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WorksheetsThe Monkey's Paw Story & Vocabulary
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Sgt. Major Morris could be described as
a)
joyful
b)
curious
c)
easy going
d)
serious
2.
To protect the Whites from any negative consequences of the paw, Sgt. Major Morris did all EXCEPT
a)
threw the paw in the fire
b)
told them to wish for something sensible
c)
tried to get it back
d)
mentioned the man who wished for death
3.
What words/phrases are NOT used to describe the setting?
a)
"beastly, slushy, out-of-the-way places..."
b)
"Pathways a bog, and the road's a torrent!"
c)
"only two houses in the row are let"
d)
"Never mind, dear, perhaps you will with the next one."
4.
How did Mr. White react to the news of his son's death?
a)
He turned pale and cried
b)
He crumpled into a heap and fainted
c)
He got angry and screamed
d)
He wished he had another child
5.
What do the White's stop doing after Herbert's death?
a)
They stop eating supper together
b)
They stop going to the neighbor's house
c)
They stop thinking about Herbert
d)
They stop talking
6.
How does the setting at the beginning set the mood for the story?
a)
Helps set a depressing mood.
b)
Helps set a sombre, mysterious mood.
c)
Helps set a happy, smelling-flowers mood.
d)
What is mood?
7.
Which event in "The Monkey's Paw" signals the resolution of the story?
a)
Sergeant Major Morris visits the Whites.
b)
Mr. White makes his second wish on the paw.
c)
Mr. White searches for the monkey's paw to make a third wish.
d)
There was no one at the door when Mr. White looks out.
8.
What was special about the paw?
a)
The paw granted unlimited wishes.
b)
The paw granted 3 wishes.
c)
The paw was a valuable artifact.
d)
The paw belonged to a famous king.
9.
What evidence from the text foreshadows that the paw was evil?
a)
"If you keep it, don't blame me for what happens."
b)
"Why, we're going to be rich, and famous, and happy."
c)
"I expect you'll find the cash tied up in a big bag in the middle of your bed."
d)
"His mother laughed, and following him to the door, watched him down the road."
10.
The use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story is called--
a)
foreshadowing.
b)
a parallel episode.
c)
suspense.
d)
irony.
11.
Mrs. White drew back with a ______________, when the sergeant-major proffered the monkey's paw.
a)
grimace
b)
avaricious
c)
sinister
d)
malign
12.
Having the tendency to believe things too quickly is
a)
falter
b)
credulity
c)
oppressive
d)
stealthy
13.
What does the underlined word mean?
"I'm afraid it'll turn you into a mean, avaricious man, and we shall have to disown you."
a)
scared
b)
greedy
c)
ugly
d)
sympathetic
14.
Sinister means
a)
threatening; dangerous
b)
soft; comforting
c)
reddish
d)
gullible
15.
Another way to say burdensome or unjustly harsh is
a)
hark
b)
grimaced
c)
oppressive
d)
stealthy
16.
Sinister means
a)
threatening; dangerous
b)
soft; comforting
c)
reddish
d)
gullible
17.
nervous : insecure :: gullibility : ______________
a)
compensation
b)
resignation
c)
credulity
d)
fate
18.
With a _____________ I tried to walk on my broken leg, but the pain was too much.
a)
fate
b)
compentation
c)
resignation
d)
grimace
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