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The Iron Man

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many times had the Iron Man seen the sea before he fell down the cliff?

a)

Lots of times

b)

Three times

c)

Once

d)

Never

2.

Where was the Iron Man standing at the beginning of the extract?

a)

The top of the cliff

b)

The top of a mountain

c)

Nobody knows

3.

The Iron Man was taller than a ...

a)

a house

b)

a cliff

c)

a tree

d)

a mountain

4.

Was it day or night at the beginning of the extract?

a)

Day

b)

Night

5.

What could the Iron Man hear?

a)

the birds

b)

the sea

c)

the wind

d)

the darkness

6.

His eyes were like ....

a)

headlamps

b)

lasers

c)

lighthouse

d)

white and red

7.

The Iron Man stepped off of the cliff into ...

a)

nothingness

b)

the sea

c)

the cliff

d)

space

8.

What was the first thing to fall off of the Iron Man?

a)

arms

b)

legs

c)

hands

d)

head

9.

What tumbled with the Iron Man's body parts?

a)

all the rocks

b)

all the pieces

c)

all the sandy pieces

d)

a few rocks

10.

What was chewing away at the end of the rocky beach?

a)

the Iron Man

b)

the sea

c)

the wind

d)

the sand

11.

What was waving its finger for a minute?

a)

the grass

b)

one of the iron hands

c)

a crab

d)

the seaman's boot

12.

Did anybody know that the Iron Man had fallen?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

What were the seagulls searching for?

a)

two chicks

b)

the Iron Man

c)

food

d)

the nest

14.

What did the bird pick up?

a)

a round, hard rock

b)

the Iron Man's eye

c)

a shiny pebble

d)

a clam in it's shell

15.

The Iron Man's eyes blazed __________ as he walked into the sea.

a)

red

b)

green

c)

black

d)

blue

16.

"The wind sang through his iron fingers" is an example of ...

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

18.

"His great iron head, shaped like a dustbin but as big as a bedroom" is an example of ...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

18.

"His great iron head, shaped like a dustbin but as big as a bedroom" is an example of ...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

19.

"craned its forefinger like a long nose" is an example of ....

a)

Metaphor

b)

Noun

c)

Simile

d)

Idiom

20.

Who, did the Iron Man, think stole his ear?

a)

The gull

b)

The sea

c)

The rocks

d)

Nobody

21.

"The sea went on boiling and booming" is an example of ...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

22.

Where did the Iron Man come from?

a)

The sea

b)

The sky

c)

Nobody knows

23.

What shape was his head?

a)

circular

b)

square

c)

triangular

24.

What did Hogarth do when he saw the Iron Man?

a)

faint

b)

run for help

c)

shout at the giant

25.

How does Hogarth’s father escape from the Iron Man?

a)

He drives his car at the Iron Man’s foot and knocks the giant over

b)

He shoots the Iron Man in the eye.

c)

He hides behind a tree until the Iron Man passes.

26.

What is missing from the farms the next day?

a)

animals

b)

hay

c)

machinery

27.

What did the farmer’s do?

a)

They called the police and the army.

b)

They built a huge fence at the cliff top.

c)

They made a trap for the Iron Man.

28.

How does Hogarth lure the Iron Man to the trap?

a)

by hitting a nail and a knife to make a metal sound

b)

by showing him the rusty lorry

c)

with a dead hen

29.

How does Hogarth feel when the Iron Man is buried?

a)

proud – It was a great achievement for him.

b)

happy – His family will now be safe.

c)

sorry and guilty – It’s his fault the Iron Man was trapped.

30.

who is iron man's operating system

a)

jarvis

b)

karen

c)

i don't know

d)

friday