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Street Child

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long had they lived in the slums? (p.27)

a)

the past month

b)

the past year

c)

the past week

d)

the past fortnight

2.

What word does Emily use to describe how Mum feels? (p.27)

a)

strength

b)

slums

c)

rest

d)

anxious

3.

The Jarvis children are always well behaved?


True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Find and copy a phrase that proves the children are worried about the bird. (p.28)

(a)  

5.

Which definition best describes 'his lordship'.

a)

a respectful form of reference or address to a baker, cook, or a man with a job

b)

a respectful form of reference or address to a judge, a bishop, or a man with a title.

c)

a respectful form of reference or address to a lady, a girl, or a woman with a title.

6.

"Emily helped her up again and they moved slowly on pausing as the carriages swept past them".


In this sentence, the word pausing is closest in meaning to;

a)

interrupt action or speech briefly.

b)

speak slowly and clearly

c)

walk slowly and quietly

7.

What did Emily say when she saw the house? (p.28)

(a)  

8.

Why was Jim afraid of the iron boot scraper? (p.29)

a)

It was made of metal

b)

It was the shape of a dog

c)

It had a huge snapping mouth

9.

The lady had made all of the coffee for his lordship? (p.31)


True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which word best describes his lordship?

a)

patient

b)

angry

c)

intolerant,

d)

sad