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WorksheetsThe Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the narrator (the person telling the story) in this text?
a)
Ruthie
b)
Ruthie's Papa
c)
Ruthie's granddaughter
d)
Ruthie's Mama
2.
Why do Ruthie and her father travel up into the mountains during springtime?
a)
They need to choose the Christmas tree for the church to use in December.
b)
They want to have a picnic.
c)
They need to cut down the tree for the church to use in December.
d)
They need to plant trees for the church to use in December.
3.
Where does Papa go in Summer?
a)
He goes to work out of town.
b)
He moved to another town.
c)
He has to go fight in the war.
4.
What two things does Ruthie pray for every night when Mama tucks her in?
a)
her father to come home and a new puppy
b)
her father to come home and a doll with a beautiful dress
c)
a doll with a beautiful dress and her mother to come home
d)
her mother's wedding dress and her father to come home
5.
What came in the package Papa sent home to Ruthie and Mama?
a)
dried corn, silk stocking for Mama, and a letter
b)
dried corn, blue satin hair ribbons for Ruthie, and silk stockings for Mama
c)
silk stockings for Mama and red satin hair ribbons for Ruthie
d)
silk stockings for Mama, blue satin hair ribbons for Ruthie, and a letter
6.
What did Papa's letter say?
a)
It said the war was over, and he would be home for Christmas.
b)
It said the war was over, and he would be home for Thanksgiving.
c)
It said the war was never going to be over.
d)
It said the war was over, and he would be home for New Years Day.
7.
What part does Ruthie get to play in the Christmas play?
a)
Mary
b)
Baby Jesus
c)
a shephard
d)
The Heavenly Angel
8.
Why can't Ruthie have a new dress for the Christmas play?
a)
Mama doesn't know how to sew a dress with big sleeves.
b)
Mama has no cloth to make a dress, and no money until Papa comes home.
c)
Mama doesn't want to make Ruthie a dress until Papa comes home.
d)
Mama doesn't want Ruthie to be in the Christmas play.
9.
Why do Mama and Ruthie go up the mountain in the middle of the night?
a)
They have to choose the perfect Christmas tree for the church.
b)
They have to plant the perfect Christmas tree for the church.
c)
They have to cut down the perfect Christmas tree for the church.
d)
They have to tie a ribbon around the perfect Christmas tree for the preacher to come cut down.
10.
How did Mama make Ruthie a dress for the Christmas play?
a)
She bought it.
b)
She made it from Ruthie's old dress.
c)
She borrowed it from a neighbor.
d)
She made it out of her own wedding dress.
11.
What did Mama do with the silk stockings Papa sent to her?
a)
She made a dress for Ruthie.
b)
She made a cat for Ruthie.
c)
She made a doll for Ruthie.
d)
She made a Christmas tree for Ruthie.
12.
Who did the folks who live in the holler hear singing up on the ridge?
a)
Ruthie and Mama
b)
angels
c)
wolves
d)
a choir
13.
Which of the following was one of the Christmas treats passed out to the children at Ruthie's church?
a)
a candy cane
b)
a Reese cup
c)
an apple
d)
an orange
14.
Who was waiting with St. Nicholas when Ruthie and Mama came out of the church?
a)
Papa
b)
the preacher
c)
elves
d)
an angel
15.
What is a synonym for the word, custom?
a)
fake
b)
customer
c)
tradition
d)
Christmas
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