WorksheetsThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Chapters 1-4)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who is Bruno?
9 year old boy
12 year old girl
15 year old boy
16 year old girl
Maria is Bruno's...
Mother
Father
Grandfather
Maid
What does Bruno know about his father's job?
"very fun"
"very tiring"
"very important"
Bruno misses his house in...
Oswiecm
Berlin
Munich
Paris
What does the front of Bruno's father's office say?
Out of Bounds at All Times and Some Exceptions
Out of Bounds at All Times
Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions
Out of Bounds and No Exceptions
Bruno misses Berlin because of the...
Liveliness of the city
People speaking German
Emptiness of the city
The bright shop entrances and colourful vegetable markets remind Bruno of...
"sweetness and life"
"beauty and sweetness"
"beauty and life"
In contrast, how did Bruno feel in his new house?
Excited
Lonely
Satisfied
Neutral
How many years older is Gretel than Bruno?
4
5
2
3
What does Bruno call Gretel?
Helpless Case
Hapless Case
Hopeless Case
Hopeful Case
What do Bruno and Gretel call their new house?
Without
With-Out
Out-With
Outwith
Who did Bruno and Gretel see first outside their window?
Boys, fathers, grandfathers
Girls and mothers
Soldiers
Their family
What were the people outside wearing?
Black pyjamas
Blue striped pyjamas and a cap
Black pyjamas and a cap
Blue pyjamas and a hat
Why did Gretel not want to play with the children outside?
They were Germans
They were all boys
They were dirty
After the lesson on Auschwitz and reading the book, why do you think Bruno and Gretel thinks their new home is called Out-With? What other underlying meanings do you think there are regarding this name?
