WorksheetsEllie's Dragon by Bob Graham
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who is the author of Ellie's Dragon?
Seymour Simon
Roald Dahl
Bob Graham
Tomie DePaola
Where did Ellie find her dragon?
In her bedroom
Crawling across an egg carton
In the playground
In a matchbox
Graham wrote some beautiful similes in his story. Which of the following did he write?
His tiny wings shivered: he was flightless as a silkworm.
His eyes were as black as the night.
He was as small as a snail.
He was a colourful as a unicorn.
In what year was the book 'Ellie's Dragon' published?
2019
2020
2021
2022
Graham wrote some beautiful similes in his story. Which of the following similes did he write?
It was as burnt as toast.
He was as delicate as an eggshell.
His little claws tickled the palm of her hand.
It was pale and luminous with shifting colours, like oil on water.
Why didn't Ellie's mother give her any matches?
She didn't want the house to burn down.
She didn't have any matches.
Because she didn't see a dragon.
Because she thought Ellie was being silly.
What did Ellie name her dragon?
Scratch
Scritch
Rainbow
Little Dragon
What did Ellie feed her dragon?
Dolls, chillies and toast
toast, biscuits, chillies and coals
beetles, chillies and matchsticks
Nasturtiums, chillies, burnt toast and barbeque coals
When Ellie went to Nursery school, who didn't see Scratch?
Her friends
Her teacher
Her mum
The hen
When Ellie started Primary School, why did she leave Scratch behind?
Because she didn't think anyone would see him
Because she was so excited she forgot him
Because her mother said no
Because you can't take dragons to school
Why did Scratch begin fading away as Ellie grew up?
Because he had actually flown away on her 8th birthday.
Because Ellie's imagination was beginning to fade.
Because her mum and teacher told her he wasn't real.
Because Scratch was getting too old.
Which sentence is an example of alliteration?
His eyes were as black as charcoal
And then he slipped quietly away into the night.
She thought she smelt smoke or heard a low fiery furnace over the fence.
She almost saw the flick of a tail from the corner of her eye.
Why did Scratch go to live with little Sam?
Because Sam caught him and put a leash on him.
Because Ellie told him to go away.
Because Sam was young enough to believe in him and Ellie was growing too old for dragons.
Because Sam was kind.
