the real story about rudolph the rednosed reindeer 1

1. When does Santa visit the children in America?
a) In the night between December 24th and December
25th
b) On Christmas Eve
c) On Christmas Day in the morning
2. What animal pull Santa’s sleigh?
a) Elks
b) Winged horses
c) Reindeer
3. How do the transport the sleigh?
a) They pull it on the snow.
b) They fly through the air.
c) The sleigh is motor-driven


4. What is the area near the North Pole where Santa lives
called?
a) Santaland
b) Reindeerland
c) Toyland
5. What are Santa’s little helpers called?
a) Elves
b) Elks
c) Fairies
6. Where do Santa’s reindeer live?
a) In Toyland
b) Outside Toyland
c) In Santa’s house

7. Why does one of the reindeer often looks very unhappy?
a) He doesn’t understand the reindeer games.
b) His girlfriend has left him.
c) He isn’t strong like the other animals.
8. What has Rudolph got where the others have tall
antlers?
a) Little stubs
b) Golden stars
c) Nothing
9. What about Rudolph’s nose?
a) It changes its colour all the time.
b) It glows in the dark like a lamp.
c) It turns around in the dark.


10. The other reindeer often laugh at him and shout
a) “You look like a rabbit, Rudolph!”
b) “Go and play with the rabbits!”
c) “Look, here comes Rudolph, the rabbit!”
11. Its … for a reindeer to pull Santa’s sleigh.
a) hard work
b) great fun
c) a great honour
12. Rudolph often hides behind Santa’s house
a) with tears in his eyes.
b) together with a rabbit.
c) to play hide-and-seek with the other reindeer.


13. What is the elves’ job when the reindeer have tested

the toys?
a) They get Santa’s sleigh ready with all the toys.
b) They do a second testing.
c) They go for a test drive in the sleigh.
14. What about the weather when the elves get the sleigh
ready?
a) It begins to snow heavily.
b) The fog gets thicker and thicker.
c) A thunderstorm is coming up.
15. What can Santa not even find?
a) His sleigh
b) His list with the names of all the children
c) His reindeer


17. Suddenly Santa sees …
a) a red light all around him.
b) a beautiful rainbow.
c) a bright star in the sky.
18. The saving light comes from …
a) Santa’s guardian angel.
b) Rudolph’s nose.
c) Hundreds of candles in the sky.
19. Santa tells Rudolph to go …
a) away quickly.
b) and fetch his big lantern.
c) in front of all the other reindeer.


20. Santa praises Rudolph, calling him …

a) the best reindeer in the world.
b) the nicest reindeer of all.
c) so clever.
21. Now Rudolph is no longer ashamed, but very …
a) excited.
b) proud.
c) thankful.
22. The other reindeer no longer …
a) play with him.
b) like him.
c) call him funny names.


23. They shout “Your nose is … Rudolph!”
a) terrible.
b) wonderful.
c) very chic
24. Rudolph’s nose shines … than ever before because he
is so proud and excited.
a) brighter
b) longer
c) redder
25. Santa Claus is so delighted with Rudolph that he
shouts:
a) “Come, my friend Rudolph!”
b) “You’re my friend, Rudolph!”
c) “Ho, ho, ho, Rudolph!”


26. American children know that Santa can’t be far away

when …
a) their parents start whispering.
b) they hear loud noises coming from the chimney.
c) they see a red light in the sky on Christmas Eve.


Key
1. a

14. b

2. c

15. c

3. b

16. b

4. c

17. a

5. a

18. b

6. a

19. c

7. c

20. a

8. a

21. b

9. b

22. c

10. b

23. b

11. c

24. a

12. a

25. c

13. a

26. c