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Boy: Tales of Childhood

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of Roald's school?
a)
Llandaff
b)
O'Sullivan
c)
Walsh
d)
McCarthy
2.
Which of the following is NOT an old fashioned candy mentioned in the passage?
a)
humbugs
b)
sherbet suckers
c)
pear drops
d)
charleston chew
3.
What year does the story take place?
a)
1923
b)
1978
c)
1907
4.
If you did not spend a sixpence, Mrs. Pratchett would wrap your candy in
a)
newspaper
b)
toilet paper
c)
nothing
d)
foil
5.
The boys found the dead mouse in
a)
Thwaites's house
b)
the classroom
c)
in the school yard
d)
the sweetshop
6.
Roald put the dead mouse in the
a)
bootlaces
b)
gobstoppers
c)
strawberry bon bons
d)
acid drops
7.
Thwaites said Mrs. Pratchett died of
a)
a stroke
b)
a heart attack
c)
fear
d)
stupidity
8.
What month does the story take place?
a)
September
b)
October
c)
November
d)
December
9.
The first boy that Mrs. Pratcett identifies is 
a)
Thwaites
b)
Roald
10.
Including Roald, how many boys are in the group?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
11.
What was the boys' punishment?
a)
suspension
b)
DMC
c)
a beating
d)
writing lines
12.
Who is the author?
a)
Unknown
b)
Roald Dahl
c)
S. E. Hinton
d)
Thwaites Smith
13.
Which of these does NOT describe Mrs. Pratchett?
a)
long gray hair
b)
dirty fingernails
c)
moustache
d)
sour mouth
14.
How old was the boy on the bike that Roald admired?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
15.

What sweet did Thwaites say his father said is made out of rat mash?

a)

bon bons

b)

tonsil tickles

c)

liquorice bootlace

d)

pear drops

16.
If you did not spend a sixpence, Mrs. Pratchett would wrap your candy in
a)
newspaper
b)
toilet paper
c)
nothing
d)
foil
17.
The boys found the dead mouse in
a)
Thwaites's house
b)
the classroom
c)
in the school yard
d)
the sweetshop
18.
Roald put the dead mouse in the
a)
bootlaces
b)
gobstoppers
c)
strawberry bon bons
d)
acid drops
19.
Thwaites said Mrs. Pratchett died of
a)
a stroke
b)
a heart attack
c)
fear
d)
stupidity
20.
The first boy that Mrs. Pratcett identifies is 
a)
Thwaites
b)
Roald
21.
Including Roald, how many boys are in the group?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
22.
What was the boys' punishment?
a)
suspension
b)
DMC
c)
a beating
d)
writing lines
23.
Which of these does NOT describe Mrs. Pratchett?
a)
long gray hair
b)
dirty fingernails
c)
moustache
d)
sour mouth
24.

A loathsome person is

a)

disgusting

b)

clever

c)

strict

25.

A towel that is saturated needs to be

a)

moistened

b)

rinsed

c)

dried

26.

If you make a comment and are asked to elaborate, you need to

a)

be quiet

b)

say more

c)

write it down

27.

A flourishing lawn would most probably need to be

a)

mowed

b)

fertilized

c)

replaced

28.

A stranger with a malignant look would make you feel

a)

flattered

b)

uneasy

c)

amused

29.

Who was the head teacher who punished Dahl and the other boys?

a)

Mr. Coombes

b)

Mr. Doombes

c)

Mr. Sooner

d)

Mrs. Combes

30.

In what country does this story take place?

a)

United States

b)

Wales

c)

France

d)

Iraq

31.

Which picture best matches the book's description of Mrs. Prachett?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

When Dahl is admiring the older boy in the beginning of the book, what is the boy doing?

a)

Playing tennis

b)

Riding a bicycle

c)

Running a race

d)

Reading a book

33.

When Dahl is telling his friends about his idea to put the dead mouse in Mrs. Prachett's candy jar, how does he feel?

a)

Excited

b)

Worried

c)

Stressed

d)

Scared

34.

As Dahl puts the dead mouse in the jar, the text states that his hands were sweaty and his heart was beating fast. This shows that he was feeling.....

a)

Happy

b)

Upset

c)

Nervous

d)

Angry

35.

In the chapter "Mrs. Prachett's Revenge", the boys receive their punishment. Using complete sentences, tell me about how the boys might have felt having Mrs. Prachett in the room with Mr. Coombs.

4 lines
36.

After seeing the candy shop closed, Dahl felt worried. Which quotation from the text supports the claim that Dahl was worried?

a)

"We turned away and walked towards the school."

b)

"There was a faint scent of danger in the air now. Each one of us had caught a whiff of it."

c)

"At exactly that point, we heard the school bell ringing in the distance and we had to gallop the rest of the way"

d)

"His name was Mr Coombes and I have a picture in my mind of a giant of a man with a face like a ham"

37.

In the chapter, "Mr. Coombs", why does the headmaster have all the students line up around the playground?

a)

He wants to inspect their uniforms.

b)

They are getting ready to start their first day of school.

c)

There was an accident inside the building.

d)

He wants Mrs. Pratchett to point out which boys were in her shop the day before.

38.

This is a large metal pot that has a lid and handle used to cook over an open fire.

a)

cauldron

b)

stove

c)

saucer

d)

stir frying pan

39.

So we simply stood and watched in sullen silence while this disgusting old woman stirred around inside the jars with her foul fingers. What does the word foul mean ?

a)

offensive or disgusting

b)

pleasant

c)

offensive but pleasant

d)

long

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