The Indian in the Cupboard Worksheets

by Lynne Reid Banks

Reading Level R · Lexile 780L · ATOS 5.0

When Omri puts a plastic toy in a magic cupboard, it comes to life as a real, tiny person. An imaginative adventure about responsibility.

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The Indian in the Cupboard vocabulary words and comprehension questions

44 vocabulary words and 44 comprehension questions across 11 chapters: Chapter 1: The Birthday Present · Chapter 2: The Door Is Shut · Chapter 3: Thirty Scalps · Chapter 4: The Great Outdoors · Chapter 5: Tommy · Chapter 6: The Chief Is Dead, Long Live the Chief · Chapter 7: Uninvited Brothers · Chapter 8: Cowboy! · Chapters 9-10 · Chapters 11-13: School · Chapters 14-16.

Vocabulary words include secondhand, cupboard, disappointed, cautious, astonished, miniature, proud, crouch, longhouse, ransack, gnaw, fierce, marvel, reluctant, wound, panic, orderly, tempted, horrified, bewildered.

Sample questions

What two birthday gifts does Omri receive that the story focuses on?
Why is Omri at first not very impressed with the plastic Indian figure?
Who gives Omri the metal cupboard, and what does it come with?

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