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English fun

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the clock stopped?

a)

At 5.12

b)

At 11.55

c)

At 12.00

d)

At 12.02

e)

At 00.0

2.

Why did the people gather under the Town Hall clock?

a)

To welcome the New Year

b)

To see the newly bought clock

c)

To strike the laughing people

d)

To stop people who shouted

e)

To stop the bus

3.

Based on the text, where was the writer

a)

At the center of the town

b)

At home

c)

At the beach

d)

At the street

e)

At the market

4.

When did the event happen

a)

in the middle of the year

b)

Christmas celebration

c)

The end of the year

d)

at the weekend as usual

e)

Freedom day

5.

Which of the following is not true according to the text?

a)

the writer was waiting to celebrate the New Year

b)

the writer brought a watch

c)

The writer celebrated the New Year with his family

d)

the writer was very happy

e)

The writter celebrated it at the end of the year

6.

What probably happened when someone shouted that the clock stopped?

a)

Everybody directly celebrated the New Year

b)

everybody sings and laugh.

c)

everybody looked for a watch

d)

everybody shouted too

e)

The watch stopped

7.

What does the first sentence tell you

a)

The problem that the writer met

b)

The funny thing in the story

c)

The opening of the story

d)

The past event

e)

The tragic story

8.

“It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.”

The underlined word refers to …

a)

the clock

b)

author’s watch

c)

the town

d)

The place

e)

The hall

9.

It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock

What is the closest meaning of word 'large'?

a)

A mass

b)

Big

c)

Many

d)

Lots of

e)

Thin

10.

“The big clock refused to welcome the New Year”

What is the synonym of the word ….

a)

Reject

b)

Accept

c)

Admit

d)

Cancel

e)

Pause