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Rip Van Winkle and The legend of Sleepy Hollow

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the story of Rip Van Winkle occur?

a)

In 1799

b)

In 1769

c)

In 1999

d)

In 1879

2.

Why did The Catskills Mountains change colour?

a)

Because they were magical

b)

Because they were high

c)

Because Rip van Winkle lived there

3.

What is the meaning of 'lazy'?

a)

Loco

b)

Triste

c)

Alegre

d)

Perezoso

4.

What was the name of Rip's dog?

a)

Catskills

b)

Judith

c)

Rip

d)

Wolf

5.

How many children had Rip Van Winkle got?

a)

Three

b)

One

c)

Two

d)

He hadn't got children

6.

Who were in the mountains when Rip arrived?

a)

His wife

b)

Strangers

c)

There were nobody

d)

A friend

7.

Did Rip play and drink at the mountains?

a)

Yes, he did

b)

No, he didn't

c)

Yes, he does

d)

No, he doesn't

8.

What does 'inn' mean?

a)

Barba

b)

Rey

c)

Posada

d)

Loco

9.

Rip Van Winkle slept for

(a)  

10.

Who were the strangers at Catskill Mountains?

a)

The ghost of the Dutch explorer

b)

Henry Hudson and his men

c)

His friends

d)

His children

11.

Why did Rip sleep much time?

a)

Because he worked a lot

b)

Because he was mad

c)

Because there were ghosts

d)

Because he was lazy

12.

What was Sleepy Hollow?

a)

A river

b)

A town

c)

A valley

d)

A man

13.

Why was Ichabod afraid?

a)

Because Katrina didn't love him

b)

Because he didn't like spiders

c)

Because Brom was bad

d)

Because he read many books of black magic

14.

What was the most important legend in Tarry Town?

a)

Headless Horseman

b)

Rip Wan Winkle

c)

Ichabod and his friends

d)

There wasn't any favourite legend

15.

Who was Ichabod?

a)

A farmer

b)

Brom's friend

c)

A teacher

d)

A ghost

16.

What type of books did Ichabod read?

a)

About history

b)

About witches and black magic

c)

About kings

d)

About nature

17.

Who did Ichabod love?

a)

Brom's daughter

b)

Katrina Van Tassel

c)

Rip's daughter

d)

Brom's sister

18.

What was the name of Ichabod's horse?

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Daredevil

c)

Wolf

d)

It doesn't say

19.

What did Headless Horseman throw at Ichabod?

a)

A pumpkin

b)

Nothing

c)

His hands

d)

His head

20.

Did Ichabod marry Katrina?

a)

No, Brom married

b)

Yes, he did

c)

Neither of them