WorksheetsThe Evil Eye
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
The Evil Eye is a...
Terrible illness
Curse
Powerful look that can be given at any time
Black magic
The town was flooded when the dam burst. Burst means...
Cracked
Held together
Broke
Was just fine
True or false: In Turkey, there are not many people with blue eyes.
True
False
Who is thought to have the evil eye?
Left-handed people
Babies
People with brown eyes
Elderly
The person was said to have a dark and dangerous force dwelling in his or her soul. Dwelling means...
Taking over
Living in
Far from
Looming over
True or False: Italian brides were afraid of being cursed by the evil eye.
True
False
You can protect yourself from the evil eye by wearing...
Blue
Glasses
Mirrors
A glass eye charm
I looked at my son with squinty eyes, as I drank my morning coffee. Squinty means...
Slanted
Large, open
Half-closed
Startled
True or False: Only people with the evil eye give compliments.
True
False
The group of people most easily harmed by the evil eye is...
Farmer
Italians
Babies
Brides
After the principal called home the student dread his parents arrival. Dread means...
Fear
Dislike
Look forward too
Hope
True or False: People all around the world believe in the evil eye in some way.
True
False
According to the story, which of these will not break the evil eye curse.
Spitting at the person who has the evil eye
Saying something bad about the person who is cursed
Pass a raw egg over the cursed person's face and then break the egg
Wash in sea water
Pierce a lemon with nails
In Scotland, farmers tied red ribbons to the tails of their livestock. Livestock means...
Farm animals
Crops
Pets
Soup
True or False: King Alfonso of Spain didn't like Benito Mussolini.
True
False
What is the effect of wearing a glass eye charm?
To give someone the evil eye
To break the evil eye curse
To protect the wearer from the evil eye
To have good luck
After reading the article you can conclude (guess)...
Brides in Italy still wear read veils
Some people still believe in the evil eye
Many people have died because of the evil eye
The evil eye is responsible for diseases
Which statement is an opinion?
Belief in the evil eye is very old
Bad luck seemed to follow Spain's King Alfonso
Fishing boats in Europe often have an eye painted on them
People in the US and Canada hang horseshoes over barn doors
To those who believe, what is the effect of the evil eye?
It can cause sickness and death
A dark and dangerous force that dwells in some people's soul
They try to protect themselves from it
Eyes painted on the boats
True or False: Benito Mussolini believed King Alfonso of Spain had the evil eye
True
False
