The Seeing Stone Chapters 5-7
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Read the song the goblins sang.
Fidirol, Fidirat!
Catch a dog, catch a cat
Skin it raw, skin the fat
On the spit, turn like that
Fidirol, Fidirat!
What is the rhyming pattern of the song?
- The song is sung without rhyme.
- Each line rhymes.
- Every other line rhymes.
- The lines rhyme in pairs.
Jared and Mallory found a hurt ____________ next to the goblin camp.
- unicorn
- pegasus
- griffin
- gnome
The goblins were holding Simon ________________.
- inside a cave
- hand cuffed to a stake
- tied to the tree
- in a hanging cage
Simon and Jared _______________, so they could see the goblins.
- rubbed their eyes with goblin spit
- looked at the pond's reflection
- drank a magic potion
How was Hogsqueal different from the other goblins?
- Hogsqueal was the leader of the goblins, and the others took orders from him.
- Hogsqueal had wings and could fly.
- Hogsqueal had green eyes and baby teeth.
- Hogsqueal liked to eat cats.
Jared and Simon were able to escape the goblins because ________.
- the griffin came to their rescue
- the faeries dropped apples on the goblins' heads
- the troll charged into the camp
- Hogsqueal distracted the goblins
Why did Jared, Simon, and Mallory return to the goblin camp?
- They wanted to free the animals who were in cages.
- Mallory had dropped the seeing stone.
- Simon wanted to get his shoe, so he wouldn't get into trouble with his mom.
- They promised the troll they would bring Hogsqueal to him.
Read this line from The Seeing Stone.
The griffin let out a whine like a kettle's whistle.
Which literacy device is used?
- personification
- alliteration
- simile
- onomatopoeia
Based on The Seeing Stone what is likely to happen in the future?
- Jared, Simon, and Mallory will spend a lot of time inside the house during the next month.
- The goblins will return to get Simon.
- The troll will rescue the griffin from the carriage house.
- Mom and the children will picnic in the woods.
Sequence the following events from The Seeing Stone.
1. Simon is kidnapped.
2. The children bring the griffin home.
3. The troll captures the goblins.
4. Jared frees Simon from the cage.
- 3, 1, 2, 4
- 1, 2, 4, 3
- 1, 4, 3, 2
- 1, 3, 4, 2