WorksheetsMortal Engines - chapter 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The city of London is described as a 'moving mountain of metal' - what descriptive technique is being used here?
alliteration
simile
personifcation
onomatopoeia
How old is Tom?
13
14
15
16
How does Tom feel when he realises that London is chasing a smaller city?
excited
scared
worried
annoyed
What is Tom's job title at the Natural History Museum?
Third Class Apprentice
First Class Apprentice
Lead Historian
Deputy Head of the Guild of Historians
What is Chudleigh Pomeroy worried about when London starts to chase the smaller town?
That the museum specimens will get damaged from the machine vibrations
That London will not be able to catch the smaller town
That he will lose his job because he is not in the control room
That he might fall off the London machine and die
What is the name of the boy who bullies Tom?
Herbert Melliphant
Herbert Elephant
Hamish Melliphant
Henry Melliphanto
How many friends does Tom have?
none
lots
one - his best friend Clytie Potts
a few
What are Tom's parents called?
We don't know - he is an orphan
Albert and Francine
George and Jessica
Rhyden and Orelia
What is the name of the small mining town that London is chasing?
Salthook
Sugarwater
Pepperscythe
Oilsaw
What job does Tom want to do?
A cabin boy aboard an airship
A historian on the ground
A newspaper journalist for the Anti-Traction League
The Mayor of London
