WorksheetsThe Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit (created by Rajni Jethi)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In the novel,The Story of Treasure Seekers,Bastable children try out ___________ideas to get rich quickly.
amazing
extraordinary
ridiculous
creative
Out of the six children in the story,who amongst the following are twins?
Dora and H.O.
Dicky and Alice
Oswald and Noel
Alice and Noel
The narrator in the story does not like stories with ................
sad beginnings
"Alas!"
suspense
All are correct
....................likes facts and wants to settle everything exactly. He is nicknamed "the definite article" by his father.
Noel
Dicky
Dora
Albert
.......................loves the dramatic so he/she gave an idea to seek treasure using a divining rod.
Albert
Dora
Oswald
Alice
....................is the youngest among all and takes time to think but is always keen to participate.
Oswald
H.O.
Dicky
Noel
Who gave an idea of becoming bandits ?
Dora
Oswald
Dicky
Alice
"You must all of you have noticed the advertisement in the papers." (Who said these words?)
Oswald
H.O.
Dicky
Dora
When others were so ready jolly to quarrel,................ behaved like a snivelling pig.
Noel
Alice
Albert
Oswald
Dicky
'Resistance is useless'
means
Defending yourself will be of no use.
To resist is impossible.
Don't try useless ways
'secret hoard' means.................
secret pile of treasure
secret hiding place
secret hut
all of these
He has been to sea.
(Tick the answer that is closest in meaning)
Albert's uncle had been a sailor.
Albert's Uncle had travelled to many countries.
What I don't know about buried treasure is not worth knowing.
(Tick the answer that is closest in meaning)
I know all that is worth knowing about buried treasure.
I don't know a few things about buried treasure but that is alright.
'He was buried after all.Why don't we let him have the odd somethings,we will have fourpence each.'
Who said these words.
Dicky
Alice
Oswald
Albert
'Let me go in feet first.I will dig with my boots................I will truly,honour bright.'
Who said these words?
Alice
H.O.
Albert next door
Albert's uncle
Moral force helps in making people do what they don't want to, just by ...........................
slanging them
laughing at them
promising them things
all of these
none of these
Exchequer means..............
expired cheques
the money box
cheques and money
cheques in excess
'armed to the teeth' means...............
marks of teeth on arms
heavily armed with tools
heavily armed with weapons
A cap worn over the finger to protect from the needle is called .........
thingle
thindle
thinble
thimble
This promises to be a protracted if agreeable task.
(What is the meaning of protracted in the above sentence.)
continued
time taking
difficult
hidden
