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The Happy Prince

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of the Happy Prince?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Jack London

c)

Oscar Wilde

d)

Charles Dickens

2.

The Happy Prince is the story of ______________

a)

a prince and a craw

b)

a statue and a swallow

c)

a happy prince and a bird

d)

a happy prince and a poor woman

3.

The Happy Prince had lived in a ___________ before.

a)

castle

b)

palace

c)

village

d)

square

4.

The story takes place in _________

a)

Egypt

b)

a garden

c)

England

d)

a city

5.

The statue of the Happy Prince is covered with (a)  

6.

Why was The Happy Prince crying?

a)

Because he was happy

b)

Because he had no friends

c)

Because he was sad for the misery of his city

d)

Because he was cold and lonely

7.

Why does the Swallow "feel quite warm" after he returns from helping?

a)

Because he had exercised his wings by flapping them.

b)

Because he had done a good deed.

c)

Because the Happy Prince praised him for his kindness.

d)

Because he returned when the sun has risen high in the sky.

8.

Why did the swallow agree to stay with The Happy Prince?

a)

Because the prince offered him a shelter

b)

Because he felt warm after doing a good deed

c)

Because he had nowhere else to go

d)

Because his true love left him

9.

9) The Happy Prince wanted the swallow to take out the red ruby from his sword and ____________

a)

give it to his friends

b)

sell it and buy some food

c)

burn it

d)

give it to the poor mother

10.

The young man in the attic can't finish his writing because__________________

a)

he is sick with a fever

b)

he is in depth

c)

he is too cold and hungry

d)

he is unhappy

11.

The little girl in the street was selling (a)  

12.

The swallow took off the gold in The Happy Prince’s body leaf by leaf and __________________

a)

sold it

b)

took it to God

c)

gave it to the man in the attic

d)

gave it to the poor children

13.

What did the swallow do after the Happy Prince was blind?

a)

It left the Happy Prince

b)

It stayed with the Happy Prince

c)

Its wings was broken

d)

it flew to Egypt

14.

The Happy Prince’s heart was breaking because______________

a)

the Happy Prince was ugly

b)

it was cold

c)

the swallow died

d)

the swallow kissed him

15.

The Mayor of the city and villagers _______________ the statue because it was ____________

a)

pulled down / dreadful

b)

renewed / broken

c)

painted /pale

d)

broke/sorry

16.

The Angel brought to God __________________________as the most precious thing.

a)

sapphire and ruby

b)

the prince’s broken heart and the dead swallow

c)

the eyes of The Happy Prince

d)

golden leaves

17.

The Happy Prince and the swallow lived in (a)   forever?

18.

The story is about ____________

a)

true love

b)

happiness

c)

friendship

d)

peace

19.

What did the swallow learn at the end of the story?

a)

the importance of being famous

b)

the importance of having food

c)

the importance of helping people

d)

the importance of being happy

20.

Who says “Tell me about marvelous things but misery is the biggest mystery”?

a)

The Happy Prince

b)

The swallow

c)

God

d)

The little girl