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FEARS & PHOBIAS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Amirah can’t work on the tenth floor because she’s scared of _______ .

a)

heights

b)

confined spaces

c)

open spaces

d)

flying

2.

Whose wife has a phobia?

a)

Amirah's father

b)

Iskandar's

c)

Becky's father

d)

Anthony's

3.

Who is frightened of lots of things?

a)

Becky

b)

Mary

c)

Amirah

d)

Iskandar

4.

Whose fear started after watching a film?

a)

Anthony's

b)

Iskandar's

c)

Becky's

d)

Amirah's

5.

Amirah can't walk to the tenth floor because she uses a _____________

a)

wheelchair

b)

trolley cart

c)

elevator

d)

escalator

6.

When did Iskandar’s phobia begin?

a)

after he watched a film called Arachnophobia.

b)

after he watched a film called Acrophobia.

c)

after he watched a film called Algophobia.

d)

after he watched a film called Arithmophobia.

7.

Why are Becky’s parents worried about what will happen in a few months time?

a)

because she will start college and she will be frightened of everything.

b)

because she will start college and she will be frightened of nothing.

c)

because she will start school and she will be frightened of nothing.

d)

because she will start school and she will be frightened of everything.

8.

Where are Anthony and his wife going to next month?

a)

England

b)

Sweden

c)

India

d)

Ireland

9.

In letter 2, Mary writes: ".... and there are lots of those on her new school uniform."

What does the word ‘those’ refer to?

a)

holes

b)

zippers

c)

pockets

d)

buttons

10.

In letter 4, Amirah said the problem was that her company wanted to move their office from ______ to the tenth floor.

a)

ground floor

b)

first floor

c)

fifth floor

d)

ninth floor

11.

Based on the second text, we can infer that phobia happened when fears are stronger than usual.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

NOT STATED

12.

The fear of catching a disease is a phobia called _______ .

a)

coulrophobia

b)

glossophobia

c)

nosophobia

d)

acrophobia

13.

If a person has coulrophobia, you will NOT find them here:

a)

At the zoo

b)

At a haunted house

c)

In an airplane

d)

At the circus

14.

A person who has acrophobia, has a fear of ________ .

a)

airplanes

b)

heights

c)

swimming

d)

dirty room

15.

Based on the text, which of the following are NOT considered as unusual phobias?

a)

amathophobia - fear of dust

b)

macrophobia - fear of long waits

c)

phasmophobia - fear of ghosts

d)

chromophobia - fear of colors