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The Best Christmas Present in the World

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The narrator bought the desk from a junk shop because

a)

such a desk was not available anywhere else

b)

the author wanted an ancient roll-top desk

c)

its roll-top was in several pieces

d)

the narrator could not afford a new roll-top desk

2.

“I began work on it on Christmas Eve”. In the above sentence ‘it’ stands for

a)

a junk shop

b)

the garage

c)

the roll-top desk

d)

the drawers

3.

The narrator found a shallow space below a secret drawer when he

a)

pulled out the first drawer

b)

began to mend the desk

c)

pulled out the last drawer

d)

had finished working

4.

Who wrote the letter?

a)

Jim Macpherson

b)

Michael Morpurgo

c)

Connie Macpherson

d)

Hans Wolf

5.

The soldiers played cricket on the no man's land.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Jim's letter was written on

a)

26 December 1914

b)

25 December 1914

c)

25 January 1914

d)

1 January 1914

7.

How many years old was Connie when the narrator met her?

a)

100 years old

b)

101 years old

c)

102 years old

d)

99 years old

8.

“But the truth, I am ashamed to say, is that Fritz began it.” In the above sentence ‘Fritz’ refers to

a)

the German soldier

b)

the German commander in the story

c)

the British soldier

d)

the British commander in the story

9.

By which Christmas did Jim promise to be back home?

a)

1913

b)

1914

c)

1915

d)

1916

10.

Who is the author of the lesson “The best Christmas Present in the World?

a)

Ruskin Bond

b)

Paulo Coelho

c)

Michael Morpurgo

d)

None of the above

11.

A war between the British and the Germans took place in (a)  

12.

I paid the man and brought it back to my (a)   at the back of the garage

13.

Where did the two armies meet?

a)

German

b)

Britain

c)

No where

d)

No man’s land

14.

What did the author think was something “he had to do”?

a)

Return the letter to Jim

b)

Return the letter to Connie

c)

Throw away the letter

d)

None of the Above

15.

What was “The Best Christmas present in the World”?

a)

Jim

b)

Author

c)

Letter