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WorksheetsThe Graveyard Book Chapter 1 (pages 1-17)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Complete the opening line of the novel: 'There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a...'
Gun
Knife
Hammer
Wand
When does the man Jack come to their house?
At lunchtime
In the morning before school
In the middle of the night
Early evening
What is the title of Jack's job?
Cleaner
Assassin
Milkman
Grave Robber
Which sense does Jack primarily use to detect the toddler?
Nose/ Smell
Sight/ eyes
Sound/ ears
Taste/ tongue
The toddler's dad manages to escape.
True
False
How many victims does Jack kill?
1
2
3
4
Which best describes the depiciton of the graveyard?
Cheerful and lively
Fresh and pristine
Abandoned and overgrown
Small and tidy
What type of people are Mr and Mrs Owens?
Living humans
Gargoyles
Ghouls
Ghosts
Why is Caius Pompeius' tombstone described as a 'weathered lump of rock'?
There must have been many storms in this area that have recently destroyed it
It is incredibly old, meaning he died a very long time ago
He must be an unlikeable man as no one has tended to his gravestone
It is a cheap gravestone so he must have been very poor when he was alive
Mrs Owen's describes the toddler's mother as 'freshly dead' - what does she mean by this?
She is scared
She is in great pain
She is acting strangely
She has only just died
Why won't the toddler's dead parents ever see him again?
They have abandoned him
They are dead and he is alive
They will be buried in their own graveyard
They don't want to draw attention to him
Which of the following best describe how Jack is depicted in the following quotation: 'He growled in the back of his throat, like a beast of prey'
A predator
Evil
A victim
Disappointed
Mistress Owens lives in the Graveyard.
True
False
