WorksheetsClick Clack the Rattle Bag/Lacrimosa Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 32mins
[Click Clack the Rattle Bag] What does the boy want the narrator to do?
tell him a joke
tell him a story
write him a story
write to his sister
[Click Clack the Rattle Bag] At the beginning of the story, the narrator thinks the boy is...
missing his sister
lying to him
being silly
really sad
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
[Click Clack the Rattle Bag] Why does the narrator wish he had a flashlight?
he wants to protect the boy
he wants to search for Click Clacks in the house
he needs one for the story he wants to tell the boy
he is becoming more uneasy and afraid in the house
[Click Clack the Rattle Bag] At the end of the story, 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
the Click Clack Rattlebag story might be true
the boy is far too precocious for him
[Click Clack the Rattle Bag] Which statement best describes a theme within the story?
things are not always what they seem
beware of large, old homes
do not leave children with strangers
always tell young children bedtime stories
Based off context, what is the meaning of the underlined word in the passage 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.
annoying
miserable
confusing
uncomfortable
[Click Clack the Rattle Bag] 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)
done in a way that shows you believe others are honest
threadbare
promoted
precocious
trustingly
too extreme to handle; overwhelming in a bad way
threadbare
promoted
precocious
insufferable
ahead of one's peers; advanced
threadbare
promoted
precocious
insufferable
encouraged
threadbare
promoted
precocious
insufferable
thin & tattered
threadbare
promoted
precocious
insufferable
a lack of knowledge
ignorance
tousled
corridor
amusement
delight, fun
ignorance
tousled
corridor
amusement
long passage; hallway
ignorance
tousled
corridor
amusement
messed up; made untidy
ignorance
tousled
corridor
amusement
done without stopping or easing up
unrelentingly
seriousness
soberly
sagely
done in a serious manner
unrelentingly
seriousness
soberly
sagely
state of being serious
unrelentingly
seriousness
soberly
sagely
feeling or showing no respect or interest
unrelentingly
seriousness
unimpressed
sagely
done or said in a wise way
sagely
unsettling
adjusted
unimpressed
altered or moved
sagely
unsettling
adjusted
unimpressed
causing anxiety; disturbing
sagely
unsettling
adjusted
unimpressed
[Click Clack the Rattle Bag] What is the major conflict in the story?
The little boy says he is afraid of the dark and needs to be put to bed.
The narrator is afraid of the Click-clacks that are hiding in the dark.
The little boy brings the narrator to the attic, where they hear rattling sounds.
The little boy is the Click-clack but the narrator does not believe him.
[Lacrimosa] What is the woman pushing in the story?
A stroller
A shopping cart
A bicycle
A wheelbarrow
[Lacrimosa] Who does the woman remind Ramon of?
His mother
The Llorona
A beggar
A ghost.
[Lacrimosa] Where does the story take place?
Toronto
Vancouver
Potrero
Mexico City
[Lacrimosa] Fill in the blank: The woman is described as a mound of dirt and rags pushing a ________.
stroller
shopping cart
bicycle
wheelbarrow
[Lacrimosa] Ramon's uncle told him that the dogs howled when they saw the _______.
Ghost
Llorona
Stranger
Moon
[Lacrimosa] What animal scares Ramon at night?
Cats
Birds
Dogs
Wolves
[Lacrimosa] What does the woman ask Ramon when he spots her?
"Where is my home?"
"Where are my children?"
"Can you help me?"
"Do you have any money?"
[Lacrimosa] What does the view from the city remind Ramon of?
His childhood home
The bedroom with the leaky ceiling
His school days
A vacation spot
[Lacrimosa] Where did Ramon have to go to make a phone call?
His room
The pay phone across the street
A friend's house
The supermarket.
[Lacrimosa] What phrase does the old woman chant?
"Go away, go away."
"Children, children, children."
"Help me, help me."
"Run, run, run."
[Lacrimosa] What does the presence of La Llorona cause in the streets?
Brightness
Darkness
Silence
Noise
[Lacrimosa] What does the man expect to see in the alley?
A beautiful woman
A nightmare image
A friendly face
A lost child
[Lacrimosa] What does the man recall about his mother?
Her voice
Her photograph
Her touch
Her laughter
[La Llorona/Lacrimosa] Who is La Llorona?
A ghostly woman in eternal sorrow
A famous Mexican singer
A character from a Hollywood film
A mythical creature from ancient Mexico
What is the legend of La Llorona?
A woman who drowned her children and is searching for them
A woman who was abandoned by her husband
A woman who kidnapped other people's children
A woman who was cursed by a witch
Match the following words to their definitions.
to wander or move aimlessly
roam
deserving of sympathy and compassion due to misfortune or suffering
pitiful
to be grasping something tightly
clutching
hiding something
obscuring
- twisted, especially with age
gnarled
Match the following words to their definitions.
decaying and rotting
putrid
rotting
festering
a symbol or a sign
omen
to turn sharply and abruptly
veer
offensive, vulgar
obscene
