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It was the night before Christmas

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the children dreaming of in their beds?

a)

Candy canes

b)

Chocolate Santas

c)

Sugar-plums

d)

Gingerbread cookies

2.

What did the little old driver drive?

a)

A bicycle

b)

A truck

c)

A sleigh

d)

A car

3.

What did St. Nicholas have flung on his back?

a)

A sack of potatoes

b)

A bundle of Toys

c)

A bag of coal

d)

A basket of fruits

4.

What was the color of St. Nicholas's beard?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Brown

d)

Gray

5.

What did St. Nicholas hold in his teeth?

a)

A whistle

b)

A pipe

c)

A lollipop

d)

A candy cane

6.

What did St. Nicholas do after filling all the stockings?

a)

He danced

b)

He ate cookies

c)

He went to sleep

d)

He left the house

7.

What did the children leave out for St. Nicholas?

a)

Milk and cookies

b)

Carrots and celery

c)

Apples and oranges

d)

Water and bread

8.

What did St. Nicholas wear on his head?

a)

A hat

b)

A crown

c)

A hood

d)

A scarf

9.

What did the reindeer do while St. Nicholas was inside the house?

a)

They slept

b)

They danced

c)

They ate

d)

They flew around

10.

Who is Dasher?

a)

a friend

b)

a boy

c)

a reindeer

d)

a sleigh

11.
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
12.
The poet compares Santa's stomach to 
a)
jelly
b)
roses
c)
dimples
d)
cherries
13.
What reindeer name was mentioned first?
a)
Dasher
b)
Dancer
c)
Rudolph
d)
Prancer
14.
What was St. Nick dressed in from head to foot?
a)
fur
b)
suit
c)
clothes
d)
red
15.
What were St. Nick's cheeks like?
a)
roses
b)
red
c)
round
d)
cherry
16.
What part of a pipe did St Nick hold in his teeth?
a)
stump
b)
end
c)
front
d)
handle
17.
What encircled St. Nick's head?
a)
smoke
b)
wreath
c)
hair
d)
jelly
18.
What did St. Nick do JUST before he rose up the chimney?
a)
gave a nod
b)
put his finger on his nose
c)
filled the stockings
d)
winked
19.
Where did he fly like a flash?
a)
to the window
b)
outside
c)
downstairs
d)
to the door
20.
The sleigh's driver was quick and what?
a)
lively
b)
jolly
c)
happy
d)
mad
21.
How long did it take for the main character to know the  sleigh driver was St. Nick?
a)
in a moment
b)
1 day
c)
1 hour
d)
he never figured it out