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WorksheetsMr. Know All-Hiyam Omari
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
1. Mr. Kelada tries to make friends with the narrator by (–).
(i) telling the narrator about his family
(ii) unpacking the narrator's luggage
(iii) telling the narrator he is British
(iv) agreeing with everything the narrator says
2. What annoys the narrator about Mr. Kelada?
Mr. Kelada doesn’t talk to him at dinner
Mr. Kelada doesn’t know how to play cards.
Mr. Kelada spends a lot of time with him.
Mr. Kelada likes to talk to Ms. Ramsay.
3. Which of the following adjectives did the narrator use to describe Mr. Kelada?
(i) unfriendly
(ii) prejudiced
(iii) modest
(iv) chatty
The narrator had to share a cabin with Mr. Kelada because (-).
there were two berths in the cabin
the war had just started, and people had to
share cabins
he didn't like the other cabins the agents
offered him
it was very difficult to get accommodation after the war
Where did Mrs. Ramsay actually get the chain?
i) At a department store in New York.
i) On Fifth Avenue in New York
ii) The story doesn't give any information about it
iv) In the trade market in Japan
Mrs. Ramsay's pearls are ()
i) factory made
II) genuine
i) imitation
iv) cultured
1. What does the narrator think of Mrs. Ramsay when he first meets her?
He thinks (-).
(i) she is rich
(ii) she knows a lot about pearls
(iii) she talks too much
(iv)She is quiet
1. Mrs. Ramsay said she could not undo the clasp of her pearls because:
a. it was stuck
b. she was against betting
b. she knew the pearls were real.
d. she did not want to show off
How does Mr. Kelada feel about his nickname, Mr. Know-All?
He is offended and requests they stop using it
He takes the name as a compliment.
He is offended but says nothing
He likes the name so much he asks to change it to Mr. Know-Everything
After first talking to Mr. Kelada, the narrator says, “King George has many strange subjects.” What does he mean by this?
(i) Mr. Kelada doesn’t like England.
(ii) Mr. Kelada doesn’t speak English.
(iii) Mr. Kelada doesn’t look British.
(iv) Mr. Kelada doesn’t have a British passport.
Where did Mr. Ramsay think his wife got her pearls?
her family
a jewerly store
department store
in Japan
11. How much did Mr. Ramsay believe the pearls were worth?
$15,000
$100
$18
$30,000
What was in the envelope that Mrs. Ramsay slipped under the door at the end of the story?
Nothing
an explanation
a letter of apology
$100
Why were Mr Kelada's hands shaking as he handed over the one-hundred dollars to Mr Ramsay?
He was angry at himself for being wrong about the pearls.
One-hundred dollars was a lot of money at the time.
He knew that everyone on the ship would laugh at him.
