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The American Pepper

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does this story take place?

a)

America

b)

Arinas

c)

India

d)

The text doesn't say

2.

What is a parcel?

a)

a package

b)

a pot

c)

a pan

d)

a hat

3.

How was the parcel wrapped?

a)

in brown paper

b)

in silver paper

c)

in grey paper

d)

in tape

4.

Who was Savni?

a)

a little girl

b)

the Great-Aunt

c)

the mother of the family

d)

the son of the family

5.

Why don't the family read the letter?

a)

They are too impatient to look in the container.

b)

It is addressed to the doctor.

c)

It is in English.

d)

It is missing

6.

What does Murna think is in the pot?

a)

dust

b)

ashes

c)

coffee

d)

pepper

7.

Why does Arinas think that the powder is pepper?

a)

It tastes very hot.

b)

It makes Murna sneeze.

c)

It is written on the pot.

d)

The letter says so

8.

What does the family do with the powder?

a)

They keep it to give to the doctor.

b)

They send it back to America.

c)

They make drinks with it.

d)

They put it on their food.

9.

What does halt mean?

a)

to dance around

b)

to stop moving or doing something

c)

to run away

d)

to sit down

10.

Why does Savni save the last bit of the powder?

a)

as a souvenir

b)

for Dr. Haret

c)

to analyse it

d)

to spread it on the hills

11.

How does Dr. Haret solve the mystery?

a)

He analyses the powder.

b)

He recognizes the powder.

c)

He is a friend of Pasni.

d)

He translates the letter.

12.

What was really in the pot?

a)

coffee

b)

Great-Aunt Pasni

c)

dust

d)

special American pepper