WorksheetsKlaus movie comprehension
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who is Jesper?
The son of a King
A poor boy adopted by a rich family
The son of the director of the Royal Postal Academy
Hard-working member of the Royal Postal Academy
Which word below best describes Jesper?
Ambitious young man
Shy boy
Selfish Brat
Hard-working teen
Where does Jesper's father send him?
An island above the arctic circle
A country in Russia
Somewhere in Sweden
Above Finland
What deal does Jesper's father make with him?
Set up a postal service or be cut off from the family fortune
Set up a postal academy or be cut off from the family fortune
Set up a toy store in Smeerensburg
Use the family fortune to set up a postal service
Why does the ferry boat Skipper not believe Jesper is going to Smeerensburg?
No one ever goes by boat to Smeerensburg
Jesper doesn't look like a postal worker
Postal workers take the bus to Smeerensburg
No one ever goes to Smeerensbburg
How would you describe the 2 families in Smeerensburg?
Joyfully living together
No interaction between them
Always fighting & feuding
Peaceful but solitary
What are the names of the two feuding families?
Caramba & Lingo
Ellingboe & Krum
Kramme & Erlindo
Orlandoe & Krakimo
What is the school teacher Miss Alva, doing in Smeerensburg?
She has lived there all her life
She wanted to start a fish shop
She is trying to save money to leave
She wants to start a school
How does Klaus discover the picture the boy drew?
Jesper gives it to him
The boy sends it to him in the post
Jesper asks the boy to send it to Klaus
Jesper panics and drops the picture; Klaus finds it
How does Jesper get the children to start writing letters?
He threatens them with punishment
He pays them to write
He tells them they will get toys
He offers them candy
How does the town change because of this?
The children start playing
The adults start playing
The children break their toys
The two sides of the town hate each other
Why did Klaus stop making toys for so long?
He lost his love of life when his wife died
He couldn't do it anymore because he got old
He couldn't bear making toys for children when he couldn't have any kids himself
He forgot how to make them
How did Klaus' sleigh & reindeer fly through the air?
By magic
Klaus used a skislope
It happened by accident
The children imagined it
Why do the children's parents start to change too?
They feel forced to act better through their children
They feel guilty for fighting and start to help each other
They asked Klaus for help because they are unable to do it alone
Their children's acts of love melts their hate away
Why are Klaus, Alva and the Eskimo people angry at Jesper?
Because he only did to get Alva
Because he didn't help make the toys
Because he was trying to sell the toys himself
Because his first motivation was himself
Why does Jesper not go back to his old life?
He wants to remain a postal worker
He is in love
He has learnt his lesson and is no longer selfish
All of the above
What happens on the 12th year after Jesper stays in Smeerensburg?
He becomes Santa Claus
He opens a toy factory
He marries Alva, the teacher
Klaus dies
Which of the following best describes the theme of this story?
Responsibility; Love; Violence
Responsibility; Love; Hope
Hope; Love; Anger
Love; Loyalty; Vengeance
Which scene in the movie is your favourite and why?
Rate the movie from 1 (like it the least) to 5 (like it the most).
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