WorksheetsJames and the Giant Peach Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What did the old man give to James?
a bag of magical green things
a peach
a bag of peaches
a magical seed
an empty bag
What was the characters next problem after they landed in the ocean?
sharks
seagulls
cloudmen
hail
rain
What was James's idea to escape from the sharks?
tie the peach to seagulls
tie the peach to eagles
tie the peach to a boat
tie the peach to a plane
After the characters escaped the sharks, what was their next problem?
planes
cloudmen
boats
getting down
Why didn't Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker eat the peach?
they couldn't reach it
they didn't like peaches
they saw an opportunity to make money first
they didn't think it would taste good
Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker threaten to
make him scrub the floors of the house
lower James down into the well and leave him there over night
send him away
make him stay up all night chopping wood
What angered the cloudmen?
the peach broke their rainbow
they were in the cloudmen's area
Centipede called them names
all of these reasons
What did the Cloudmen use to try to destroy the peach?
hail
lightning
spears
rocks
What did the crowd think the peach was?
a house
a bomb
a giant peach
a plane
a cloud
What cuts the strings tying the peach to the seagulls?
an airplane
centipede
Cloudmen
Sharks
the seagulls
What did James do to make the crowd like the insects?
said nice things about the insects
danced
yelled at the crowd
drew pictures for the crowd
told the insects to hide inside the peach
What happened to the peach?
kids ate it
the insects ate it
it rotted
it was put in a museum
Where did James live after he got off the peach?
In the peach pit
in an apartment in New York
with his parents
with Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker
In a house
How did the peach grow so big?
from the magical green things James spilled
from a magical spell the old man did
from aunt sponge and spiker
from a magical seed
Who wanted to eat the peach?
Aunt Sponge wanted to eat the peach.
Aunt Spiker wanted to eat the peach.
James's parents wanted to eat the peach.
The rhinoceros wanted to eat the peach.
Where did James go live after his parents were killed?
After his parents were killed, James ran away with the circus.
After his parents were killed, James hid out in a small cabin in the woods.
After his parents were killed, James went to live with his two mean aunts.
After his parents were killed, James went to live with his grandparents.
Describe Aunt Sponge.
Aunt Sponge was fat.
Aunt Sponge was tall.
Aunt Sponge was skinny.
Aunt Sponge was just a figment of James's imagination.
Describe Aunt Spiker
Aunt Spiker was short and fat.
Aunt Spiker was tall and skinny.
Aunt Spiker was a figment of James's imagination.
There was no Aunt Spiker in this book..
Why didn't Aunt Sponge beat James?
Aunt Sponge was too kind to beat James.
Aunt Spiker told Aunt Sponge not to beat James.
Aunt Sponge didn't beat James because she knew he was truly a good boy.
Aunt Sponge didn't beat James because it was too hot.
What did the old man who wanted to help James look like?
The old man was tall and skinny like Aunt Spiker.
The old man was an overpowering figure who was taller than the trees.
The old man was ghostlike and very pale.
The old man was small with a large bald head.
Who gave James a bag with green crystals?
Aunt Sponge gave James a bag with green crystals.
Aunt Spiker gave James a bag with green crystals.
A strange little man gave James a bag with green crystals.
A rhinoceros gave James a bag with green crystals.
What did James find inside the giant peach?
A tunnel leading to the center
A treasure chest
A group of friendly insects
A magical book
How did James's parents die?
In a car accident
They were eaten by a rhinoceros
In a plane crash
They disappeared mysteriously
What was the main reason James wanted to leave his aunts' house?
He wanted to find his parents
He was mistreated by his aunts
He was bored
He wanted to explore the world
What role did the Centipede play in the story?
He was the villain
He was James's best friend
He was a humorous character who helped James
He was a guide for James
