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WorksheetsThe Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
What did the children of the village call Jonathan?
Mr Cruelly
Mr Gloomy
Mr Rooney
Mr Clooney
At the start of the story, what did Jonathan go around town doing? Click all that apply.
dancing and singing
mumbling and grumbling
muttering and spluttering
grumping and griping
What was his job?
farrier
window-cleaner
cobbler
wood-carver
How does Jonathan describe things he things are frivolous?
wishy-washy
pish-posh
silly-billy
trish-trash
How did Thomas want his sheep to look?
bored
woolly
happy
sad
How did Thomas want his cow to look?
proud
serious
curious
cold
How did Thomas want his angel to look?
important
proud
bright
imperious
What did Mrs McDowell tell Thomas he could learn a lot about from Jonathan?
The grace of manners.
The need for nicety.
The virtue of silence.
The importance of being idle.
Even though they irritated him before, why doesn't Jonathan hear the church bells whilst he is working on the robin?
He's enjoying working with Thomas.
He can't hear over Thomas' talking.
How did Thomas want his Joseph to look?
forlorn
happy
intrepid
serious
What gifts did Mrs McDowell and Thomas leave for Jonathan?
A woven tablecloth and a carved sheep.
A knitted scarf and a carved robin.
A sewn blanket and a carved angel.
A stitched sock and a carved cow.
Whose images did Jonathan use as the models for Mary and Jesus?
Mrs McDowell and Thomas.
His mother and himself.
His wife and son.
He made them up.
What simile is used to describe Jonathan's eye as he laughs?
as happy as Larry
as wide as saucers
as bright as a star
as clear blue as an August sky
Why do you think that Jonathan is no longer called 'Mr Gloomy'?
What made him change his behaviour and outlook?
