MILLY-MOLLY-MANDY

By

Joyce Lankester Brisley

Comprehension Guide

Name ______

Date ______

Story 1What did Milly-Molly-Mandy get for Aunty?

Story 2Name one of the things Milly-Molly-Mandy did with the penny she found.

Story 3True/False Great-Aunty Margaret is huge.

What does Milly-Molly-Mandy put in the little spare room to show there’s lots of room for love?

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Story 4Why would it have been wrong for Milly-Molly-Mandy and little friend Susan to go blackberrying where the notice sign was posted?

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Story 5Milly-Molly-Mandy wanted which prize most of all?

  1. the fairy doll
  2. the storybook
  3. the booby rabbit

Story 6Where did Milly-Molly-Mandy and Susan sleep? ______

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Story 7What did Milly-Molly-Mandy say was “our sort of fruit”?

What did Milly-Molly-Mandy and Billy Blunt do?

  1. tidy flower beds
  2. plant grass in the holes in the lawn
  3. paint the water-butt and roller
  4. all of the above

Story 8What did Billy Blunt do when Milly-Molly-Mandy accidentally gave him thirteen aniseed balls instead of twelve? ______

Story 9True/FalseMilly-Molly-Mandy and Susan did not invite the postman to the party.

Story 10Was Miss Edwards a mean person? Why or why not?

What did she make for Milly-Molly-Mandy?

Story 11Do you think the shabby boy really was the fastest?

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Story12How did her family keep Milly-Molly-Mandy’s new bedroom a surprise?

Story 13The concert was joined by whom without being invited? ______

Story 14What did everyone do that was “naughty” while Mother was away? ______

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Story 15Who went to the sea with Milly-Molly-Mandy?

  1. Billy Blunt
  2. Uncle
  3. Grandpa
  4. All of the above

Story 16What kind of baby did Milly-Molly-Mandy mind? ______

What did she name him? ______

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Story 17What did Milly-Molly-Mandy and Billy Blunt do with the fish they caught?

Story 18What is a thatched roof made of? ______

Story 19Who came to supper while Milly-Molly-Mandy and Susan keeping house?

What did they eat?

  1. fried onion
  2. bread-and-dripping
  3. warm milk
  4. currant cake
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above

Story 20Why does the Blacksmith call his helper Reginald?

What did Mr. Rudge fire in his anvil to have a proper blacksmith wedding?

Story 21What kind of dress stuff did Milly-Molly-Mandy get and why?

MILLY-MOLLY-MANDY ANSWERS

  1. needle
  2. green mustard and cress, wool, patty pan, sweets, bank, duckling
  3. false; marigolds
  4. because it’s someone else’s property who doesn’t want them there
  5. c
  6. spare room
  7. making yourself useful; d
  8. gave it back
  9. false
  10. no, she’s just strict at school; sailor girls
  11. no, he was just being compassionate
  12. by telling her all the changes to the storeroom were for the jam pots
  13. Toby the dog
  14. Fixed up kitchen, attic, garden, etc. and Mother made MMM a blue dressing gown
  15. A
  16. A hedgehog; Horace
  17. Threw them back
  18. straw
  19. Billy Blunt; e
  20. Because his name is Tom like the smith’s and it’s too confusing to have two Toms; gunpowder
  21. Pink and white stripes again because Bunchy needs flower print to match her name and there’s only enough flower print for one dress

Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories 1-7


Across

2. In which room did Milly-Molly-Mandy and Susan sleep?

5. What did Milly-Molly-Mandy put in the spare room?

Down

1. What did Milly-Molly-Mandy get for Aunty?

3. Which prize did Milly-Molly-Mandy want most?

4. Who helped Milly-Molly-Mandy tidy the flower beds?

6. One of the items Milly-Molly-Mandy bought with the penny she found.

Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories 8-14

A P A K A D Y A M C X F W F Y

N W O N I S X B I Q A E C D S

I S S S J T B T O D W E N N X

S C T Z T X C L J T U A X O Y

E J M O J M N H H C M J B A X

E H K X R A A V E Y J U H N V

D Q B M Q E P N L N J O W Z I

K G A U O E R L G H S L U Y E

S F F Y Y G O O G P C L V T J

Z P L E A M M F O W B D A K T

A Y O M Y U M X Q M B B J U D

H M L L F A N J G C Y I U G E

S T L L L T W T G D P F Z S S

Q I V I I U Z G V I R T Z Z I

M V R I H B E F M Z A Z G S C

ANISEED

BILLY

KITCHEN

MILLY-MOLLY-MANDY

POSTMAN

STOREROOM

TOBY

Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories 15-21


Across

3. What is Reginald's real name?

6. Mr. Rudge fired ______in his anvil.

Down

1. What is a thatched roof made of?

2. Milly-Molly-Mandy minded what kind of baby?

4. What was the baby's name?

5. What is one of the things they ate for supper?