John Bell’s Funeral
1.How old was John Bell when he died?
a. He was a middle-aged man of 57.
b. He was an old man of 87.
c. He was an old man of 78.
2. Did many people in the town know John Bell?
a. No, only the vicar knew him.
b. No, only the vicar and the man outside his house knew him.
c. Yes, everyone in the town knew him.
3. What time of the year did John Bell die?
a. He died in the spring.
b. He died in the summer.
c. He died in the autumn.
4. What did the vicar do on his way to the church?
a. He walked inside a man’s house.
b. He stopped to talk to a man.
c. He told people to go to the funeral.
5. Did the man working outside his house know John Bell?
a. Yes, but they had not been good friends.
b. Yes, John Bell was his next door neighbour.
c. Yes, they had been very good friends.
6. Why wasn’t the man working outside his house going to John Bell’s funeral?
a. He wasn’t going because he was helping the vicar.
b. He wasn’t going because he forgot about it.
c. He wasn’t going because he had never liked him.
The Girl and the Bottle of Ink
1. Where was the teacher working?
a. She was working on the island of Skye.
b. She was working on the north coast of Scotland.
c. She was working on the west coast of Scotland.
2. Why did the teacher want to do so well on the job?
a. She wanted to do well because she wanted to get a better job later.
b. She wanted to do well because it was her first job.
c. She wanted to do well because her child was in the class
3. What job did the fathers of these children have?
a. They were mostly farmers.
b. They were mostly sailors.
c. They were mostly fishermen.
4. Where was the student spilling ink when the teacher came in?
a. The student was spilling ink on the desks.
b. The student was spilling ink on the floor.
c. The student was spilling ink on the books.
5. Why didn’t the teacher say anything?
a. She didn’t say anything because the students were quiet and waiting to begin the lesson.
b. She didn’t say anything because she was afraid of the students
c. She didn’t say anything because she thought the student must be crazy.
6. What did the student do when she saw the teacher?
a. She laughed at her.
b. She went and sat down.
c. She went on spilling ink.
7. Why was the student spilling ink?
a. She wanted to give the crocodiles something to drink.
b. She wanted to frighten the teacher.
c. She wanted to keep the crocodiles out of the classroom.