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Salem Witch Trials

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 20mins

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1.

When a few Salem girls started having fits, people in the community blamed...?

a)

witchcraft

b)

their food

c)

their parents

d)

the moon

2.

Tituba was a woman who had shown the girls how to

a)

cook

b)

tell fortune's

c)

make dolls

d)

cast magic spells

3.

Even though he loved pizza, he was physically unable to eat because his stomach was upset

a)

in a way having to do with the mind

b)

he was fit

c)

in a way having to do with the body

d)

in a brave way

4.

In the story, the girl used witchcraft to change her enemy into a toad.

a)

a type of sandwich

b)

a fear of witches

c)

fun arts and crafts

d)

magical powers

5.

Salem community put to death ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
20 people as witches
100 people as witches
200 people as witches
6.

In 1692 the Puritans' grain supply

a)

had a fungus that could have made the girls sick

b)

was running low so the girls were hungry

c)

was put under a spell by witches

d)

fed the whole state.

7.

After the boy acknowledged that he had broken the window, his mother forgave him and then helped him fix it.

a)

was sent to his room

b)

admitted having done something

c)

denied having done something

d)

became very angry

8.

At the end of the trial, the judge decided that the mad did steal a car and must go to jail.

a)

a vacation

b)

a time in college

c)

a time for hearing arguments to decide whether a charge is true

d)

the time that someone must spend in jail.

9.

From the statements below, choose the one that you believe the author would agree with.

a)

Only the people who were put to death were really witches.

b)

Without a doubt, the girls thought it was fun to call people witches.

c)

The girls were the witches.

d)

The people who were called witches did not really cast spells on the girls.

10.

The author probably wrote this article in order to

a)

tell about a puzzling event from the past.

b)

get people to never believe the words of kids.

c)

show how powerful witches can be.

d)

get people to become witches.

11.

What was something you found interesting in the story?

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