WorksheetsCoraline Ch. 1-4
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
What kind of house does Coraline and her family move into?
a)
a) A large house divided into flats
b)
b) A castle on a hill
c)
c) A modern apartment in the city
d)
d) A small cottage in the woods
2.
Who are Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, and where do they live?
a)
a) Two old ladies living in the flat below Coraline
b)
b) Ghostly figures Coraline meets in the garden
c)
c) Coraline’s neighbors, living in the house down the street
d)
d) The housekeepers of the building
3.
What did Miss Spink and Miss Forcible used to do before they became old and round?
a)
a) They were famous actresses
b)
b) They were school teachers
c)
c) They were circus performers
d)
d) They were ballet dancers
4.
What is the crazy old man with the mustache doing in his attic flat?
a)
a) Training a mouse circus
b)
b) Writing a book about ghosts
c)
c) Collecting rare stamps
d)
d) Inventing a new type of musical instrument
5.
What does Coraline think about the old man’s mouse circus?
a)
a) She thinks it’s just a story and doesn’t believe it
b)
b) She finds it fascinating
c)
c) She is scared of the mice
d)
d) She wants to join the act
6.
Describe the garden Coraline explores. What are some features of it?
a)
a) Overgrown and wild, with an old tennis court
b)
b) A perfectly trimmed English garden
c)
c) A small patch of dirt with no plants
d)
d) Full of rare flowers and statues
7.
What does Coraline find in the garden on her third day?
a)
a) A rock with a hole in it
b)
b) A mysterious key
c)
c) A hidden door
d)
d) A strange, black cat
8.
What does Coraline’s mother say about the door when she unlocks it?
a)
a) It’s just a bricked-up wall
b)
b) It hasn’t been opened in years
c)
c) It is locked for a reason
d)
d) It leads to another house
9.
In the night, when coraline sees that the door is slightly open what does she do?
a)
a) She runs away in fear
b)
b) She decides to investigate
c)
c) She locks it and goes to bed
d)
d) She tells her mother immediately
10.
What does Miss Spink say about the tea leaves in Coraline’s cup?
a)
a) They warn of danger
b)
b) They form the shape of a cat
c)
c) They predict good luck
d)
d) They look like a circus tent
11.
What advice does Miss Spink give Coraline about being in danger?
a)
a) Don't wear green in your dressing room
b)
b) Stay indoors after dark
c)
c) Always carry a flashlight
d)
d) Only talk to dogs
12.
Why did Coraline’s mother take her to the nearest large town?
a)
a) To buy groceries and do errands
b)
b) To visit Coraline’s grandmother
c)
c) To drop off Coraline’s father at work
d)
d) To get Coraline new clothes for school
13.
What kind of gloves did Coraline want to buy, and what did her mother prefer instead?
a)
a) Bright red gloves; her mother wanted her to be quiet
b)
b) Green gloves; her mother continued buying her uniform
c)
c) Blue gloves; her mother wanted to get lunch
d)
d) Purple gloves; her mother wanted brown ones
14.
What did Coraline do when she was home alone?
a)
a) She decided to go through the door
b)
b) She read books about adventure
c)
c) She played with her dolls
d)
d) She watched television
15.
How did Coraline manage to get the key from the high shelf?
a)
a) She climbed up a chair and stretched for it
b)
b) She used a broom to knock it down
c)
c) She tricked her father into getting it for her
d)
d) She asked her mother to help her
16.
How did Coraline feel about the food her other mother served?
a)
a) It was identical to what she ate at home
b)
b) It was bland and tasteless
c)
c) It tasted better than her real mother’s cooking
d)
d) It was too strange for her to eat
17.
What was unusual about Coraline’s other father and his eyes?
a)
a) They were made of shiny black buttons
b)
b) They were large and cat-like
c)
c) They changed color constantly
d)
d) They were glowing red
18.
What did Coraline think about her other bedroom compared to her real one?
a)
a) It was much nicer and more interesting
b)
b) It was exactly the same
c)
c) It was darker and creepier
d)
d) It was empty and abandoned
19.
How did the rats behave, and what did they sing?
a)
a) They ran into the shadows and whispered secrets
b)
b) They formed a pyramid and sang a strange, eerie song
c)
c) They climbed onto Coraline’s shoulders and purred
d)
d) They danced and laughed and played games
20.
How did the cat Coraline meet differ from the cats she knew at home?
a)
a) It could talk
b)
b) It had extra eyes
c)
c) It had no shadow
d)
d) It was completely silent and never meowed
21.
What did Coraline find when she went to Miss Spink and Miss Forcible’s house?
a)
a) A strange-looking mirror that talked
b)
b) A collection of magical books
c)
c) A secret passage to another world
d)
d) A large theater with an audience of dogs
22.
Describe the show Coraline saw at the theater.
a)
a) A strange play starring Miss Spink and Miss Forcible
b)
b) A circus act with flying acrobats
c)
c) A puppet show with eerie music
d)
d) A ballet performance with glowing dancers
23.
What did the little dog tell Coraline about the chocolates?
a)
a) In the other world, dogs only eat chocolate
b)
b) They are only for the audience members who sit up straight
c)
c) They turn into bugs when bitten
d)
d) They have a magical effect if eaten at midnight
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