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The Selfish Giant

DOMINOES Quick Starter

SETTING DIALOGUE

Tests
Choose the best answer. Who says this?
1 When the Giant is away, children play in his ___. 21 ‘What are you doing here?’
a house  b street  c garden  d shop a the Hail  b the Frost  c the Selfish Giant 
d the little boy
2 The Selfish Giant puts a notice on ___.
a his front door  b a tree  c his house  22 ‘We can live here all year.’
d the garden wall a the Snow and the Frost b the children 
c people from the town d the North Wind and the Hail
3 The North Wind makes lots of noise up and down the ___.
a street  b house  c garden  d country 23 ‘This is wonderful!’
a the Frost  b the Hail  c the North Wind  d the Snow
4 The Snow puts her coat on ___.
a a tree  b the ground  c a flower  d the road 24 ‘When is this winter finishing?’
a the beautiful flower  b the Autumn  c the children 
5 The Hail sits on the Selfish Giant’s ___. d the Selfish Giant
a chair  b wall  c flower bed  d roof
25 ‘I don’t give to selfish people.’
6 A little bird is singing near the Selfish Giant’s ___. a the Cornish Giant  b the Autumn  c the little boy 
a window  b front door  c notice  d back door d the beautiful flower
7 The Giant puts the little boy ___. 26 ‘It’s your garden now, little children.’
a on the wall  b in a tree  c in his chair  d in bed a the Giant  b the Autumn  c the little boy 
8 When the Giant is old, he watches the children from ___. d the beautiful flower
a the road  b a tree  c the wall  d a chair 27 ‘We don’t know him.’
9 The Giant dies ___. a the birds  b the trees  c the flowers 
a under a tree  b in his bed  c in his chair  d one of the children
d in the street 28 ‘I’d like to see him again one day.’
10 The little boy takes the Giant to ___. a the Giant  b the Autumn  c the little boy 
a Cornwall  b Paradise  c his bed  d the shops d the beautiful flower

20 marks
29 ‘These are the wounds of love.’
a the Giant  b the North Wind  c the little boy 
d the children
CHARACTERS 30 ‘Who are you?’
Choose the best answer. a the Giant  b the Hail  c the little boy 
11 The ___ stays in Cornwall for seven years. d the beautiful flower
a Cornish Giant  b Selfish Giant  c little boy 
d Autumn 20 marks

12 The ___ has a white coat.


a Hail  b Snow  c North Wind  d Frost VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer.
13 The ___ puts silver on the trees.
a Hail  b Snow  c North Wind  d Frost 31 you smell this
a heart  b music  c nail  d perfume
14 The ___ has a suit the colour of smoke.
a Hail  b Snow  c North Wind  d Frost 32 not happy
a selfish  b sad  c sure  d weak
15 The ___ has a big, brown coat.
a Hail  b Snow  c North Wind  d Autumn 33 a nice yellow colour
a guilty  b golden  c other  d sure
16 The ___ brings apples to most people’s gardens.
a little boy  b Selfish Giant  c Cornish Giant  34 you can go through this
d Autumn a blossom  b corner  c hole  d branch
17 The ___ kisses the Giant. 35 you play this
a little boy  b beautiful flower  c blue bird  d Autumn a axe  b branch  c game  d summer
18 The ___ knocks down the garden wall. 36 children learn here
a Hail  b North Wind  c Selfish Giant  d Frost a heart  b nail  c blossom  d school
19 The ___ has wounds on his hands and feet. 37 you feel with this
a Hail  b Frost  c Selfish Giant  d little boy a heart  b corner  c branch  d summer
20 The ___ has a big axe. 38 you like this the best of all
a Cornish Giant  b Frost  c Selfish Giant  d North Wind a music  b favourite  c neck  d blossom

20 marks
39 when you have no questions about something
a guilty  b sad  c golden  d sure
40 the hottest time of the year
a spring  b summer  c autumn  d winter
20 marks

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The Selfish Giant
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PLOT

Tests
Choose the best answer.
41 The Giant is ___ when he comes back from Cornwall.
a angry  b bored  c tired  d happy
42 The notice on the Giant’s wall says ‘No ___’.
a spring  b birds  c children  d roads
43 The beautiful flower goes back under the ground when it sees ___.
a the notice  b the Giant  c the wall  d the dark trees
44 The Snow, Frost, North Wind, and Hail stay in the Giant’s garden
because ___.
a it’s big  b it’s always winter there  c it has a wall 
d they like him
45 The Autumn brings no apples to the Giant’s garden because he
doesn’t ___.
a like them  b have any apple trees  c need them 
d think of other people
46 Perfume comes through the Giant’s window from ___.
a spring blossom b a perfume shop 
c some golden apples d Paradise
47 In one corner of the garden there is ___.
a a fat boy  b a young boy  c a tall boy  d a dirty boy
48 The boy is crying because he ___.
a is hungry  b is thirsty  c can’t get up into a tree 
d is tired
49 The boy doesn’t see the Giant because he ___.
a is looking at the tree b has his head in his hands 
c can’t see far d closes his eyes
50 The spring comes to the Giant’s garden because he ___.
a doesn’t like the North Wind, the Frost, the Hail, and the Snow 
b has a hole in his wall  c speaks about the little boy 
d isn’t selfish any more
20 marks

Total marks

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The Selfish Giant
DOMINOES Quick Starter

Test Key
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST: ANSWER KEY
1 c 31 d
2 d 32 b
3 c 33 b
4 b 34 c
5 d 35 c
6 a 36 d
7 b 37 a
8 d 38 b
9 a 39 d
10 b 40 b
11 b 41 a
12 b 42 c
13 d 43 a
14 a 44 b
15 c 45 d
16 d 46 a
17 a 47 b
18 c 48 c
19 d 49 b
20 c 50 d
21 c
22 a
23 c
24 d
25 b
26 a
27 d
28 a
29 c
30 a

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