Keys
Question 1
C. verb—to imagine
Correct. The word is a verb in the sentence. Substitute this definition in the sentence, and it makes
sense.
Question 2: Two options.
B. “...and when she had tired herself out with trying, the poor little thing sat down and cried.”
(paragraph 3)
Correct. Once Alice gets frustrated that she cannot reach the table, she sits down on the floor and
cries, which shows she has trouble controlling her emotions when she’s frustrated with something.
E. “But she went on all the same, shedding gallons of tears, until there was a large pool all round
her…” (paragraph 17)
Correct. Once Alice realizes that she cannot get through the door to the garden, she begins to cry,
showing that she has trouble controlling her emotions when something goes wrong.
Question 3
D. Alice convinces herself that she has to eat the cake no matter what, but is upset by the outcome.
Correct. Alice tells herself that she needs to eat the cake to attempt to get the key, but when she does
she realizes that she is now too large to fit through the door, which upsets her.
Question 4
D. dull
Correct. Common, though meaning “ordinary,” has a negative connotation in this context because
Alice’s ordinary life now seems dull.
E. stupid
Correct. Common, though meaning “ordinary,” has a negative connotation in this context because
Alice’s ordinary life now seems stupid.
Question 5
B. She hopes the cake will make her the right size to get into the garden.