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English Day: Shakespeare

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was William Shakespeare born?

a)

In 1825

b)

In 1654

c)

In 2000

d)

In 1564

2.

Where is William Shakespeare from?

a)

He's from Madrid

b)

He's from United States of America

c)

He's from England

d)

He's from Ireland

3.

His parents names were...

a)

John and Mary

b)

Didi and Patrisia

c)

Peter and Carol

d)

Trump and Melania

4.

William Shakespeare had (a)   brothers and sisters

5.

He got married. His wife's name was...

a)

Susan

b)

Anne

c)

Núria

d)

Chelo

6.

How many children did William and Anne have?

a)

They had three children

b)

They had one child

c)

They had four children

d)

They had two children

7.

Two of their children were twins. What is "twins" in Catalan?

a)

Grassonets

b)

Semblants

c)

Prematurs (van néixer abans de temps)

d)

Bessons

8.

William Shakespeare went to (a)   to work (to look for a job)

9.

In 1576 the first theatre opened in London. The name of the theatre was...

a)

The Balloon

b)

The Globe

c)

The Messi Theatre

d)

The Big Ben Theatre

10.

In 1593 the theatre closed because....

a)

A terrible plague arrived

b)

A terrible dragon arrived

c)

A terrible storm arrived

d)

A terrible coronavirus arrived

11.

William Shakespeare first jobs were...

a)

He worked in a McDonald's

b)

He worked as a singer for children

c)

He worked as a Youtuber

d)

He worked as actor and writer

12.

Shakespeare also wrote poems. What is the name of a short poem?

a)

Mini poem

b)

Little rap

c)

Sonnet

d)

Novel

13.

The Globe theatre opened again. How many people could fit in the theatre?

a)

around 3000 people

b)

around 200 people

c)

around 10.000 people

d)

1.253 people

14.

True or false: At the beginning, women could not go to the Globe. It was only for men and boys.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

How many plays (obres de teatre) did William Shakespeare write during his life?

a)

3 plays

b)

85 plays

c)

38 plays

d)

150 plays

16.

Which of this titles is a play by William Shakespeare?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

The Lion King

c)

Jurassic Park

d)

A Christmas Story

17.

TRUE OR FALSE: William Shakespeare invented many words and expressions we use today.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Because of his work, William Shakespeare became...

a)

an influencer

b)

a king

c)

very rich and famous

d)

a pop star

19.

William Shakespeare died when he was...

a)

51 years old

b)

52 years old

c)

53 years old

d)

54 years old

20.

One of his most famous quotes is....

a)

If you are happy, clap your hands

b)

Baby Shark tu tu ru ru tu ru

c)

Hakuna Matata

d)

To be or not to be, that is the question