Worksheets"Lord of the Flies" Chapter 2-3
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the boys all end up stranded on this secluded island?
a)
Their plane was shot down and crashed on the island.
b)
Their boat sank and they swam to the island.
c)
Their balloon lost air and landed on the island
d)
They were dropped off by a cruise ship
2.
What do the boys have that is the symbol of authority in the society they form?
a)
A conch shell
b)
A British flag
c)
A Bible
d)
A whale jaw bone
3.
What does Ralph suggest they do to help themselves get rescued?
a)
Plant crops
b)
Make 3 lifeboats
c)
Make a fire and signal passing ships
d)
Make a house
4.
What is rule does Ralph establish?
a)
Everyone must die
b)
Break a rule and get hit with a stick
c)
You need the shell to talk
d)
He is the absolute leader
5.
How do the boys start the fire?
a)
The boys start it with a match
b)
The boys start it with Piggy's glasses
c)
The boys start it with two sticks
d)
The boys start it with water
6.
Who defends Piggy from Jack for not helping with the fire?
a)
Simon
b)
Ralph
c)
Jack
d)
Roger
7.
Which character is described as a "
numerous small children of the group" .
numerous small children of the group" .
a)
Sam
b)
Maurice
c)
Roger
d)
Littluns
8.
What does a Little 'Un think he has seen in the forest?
a)
A snake-thing which he calls a beastie
b)
Adults' footprints
c)
A pack of wild dogs
d)
The skeleton of a large animal
9.
Goes with Ralph and Jack to explore the island
a)
Roger
b)
Simon
c)
Piggy
d)
Johnny
10.
How does the fire become uncontrollable?
a)
The fire quickly spreads when sparks from the fire ignite the surrounding jungle
b)
water was poured onto it
c)
The boys threw a fire cracker at it
d)
Shot a flame thrower into the jungle
11.
Why does the boy's plan for rescue fail?
a)
The ground and wood were wet and the fire would not burn.
b)
They didn't have a well-thought out plan to control the fire.
c)
It was foggy and no one could see the signal.
d)
They were afraid to get close enough to keep the fire going.
12.
What do Ralph and Jack embarrassingly realize?
a)
They have no change of clothes
b)
They have no food
c)
They don't know how to start a fire
d)
They hate each other
13.
What does Piggy say they should have done before starting a fire?
a)
caught a pig
b)
made more shelters
c)
got more glasses
d)
found a ship
14.
What happened to the boy with the mulberry colored birthmark, at the end of the chapter?
a)
He sees a signal ship
b)
He is lost in the fire
c)
He encounters the beastie
d)
He joins the hunterse
15.
What literary device is it when Piggy says, "Just like a bunch of kids," to the boys when they are running, excited to start the fire?
a)
verbal irony
b)
situational irony
c)
dramatic irony
d)
allegory
16.
What does Jack's hesitation to kill the piglet show?
a)
He gets sick at the sight of blood.
b)
He must learn to put aside his inhibitions.
c)
He has never used a knife before.
d)
He is secretly a coward.
17.
What does a Little 'Un think he has seen in the forest?
a)
A snake-thing which he calls a beastie
b)
Adults' footprints
c)
A pack of wild dogs
d)
The skeleton of a large animal
18.
Thinks his father in the Royal Navy will rescue them
a)
Piggy
b)
Ralph
c)
Jack
d)
Johnny
19.
During the first assembly on the island, what's the first point brought up by Ralph?
a)
They're in fact on an island all by themselves
b)
There are not girls on the island
c)
They need to find a source of clean drinking water
20.
During the assembly, what do Ralph and Jack first agree on?
a)
They need to make shelters for protection
b)
The boys shouldn't take a daily bath in the lagoon
c)
They need hunters to get them meat
21.
How do the boys decide to use the conch to keep them organized?
a)
Whoever is holding it gets to speak
b)
They'll use it to carry fresh water
c)
The conch will be used to make their home base
22.
What distinguished trait does the little boy have on his face that brings up the idea of the "beastie" living on the island?
a)
A large wound from the plane crash
b)
A mulberry colored birthmark
c)
His face is covered with freckles
23.
What do the boys decide will be the best way to get them rescued?
a)
To build a fire on the top of the mountain
b)
Create a large "SOS" on the beach using logs and other debris
c)
To blow the conch everyday when the sun is at its highest point in the sky
24.
What do the boys eventually use in order to start the fire on the top of the mountain?
a)
Piggy's matches
b)
Two pieces of flint crashed together to make a spark
c)
Piggy's glasses
25.
At the end of the chapter, what happened to the little boy who brought up the idea of the "beastie"?
a)
He seems to have disappeared
b)
He went looking for the fruit during the assembly
c)
He ran away after "pinching" Piggy's specs
26.
In the first chapter, Piggy is given one job. What does he fail to do by the end of the second chapter?
a)
Get a list of names of all the boys on the island
b)
Build a shelter down by the beach
c)
Collect enough fruit for all the boys to eat
27.
Which character in the novel appears to have the least amount to contribute as far as helping the boys survive?
a)
Ralph
b)
Piggy
c)
Jack
28.
What is the name of Chapter 3?
a)
Fire on the mountain
b)
Huts on the beach
c)
The hunters
d)
Huts by the Lagoon
29.
What is Jack doing at the start of the chapter?
a)
arguing with Ralph
b)
killing a pig
c)
bullying Piggie
d)
hunting a pig
30.
Who has been building shelters?
a)
Simon and Ralph
b)
Ralph and Jack
c)
Simon, Ralph, and Piggy
d)
Ralph
31.
How many shelters have they managed to build?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
1
d)
3
32.
What term do the leaders use for the younger boys?
a)
littluns
b)
little ones
c)
littlies
d)
kiddies
33.
What two things do Jack and Ralph argue about?
a)
the hunting and the shelters
b)
the conch and the shelters
c)
the shelters and the fire
d)
the fire and the conch
34.
What does Jack think will improve the effectiveness of his spear?
a)
war paint
b)
a knife
c)
a sharp shell
d)
a barb
35.
What two labels do they give the imaginary monster?
a)
beast and creature
b)
snake-thing & beastie
c)
beastie & ogre
d)
serpent and beast
36.
Where does Simon go at the end of the chapter?
a)
up the mountain
b)
hunting in the pig run
c)
into the jungle- inside the creeper mat
d)
inside the shelter
37.
Ralph is the protagonist of this story, but who is his antagonist?
a)
Piggy
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
38.
Who is the protagonist of the story?
a)
Piggy
b)
Simon
c)
Ralph
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