WorksheetsHow Santa Got His Job
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 29mins
What does the illustrator do?
The illustrator writes the story.
The illustrator reads the story.
The illustrator draws the illustrations.
The illustrator learns from the story.
We worked to use illustrations to help us understand the story better. Did it work?
Nope, I knew the story just as well without looking at the pictures.
So-So, I learned a little and they were okay to look at.
Absolutely! A lot of the story is in the pictures.
Yes, the illustrations help me undrstand what is going on more.
Using those illustrations, let's answer some questions. How did the reigndeer escape the zoo?
Santa helped them.
They JUMPED over the fence.
They FLEW over the fence.
They were kidnapped.
Using those illustrations, let's answer some questions. Where did Santa first get his red suit?
When he was cleaning chimneys.
When he worked for the circus.
When he was a mailman.
When the elves hired him they made the suit.
Why did Santa lose his job as a chimeney sweep?
He never got dirty so had no proof he had done the job.
He was too fat to do the job.
He wanted to shove packages down the chimney instead of cleaning it.
He got bored and stopped working.
Why did Santa lose his job as a mailman?
He was too fat to walk around.
He kept giving gifts instead of delivering packages.
There were too many complaints about him delivering things at night.
The police arrested him for tresspassing.
True or False, Santa lost his job at the zoo because the animals all got jealous of his friendship with the reigndeer.
True
False
Why did Santa get fired from the circus?
He ate all the cotton candy.
He laughed when being shot out of a cannon instead of looking scared.
He accidentally gave away all the tickets instead of selling them.
One of the reigndeer bit someone.
Using those illustrations, let's answer some questions. What was the problem with using polar bears to pull the sleigh?
They ate all the candy canes and tried to eat Santa too.
They were too fat to fly well.
They wanted to swim.
They were grumpy and had fishy breath.
True or False, this story is non-fiction.
True
False
What does an author do?
The author writes the story.
The author reads the story.
The author draws the pictures.
The author learns from the story.
Why did Santa have to stop working at the diner?
Nobody liked him.
He was getting too fat.
He wasn't very good at cooking.
He gave away the food.
How did the elves meet Santa?
He worked for them at the circus.
He met them when the reigndeer bit one of them.
They were hiring a mailman.
The elves asked him for his autograph.
When Santa met the elves, who were they making toys for?
a toy store
Caius
themselves
children in the village
In the story, all of the jobs that Santa had BEFORE he became Santa were good for him. Why? - Choose the BEST answer.
They helped him like being Santa more.
Santa made so much money that he was able to give presents for free.
Each job had a skill that Santa was going to need when he became Santa.
They helped him get ready to become Santa.
In your opinion, what told the story better - the text or the illustrations?
the text
the illustrations
both were equal - I needed both to get the whole story
In the story, what was Santa's FIRST job?
mailman
chimney sweep
cook at a diner
zoo keeper
Who is the MAIN character(s) of this story?
the eleves
the reigndeer
Santa
the children
Right before he became Santa, what was his LAST job?
zookeeper
mailman
cook at a diner
circus performer
What, exactly, WAS Santa's job at the circus?
Selling tickets with the reigndeer.
Being shot from a cannon and caught by the reigndeer.
Running the rides with the reigndeer.
Dancing with the reigndeer.
True or False, Santa NEVER has a problem using the reigndeer to fly him around.
True
False
True or False, this was a really good and fun story.
True
False
Since each job taught Santa a good skill, where did he learn to be 'sure footed' when on a roof?
working for the circus
delivering packages at night
as a chimney sweep
when he became Santa
Since each job taught Santa a good skill, where did Santa learn to enjoy heights and flying?
When he worked for the circus being shot out of a cannon.
When he became Santa and flew with reigndeer.
When he flew an airplane to deliver packages.
When he rode in a balloon to see the world.
What is the BEST EVIDENCE we have to prove that Santa liked flying through the air when he was being shot from a cannon?
He kept paying the reigndeer to shoot him out.
He stayed with the job for 5 years.
He was willing to go to prison for it.
He kept laughing instead of looking scared.
Use the skill of sounding things out to type a list of a few things that you would like for Christmas. What is the SMALLEST thing you want? What is the LARGEST?
