Worksheets"Click-Clack The RattleBag" by Neil Gaiman
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
The genre of a story is determined by:
the subject, the setting, and the plot
the point of view and the setting
the parts of the story
the theme
Read the excerpt from the story below:
Yes,” said the boy, soberly. “I am very glad you’re here.” He seemed less precocious now. His hand found mine, and he held on to my fingers comfortably, trustingly, as if he’d known me all his life. I felt responsible and adult. I did not know if the feeling I had for his sister, who was my girlfriend, was love, not yet, but I liked that the child treated me as one of the family. I felt like his big brother, and I stood taller, and if there was something unsettling about the empty house I would not have admitted it for worlds.
Based off this, the reader can infer the narrator is starting...
to grow tired of the boy
to grow bored of the boy
to feel jealous of the boy
to feel responsible for the boy
"The hallway of the big house was chilly and _________ and dark."
soberly
tousled
unrelentingly
drafty
"He pushed open the door to the attic room. It was perfectly dark, now, but the opening door disturbed the air, and I heard things rattle gently, like dry bones in thin bags, in the slight wind. Click. Clack. Click. Clack. Like that.
I would have pulled away, then, if I could, but small, firm fingers pulled me forward, unrelentingly, into the dark."
The narrator is hesitant because...
They might not be able to hear his girlfriend when she returns
They might not be able to see inside the perfectly dark room
He is finally realizing Click-Clacks might be real and the boy is one of them.
The boy is far too precocious for him
Is the following statement an inference about Click-Clack the Rattlebag or is it something that the author directly stated?
The boy and the narrator walk all the way to the attic.
Inference
Directly Stated
Which piece of evidence best supports the idea that the narrator was possibly near or around a Click-Clack?
"We were climbing wooden steps now." (Paragraph 53)
"There was that precocious amusement again." (Paragraph 58)
"He pushed open the door to the attic room." (Paragraph 59)
"I heard things rattle gently, like dry bones in thin bags." (Paragraph 59)
Is the following statement an inference about Click-Clack the Rattlebag or is it something that the author directly stated?
The boy asks the narrator to tell him a story.
Inference
Directly Stated
The boy tells the narrator all of the following about Click-Clacks except:
they look like spiders
they look like what you least expect
they drink you
they leave you as a bag of rattling bones
Based on the excerpt, how does the narrator feel about the boy's sister?
He is unsure of his feelings for her
He dislikes her
He is in love with her
He is indifferent towards her
Is the following statement an inference about Click-Clack the Rattlebag or is it something that the author directly stated?
The boy is afraid of Click-Clacks.
Inference
Directly Stated
What is the main purpose of the setting in a story?
To provide a backdrop for the characters
To establish the mood of the story
To contribute to the plot development
All of the above
Is the following statement an inference about Click-Clack the Rattlebag or is it something that the author directly stated?
The boy was scared of the Click-Clack.
Inference
Directly Stated
"The room was filled with an eerie silence, broken only by the occasional creaking of the old wooden floor. Suddenly, a soft, chilling whisper echoed through the room, sending shivers down my spine."
What could be the possible source of the whisper?
A ghost trying to communicate
The wind blowing through the cracks in the window
The narrator's imagination running wild
The rustling of old papers in the room
