PENGUIN ACTIVE READING
Answer keys LEVEL 2
Teacher Support Programme
Tim Burton s The Nightmare Before Christmas
5.1 1 red 2 an Easter 3 reindeer 4 Santa Claus
Book key
5 wants to ask 6 bag 7 Jack
1.1 1 Open answers
5.2 1 Sally
2 Suggested answers: a scary b funny c happy
2 the Easter animal
d strange
3 Santa s hat
1.2 Suggested answers: 1 Jack Skellington
4 fog
2 No, he is bored with it. 3 dog 4 sad
5.3 1  I ll answer it.
2.1 1 Jack Skellington
2  I ll get it.
2 Christmastown
3  I ll open it.
3 Christmas
4  I ll pay.
4 tree
5  I ll carry it.
5 decorations
5.4 Suggested answers:
2.2 1 e 2 c 3 a 4 f 5 b 6 d
1 Jack is giving a present to a child.
2.3 1 e 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 d
2 A toy is scaring a boy.
2.4 Suggested answers: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
3 A toy is eating the presents and the Christmas tree.
3.1 1 a Santa Claus b sleigh c toys d presents
4 Jack is driving the sleigh above the town.
2 a Santa Claus b sleigh c presents d toys
6.1 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 a
3.2 1 holes 2 sleigh 3 toy 4 Santa Claus
6.2 Jack: 1, 2
5 don t help 6 chemicals 7 marry 8 bad
Oogie Boogie: 4, 5
3.3 1 The Doctor was asleep, so Sally went to the town s
Santa Claus: 3, 6
center.
6.3 1 After the police shot the sleigh for a second time,
2 Jack told a scary story about Santa Claus because
the sleigh broke in two.
nobody knew anything about Christmas.
2 After Jack hit the ground hard, the reindeer flew
3 Jack had to find a better way because they didn t
away.
really understand.
3 After Jack jumped down the hole in the
4 Jack wanted some help, so he went to the Doctor
churchyard, he ran through the dark woods to
for some chemicals.
Halloweentown.
5 Sally wanted to help Jack, so she made a present for
4 After Sally tried to help Santa Claus, she saw him
him.
in Oogie Boogie s home.
3.4 Suggested answers: 1 young 2 bad 3 dangerous
5 After Santa tried to get free, Oogie Boogie started
4 unhappy 5 stupid 6 Halloween
the fire.
4.1 1 3 2 7 3 7 4 3 5 7 6 3
6.4 Suggested answers:
4.2 1 Jack
1 The Mayor wants Jack to come back. Yes.
2 the Mayor
2 Oogie Boogie wants to eat Santa Claus. No.
3 some witches
3 Sally wants to marry Jack. Yes.
4 a young vampire
4 Santa Claus wants to do his job. Yes.
5 the Mayor
5 Jack wants to celebrate Christmas in
6 Lock, Shock, and Barrel
Halloweentown. Yes.
7 Lock
Talk about it Open answers
8 Barrel
4.3 1 happiest Write about it Open answers
2 more excited
Project Open answers
3 biggest
4 scarier Discussion activities key
5 most dangerous 1 23 Open answers
4.4 Suggested answers: 1 No 2 No 3 No 4 Yes
5 No 6 No 7 No 8 No
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PENGUIN ACTIVE READING
Answer keys LEVEL 2
Teacher Support Programme
Tim Burton s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Activity worksheets key Progress test key
1 Open answers 1 a 6 b 7 c 5 d 3 e 4 f 1 g 2 h 8
2 a Halloween 2 a Jack b the Doctor c Sally d the Mayor
b on e the Mayor f Jack g Jack h Sally
c vampires i the Doctor j Sally
d witches 3 a 7 b 3 c 3 d 7 e 7 f 3 g 7
e blood 4 a 5 b 1 c 6 d 2 e 3 f 4 g 7
f skeleton 5 a 2 b 3 c 1
3 Open answers 6 a 3 b 7 c 3 d 7 e 3 f 3 g 3
4 a Christmas: December 25
b Easter: in March or April
c Thanksgiving: 4th Thursday in November
Suggested answers:
d Christmas: trees
e Easter: Easter bunny, eggs
f Thanksgiving: turkey, corn, fall, leaves
g Christmas: celebrate it, eat Christmas pudding,
open presents, sing carols
h Easter: eat chocolate, hunt for eggs
i Thanksgiving: eat turkey, visit family
5 7 Open answers
8 a because
b because
c because
d so
e because
f because
g so
h because
9 11 Open answers
12 Lock, Shock, and Barrel
13 15 Open answers
16 a because they got a rabbit.
b because he was organizing Christmas.
c because she didn t like Christmas.
d because it was dark and foggy.
e because they were celebrating Christmas.
17 29 Open answers
30 Jack Skellington, one of the most important PEOPLE
in Halloweentown, finds Christmastown and learns
about CHIRSTMAS, but he doesn t understand. He
convinces the MAYOR in his TOWN to celebrate
CHIRSTMAS, but it is SCARY. SANTA CLAUS
helps Jack and now he understands the celebration.
Jack and SANTA CLAUS become good friends and
visit each other WHEN THEY CAN.
31 Open answers
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