Grammar Theme Park: Christmas (Upper) A

________ of the fact that he had been a good boy, Santa didn't bring him many gifts.

1. Although
2. Despite
3. In spite
4. No matter

Our son is hoping to get a new computer for Christmas and we don't want to ________.

1. drop him off
2. let him down
3. put him off
4. take him out

Don't you think that even if reindeer ________, Santa's sleigh would hang straight down below them?

1. can fly
2. could fly
3. could have flown
4. would be able to fly

While still in the barn with Mary and Joseph, Baby Jesus ________ presents of gold, frankincense and myrrh by the Three Kings.

1. gave
2. has been given
3. was brought
4. was received

The kids ran downstairs to the Christmas tree like ________.

1. a lightning storm
2. a rumble of thunder
3. a storm in a teacup
4. greased lightning

If I eat any more of the Christmas pudding, I'm sure ________ sick.

1. I'll be
2. I'll have been
3. I'm going to be
4. I'm to be

Look at all the Christmas decorations in their back yard! It ________ cheap!

1. can't have been
2. shouldn't have been
3. wasn't able to be
4. wasn't supposed to be

Alex spent so much time ________ the perfect Christmas party for her co-workers and nobody even thanked her for it.

1. by planning
2. having planned
3. planning
4. to plan

I'm too poor to be ________ into spending too much in the Christmas shopping spree.

1. brain-drained
2. brained
3. brainstormed
4. brainwashed

According to the American Psychological Association, people are more depressed and ________ to suicide during Christmas.

1. bound
2. erratic
3. prone
4. swept

Last Christmas we got a blue spruce. The tree was beautiful but there was one major ________ – the needles were extremely sharp!

1. cutback
2. drawback
3. feedback
4. pullback

Sarah and Jane were twins and they really hated it if ________ the same presents for Christmas.

1. both they got
2. they both got
3. they got both
4. they were both gotten

I was seven when I was ________ that Santa didn't exist.

1. explained
2. known
3. said
4. told

We knew Santa ________ there because the milk was gone!

1. had been
2. has been
3. was
4. were

I liked the song ‘Let it Snow’ at first but now it's really starting to get under my ________.

1. feet
2. nails
3. nerves
4. skin