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The Way Back Home

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the title of the book?

a)

The Way to School

b)

The Way Back Home

c)

The Way to the Moon

d)

A Boy and a Martian

2.

Who is the author of the book?

a)

Oliver Jeffers

b)

Julien

c)

Mr Hammond

d)

Julia Donaldson

3.

The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers is a rhyming story.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What did the boy find in his cupboard?

a)

a martian

b)

a toy car

c)

a mess

d)

an aeroplane

5.

What happened to the boy's aeroplane?

a)

It kept flying higher and higher and landed on a star.

b)

It broke.

c)

It ran out of petrol.

d)

A wing fell off.

6.

The boy and his plane got stuck on...

a)

an alien spaceship

b)

a star

c)

the earth

d)

the moon

7.

Who had trouble with his spaceship?

a)

the Martian

b)

the boy

c)

Mr Adrian

d)

a dog

8.

Why were the boy and the Martian afraid at first?

a)

They were afraid of the Maths test and Ms Swathi.

b)

because Iwo was playing Brawl Stars

c)

they really saw some big scary monsters

d)

they could hear noises in the dark

9.

How did the boy get back down to earth?

a)

he parachuted (jumped) down into the sea.

b)

He took a LOT plane from Chopin airport

c)

He flew with his own wings

d)

He used a rope to climb down

10.

What was the boy doing when he forgot to go back and help the Martian?

a)

He started doing his homework

b)

He was exercising

c)

He started watching his favourite programme on TV

d)

He put on the radio and started listening

11.

What is the Martian doing in this picture?

a)

Waiting for the boy to come back

b)

Configuring his new smartwatch

c)

Learning new English words

d)

Reading a book

12.

How did the boy get back onto the moon?

a)

He jumped very high

b)

He climbed a rope that was lowered

c)

He took another aeroplane

d)

He used a hot air balloon

13.

The boy __________ up the Martian's engine.

a)

took

b)

made

c)

messed

d)

fixed

14.

The Martian _______ up the boy's petrol tank

a)

filled

b)

fixed

c)

messed

d)

made

15.

They helped each other

a)

True

b)

False

16.

After a long _______ they were both finally off the moon.

a)

night

b)

day

c)

breakfast

d)

snake

17.

This book is a make-believe story.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The book teaches us about.

a)

not being a cheater

b)

keeping your promises

c)

not telling lies

d)

friendship and helping others