On _______ summer nights when windows were left open

• hot

   

•    cold

• windy

• sleepy

•   icy

Ali could reach in and help himself to whatever came to ___________.

• arm

• stand

• hand

• soft

• foot

One night Ali was reaching in through a _________ when a voice cried out of the darkness.

• wall

• night

• window

• corner

• door

I've done everything I can but there's no cure. Dibdib! Dibdib! ________ can't live

• he

• her

• Ali

• she

'Ali stood frozen to the spot' What was Ali feeling?

• scared

• happy

• sad

• brave

• cold

Who did Ali's wife fetch to help Ali?

• the Dibdib

• a doctor

• a plumber

• the old woman

• Ali

What did Ali think the Dibdib was?

• a dripping tap

• someone's name

• a type of food

• an illness

• something to steal

Why did the old woman laugh?

• The doctor told a joke

• The Dibdib was not an illness.

• The doctor looked funny.

• She heard a funny noise.

• She was scared of the doctor

What kind of text is this?

• a traditional tale

• a biography

• a poem

• a newspaper article

• an e-mail

How many characters are there in the story?

• six

• four

• three

• five

• two