The Night Before Christmas

Why were the stockings hung by the chimney?

• Because they needed to be warm.

• Because this is where St Nicholas is likely to enter the house.

• Because the Mother had hung them there.

• Because there was nowhere else to put them.

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Who is Saint Nicholas?

• Mrs Claus

• The children's Father

• Santa Claus

• Santa Claws

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Why were the children likely to be dreaming of sugar plums?

• There is lots of yummy food at Christmas time.

• They had a sugar plum tree in their backyard.

• It was their favourite food of all time.

• They were having nightmares.

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What did the person who looked out the window see? (pick two)

• lightning

• Mrs Claus

• a miniature sleigh

• eight tiny reindeer

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Which of the following is NOT one of the reindeer names from the poem?

• Dancer

• Prancer

• Vixen

• Brixen

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Which well-known reindeer was missing in the poem?

• Rudolph

• The one with red toes

• The baby reindeer

• Santa

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How did Saint Nicholas enter the house?

• through the front door

• with a bound

• climbed in the window

• he crept through the back door

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Why was Saint Nicholas's tummy described using the simile 'like a bowl full of jelly'?

• It shook

• It was brightly coloured

• It was big

• It popped out of his clothing

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When did the events described in the poem occur?

• New Years Eve

• Christmas Day

• Boxing Day

• Christmas Eve

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The word 'Twas is the first word of the poem. Which of the following is it?

• a simile

• an adjective

• a contraction

• a metaphor

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