Libro : The Silver Sword

Comprehension Test
The Silver Sword
Ian Serraillier
1 Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–10.
a Ruth decides to go to Switzerland.
b American soldiers put Jan in prison.
c Joseph gives Jan the sword.
d Ruth, Edek and Bronia find their parents.
e Joseph escapes from prison.
f The children escape by canoe.
gThe children stay on the Wolff’s farm.
h Joe takes the children to a refugee camp by Lake Constance.
i Ruth and Bronia meet Jan.
j Ruth and Bronia find Edek.
20 marks

2 Who said this in the story? Who did they say it to? Jan, Ruth, Bronia, Joseph, the Wolffs, Ivan (the Russian soldier), Greenwood (the American captain).
a ‘I’ll give you this sword if you dosomething for me.’ ............... to ...............
b ‘The whole of Warsaw wants to see my officer.’ ............... to ...............
c ‘He was going to Switzerland to find your mother.’ ............... to ...............
d ‘We don’t have enough money to pay 200 marks.’ ............... to ...............
e ‘I’ll remember you for ever.’ ............... to ...............
20 marks

3Look at this picture and answer the questions.
a Who is this? ...............
b What has he just left? ...............
c Where does he want to go? ...............
d Why does he want to go there? ...............
e Does he get there? ...............
10 marks

4 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Ruth’s mother is Swiss.
b Edek was caught taking a chickento the city.
c When they met, Jan liked Edek.
d Jan stopped the trains to take food.
e Both the Wolffs’ sons were dead.
f The Burgomaster said they could stay with the Wolffs.
g Jan wanted to go back to the Wolffs for the sword.
h The I.T.S. helped children to find their parents.
i The I.T.S found Jan’s parents.
j Ruth married aFrenchman.
20 marks

5. Can you describe how the children travelled from Posen to Switzerland?
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30 marks

Total marks


Multiple-choice Test
The Silver Sword
Ian SerraillierSetting
Choose the best answer.
1 The story is about a family in _____ during the Second World War.
a [ ] Germany b [ ] Russia c [ ] Switzerland d [ ] Poland
2 The father and mother were taken to _____.
a [ ] America b [ ] Russia c [ ] prison camps d [ ] live on a farm
3 It was _____ when Joseph was taken away.
a [ ] 1950 b [ ] 1945 c [ ] 1940d [ ] 1948
4 The children left their house to escape from _____.
a [ ] the Americans b [ ] their parents c [ ] the Nazis d [ ] the Polish police
5 During the first winter and spring the children lived _____.
a [ ] in a cellar b [ ] on a farm c [ ] in a prison d [ ] in a school
6 In the early summer they went to live in a _____ outside the city.
a [] forest b [ ] school c [ ] camp d [ ] prison
7 They began to walk _____ to Switzerland.
a [ ] south b [ ] north c [ ] east d [ ] west
8 After _____ left, the children had to look after themselves.
a [ ] Edek b [ ] Jan c [ ] Ruth d [ ] Ivan
9 _____ passed without news of Edek.
a [ ] Six months b [ ] Two years c [ ] Two weeksd [ ] Three years
10 By January 1945, the Nazis were gone and Warsaw was in the control of _____.
a [ ] the Russians b [ ] the Americans c [ ] the Polish d [ ] the Swiss
20 marks


Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Joseph Balicki was _____.
a [ ] a German Soldier b [ ] a farmer in Poland
c [ ] the headmaster of a school d [ ] an American guard...