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Kids’ Lit Quiz™
Pre-test 2016
These 50 pretest literary questions are supplied to assist you with your
team selection for the Kids’ Lit Quiz™.
Note: It is intended that these questions be asked of a team rather than
individually. They act as a guide only; further consultation with the school
librarian, the child’s teachers and caregivers will also assist selection.
Every year a new set of pretest questions is prepared for teachers to add to
questions from previous years
1
What creature’s approach could be detected by its ticking sound?
[Crocodile]
2
Who wrote the book Divergent? [Veronica Roth]
3
Aesop wrote stories in what genre? [Fable]
4
What book would you be reading if there were characters called: Elrond,
Thorin, Fili and Kili? [The Hobbit]
5
What type of creatures attend the Astrosaurs Academy? [Dinosaurs]
6
What is the name of the book series by Suzanne Collins featuring Gregor
and his little sister Boots set beneath New York? [The Underland
Chronicles]
7
What three colors comprise Superman’s costume? [Blue, red, yellow]
8
What’s the name of the Geek Girl in a series of books by Holly Smale?
[Harriet Manners –accept first name]
9
What is the name of the shop where Harry Potter and his friends buy their
wands? [Olivanders]
10
What famous legendary hunter, who died at the battle of the Alamo in
1836 was said to have been able to shoot a pea off a mountain top? [Davy
Crockett]
11
What was the name of Ron Weasley’s only sister? [Ginny]
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In the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle, what instrument did the cat play?
[Fiddle]
13
What is a pseudonym? [A false name used to disguise an author’s real
name. Accept nom de plume/pen-name]
14
In the book My Side of the Mountain Sam ran away from New York to live
in the mountains about 100 miles NW of New York. What are these
mountains called? [Catskill Mountains]
15
What object did the mouse run up in the nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory
Dock? [A clock]
16
Who was the last child to find one of Mr Wonka’s golden tickets?
[Charlie]
17
Which two names were pulled out at the annual 74th Hunger Games in
District 12? [Peeta Mellark & Primrose Everdeen]
18
Who was Winnie the Pooh’s human friend? [Christopher Robin]
19
What book started with the opening line, “All children, except one, grow
up.” [Peter Pan]
20
At what sport does Maniac Magee excel in a book by Jerry Spinelli?
[Running]
21
How many heads does Fluffy the dog have? [Three]
22
In The Enormous Crocodile who flung the crocodile into the sun where he
was sizzled up like a sausage? [Trunky accept an elephant]
23
What was the name of the Hippogriff that Harry and Hermione rescued
from execution in the Harry Potter series? [Buckbeak]
24
Name the book written by Kate DiCamillo which was about a ten year-old
girl named India Opal Buloni who went to the local supermarket and came
back with a dog. It was because of the dog that she made friends with
people like Gloria Dump, Sweetie Pie and Otis. [Because of Winn Dxie]
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25
In the book Ten Rules of being a Superhero by Deb Pilutti, rule ten was
every superhero needs a what? The missing word described a friend.
[Sidekick]
26
What superhero swings between skyscrapers? [Spiderman]
27
What is the name of the Kung-Fu Panda? [Po]
28
What word can come before: end, mark, worm and club? [Book]
29
What was the last part of the Cheshire Cat to disappear? [Its grin accept
face]
30
What was the title of the first book that introduced readers to Alex Rider?
[Storm Breaker]
31
Which religion’s holy book is called the Koran? [Islam]
32
Percy Jackson is the son of Poseidon but what is Mrs Jackson’s first name?
[Sally]
33
What animal supplied Charlotte with the words for her web? [Rat accept
Templeton]
34
In the book Maze Runner by James Dashner, why couldn’t the orphans
escape at night through the maze? [Because the gates were locked]
35
What was the Lorax’s final word/warning starting with un? [Unless]
36
This picture book by Kathy Stinson was based on the true story of Joshua
Bell, a world renowned musician, who gave free music concerts in the
Washington DC Metro. What instrument did he play? [Violin]
37
Who went to a cupboard in order to give her poor dog a bone? [Mother
Hubbard]
38
In The Whipping Boy why was it that Jemmy was punished rather than the
prince? [Because the prince was royal and could not be punished for
anything wrong]
39
Who rowed down a river of chocolate? [Mr Wonka and the children]
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40
In the novel, When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, who is the Me in the
title? Her name starts with M. [Miranda]
41
What is the relationship between Donald Duck and Huey, Dewy and
Louie? [Uncle/nephews]
42
What happened to Ellie’s grandfather in The Fourteenth Goldfish by
Jennifer Holm? [He became younger]
43
Who is the thirteen year-old genius code-cracking, daring, female detective
created by Lauren Child? [Ruby Redfort]
44
Who is Huckleberry Finn’s best friend? [Tom Sawyer]
45
What state-of-the-art public building did Mr Lemoncello design? [Library]
46
What book told the tale of an orphan born into a workhouse in London
where poverty and neglect were the norm? [Oliver Twist]
47
In The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare, the small group of
Aaron, Tamara and Call were expected as their first task to sift what
substance? [Sand]
48
What sports team did Maisie attempt to join in Jerry Spinelli’s book
There’s a Girl in my Hammerlock? [Wrestling]
49
Who are the pizza-loving, adventure seeking, butt-kicking teenagers? [The
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]
50
What was called The House of Memory by the Sumerians, The Healing
Place of the Soul by the Egyptians and An Ocean of Gems by the
Tibetans?[A library –see Book by John Agard published by Walker]
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