured herself.
scolded praised cheered
7 Gingerly, she ate a little bit of the cake.
carelessly foolishly carefully

Circle the correctly spelled word.

8 conversashun conversashin conversation

9 daisy dazy daizy

10 opportunity oportunity opertunity

11 certinly certainly certainley

12 poysen poisin poison

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