WorksheetsThe Hundred Dresses 1&2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
She always wore a faded blue dress that didn’t hang right. It
was clean, but it looked as though it had never been ironed properly.
She didn’t have any friends, but a lot of girls talked to her. Sometimes,
they surrounded her in the school yard as she stood watching the little
girls play hopscotch on the worn hard ground.
“Wanda,’’ Peggy would say in a most courteous manner, as though she
were talking to Miss Mason. “Wanda,” she’d say, giving one of her
friends a nudge, “tell us. How many dresses did you say you had
hanging up in your closet?”
The ‘most courteous manner’ here means that Peggy was
a)on her best behavior.
b) teasing Wanda.
c) trying to impress Wanda.
d) respectful to Wanda.
Peggy gave her friend a nudge because
a) she wanted to push her away from the scene.
b) she disliked her friend being distracted then
c) she was teasing Wanda and wanted her to make others pay attention.
d) she was teasing Wanda and didn’t want anyone to miss the ‘fun’.
Pick the option having the words that DO NOT loosely match the word,
‘closet’, from those given.
1) wardrobe 2) loft 3) cabinet 4) cupboard 5) porch 6) cellar
a) 1, 3 and 4
b) 3, 4 and 5
c) 1, 2 and 6
d) 2, 5 and 6
Why was Wanda’s answer to Peggy’s question always the same? Pick the
LEAST probable reason.
This was so because she knew that
a) she was being picked on and it was probably her defence.
b) confessing the truth would probably worsen the situation.
c) she didn’t know how else to get out of that situation.
d) sticking to an unexpected answer would get her the attention she
needed.
Regarding Wanda being teased, Miss Mason was
a)in denial that such behaviour was possible by her students.
b) aware, but didn’t want to discuss it with the students.
c) unaware that the students were frequently teasing Wanda.
d) of the belief that such behaviour was a normal part of growing up.
Which of the following images showcase ‘hopscotch’?
A
B
C
D
“In the opinion of the judges, any one of the drawings is worthy of
winning the prize. I am very happy to say that Wanda Petronski is the
winner of the girls’ medal. Unfortunately, Wanda has been absent from
school for some days and is not here to receive the applause that is
due to her. Let us hope she will be back tomorrow. Now class, you may
file around the room quietly and look at her exquisite drawings.”
Pick the statement that is TRUE, according to the information given in the
extract.
a) Wanda won the prize because she had submitted a variety of entries.
b) Wanda would have still won the prize even if she had submitted just one
entry.
c) Wanda won the prize because the majority of judges were women.
.
d) Wanda would have still won the prize if she had drawn something else
Miss Mason says, “I am very happy to …”. Which phrase DOES NOT replace
the underlined phrase correctly from those given below?
a) It gives me great pleasure to…
b) I am sure you’ll be surprised to…
c) I am delighted to…
d) It fills me with joy to…
Wanda didn’t reply to the letter for weeks.
Pick the option that DOES NOT supply a possible reason for this, from those
given below.
a) The letter took more than a couple of weeks reaching her as it didn’t have an address and needed to be forwarded.
b) She needed time to forgive Maddie and Peggy and think her reply
through.
c) Peggy had second thoughts after mailing the letter and reclaimed it from
the post office, to mail weeks later.
d) She was occupied with settling in at the new school in the city.
Choose the declaration which is likely to be received with the pressing of lips together in a tight line.
option 1
option 2
option 3
option 4
What, according to the letter, was the primary reason that prompted Mr
Petronski to take the decision to move to a big city?
a) His wish to achieve success in the big city.
b) His urge to join his relatives who mostly lived in the big city.
c) His anxiety over their poverty in the small city.
d) His agony about his children being viewed as ‘outsiders’ by their schoolmates.
The teacher refers to Wanda’s designs as ‘exquisite’ because
a) each one of the hundred designs was different.
b) each one of them was very beautiful.
c) each of them was a copy of the latest fashion trend.
d) each one had the same colour theme as the other.
When the teacher wants them to ‘file around’, she wants the students to
a) put the files in their proper places.
b) gather around her table to discuss the designs.
c) file the designs properly in their folders.
d) walk in a line to admire the designs.
The line-- Plenty of funny names in the city—suggests that the city
a) is a melting pot of people from different parts of the world.
b) has foreign people willing to give opportunities to the poor.
c) c) is a safe haven for immigrants if they have funny names.
d) has a special status for all who are willing to be funny.
The phrase ‘Pollack’ reveals a discrimination on the basis of
.
a) race.
b) gender.
c) religion.
d) wealth
