The Mouse and the Motorcycle Worksheets

by Beverly Cleary

Reading Level O · Lexile 860L · ATOS 5.1

A young mouse named Ralph befriends a boy and discovers the thrill of riding a toy motorcycle.

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The Mouse and the Motorcycle vocabulary words and comprehension questions

52 vocabulary words and 52 comprehension questions across 13 chapters: Chapter 1 · Chapter 2 · Chapter 3 · Chapter 4 · Chapter 5 · Chapter 6 · Chapter 7 · Chapter 8 · Chapter 9 · Chapter 10 · Chapter 11 · Chapter 12 · Chapter 13.

Vocabulary words include knothole, inn, lobby, perplexed, motorcycle, handlebars, crumbs, engine, escape, predicament, trapped, useless, whisper, freedom, speed, cowered, discover, daredevil, mysterious, astonished.

Sample questions

Where does Ralph the mouse live?
What new family comes to stay at the Mountain View Inn?
Why is Ralph so interested in the boy named Keith?

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