The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Word Bank
cunning	destination	dramatic	ebbed
errand	informed	nylon	postcard
quavered	roused	steadfast

Vocabulary activity for Chapter 11 of The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary!

Here are some exerts from the story. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. When you have answered all of the questions, click the "Check Answer" button. A box will pop-up with your score. Do not close until your score is printed or reviewed by your teacher.

"I have to go out into the hotel," Ralph _____ his relatives.
1. ebbed
2. informed
3. roused
His answer was _____ enough even for Uncle Lester.
1. dramatic
2. cunning
3. steadfast
"But Ralph," _____ Aunt Sissy.
1. informed
2. quavered
3. roused
Ralph was outwardly _____ in his determination.
1. cunning
2. dramatic
3. steadfast
Ralph's Aunt Adrienne, who liked nice things, had climbed into a suitcase to examine a _____ stocking and someone had closed the suitcase.
1. errand
2. nylon
3. destination
Once out in the hall, his courage _____.
1. quavered
2. informed
3. ebbed
This news _____ Mary Lou from bed.
1. roused
2. postcard
3. ebbed
"Just look at his _____ little paws."
1. cunning
2. roused
3. erranded
A cage in a kindergarten class in Wichita, however, was not exactly the _____ he had in mind.
1. postcard
2. nylon
3. destination
She hurt his feelings as well, calling him a pest when he was on an _____ of mercy.
1. postcard
2. destination
3. errand
The young teacher reached over to the bedside table where she picked up a picture _____.
1. nylon
2. errand
3. postcard