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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Study Guide

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  1. How did the Herdmans set fire to Fred Shoemaker’s tool shed?
  1. They were playing with matches.
  2. They were making bombs.
  3. They were playing with a chemistry set
  4. They were lighting a fireplace

2. What did Claude Herdman bring to show and tell in the first grade?

  1. The Herdman’s one-eyed cat
  2. Leroy Herdman’s chemistry set
  3. The Fire Chief’s hat and boots
  4. An aquarium full of goldfish

3. Why did teachers keep passing the Herdman’s every year even though they never learned anything?

  1. The school never kept anyone back
  2. Mrs. Herdman went to the school board
  3. No teacher wanted 2 Herdman’s in the same room
  4. The Herdman’s always cheated

4. What was Imogene really good at doing?

  1. Her lessons
  2. Finding out secrets
  3. Cooking
  4. Softball

5. What caused mother to become the coordinator of the pageant?

  1. She was going out of town on vacation
  2. She knew the Herdman kids would be in it
  3. Mrs. Armstrong fell and broke her leg
  4. She had to work late that night

6. What did Charlie like best about Sunday school?

  1. He learned new songs about Jesus
  2. There were no Herdman’s
  3. It gave him a good feeling
  4. He liked all the Bible stories

7. Who always played Mary in the pageant?

  1. Lucille Golden
  2. Wanda Pierce
  3. Imogene Herdman
  4. Alice Wendleken

8. What caused the Herdman’s to start coming to Sunday school in the first place?

  1. Charlie lied and said there was free food
  2. They were bored at home
  3. They wanted to take money from the collection plate
  4. They wanted to sing songs

9. Why did Mrs. Armstrong call mother every other day?

  1. She wanted to tell mother how she was feeling
  2. She was interested in being in the pageant
  3. She was trying to tell Mother how to run the pageant
  4. She wanted to thank Mother for taking care of the pageant

10. What caused the Sheperds to be afraid when Gladys volunteered to be the Angel of the Lord?

  1. They were afraid that Imogene would blackmail them.
  2. They were not afraid at all.
  3. They were afraid Gladys would hit them hard.
  4. They were afraid Gladys would bite them.

11. At the first rehearsal for the pageant, what did the Herdman’s hear for the first time?

  1. They were being taken away by child welfare
  2. They were welcome to be at church
  3. The Christmas Story of Jesus and Mary
  4. They had won the Christmas drawing

12. Why did the Herdman’s want to go to the Library for the first time?

  1. To make it messy
  2. To drive the librarian nuts
  3. To use the computers
  4. To look up Herod the king

13. What was the main problem in this story?

  1. The Herdman’s were starring in the Christmas pageant
  2. Mrs. Armstrong fell and broke her leg
  3. The Herdman’s burned down the tool shed
  4. Mother was directing the Christmas Pageant

14. What was the effect of Imogene smoking in the girls bathroom?

  1. She was kicked out of the Christmas Pageant
  2. Alice Wendleken got to play Mary instead
  3. The church burned down
  4. The applesauce cakes burned up in the oven

15. Why did Mother have a hard time finding a baby to play Baby Jesus in the pageant?

  1. The congregation didn’t have any babies
  2. No mothers wanted Imogene near their babies
  3. The pageant was outside and it was too cold
  4. All the babies in the congregation were too big

16. What was Imogene’s solution for finding a baby to play baby Jesus?

  1. Her baby sister Gladys would play the part
  2. They could use their one-eyed cat
  3. Imogene would steal a baby
  4. They could get a baby from the orphans home

17. What unusual gift did the Herdman Wise Men bring to Jesus?

  1. Bath salts and baby oil
  2. Ham
  3. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh
  4. Diapers and wipes

18. Why did the whole congregation show up for the pageant?

  1. Reverend Hopkins threatened to quit
  2. They wanted to see what the Herdman’s would do
  3. Mother offered everyone free cake if they came
  4. Mrs. Armstrong told everyone to come

19. What did Imogene do during the pageant that was so unexpected?

  1. She kicked Alice
  2. She wore earrings
  3. She called Ralph a dirty name
  4. She cried

20. After the pageant was over, what did the Herdman’s ask for?

  1. Ham, candy, and small Bibles
  2. A poinsettia plant
  3. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh
  4. A set of Bible-story pictures

21. We went to see the Best Christmas Pageant at the theater.

In the text above, the word pageant means:

  1. A play
  2. A beauty contest
  3. A classroom
  4. A book

22. Sam has the chickenpox and the doctor told Mom that he is contagious.

In the text above, the word contagious means:

  1. To examine something closely
  2. Carrying or spreading a disease
  3. To check books out
  4. Turned or tilted; not straight

23. The rollercoaster was too dangerous so they closed it down.

In the text above, the word dangerous means:

  1. Helpful
  2. Very brave and courageous
  3. Sickness and disease
  4. Something harmful

24. “If you don’t give me all your lunch money I’m going to tell the teacher you cheated on the test!”

This sentence is an example of:

  1. staring
  2. blackmail
  3. cheating
  4. working

25. Thecoordinator of the pageant fell and broke her leg, so Mother had to organize it.

In the text above, the word coordinator means?

  1. The position on a graph where a point is located
  2. A person in charge of organizing an event
  3. A house where a minister lives
  4. Members of a church

26. My brother had to see the principal because he was truant from school too many times.

In the text above, the word truant means?

  1. Turned or tilted; not straight
  2. Carrying a sickness or disease
  3. Something that is harmful or dangerous
  4. Being absent from school without permission

27. The whole congregation attended the pageant to see what the Herdman’s would do.

In the text above, the word congregation means?

  1. Members of a school
  2. Members of a church
  3. People in charge of a government
  4. A play

28. My brother John attended the intermediate school for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.

In the text above, the word intermediate means?

  1. At the beginning
  2. At the end
  3. In the middle
  4. Something important

29. When I walked into the room I saw that a picture was hanging cockeyed on the wall.

In the text above, the word cockeyed means?

  1. straight
  2. level
  3. Upside down
  4. tilted

30. My grandparents were refugees from Germany during World War 2.

In the text above, the word refugeesmeans?

  1. People who work in a circus
  2. People who leave a country because they feel unsafe
  3. People who refuse to work in a factory
  4. People who walk to work everyday

31. My family is very charitable to needy families during the holidays.

In the text above, the word charitablemeans?

  1. Mean and unhelpful
  2. A house where a minister lives
  3. Carrying a disease or illness
  4. Giving money and food to the poor

32. We met the minister at the parsonageto have dinner.

In the text above, the word parsonage means?

  1. Church building
  2. Minister’s house
  3. School
  4. Library

33. The baby cried so much that everyone said she had colic.

In the text above, the word colic means?

  1. An ear infection with a fever
  2. Crying frequently with a cough
  3. A sore throat with a runny nose
  4. The chicken pox

34. My family takes communion at church on Sunday mornings.

In the text above, the word communion means?

  1. Bread and juice to remember Jesus’ last supper
  2. A promise to always help people in need
  3. A class to learn how to teach children about Jesus
  4. Freely giving money away to the needy