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WorksheetsThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever Final Assessment
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
Who are the main characters in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever?
The Herdman siblings: Imogene, Claude, Ralph, Leroy, Ollie, and Gladys
The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who
Santa Claus and his elves
Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
What are the characteristics of the Herdman children in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever?
The Herdman children are well-behaved and polite
The Herdman children are obedient and respectful
The Herdman children are rough, wild, and uncontrollable.
The Herdman children are quiet and shy
What is the main plot of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever?
The main plot is about a family going on a vacation during Christmas
A group of adults organize a perfect Christmas pageant without any issues
A group of unruly children take over the annual Christmas pageant and surprise everyone with their unique perspective on the holiday.
The story revolves around a group of animals trying to save Christmas
How does the plot of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever unfold?
The plot unfolds as the Herdman kids, who are known for their misbehavior, take over the annual Christmas pageant and bring a fresh perspective to the traditional story.
The plot unfolds as the Herdman kids become the main characters in the pageant and perform flawlessly
The plot unfolds as the pageant gets cancelled due to the Herdman kids' misbehavior
The plot unfolds as the Herdman kids refuse to participate in the pageant and cause chaos
What are the themes explored in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever?
Mathematics, science, history
Politics, economics, technology
True meaning of Christmas, empathy, kindness
Cooking recipes, gardening, sports
What is the significance of the setting in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever?
The setting in the church is the central location for the Christmas pageant and where the Herdman children become involved in the story.
The setting is a beach resort where the characters go on vacation
The setting is a haunted house where the Christmas pageant takes place
The setting is insignificant and has no impact on the story
What lessons can be learned from The Best Christmas Pageant Ever?
Selfishness, intolerance, and cruelty
Empathy, understanding, acceptance, kindness, and compassion
Anger, resentment, and bitterness
Indifference, apathy, and callousness
What do the characters in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever teach us about kindness and understanding?
Everyone deserves a chance to be understood and accepted
Understanding is not important in relationships
Kindness is only for people who deserve it
It's okay to judge others based on their appearance
Why was Imogene crying at the end of the pageant?
She connected with the story of baby Jesus and was moved.
She hurt herself while walking down the aisle.
How did Herod die?
he was stabbed
breaking a leg
of old age
fell off a horse
How did Imogene act out Mary in practice?
sweet and kind
dreamy and out of this world
sort of quiet
loud and bossy
What is the meaning of the highlighted word in the sentence?
We are going to go through the whole pageant just as we are going to do it for the whole congregation.
Christmas choir
group of people watching an event
group of people singing in an event
children performers
Why did everyone come to the pageant?
They all heard how good the pageant was supposed to be.
Everyone wanted to see how the Herdmans would mess up the pageant.
They offered free beverages and snacks.
They were giving away prizes so people would come.
What did the wise men bring as their offering?
Inscents
A ham
Donuts
Chocolate
How were the Herdmans like the real Holy Family?
They were unkind and selfish.
They were dirty, shocked, and looked like regular people.
They were perfectly clean with their clothes nicely washed.
They made no mistakes.
How had the Herdmans improved the pageant?
They made it more realistic.
They created more humor.
They made it more entertaining.
Which of the following statements from Chapter 2 is an opinion?
Charlie was a shepherd last year.
We heard the siren and saw the ambulance and watched the policemen carry her out of the house on a stretcher.
She ran the Christmas pageant every year.
Our Christmas pageant isn't what you'd call four-star entertainment.
Who is telling the story?
Imogene
Fred Shoemaker
the daughter of the Christmas Pageant director
the social service worker
How did the Herdmans behave as Mother told the Christmas story?
They kept finding ways to bother the other children including pinching, hitting and kicking.
They didn't sit still or pay attention.
Their eyes were glued to Mother and taking in every word.
What did Charlie like best about Sunday school?
He learned new songs about Jesus.
There were no Herdmans there.
It gave him a good feeling.
Why did the Herdmans start coming to Sunday school in the first place?
They were bored at home.
They needed to supplement their allowance by stealing from the collection plate.
They thought there was free cake, candy, and popcorn balls.
This story is written in what point of view?
First Person
Third Person
Why do you INFER that all of the mothers no longer wanted their babies in the Christmas pageant?
They were busy on the day of the pageant.
All the moms knew the Herdmans were violent and cruel.
The mothers didn't want their babies to cry during the pageant.
Alice was the only girl who could hold a baby.
The MAIN conflict of the whole story is...
When the director broke her leg.
When Imogene threatened Alice.
When the Herdmans joined the Christmas pageant.
When Imogene blackmailed the kids about their weight.
What is a synonym for "pageant"?
fashion show
singing competition
sports
play
Sunday School
Read this passage from Chapter 7.
They couldn't have been very neat and tidy either, but more like this Mary and Joseph. (Imogene's veil was cockeyed as usual, and Ralph's hair stuck out all around his ears.)
The word cockeyed most likely means...
sparkling
spotless
tilted to one side
beautiful
What is the meaning of the word bat in the following passage from Chapter 4?
I thought that was pretty smart of Ollie, not to like Gladys right off the bat.
a wooden club used in certain games
at once; without delay
a flying mammal
to blink, wink, or flutter
The Herdmans called the Wise Men...
great kings.
a bunch of dirty spies.
rules of the word.
The Hermans were really interested in the part of the Christmas story about...
the drummer boy.
the wise men.
the angel.
Herod.
Mother decided that she would...
sit the Herdmans in the front pew away from the other children.
ignore anything the Herdmans did that did't cause blood.
arrange for several ladies to guard the Herdmans to make sure they behaved.
