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The Little Match Girl

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the little girl wearing when she left her house? Choose all that apply.

a)

Her mother's slippers

b)

Her father's shirt

c)

An old apron

d)

Her grandmother's dress

2.

The smell of roast food in the air is an example of:

a)

Visual irony

b)

Situational irony

c)

Olfactory imagery

d)

Metaphor

3.

Why does the boy steal the little girl's slipper?

a)

Because he said he would use it as a sled in the snow

b)

Because he was going to use it as a boat down the river

c)

Because he was going to use it as a cradle for his children

d)

Because he hated the little girl

4.

"The snowflakes fell on her long golden hair which curled so prettily about her neck,"

Why is this sentence ironic?

a)

Because the little girl was forced to dye her hair and she hates how it looks

b)

Because she is going to lose all her hair

c)

Because she is suffering from the cold while this sentence is describing her beauty

d)

Because she wants to donate her hair to charity

5.

When the little girl lights her first match, what does she compare the flame to?

a)

A bonfire

b)

A large candle

c)

A little candle

d)

A stove

6.

Why did the little girl not dare to go home?

a)

Because she had nobody after the death of her grandmother

b)

Because her mother would beat her

c)

Because her father would beat her

d)

Because she would have to starve

7.

What does the girl see in her first vision?

a)

A great iron stove

b)

A great brass stove

c)

A stuffed turkey

d)

A grand Christmas tree

8.

What does the little girl see in her second vision?

a)

A brass stove

b)

Her grandmother

c)

A great Christmas tree

d)

A stuffed turkey

9.

What did the little girl see in her third vision?

a)

Her grandmother

b)

An iron stove

c)

A grand Christmas tree

d)

A roast goose

10.

What does the falling star signify?

a)

That a soul has gone up to God

b)

That it would snow heavily

c)

That something bad is about to happen

d)

That the little girl was going to meet her grandmother

11.

Why does the little girl beg her grandmother to take her along?

a)

Because she has nothing left in this life; her grandmother was the only person who was ever good to her

b)

Because she really wants to go on a journey with her grandmother

c)

Because she wants to go to heaven

d)

Because she is suffering from the cold and her grandmother's house is warm

12.

What is the meaning of 'stately'?

a)

Formidable

b)

Fierce

c)

Grand

d)

Loving

13.

How do the last two paragraphs highlight the dramatic irony of the story?

a)

The little girl is seen by the audience as a brave girl when in reality she was not

b)

The little girl is only happy after her death; her life on Earth gave her no joy

c)

The little girl dies with a smile on her face when in reality she was suffering to death

d)

Trick question, the story does not end on a note of dramatic irony