Worksheets"Click Clack the Rattlebag" Quiz
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 45mins
Precocious comes from the Latin prefix pre- (before) and coquere (to cook or ripen). What does the word precocious mean as it's used in the passage?
"“What’s a Click-Clack the Rattlebag story?”
He was a precocious child, and was unimpressed by his sister’s boyfriend’s ignorance. You could see it on his face. “Everybody knows them.”
“I don’t,” I said, trying not to smile.
He looked at me as if he was trying to decide whether or not I was pulling his leg." (paragraphs 15-18)
Which statement best describes a theme within the story?
Beware of large old homes.
Do not leave children with strangers.
Things are not always what they seem.
Always tell young children bedtime stories.
How does the line 'We walked out of the warm and cosy kitchen into the hallway of the big house, where it was chilly and draughty and dark' (Paragraph 21) help develop suspense in the story?
It hints at how the author's tone changes.
It marks a change in the narrator's mood.
It confirms that danger is ahead of them.
It describes a change in the atmosphere.
What does the word unsettling mean, as used in Paragraph 24?
annoying
miserable
confusing
uncomfortable
Which underlined word in the following paragraph comes from the Latin word meaning 'sensible'?
'Well,' he said, sagely, soberly, a small voice from the darkness beside me, 'once you’re just bones and skin, they hang you up on a hook, and you rattle in the wind.'
sagely
rattle
small
darkness
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)
How does the setting develop the rising action of the story?
The setting of an old, dark house develops the idea that the Click-Clack is real.
The setting of a large, dark house motivates the boy to ask the narrator for a story.
The setting of a new home explains why the sister is away getting takeout.
The setting of a new apartment lends a maze like quality to the story.
PART A: Which character archetype is best portrayed by the narrator?
Rebel
Caregiver
Hero
Magician
Jester
PART B: Cite two examples that show how the narrator fits into the archetype chosen for Part A.
“I can understand that,” I said. “It is a very big old house.” (paragraph 5)
“Our eyes adjusted to the shadows. The moon was almost full, and blue-white moonlight shone in through the high windows on the staircase, down into the hall.” (paragraph 23)
“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.” (paragraph 24)
“I’d heard the Coke story as a boy, and had been told, as an adult, that it wasn’t true, but was certain that a lie which promoted dental hygiene was a good lie, and I let it pass.” (paragraph 42)
“I would have pulled away, then, if I could, but small, firm fingers pulled me forward, unrelentingly, into the dark.” (paragraph 60)
