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The Little Match Girl

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

After reading the line below, where did this story take place?

"Most terribly cold it was; quite dark, and evening-the last evening of the year."

a)
On a cold New Years eve night.
b)
In a small town at night.
c)
On a cold new years day.
d)
During a warm summers day.
2.
Why did the young girl sell matches?
a)
To save up money to buy new slippers.
b)
To earn money to help support her poor family.
c)
To earn enough money to buy a christmas tree.
d)
To buy a roast goose.
3.
What is the theme of, " The Little Match Girl"?
a)
Learn to take care of yourself.
b)
Greed is necessary to survive.
c)
Never lose hope because it can guide you and help solve your problems.  
d)
Conflict makes you stronger.
4.
What did the visions represent to the little match girl each time she lite a match?
a)
Each match represented the cold weather.
b)
The matches represented the fear she had going home without any money for her family.
c)
Each match is a vision of her hopes and dreams.  
d)
Each match represents her family members, 
5.
What does the falling star represent?
a)
The upcoming snow storm.
b)
Her soul going to heaven.
c)
The lights on the tall Christmas tree she envisioned.
d)
It is close to sunrise.  
6.
How do you know the little girl is poor?
a)
She saw a delicious roast goose in a window through the candle light.
b)
At home it was cold too, above her the roof, through which the wind whistled, the largest cracks were stopped up with straw and rags.
c)
Her little hands were numbed with cold.
d)
She carried a quantity of matches in an old apron. 
7.
Who was the one person who loved her but was now no more?
a)
Her sister
b)
Her mother
c)
Her Grandmother
d)
Her dog
8.
What does it mean, "with her grandmother she had entered on the joys of a new year"?
a)
It was morning and the little girl was no longer cold,
b)
The little girl died and entered heaven with her grandmother.
c)
Her grandmother found her and took her home.
d)
The little girl feel asleep and someone gave her a blanket to stay warm.
9.
What is the central idea of, "The Little Match Girl"?  
a)
Wishing on a falling star made the little girls dreams come true.
b)
The little poor girl never gave up hope.
c)
Having food and warmth is what saved the little girl.
d)
Poor children don't have the same luxuries as rich children. 
10.

Hans Christian Andersen was a __________ writer .

a)

American

b)

British

c)

Danish

d)

Spanish

11.

Where had the little girl lost her slippers ?

a)

In the basement

b)

when she ran across the street to escape from two carriages.

c)

In the pond

d)

On the road

12.

What did she carry in her pockets ?

a)

Matches

b)

Candles

c)

Money

d)

Food

13.

The words used in the text to describe the little girl are

a)

Shivering

b)

Hungry

c)

Picture of misery

d)

bareheaded and barefooted

e)

All of the above

14.

—— had bought any from her ,and no one had given her a single penny .

(a)  

15.

What time of the year is the story set in ?

a)

Summer time

b)

Fall

c)

New Year’s Eve.

d)

Spring time

16.

Why did she not dare go home ? Which of the reason/s from the options given below is incorrect ?

a)

Her father would be sure to beat her ,for she had not sold any matches and earned not a single penny .

b)

It was cold at home ,they had nothing but the roof above them and the wind whistled through that .

c)

She loved lighting matches on the streets.

17.

What did she see when she struck the first match ?

a)

A Christmas tree

b)

A dinner table

c)

A fireplace with brass knobs and brass ornaments

d)

A great iron stove with brass knobs and brass ornaments

18.

When she struck the next matchstick , the bricks of the wall became (a)   .

19.

The roast goose on the table ,in her vision , was stuffed with ——- and ————-.

(a)  

20.

The goose (a)   across the floor with the carving knife and the fork in its back.

21.

The Christmas tree she saw in her vision was much lovelier and larger than the one she had seen through the glass doors of the __________

a)

department store

b)

palace

c)

restaurant

d)

rich merchants house

22.

The many _______ rose higher to become stars.

a)

Flames

b)

Balls

c)

Bubbles

d)

Stars

23.

Whether a star falls , a _______ goes up to God.

a)

Spirit

b)

Soul

c)

Heart

d)

Candle

24.

The little girl lit all the remaining matches because ......

a)

She was getting really cold .

b)

She was tired of holding on to the matches.

c)

She wanted to keep her grandmother with her .

d)

She was sleepy

25.

The takeaway / moral of the story is centered around the theme of (a)  

26.

Who is the protagonist in the Little Match Girl?

a)

Father

b)

Grandmother

c)

The Little Match Girl

d)

The townspeople

27.

The setting of the Little Match Girl?

a)

Field in the middle of summer

b)

On a street on a cold, snowy night on New Year's Eve

c)

During the fall in an old rundown house

d)

Modern time in busy city

28.

What would happen to the little girl if she went home without selling any matches?

a)

Her grandmother would make her some soup.

b)

Nothing

c)

Her mother would put her to bed early.

d)

Her father would beat her.

29.

The climax of the story occurred when...?

a)

The Little match saw the dancing roast goose.

b)

The father went out looking for his daughter.

c)

The Little Match girl was carried up by her grandmother.

d)

The Little Match Girl saw the falling star and remembered that her grandmother would tell her that happens when someone died.

30.

The short story was written in what Point of View?

a)

1st Person

b)

2nd Person

c)

3rd Person

d)

Both 1st and 3rd person

31.
What does the falling star represent?
a)
The upcoming snow storm.
b)
Her soul going to heaven.
c)
The lights on the tall Christmas tree she envisioned.
d)
It is close to sunrise.  
32.
What is the character's main motivation to continue to rub the matches against the wall?
a)
She likes dreaming of things she cannot have. 
b)
She enjoys watching what other people have. 
c)
She thinks spending time dreaming will make her rich.
d)
She wants a life different than what she is experiencing.
33.

What is the resolution?

a)

The young girl was found frozen in the morning.

b)

She found her mom in the store.

c)

She found more matches to sell.

d)

Her father told her, it's ok, just come home.