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The Happy Prince

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are the main characters?

a)

A member of the palace

b)

A statue

c)

A bird

d)

A boy

2.

Which was the first item taken from the prince?

a)

Hat

b)

Shoes

c)

Ruby

d)

Skin

3.

Which type of bird is refered to in the story?

a)

Swallow

b)

Pintail

c)

Quail

d)

Raven

4.

What colour did the prince turned to?

a)

Black

b)

Golden

c)

Grey

d)

Blue

5.

What is the main message behind the story?

a)

To care only about beauty.

b)

To love something blindly.

c)

To never be selfless.

d)

A social critic.

6.

Name the writer of the story 'The happy prince'.

a)

Oscar Wilde

b)

R.K Laxman

c)

Ruskin Bond

d)

Mulk Raj Anand

7.

Where was the statue of the happy prince put up?

a)

In a temple.

b)

In the town hall.

c)

In the centre of a public garden

d)

High above the city, on a tall column.

8.

What did the happy prince had on his sword-hilt?

a)

Two big pearls

b)

Two big sapphires

c)

A big ruby

d)

Two big rubies

9.

Where did the swallow decide to spend the night?

a)

In a tree near the statue of the happy prince.

b)

On the shoulder of the happy prince.

c)

Between the feet of the happy prince.

d)

Under the column where the statue stood.

10.

What happened when the swallow prepared to sleep between the feet of the happy prince?

a)

It started raining heavily.

b)

A large drop of water fell on him.

c)

He heard the cry of the happy prince.

d)

He saw the the prince crying.

11.

What did the swallow see when he looked up?

a)

He saw the eyes of the happy prince filled with tears.

b)

He saw tears running down the golden cheeks of happy prince.

c)

Both A and B above

d)

Neither A nor B

12.

How did the swallow feel when he saw the beautiful face of the happy prince and the tears in his eyes?

a)

He was filled with pity.

b)

He was filled with anger.

c)

He was deeply shocked.

d)

He became very nervous.

13.

In "The happy prince", what did the prince not know during his life?

a)

Wisdom

b)

Joy

c)

Fun

d)

Sorrow

14.

In "The Happy Prince," the people the Prince wants to help include all the following EXCEPT?

a)

Playwright

b)

Poor children

c)

A woman with a dying son

d)

A prisoner

15.

In "The Happy Prince," what happens to the statue at the end?

a)

It is altered.

b)

It left as it is.

c)

It is pulled down.

d)

It is improved.

16.

In "The Happy Prince," what happens to the Swallow?

a)

He becomes a statue.

b)

He goes to Egypt.

c)

He devotes his life in helping people.

d)

He dies

17.

To help a poor woman buy oranges for her sick boy, the prince asked the swallow to take a ruby out of his

a)

Sword hilt

b)

Board kilt

c)

Ford shield

18.

Where was the swallow going?

a)

Southhall

b)

Egypt

c)

Europe

d)

America

19.

Why do the townspeople think that the Happy Prince is beautiful?

a)

Because he was beautiful in his former life.

b)

Because he is helpful to the people.

c)

Because he is helpful to the people.

d)

Because he is adorned with gold and jewels.

20.

Why does the swallow agree to stay by the prince after the first night in The Happy Prince?

a)

Because the prince offers him shelter.

b)

Because he has nowhere else to go.

c)

Because he feels warm after doing a good deed

d)

Because his true love has left him

21.

At what point does the prince stop helping the needy townspeople in The Happy Prince?

a)

Not until the townspeople drag the statue down.

b)

Not until he has given up his sword.

c)

Not until he has given all he has to give.

d)

Not until the swallow dies.

22.

What is the Happy Prince in The Happy Prince?

a)

A robot

b)

A little boy

c)

A bird

d)

A statue