WorksheetsGenesis and Catastrophe
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who's the author of Genesis and Catastrophe?
J.K. Rowling
Roald Dahl
Charles Dickens
George Orwell
What's an innkeeper?
herbergier
hotelhouder
huiseigenaar
restaurant eigenaar
The father is an overbearing, bullying little drunkard. Translate the word in bold.
vriendelijke
goedaardige
arrogant
zwaarlijvige
Which is the odd one out? Which isn't their child?
Ida
Otto
Klara
Gustav
Klara used to get up and creep over to the cradle. Translate cradle
kroeg
wieg
keuken
voorraadkast
We baptized him quickly on the third day. Translate "baptize"
een naam gegeven
gedoopt
geheiligd
aangemeld bij de gemeente
What does "specimen" mean in why can't they be better specimens?
proefmonster
exemplaar
test
baby
What is the name of the husband?
Otto
Alois
Gustav
Adolf
Translate "swaddled" in "The baby was tightly swaddled in a white woollen shawl"
ingebakerd
verstikken
rustig aan het slapen
verslikken
Near the end of the story the mother is frightened to look at her new-born. Why?
She's afraid he will be hideous
She can't believe she has another baby and that he is healthy
She's afraid her husband won't like the baby
She's afraid looking at the baby will make him sick
How many babies did the couple lose and in how many months?
2 children in 24 months
3 children in 18 months
4 children in 4 years
3 children in 10 months
Roald Dahl was born in which country?
Norway
Wales
England
America
What's the definition of Genesis?
Biblical
The beginning
The end
Hell
I was simply being an inquisitive old man, that is all. Translate inquisitive
eigenaardig
nieuwsgierig
bemoeizuchtig
vriendelijke
