G7 S2 W17 Grammar Quiz: A Monster Calls Plot

Conor ______ in bed when the monster first appears.

• lay

• lays

• is laying

• was lying

The monster says Conor ______ for him.

• had called

• called

• has called

• is calling

If Conor ______ the monster's stories, he might understand his own truth better.

• had listened

• listens

• listening

• listened

The yew tree in Conor’s backyard is ______ the monster takes its form from.

• where

• which

• that

• who

Conor’s mother ______ weaker as the story progresses.

• had got

• has got

• got

• gets

The monster told Conor that he ______ three stories before Conor had to tell his own truth.

• would tell

• tells

• will tell

• told

Conor kept hoping his mother ______ better soon.

• gets

• would get

• is getting

• has gotten

While Conor ______ his grandmother’s house, he destroyed her expensive clock.

• was staying at

• stayed at

• has stayed at

• stays at

By the time the monster finished the third tale, Conor ______ what his nightmare truly meant.

• is realizing

• had realized

• realizes

• realized

Neither Conor nor his mother ______ to admit how bad things were.

• wants

• want

• has wanted

• was wanting