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Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct option.


Mr and Mrs Bixby live in a large apartment in New York City.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Write.


Describe Mrs Bixby's monthly routine.

4 lines
3.

Who says this to whom?


"But you mustn't ever expect me to come too."

a)

Mrs Bixby to the Colonel

b)

The Colonel to his servant

c)

Mr Bixby to his wife

d)

Mrs Bixby to her husband

4.

Write


Describe the Colonel.

4 lines
5.

Choose the correct option.


Why don't Mrs Bixby and the Colonel get bored of each other?

a)

They meet very little.

b)

They go on amazing trips together.

c)

They have lots of interesting plans.

6.

Who says this to whom?


"My God! It can't be true!"

a)

Mr Bixby to himself

b)

The Colonel to his servant

c)

Mrs Bixby to herself

d)

Mr Bixby to his secretary

7.

Write


How does the coat make Mrs Bixby feel when she tries it on?

4 lines
8.

Write


What does the Colonel's note say?

4 lines
9.

Select the correct option or options.


Why can't Mrs Bixby bring the coat home?

a)

her husband will be suspicious.

b)

she can't account for how she got it.

c)

her aunt will see it and want to wear it.

d)

her husband's secretary might steal it.

10.

Select the correct option or options.


What does Mrs Bixby say at the pawnbroker's shop?

a)

If only I had a watch on me or a ring.

b)

It goes in the books.

c)

I only want to borrow enough money to help me until Monday.

d)

You don't have to put the name and address, do you?

11.

Complete


Mrs Bixby thinks that her husband's clothes are_.

(a)  

12.

Who says this to whom?


"There's a lot of things you don't know, my dear."

a)

The Colonel to Mrs Bixby

b)

Aunt Maude to Mrs Bixby

c)

Mrs Bixby to Miss Paultney

d)

Mr Bixby to Mrs Bixby

13.

Complete


When she goes to Mr Bixby's office, Mrs Bixby finds out that her husband has given the coat to his (a)   .