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Worksheets"The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 44mins
Which word best completes the sentence?
The emperor had the most magnificent palace in the world, made all of fine ____________________, so expensive and so fragile and delicate that you hardly dared touch it.
ingeniously
marveled
porcelain
Imperial
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Everything in the Emperor's garden was so _____________________ laid out, and the garden itself stretched so far that even the gardener didn't know where it ended.
porcelain
summon
marveled
ingeniously
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Travelers from every country in the world visited the Emperor's city and ________________________ at the city itself and the palace and the garden, but when they heard the nightingale, every one of them said, "Ah, that's the best thing of all!"
summoned
marveled
said
looked
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
The nightingale was ____________________________ by the Emperor to sing at the palace.
summoned
marveled
found
sang
Who knew nothing about the nightingale?
fisherman
travelers to China
Emperor
kitchenmaid
How did the Emperor learn about the nightingale?
His Lord-in-Waiting brought the nightingale to court to sing for him.
The nightingale flew through is window and sang him to sleep.
He read about the nightingale in a book about his city.
The kitchenmaid brought the nightingale to the palace for entertainment at dinner.
Who helped to locate the nightingale?
The fisherman
The Emperor
The mechanical nightingale
The kitchenmaid
The nightingale sang so sweetly that the Emperor ____________.
gave all his money and valuables to the bird
banished the bird from the palace
imprisoned his Lord-in-Waiting for bringing the nightingale to court.
cried because its song went right to his heart
A parcel was delivered to the Emperor of China from the Emperor of Japan. What was it?
a book about the city and the beautiful gardens
a mechanical nightingale
special tea leaves from another continent
gardening manuals
What was so special about the mechanical nightingale?
It could eat and drink like a real bird.
It could sing beautifully.
It could imitate or copy any real bird sounds.
It was covered with diamonds, rubies, and sapphires.
It only sang one song and everyone could learn it.
The Emperor of Japan included a card with the nightingale that said, "The Emperor of Japan's nightingale is a poor thing beside the nightingale of the Emperor of China." What does this actually mean?
The Japanese emperor thought that the mechanical nightingale was better.
The Chinese emperor knew that his bird was better and told the Japanese emperor in a letter.
The Japanese emperor was excited for the two birds to sing together.
The Japanese emperor thought that China's nightingale was better.
Which of the following shows how much the people liked the REAL nightingale? Pick more than one.
The grocer named his children after the nightingale.
People bought tickets to hear the nightingale sing every night.
People greeted each other by saying "Night," and "Gale."
They made him sing the same song 34 times.
Who got the mechanical bird to work again?
Lord-in-waiting
kitchenmaid
doctor
watchmaker
As they Emperor lay cold, stiff, and pale in his bed he was visited by ____________________________.
the kitchenmaid and her mother
Death, the Emperor's bad deeds, and good deeds
the Lord and Lady-in-Waiting
the Emperor of Japan
What did the Emperor plead for while the bad deeds and good deeds of his life were whispering everything that he had done in his life?
He was begging for music so that he couldn't hear them.
He begged for a glass of water because his throat was dry.
He begged for forgiveness from the nightingale for banishing him from the palace.
He begged for a quick death so that he wouldn't suffer.
Which event best represents the climax of the story?
The Emperor receives a parcel from the Emperor of Japan.
The Lord-in-Waiting finds the nightingale with the help fo the kitchenmaid.
The nightingale sings at court and everyone marvels at how beautiful he sings.
The nightingale sings for the Emperor as he lies in bed awaiting Death.
Which event best represents the exposition of the story?
Travelers from all over travel to China and marvel at the beauty of the city.
The Emperor reads books about his city and learns about the nightingale.
The nightingale sings at court for the Emperor.
The Emperor receives a mechanical nightingale from the Emperor of Japan.
Which event best represents the resolution?
Death visits the Emperor in his room and takes his crown and saber.
The kitchenmaid shows the Lord-in-Waiting where the nightingale is.
The nightingale tells the king he will come and sing for him, but he must never tell anyone.
The nightingale and the mechanical nightingale have a duet.
In part 2 of "The Nightingale", the Emperor receives the mechanical nightingale from Japan. The following sentence was used to describe the mechanical nightingale:
It glittered like jewelry.
What type of figurative language was used?
metaphor
simile
personification
idiom
Based on the events of the story, which of the following best describes the theme?
Listen to your elders.
Your vibe attracts your tribe.
Appreciate all of your qualities.
There is far more beauty and value in the natural things around us than the things that are manmade.
Where does this story take place?
Narnia
China
Japan
South Africa
