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'Timothy Winters' and 'Tich Miller'

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote 'Timothy Winters'?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Phoebe Hesketh

c)

Simon Rae

d)

Charles Causley

2.

Who did Timothy Winters' mom run off with?

a)

Timothy's teacher

b)

A bombardier

c)

The social worker

d)

Charles Causley

3.

What is the last word of the poem (that the poet wants us to pay a lot of attention to)?

a)

Timothy

b)

Angel

c)

Amen

d)

Splinters

4.

What does 'He licks the pattern off his plate' show us about Timothy Winters?

a)

He doesn't sleep well at night

b)

He understands Maths easily

c)

He has no mother

d)

He is extremely hungry

5.

What does 'Timothy Winters has bloody feet' show us about Timothy Winters?

a)

He can't go on holiday abroad

b)

He doesn't sleep well at night

c)

He can't afford new shoes

d)

He has no mother

6.

What does 'Old Man Winters likes his beer' show us about Timothy Winters' father?

a)

He becomes aggressive easily

b)

He doesn't sleep well at night

c)

He is an alcoholic

d)

He cares about his son more than anything

7.

Which language technique is this? 'Ears like bombs and teeth like splinters'

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

8.

Which language technique is this? 'his hair is an exclamation mark'

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Emotive language

9.

Fill the gap: 'His clothes are enough to scare a ________'

a)

Cow

b)

Brow

c)

Croc

d)

Crow

10.

Fill the gap: 'He sleeps in a ________ on the kitchen floor'

a)

Snack

b)

Sack

c)

Shack

d)

Slack

11.

Fill the gap: 'And the ________ response in the room is when Timothy Winters roars "Amen!"'

a)

Quietest

b)

Silliest

c)

Noisiest

d)

Loudest

12.

What colour were Tich Miller's glasses' frames?

a)

Red

b)

Purple

c)

Pink

d)

Violet

13.

How old was Tich Miller when she died?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

14.

What was the nasty nickname given to the narrator by the other children?

a)

Biggie

b)

Roundy

c)

Shorty

d)

Tubby

15.

Which word means to walk in a clumsy way?

a)

Dud

b)

Lesser

c)

Lollop

d)

Sneer

16.

Who does Tubby start to bully when she goes to secondary school?

a)

Tich Miller

b)

Hockey players who can't spell

c)

Teachers

d)

Hockey players who win all the time