The Selfish Giant Dominoes Quick Starter Tests
The Selfish Giant Dominoes Quick Starter Tests
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
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
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
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