WorksheetsListening quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The writer was...
watching television a few years ago
afraid of ghosts
alone at home
at the cinema with her brother and sister
The word lashing means...
storming
pouring
tapping
beating
The house was...
haunted
frightening
scary
noisy
Choose the correct sequence of events.
Watching television - tap - went downstairs - bang
Listening to music - reading a book - tap - bang
Listening to music - tapping - went downstairs - bang
Watching television - listening to music - went downstairs - bang
The writer thought that the noises were caused by...
her brother and sister
the wind
the neighbours
the trees
Why did the writer want to call the police?
There was a madman outside the house.
She was frightened
She wanted to pray
She was angry at her brother and sister
The writer's siblings had
played a trick on her.
become madmen
become terrified
wanted to strangle her
"I could have strangled them..." tells us that the writer was feeling...
mad
exasperated
afraid
funny
"I prayed that all the doors and windows were shut properly". The word prayed can best be replaced with...
thought
was sure
really hoped
doubted
"I started moving around to check them". The word 'them' represents
the doors and windows
the bang sound
the tap
the cry
