WorksheetsThe Veldt
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why do the parents run into the nursery at the end?
a)
They go to investigate screams
b)
The kids call for them to come
c)
David McClean tells them to check it out
d)
They want a vacation
2.
Where is the family supposed to go on vacation?
a)
Iowa
b)
New York
c)
Mars
d)
New York City
3.
To whom does Peter say "Don't let them switch off the nursery and the house?
a)
His sister
b)
Dr. McClean
c)
His skateboard
d)
The nursery/and the house
4.
Where did Peter and Wendy used to go when they were in the nursery?
a)
France
b)
Into the future
c)
Classic children fairy tales
d)
X-men's universe
5.
Who said "But nothing is too good for our children?
a)
Lydia
b)
George
c)
The house
d)
David McClean
6.
Who said "Maybe I don't have enough to do. Maybe I have time to think to much?
a)
Your Parents
b)
George
c)
Lydia
d)
Wendy
7.
Who said "I don't want to do anything but look and listen and smell; what else is there to do?
a)
Wendy
b)
Peter
c)
Simon Cowell
d)
Batman
8.
How does Peter respond to George's threat to shut down the house?
a)
Peter laughs
b)
Peter promises to do better
c)
Peter threatens George
d)
Peter cries
9.
What does Lydia want to do once the house is shut off?
a)
Write a novel
b)
Vacation
c)
Do housework
d)
Fight crime
10.
What or whom do the kids love most?
a)
Their parents
b)
Their hot dogs and strawberry ice cream
c)
Their nursery
d)
Their psychologist
11.
What do the kids imagine in the Veldt?
a)
hot sun
b)
death
c)
picnics
and tea
and tea
d)
zebras
12.
What animals are most important in Africa?
a)
Vultures
b)
Lions
c)
Hyenas
d)
Tigers
13.
What happens after George and Lydia scream in the nursery?
a)
The kids let the out
b)
They realize why the earlier screams sounded familiar
c)
McClean comes to rescue them
d)
They hear a popular dance sont
14.
What does Wendy set the nursery to when she comes back from the carnival?
a)
Tarzan and the jungle
b)
Rima and Green Mountains
c)
Statue of Liberty
d)
Peter Pan and the Lost Children
15.
Where is the Happylife home?
a)
The story doesn't say
b)
A small town in N.Y.
c)
African Veldt
d)
A Rocket Ship
16.
What is a Veldt?
a)
a jungle
b)
a shopping mall
c)
a grassland
d)
a mountain
17.
a jaunt is
a)
a piece of clothing
b)
a pleasure trip
c)
a new soda
d)
a pair of sneakers
18.
lurking
a)
moving
b)
lunging
c)
hiding
d)
jumping
19.
Insufferable is
a)
intersperse
b)
incapable
c)
insomnia
d)
intolerable
20.
Engrossed is
a)
something that is gross
b)
grotesque
c)
deeply involved with
d)
to be bored with
21.
Neurotic is
a)
in control of oneself
b)
mentally unstable
c)
not knowing
d)
being jovial
22.
The word Agate was used to describe
a)
a rock
b)
the nursery
c)
Lydia
d)
Wendy and Peter's eye color
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