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Battle of the Books

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the story, “The Pied Piper” to get rats to follow him the Pied Piper do what?

a)

Played his pipe

b)

Lead them to water

c)

Used magic

d)

Walk through the streets shouting

2.

In the story, “The Boy who Cried Wolf”, what is the shepherd boy doing at the beginning of the fable?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Watching sheep

c)

Talking to people

d)

Nothing

3.

Where do Huck and Jim first encounter one another?

a)

Cairo, IL

b)

The Wilks Home

c)

On the Mississippi River

d)

Jackson Island

4.

In the story, “The Snow Queen”, did the robber's child help Gerda get to Kay ?

a)

Yes, she gave her a reindeer

b)

No, she didn’t. She arrested her

c)

Yes, because she liked her hair.

d)

No, she wants to have a partner.

5.

In the story, “The Golden Goose”, where do they go to cut wood?

a)

The ocean

b)

The house

c)

The forest

d)

The sky

6.

In the Princess and the Peas story by Hans Cristian Anderson, Which statement best describes the royal family’s first reaction to the princess arriving at their home?

a)

They are surprised by her messy appearance but do not doubt her royal status.

b)

They are unsure whether she is a princess because of how she looks.

c)

They are happy that their son has finally found a real princess he can marry.

d)

They do not believe that she is a princess and cannot be persuaded she is.

7.

Who is the author of the book, “The Jungle Book”?

a)

Jane Austen

b)

Rudyard Kipling

c)

Jules Vernes

d)

Herman Melville

8.

Who doesn't like Mowgli in the story, “The Jungle Book”?

a)

Akela

b)

Bagheera

c)

Baloo

d)

Shere Khan

9.

Where is the setting of the story, “Sam, Bangs, and the Moonshine”?

a)

In a city

b)

In Florida

c)

On an island in a harbor

d)

In the mountains

10.

What did Sam’s father do for a living?

a)

Teacher

b)

Policeman

c)

Doctor

d)

Fisherman

11.

What is the name of Captain Hook's pirate ship?

a)

The Black Pearl

b)

The Jolly Rodger

c)

The Buccaneer

d)

The Sweet Revenge

12.

Where did The Steel Pan Man story take place?

a)

Denver

b)

Harlem

c)

Wyoming

d)

Oklahoma

13.

In the story, “Peter Pan”, who said this:

"You know, I have the strangest feeling that I've seen that ship before. A long time ago, when I was very young."

a)

Mr. Darling

b)

Mrs. Darling

c)

Captain Hook

d)

Smee

14.

In the story Puss in boots, why did the cat pretend his master was drowning in the river?

a)

To help catch a fish

b)

To get the king to noticed him

c)

To make his master look weak

d)

To caused the princess to become worried

15.

What are the names of the three Darling children?

a)

Peter, Wendy, Michael

b)

Wendy, John, Michael

c)

Wendy, Joe, Mathew

d)

Peter, Tinker Bell, Cayden

16.

The people or animals in a story are called the characters of the story. Who are the characters in “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”?

a)

shepherd boy, village people, sheep, wolf

b)

shepherd boy and village people

c)

shepherd boy and sheep

d)

sheep and wolf

17.

What comes FIRST in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

a)

Huck gets involved with the Grangerford family.

b)

The Duke and the King join Jim and Huck.

c)

Tom Sawyer helps Jim escape from the Phelps.

d)

Huck becomes friends with Mary Jane Wilks.

18.

In the garden when Kai felt a pain in his heart, what else happened to him.

a)

Kai fell asleep and couldn't be awakened.

b)

Kai was taken to see a doctor.

c)

Kai also felt something in his eye.

d)

Kai pretended to be sick.

19.

In the story Puss in boots, What is the theme of this story?

a)

Treat others as you wish to be treated.

b)

Do not underestimate others.

c)

Do not make promises you cannot keep.

d)

It is important to be forgiving.

20.

Who is Mrs. Loftus?

a)

She has custody of Huck with Miss Watson.

b)

She is Jim's owner before he runs away.

c)

She purchases Jim at the end of the novel.

d)

She tells Huck about search on Jackson Island.

21.

The Cat scared the haymakers into telling the King that the meadow belonged to the Marquis of Carabas. _________, the King became very astonished at the vast possessions of the Marquis of Carabas.

a)

As a result

b)

On the other hand

c)

As an illustration

d)

On the contrary

22.

In the story, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", what does the boy decide to do because he is bored and lonely?

a)

Pretends that he sees a wolf

b)

Buys everyone candy

c)

Play games with the sheep

d)

Talks to the people in the town

23.

Who does Pap criticize at the beginning of the book?

a)

Tom Sawyer

b)

The Government

c)

Himself

d)

Huck's Teacher

24.

What did the steel pan man do to the people?

a)

made them run

b)

made them dance

c)

made them cry

d)

made them hungry

25.

Where did Dullhead take the goose?

a)

town

b)

church

c)

home

d)

sea

26.

What did the Snow Queen do to make Kai forget Gerda and his home?

a)

She sang to him.

b)

She gave him Turkish Delight

c)

She gave him 3 kisses

d)

She blew magic dust on him.

27.

'Why don't you chuck him?' Here 'chuck' means ..........

a)

call somebody home

b)

eject somebody from home

c)

talk to somebody on a matter

d)

scold somebody