WorksheetsThe railway children / Chapters 1-6
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3mins
What happened in the spring of 1903?
Something strange
Roberta lives in London.
Nothing
Who was fixing Peter´s broken train?
The father
The mother
Roberta
Who looked for the father?
A strange man
Two strange men
A woman
What are the news about the house one morning?
The family have to stay
The family have to study
The family have to move
What does the new house look like?
dark and cold
nice and good
dark and nice
what do the family find in the new house?
only rats
a lot of food
good beds
Where do the children go?
To see the city.
To the railway
To the downtown
What does Mr. Perks do?
helps people at the station.
helps people in the rail.
helps people to entre the train.
What does the mother do for getting money?
writes stories.
sells food
works in a newspaper
Who's Bobbie?
Perks
Phyllis
Roberta
Why does the mother light a fire every night?
because they don't have a place
because they don't have enough coal
because they are rich
What´s Peter´s plan to get coal?
go to the railway to get some.
go to the railway to buy it.
go to the railway to cut trees.
Who does discover the children take coal from the railway?
Mr phillins
Mr Pearks
Mr Taylor
Who gives names to the trains?
Mr Taylor
the children
Mr Perks
What's the name of London's train?
The Greenish Dragon
The Grey Dragon
The Green Dragon
What happends to the mother?
She gets angry.
She gets sick.
She gets a new well-paid job.
What do the children do to get help to their mother?
Ask for help to Mr. Taylor.
Ask for help to Mr. Perks
Ask for help to the man from the train.
How the children ask for help and say thanks to man from the train?
using smoke signs.
using signs and writing a letter.
using letters.
Who's Alexander?
A politician
A russian writer
A Mother's friend
What do the children do for Alexander?
pick up some cherries.
stop the train.
buy some cherries.
