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WorksheetsThe Day The Lights Went Out Quiz 3
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the title of the news story?
The Broken Train
The Day the Lights Went Out
The Dark City
No Electricity
What problem happened in the story?
Fire
Flood
Power cut
Storm
What stopped working because of the power cut?
Radios
Telephones
Lights
Clocks
Which place is mentioned in the story?
New York
Tokyo
Paris
Sydney
How many people had no electricity?
A few people
Hundreds
Thousands
Millions
How long did the power cut last for some people?
3 hours
6 hours
13 hours
24 hours
What were school pupils doing when the lights went out?
Studying
Singing
Sleeping
Eating
Who said “it was really scary”?
Loretta Green
Martha Miller
Natasha Spendak
Bill Botelli
How old was Natasha Spendak?
10
11
12
13
Where was Natasha at that time?
At school
On a train
In a shop
At home
What happened to the train?
It moved faster
It stopped
It crashed
It caught fire
What did a woman do in the dark train?
Laughed
Sang
Screamed
Slept
What were many people doing at home?
Watching TV
Making dinner
Sleeping
Reading
Why did the cooker stop working?
It was broken
No electricity
No gas
Too old
Why was it cold in the house?
Rain
Wind
No heating
Snow
Which services were busy during the night?
Schools
Shops
Ambulances
Libraries
Why were there traffic problems?
Heavy rain
No traffic lights
Road works
Accidents only
Where did people leave their cars?
At home
In the zoo
In Times Square
At school
Who said people walked home?
Martha Miller
Bill Botelli
Natasha Spendak
John Matlock
What animal escaped from the zoo?
Lion
Tiger
Elephant
Monkey
Why did the elephant escape?
It was hungry
The gate was open
It was scared
It ran away
Where did the elephant go?
A park
A river
A supermarket
A school
Is the elephant safe now?
Yes
No
Hurt
Lost
Who explained why the power cut happened?
A teacher
A police officer
A power company worker
A pupil
What caused the power cut?
Rain
Wind
A squirrel
Fire
What did the squirrel do?
Slept
Ate food
Jumped on power lines
Ran away
Was the power cut planned?
Yes
No
Sometimes
Not sure
How did New York Power feel?
Happy
Angry
Embarrassed
Excited
What time did the power cut happen?
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night
What is the story mainly about?
A zoo adventure
A school concert
A power cut in New York
A train journey
