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THE SOUND MACHINE by Roald Dahl

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Roald Dahl was ...

a)

Dutch

b)

Welsh

c)

German

d)

American

2.

Roald Dahl`s stories are ...

a)

filled with romance

b)

full of drama and tragedy

c)

full of tension and horror

d)

filled with grace and imagination

3.

Klausner is obsessed with ...

a)

sights

b)

feelings

c)

ghosts

d)

sounds

4.

The story is written in the third person and it is quite ...

a)

intriguing and mysterious

b)

rich and amazing

c)

astonishing and clear

d)

interesting and easy

5.

The story characters are ...

a)

Dr. Scott and his sister

b)

Klausner and hs wife

c)

Dr. Scott and Klausner

d)

Dr. Scott and Kluzner

6.

Physically, Klausner is ...

a)

small, hairy and fat

b)

small, pale and thin

c)

small, thin and ugly

d)

small, pale and fat

7.

Mrs. Saunders is ...

a)

Klausner`s doctor

b)

Klausner`s wife

c)

Klausner`s cousin

d)

Klausner`s neighbour

8.

Psychologically Klausner is ...

a)

insecure, patient, calm and responsible

b)

insecure, calm, meticulous and intolerant

c)

insecure, nervous, meticulous and patient

d)

insecure, calm, mad and strict

9.

Dr. Scott is ...

a)

Calm, self-assured and tolerant

b)

Nervous, selfish and intolerant

c)

Calm, self-centered and lazy

d)

Nervous, sceptical and inquisitive

10.

the Language and Style is ...

a)

Straightforward, Non-repetitive and short

b)

Simple, descriptive and rich

c)

Short-sentenced, repetitive and poor

d)

Contrastive, short and poor

11.

The story suggests that it is possible for a person ...

a)

to obbey to what the group stands for

b)

to fight against your own beliefs

c)

to compromise to a socially accepted solution

d)

to stick to their beliefs no matter what the society upholds

12.

People who have different ideas are usually labelled as ...

a)

mad

b)

great

c)

intelligent

d)

sane

13.

Throughout the story, the reader cannot tell if the sounds were ...

a)

loud

b)

really true

c)

low

d)

really awkard

14.

One of the messages the story wants to convey is that ...

a)

we should disrespect people who are different from us.

b)

we should not request people who are different from us.

c)

we should not respect people who are different

d)

we should not reject people who are different from us.

15.

Roal Dahl`s advice is:

a)

be strong

b)

pursue the truth no matter what

c)

disrespect the environment

d)

disrespect the difference

16.

In a few words never ...

a)

understand the differences

b)

judge people beforehand

c)

think twice

d)

look for trouble