WorksheetsLiterature
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
In E. Nesbit's novel "Five Children and It", what is "It"?
a flying carpet
a magic ring
a treasure
a sand fairy
In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", what is Lucy doing when she first discovers the magical wardrobe?
hanging up clothes
cleaning
exploring the house
packing to leave
What kind of animal is Reepicheep?
a bear
a centaur
a lion
a mouse
In "Half Magic", by Edward Eager, the children discover a magic ...?
coin
ring
spell
genie
A boy called Wart is taken under the wing of a wizard, who turns him into all sorts of creatures, in order to further his education. In the end, the boy discovers his destiny. What is the book?
The Twits
Rewards and Fairies
The Sword in the Stone
The Never-Ending Story
Under Platform 13, at King's Cross Railway Station, is a gump. What IS a gump?
a pile of weapons
a kind of chewing gum
an ogre
a hidden door to a different world
This book has witches, flying monkeys, a cowardly lion, and a girl who just wants to go home. What is the girl's name?
Anthea
Alice
Lucy
Dorothy
In this book, a young boy brings his toy Indian to life inside a magic cupboard. What is the boy's name?
Omri
Cyril
Patrick
Wart
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit", Bilbo Baggins and a band of dwarves set off to steal a treasure from a dragon. What is the dragon's name?
Nidhogg
Smaug
Fafnir
Jormungand
In this book, a girl has fallen down a rabbit hole, grown smaller and then larger, and is now at a very strange tea-party. Who keeps falling asleep at the party?
the March Hare
the dormouse
the mock turlte
the Mad Hatter
In this book, a girl has fallen down a rabbit hole, grown smaller and then larger, and is now at a very strange tea-party. Who keeps falling asleep at the party?
a Roman centurian
a pirate
a Norman knight
an ancient god
In this book, a girl has fallen down a rabbit hole, grown smaller and then larger, and is now at a very strange tea-party. Who keeps falling asleep at the party?
little witches
frogs
mice
water
In this book, a girl has fallen down a rabbit hole, grown smaller and then larger, and is now at a very strange tea-party. Who keeps falling asleep at the party?
a carpenter
an astronaut
a vampire slayer
a witch
In this book, a boy named Bastian becomes involved in a quest to save Fantasia. In fact, Bastian actually ENTERS the book.
The Never-Ending Story
The Islands of the Aunts
The Ogre Downstairs
The Secret World of Og
In this book, a boy with a scar on his face goes to Wizard School at Hogwarts. What is the boy's cousin's name?
Draco
Ron
Dudley
Piers
This story was written by the English writer Charles Dickens. A grumpy old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is transformed into a generous and kind person after being visited by three ghosts who show him the error of his ways. What is the book's title?
A Christmas Carol
Three Christmas Ghosts
Marley and Scrooge
Scrooge
This French author wrote about space and undersea travel long before they were considered a real possibility, and has often been called "the father of science fiction." His books include such daring adventures as "A Journey to the Center of the Earth", "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and "Around the World in Eighty Days." Who was he?
Verne Gagne
Verne Troyer
Jules Feiffer
Jules Verne
Who wrote "The Jungle Book"?
Joseph Conrad
Jack London
Herman Melville
Rudyard Kipling
With both his parents dead, young David Balfour sets out to learn the truth about his rightful inheritance. His cruel uncle Ebenezer wants David gone, and arranges for him to be spirited away and sold into slavery. Robert Louis Stevenson is the author of this book about David's adventures and the people he meets in his quest for justice. What's the name of this book, which was published in 1886?
Kidnapped
The Master of Ballantrae
Treasure Island
The Ebb-Tide
In the early 1800s, two German brothers gathered and published folk tales which had been handed down over generations. Their collections of stories included "Hansel and Gretel", "Rapunzel", "Little Red Riding Hood" among many others. Which brothers brought us these fairy tales?
The Brothers Brown
The Brothers Grimm
The Heidelburg Brothers
The Basile Brothers
One of the most beloved authors of children's stories has given us such tales as "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Snow Queen." Who was this Danish author?
Hans Frederick Jorgensen
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Haakon Christoffersen
Hans Neils Christensen
Dorothy Gale, a young girl living in Kansas, is swept away by a cyclone and dropped into a fantasy land. She meets a man made of tin, a lion who's a big fraidy cat and a scarecrow who believes he lacks a brain. Dorothy is seeking a powerful wizard to grant her one wish, to return home. To which city must Dorothy travel to find the wizard?
Ruby City
Emerald City
Diamond City
City of Gold
What are the names of the four March sisters in Louisa May Alcott's classic novel "Little Women".
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy
Mary, Ellen, Frances, Virginia
Annabelle, Charlotte, Maud, Phillipa
Allegra, Emily, Jennie, Rosalind
Of Mice and Men : Why do George and Lennie leave the ranch in Weed?
Lennie killed the farmer's rabbit.
Lennie was accused of rape.
Lennie and George were fired.
Lennie fought with the farmer's son-in-law.
Of Mice and Men : For what does Lennie ask that angers George?
Ketchup
Beans
A puppy
Rabbits
Of Mice and Men : According to George, why are he and Lennie different from other migrant laborers?
They have a chance to fulfill their dream of owning land.
They are not lonely, for they have each other.
They don't have any responsibilities.
They cannot move from job to job as easily because of Lennie's disability.
Of Mice and Men : Which of the following does not foreshadow later events in the novel?
George scolds Lennie for getting them fired from every job they have.
George kills the mouse that he holds.
George talks about Aunt Clara
George tells Lennie where to hide if there is trouble.
Of Mice and Men : Which of the following does not describe Lennie?
Forgetful
Innocent
Slow-witted
Talkative
Of Mice and Men : Why does Curley dislike Lennie?
The boss tells Curley to watch out for Lennie.
Lennie laughs at Curley.
Curley is jealous of those who are bigger than he.
Lennie ogles his wife.
What is Romeo's last name?
Capulet
Montague
Romeo and Juliet : Who stabs Mercutio?
Benvolio
Peter
Tybalt
Romeo
Romeo and Juliet : What were Mercutio's last words?
"O, find him! Give this ring to my true knight and bid him come to take his last farewell."
"Help me into some houses, Benvolio, or I shall faint. A plague on both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me. I have it, and soundly too. Your houses!
"For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."
