WorksheetsThe Monkey's Paw
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 12mins
Who are the characters
Mr and Mrs. Brown and Tasha
Mr. and Mrs. WhiteHerbert (Son)Sergeant Major MorrisStranger
Mrs. and Mr Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Harris John Marshall
What is the family's last name?
Avacado
Morris
White
Laburnum
What is the family doing at the beginning of the story?
Awaiting a visitor
Getting ready for bed
Reading the Bible
Harvesting crops
What are Mr. White and Herbert doing when the Sergeant-Major arrives at the White's house?
playing a game of chess
helping Mrs. White knit
arguing over the weather
eating dinner and telling stories
How old was Mrs. White when her son was born?
She was very young when she gave a birth to Herbert.
She was in her middle age when she gave a birth to Herbert.
She was very old when she gave a birth to Herbert.
Where has Sergeant-Major Morris been?
Antarctica
India
Cambodia
Inside the monkey's paw
What did Tom Morris do when he was in India?
He was a cook in India for many years.
He was a soldier in India for many years.
He just stayed in Indian for a few months, and came to his country to be a soldier.
He didn’t have any job in India for many years.
How did Tom Morris have the monkey’s paw?
An old Indian gave it to him.
An old Indian gave it to his friend. Because his friend didn’t have family, it came to Tom after he died.
An old Indian gave it to his friend. His friend was very pleased about its magic, and shared it with him.
How special was the monkey’s paw?
It was magic, and could help people learn how to do magic tricks.
It didn’t have any magic. It was just a toy from an Indian boy.
It was magic, but only could give wishes for the first one who had it.
It was magic, and could give three wishes to three people.
What was the third wish of Tom’s friend?
He wished for his death.
He wished his wife and child could have come alive.
He wished to lose the money to bring back his wife and child.
What happened to Tom Morris after he made wishes?
He wished for a lot of money, and it came true. Then he spent all of his money.
He hurt a lot in a car accident. That made him scared of the monkey’s paw, and didn’t want to make another wish.
His wife and child were dead. Without them, he had nothing.
Why can’t Tom Morris give the monkey’s paw to someone?
Because he wanted to make another wish.
Because it brings unhappiness.
Because he lost it on the way back from India.
Were the White family rich?
No, they got not much money, so they had an unhappy life.
Yes, they were rich, and they were a happy little family.
No, they didn’t get much money, but they had a happy life.
At first, what did Mrs. White want to wish for?
She wished for happiness in her family.
She wished for a lot of money.
She said jokingly that she wished for four hands.
What was Mr. White going to do the next morning after his friend visited him?
He was going to make another wish with the paw.
He was going to shop something nice for dinner with Mrs. White.
He was thinking of throwing away the paw because he was afraid.
He was going to read alone quietly.
The winter sun was pretty warm, but why did Mrs. White feel very cold?
She didn’t wear enough clothes.
The weather changed, and was getting cold.
She had a bad feeling that something bad was going to happen.
She didn’t have enough money to buy warm clothes.
Did Mr. White pay any money to Tom Morris for the paw?
No, he didn’t pay any money for the paw.
Yes, at first, Tom didn't ask for any money, but then Mr. White paid a little money to him.
Yes, at first, Tom asked for a lot of money, but then Mr. White only paid him a little money for the paw.
After Tom Morris left, which of the White family believed the story of the monkey’s paw was true?
Mr. White did.
Mrs. White did.
Their son, Herbert, did.
None of them believed it was true.
How much money did Herbert wish for?
Three thousand pounds.
Thirty thousand pounds.
Three hundred pounds.
Three hundred thousand pounds.
Why did Herbert wish for money?
He’d like to buy a new house.
He’d like to buy some delicious food.
He’d like to buy the old house where they lived then.
He’d like to have his own business.
Did the White family get the money they wished for? If yes, how?
Yes, Maw and Meggins, the factory where Herbert worked, wanted to help them at the sad time, so gave the money to them, and it was exactly thirty-thousand pounds.
Yes, they got the money from Maw and Meggins, the factory where Herbert worked, because of Herbert’s death, but the money was less than thirty-thousand pounds.
No, they thought they would get some money from Maw and Meggins, the factory where Herbert worked, because of their son’s death. But finally the man from Maw and Meggins just said sorry to them.
What happened after Mr. White made a wish with the paw?
The wish came true right away, and they got the money they wanted.
Nothing happened, and all the family thought the paw was not true.
The wish didn’t come true right away, but the paw moved in Mr. White hand.
The wish didn’t come true right away, but it disappeared after Mr. White finished his wish.
How did Mrs. White feel when she saw a strange well-dressed man at their door?
She felt scared because she thought something bad was going to happen.
She felt excited because she thought the man might bring the money they had wished for.
She felt uncomfortable because they didn’t like strangers.
She didn't care. All she was thinking was the money they wished for.
1. What happened at the factory this morning?
Herbert got hurt while he was working on the machinery.
Herbert let somebody get hurt while he was working in the factory.
Herbert got badly hurt and died on the way to the factory.
Herbert died in a terrible accident on the machinery.
Why didn’t the man let Mr. White go to see Herbert?
Because they couldn’t get Herbert out from the machinery at the first time, and he was in the machinery for a long time.
Because Herbert was in the machinery for a long time, and they couldn’t find his body.
Because they didn’t want them know about their son’s death.
What is the second wish that Mr. White made?
He wished for another thirty thousand pounds.
He wished for his wife to forget her pain.
He wished for his wife to be quiet.
He wished for their son, Herbert, to come back to them.
what is outside the door after Mr. White's second wish?
the man from Maw and Meggins.
Herbert, back from the dead.
Sergeant Morris
the monkey looking for his missing paw.
What was Mr. White’s last wish? Choose one of the following answers.
For his son to come into the house.
For his son to go back to the cemetery and stay there quietly.
For his son to come back alive
For the noise at the door to keep quiet.
- It’s colder for Herbert. He’s out there in the cemetery.
- Three day later, in the big, new cemetery two miles away from their house, the two old people said goodbye to their dead son.
According the two sentences, what does “cemetery” mean?
an area where people hold parties
an area of ground where dead bodies are buried
an place where people pray for good luck
