Charlotte’s Web – Study Guide

Step out on a farm and learn the true meaning of friendship among the animals.

Written to Bloom’s Taxonomy, the worksheets incorporate a variety of scaffolding strategies along with additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key.

• Use a variety of true or false, fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions to check comprehension.
• Sequence events from the story in the order that they happened.
• Students share their opinions on the lifespan of animals on a farm.
• Write the vocabulary word from the book next to its meaning.
• Write the name of the character next to their quote from the novel.
• Describe how Wilbur tried to make himself look ‘radiant’.
• Predict what Charlotte’s ‘masterpiece’ will be.
• Describe Templeton’s character using examples from the book.
• Complete a Spider Web Map to list the main ideas of the story. 

Novel Summary: Charlotte’s Web is a magical story about childhood, friendship, and loyalty. An eight-year-old girl named Fern saves the life of a newborn piglet named Wilbur and the adventure begins. Soon, Wilbur and the other animals in the barn cellar are a great part of Fern’s life. Wilbur notices that everyone in the barn is busy except him. He becomes lonely and sad. A sweet voice comes out of the darkness of the barn cellar and says, “I’ll be a friend to you.” The voice belongs to a small gray spider named Charlotte A. Cavatica. Charlotte turns out to be a wonderful friend. She listens to Wilbur and enjoys his child-like ways. Soon he finds out what might happen to him when the cold weather comes. Charlotte promises to find a way to save his life. Through the wondrous writings in her web, Charlotte does save Wilbur’s life. And because he is her true friend, Wilbur saves Charlotte’s future.

Note: The novel Charlotte’s Web must be purchased separately.