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The BFG

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the BFG get Sophie

a)

She came to visit.

b)

She ran away from the orphanage.

c)

He took her from her bedroom.

d)

She got lost in giant country.

2.

What does the BFG eat?

a)

Eskimos

b)

meat

c)

vegetables from a garden

d)

snozzcumbers

3.

How many giants lived in Giant Country?

a)

1

b)

9

c)

100

d)

10

4.

All giants were scared of

a)

Jack

b)

The BFG

c)

little children

d)

Sophie

5.

Why did the Queen's maid scream when she pulled back the Queen's curtains?

a)

Sophie was sitting on the window sill.

b)

She was scared by the Queen's dream.

c)

She was scared by the Queen's dream.

d)

She saw the BFG in the garden.

6.

What did the BFG use to blow the dreams into children's bedrooms?

a)

a balloon

b)

a magic wand

c)

a flute

d)

a trumpet

7.

How did the BFG get the perfect dream for the Queen?

a)

He caught it while dream catching.

b)

Sophie found it.

c)

He made it up with his magic.

d)

He mixed it from other dreams he had.

8.

Why didn't the giants ever go to Greece to get their meals?

a)

Someone spotted them in Greece

b)

It was too far to go.

c)

They loved Greece too much.

d)

The People from Greece tasted greasy.

9.

What did Sophie call the time of night when all adults and children were sleeping and creeping things came out?

a)

The frightening hour

b)

The ghostly hour

c)

The witching hour

d)

The spooky hour

10.

What unique feature did the BFG have that helped him catch dreams?

a)

He had great eyesight.

b)

He was very tall.

c)

He could run really fast.

d)

He had huge ears.

11.
Why does the bubbles go downwards in frobscottle?
a)
When you drink it, the bubbles will flow down and create popwhizzing.
b)
When you drink it, the bubbles will flow down and create a rude noise.
c)
When you drink it, the bubbles will flow down and create fizzy frobscottle.
d)
When you drink it, the bubbles will flow down and create whizzpopping.
12.
What is a trogglehumper?
a)
A bad dream
b)
A good dream
c)
A nightmare
d)
A lovely golden dream
13.
Why can't they see the dreams at first?
a)
It is invisible until you catch it
b)
It is too far away to see
c)
It is too misty to see in Dream Country
d)
They move too fast
14.
What is the conflict in the novel?
a)
They want to catch all the good dreams and save the children
b)
They want to get rid of all the bad giants
c)
They want to find a way to save the BFG 
d)
They want to find a way to end bad dreams
15.
Who wrote the BFG?
a)
Roald Dahl
b)
JRR Tolkien
c)
JK Rowling
d)
Enid Blyton
16.
What does the BFG call people?
a)
hamburger beads
b)
human beans
c)
happy beaches
d)
hungry bettas
17.

What does "BFG" stand for?

a)

Best Friend Ghost

b)

Big Fierce Giant

c)

Blue Fast Giant

d)

Big Friendly Giant

18.

Name that Character:

The Queen's butler who makes accommodations for the BFG to feel at home while at the castle.

a)

The Queen of England

b)

Mr. Tibbs

c)

Sophie

d)

The BFG

e)

The Bloodbottler

19.

Name that Character:

The firm, bold, and ladylike British monarch who plays an important role in helping Sophie and the BFG.

a)

The Queen of England

b)

Mr. Tibbs

c)

Sophie

d)

The BFG

e)

The Bloodbottler

20.

What type of figurative language is "squirming, swirling... scarlet"?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Hyperbole

21.

What type of figurate language is this sentence? "The houses looked bent and crooked, like houses in a fairy tale." (pg. 10-11)

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile