WorksheetsThe Swan by Roald Dahl
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What things did Ernie and Raymond do to bully Peter?
Tied him to a railroad track and had a train run over him, slapped him across the face, made him fetch birds, tied swan wings to Peter's arms and made him climb a tree, and shot him.
Laid him on a rail road track, punched him, made him swim in the pond, tied swan wings on his arms and made him fly away.
Called him names, broke his arm, and shot at him.
Tie him to a railroad track, slap him, tossed him into a pond, tied swan wings on him and made him fly.
Where did Ernie go first after leaving his house?
DCMS
Peter's house
The train tracks
Raymond's house
What kind of conflict is this story?
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Himself
Man vs. a power greater than himself
What point of view does the author write in?
First Person
Third Person- Objective
Third Person- Omniscient
Fifth Person
Where does this story take place?
Kentucky
China
Scotland
England
What's the name of the author of this story?
Ronald Dahl
Ronald Dalh
Roald Dalh
Raold Dalh
Why did Ernie get a gun?
It was Ernie's 12th birthday and the gun was a gift from his parents.
It was Ernie's 200th birthday and the gun was a gift from his grandkids.
It was Ernie's 15th birthday and the gun was a gift from his parents.
It was Ernie's 14th birthday and the gun was a gift from his parents.
How did Ernie's mom feel about Ernie shooting birds with his new gun?
She was happy because that meant more food on the table
She was sad because she loves birds.
She was upset because it was nesting season and not a good time to shoot birds.
She was hungry and wanted bird pizza and bird ice cream.
What does Peter look like?
A small, pale, skinny boy with freckles and thick glasses. His clothes are always clean.
A small chubby boy with a big mole on his nose and sunglasses, and his clothes are always ghetto.
A small, skinny boy with red hair, tiny glasses, and his clothes are always stripped
A small nerdy boy with black hair, tan skin, and glasses. His clothes are always nice.
Why didn't Ernie and Raymond like Peter?
They didn't like Peter's huge mole on his nose.
He was always mean to them.
He was everything they were not, smart, polite, likable, and his father worked at a bank and theirs work crummy jobs such as a trucker or a factory worker.
They thought Peter was stuck up and snobby.
According to Ernie, what happens to spies when they get caught?
They get put up against a wall and shot down
They are taken as political prisoners and exchanged
They are forgiven and extradited to their homecountry
They are tied to the railtracks to be killed by trains
When describing Ernie and Raymond, Dahl calls these violent uneducated ruffians like this:
Hooligans
Mischievers
Bullies
Gangbangers
According to our narrator little Peter Watson had this kind of spirit. He had...
An Indomitable spirit
A liberating spirit
a fierce spirit
a fighter's spirit
What kind of miracle happened by the end of this story?
Peter Watson managed to fly with his swan wings and escape.
Peter Watson was able to fly away and punish the bullies from air.
Peter Watson teleported himself from the top of the tree to the back garden of his house.
Peter Watson made Ernie's gun appeared on his hands.
Peter tried to distract himself when he was tied to the railway tracks by looking at...?
The figures made by the clouds in the sky.
The birds flying high above his head.
The kids who have just tied him to the tracks.
The little bunnies jumping around the area.
