WorksheetsTwas the Night Before Christmas
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What items are hung by the chimney?
a)
The stockings
b)
The presents
c)
The curtains
2.
When does the poem take place?
a)
Christmas Day
b)
Christmas Eve
c)
New Year's Eve
3.
Which was dancing in the children's heads? Choose one
a)
Sugar plums
b)
Toys
c)
Santa
4.
What is a synonym for St. Nick? Choose one
a)
Dancer
b)
Elf
c)
Santa
5.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter
What does "clatter" mean?
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter
What does "clatter" mean?
a)
A loud noise
b)
A type of animal
c)
A big ladder
6.
Where are the children?
a)
At school
b)
Asleep in their beds
c)
Watching television
7.
What are the children dreaming about?
a)
Sugar plums
b)
Candy bars
c)
Cookies
8.
What is the weather like outside that night?
a)
Very warm and sunny
b)
Rainy and cold
c)
Snowy and cold
9.
How many reindeer does Santa have?
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
10.
What does Santa look like?
a)
He is dressed in a red sweatshirt, has brown hair, and is skinny.
b)
He is dressed in a red robe, has a white beard, and is grumpy.
c)
He is dressed in red fur, has a white beard, is plump, and is covered in ashes and soot.
11.
What does Santa do?
a)
He fills all the stockings with presents.
b)
He eats a cookie and drinks milk.
c)
He decorates the Christmas tree.
12.
What does he say as he leaves?
a)
"He sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake."
b)
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night."
c)
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night."
13.
St Nick's cheeks were like roses and his nose like a ________.
a)
Cookie
b)
Apple
c)
Cherry
14.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash
What does the author mean when he writes "tore open the shutters and threw up the sash"?
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash
What does the author mean when he writes "tore open the shutters and threw up the sash"?
a)
To rip up the curtains
b)
To open the window and look outside
c)
Stay in bed and put the covers over his head
15.
"Away to the window I flew like a flash" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
16.
"His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!" is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
17.
Which point of view is this poem told from?
a)
1st person narrator
b)
Omniscient narrator
c)
3rd person narrator
18.
What is this poem mostly about?
a)
a dream on Christmas Eve
b)
a child's visit to Santa Claus
c)
Santa's visit to a home
d)
the gifts Santa brought to a family
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