WorksheetsThe Little Match Girl
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was the little girl wearing when she left her house? Choose all that apply.
Her mother's slippers
Her father's shirt
An old apron
Her grandmother's dress
The smell of roast food in the air is an example of:
Visual irony
Situational irony
Olfactory imagery
Metaphor
Why does the boy steal the little girl's slipper?
Because he said he would use it as a sled in the snow
Because he was going to use it as a boat down the river
Because he was going to use it as a cradle for his children
Because he hated the little girl
"The snowflakes fell on her long golden hair which curled so prettily about her neck,"
Why is this sentence ironic?
Because the little girl was forced to dye her hair and she hates how it looks
Because she is going to lose all her hair
Because she is suffering from the cold while this sentence is describing her beauty
Because she wants to donate her hair to charity
When the little girl lights her first match, what does she compare the flame to?
A bonfire
A large candle
A little candle
A stove
Why did the little girl not dare to go home?
Because she had nobody after the death of her grandmother
Because her mother would beat her
Because her father would beat her
Because she would have to starve
What does the girl see in her first vision?
A great iron stove
A great brass stove
A stuffed turkey
A grand Christmas tree
What does the little girl see in her second vision?
A brass stove
Her grandmother
A great Christmas tree
A stuffed turkey
What did the little girl see in her third vision?
Her grandmother
An iron stove
A grand Christmas tree
A roast goose
What does the falling star signify?
That a soul has gone up to God
That it would snow heavily
That something bad is about to happen
That the little girl was going to meet her grandmother
Why does the little girl beg her grandmother to take her along?
Because she has nothing left in this life; her grandmother was the only person who was ever good to her
Because she really wants to go on a journey with her grandmother
Because she wants to go to heaven
Because she is suffering from the cold and her grandmother's house is warm
What is the meaning of 'stately'?
Formidable
Fierce
Grand
Loving
How do the last two paragraphs highlight the dramatic irony of the story?
The little girl is seen by the audience as a brave girl when in reality she was not
The little girl is only happy after her death; her life on Earth gave her no joy
The little girl dies with a smile on her face when in reality she was suffering to death
Trick question, the story does not end on a note of dramatic irony
