What old tradition has largely been displaced by caroling?
READING
The Wish That Changed Christmas
Ivy is an orphan living at Miss Shepherd's Home for Orphans. Unlike the other children, she hasn't been taken in for Christmas and will have to spend the holidays alone at the Appleton Infants' Home. Miss Shepherd puts her on the train to Appleton. She wishes she had a grandmother and a "Christmas doll".
At a toy shop in Mill Valley, a doll named Holly wishes to be purchased by a girl. Abracadabra, a stuffed owl, laughs at her wish and torments her. Peter, a young shop assistant, is annoyed that Mr. Blossom, the shop's owner, treats him like a kid. Just as Ivy's train is stopping in Mill Valley, an electrical failure causes the message "Merry Christmas Welcome to Mill Valley" to become "Merry Christmas to Ivy". Taking this as a sign, she disembarks to look for her grandmother.
Meanwhile, Officer Albert Jones, whose wife, Edna, wants to get a Christmas tree, protests that they have no children to share it with. She decides to get one anyway.
Mr. Blossom gives Peter the responsibility of locking up the shop and tells him that he can take one of the leftover toys as a bonus. After he leaves the store, Peter loses the key through a hole in his pocket. As night falls, Ivy has still not found a grandmother and is now alone out in the cold on Christmas Eve night. She comes across the toy shop, sees Holly in the window, and wishes she could have her. Holly sees Ivy and wishes the same. Ivy finds the key Peter dropped and takes it for "good luck".
The next morning, she overhears Peter talking to Albert about the lost key. She returns it and Albert decides to take her in for the time being. Peter considers which toy he should take as his bonus. Instead of taking something for himself, he decides to give a doll to Ivy in order to thank her for saving his job.
When Ivy reaches the Joneses' house, she declares that this must be her grandmother's house because there is a Christmas tree and no children. Peter arrives shortly thereafter to give her a present and it is, of course, Holly. She asks Edna if she could be her grandmother. The narrator explains that the Joneses want to adopt her.
Where does Ivy have to spend Christmas?
А) at grandmother’s house
Б) at Miss Shepherd's Home for Orphans
В) at the Appleton Infants' Home
Г) on the train to Appleton
What toy is looking forward to becoming a present?
А) a stuffed owl Б) a stuffed bear
В) a doll Г) an elephant
Why does Peter lose the key from the shop?
А) He is very careless
Б) There is a hole in his pocket
В) It is one of Abracadabra’s pranks
Г) Peter’s memory is like a sieve
When does the doll see the girl Ivy for the first time?
А) on the platform Б) at the police station
В) in the shop window Г) in her dream
Why does Peter decide to give the doll to Ivy?
А) He is very kind-hearted boy.
Б) He is grateful to her very much.
В) He does not need the doll any more.
Г) It is his habit to give dolls at Christmas.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
A round frame that was trimmed with evergreens, ribbons and ornaments. Tiny nativity figures were placed inside it. For the finishing touch, a sprig of mistletoe was tied to the bottom of the ball. What did they make that decoration for?
А) to have Christmas dinner under it Б) to scare evil spirits
В) to play kissing games under it Г) to fight under it
What old tradition has largely been displaced by caroling?
А) The tradition of putting on a Nativity play
Б) The tradition of making Christmas puddings
В) The tradition of hanging up the stockings
Г) The tradition of wassailing (people going door-to-door, singing and offering a drink)