30 questions • Instant answers • Free forever
This free KS2 quiz on The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson contains 30 retrieval and vocabulary questions aligned to the KS2 national curriculum. Each question tests whether readers have understood the plot, Plop's adventures, the characters he meets and the key events of the story. Ideal for Years 2–5.
Use this quiz after reading the book to check understanding, or work through it alongside the text. All answers are revealed instantly when you click, so it works equally well as a self-marking worksheet or a guided reading activity. All 30 questions are free with no registration or subscription required.
Looking for more? Read the book summary, explore the characters or try the free teaching resource. All guides are free and curriculum-aligned.
Click each answer to check it instantly.
Scroll down to see all answers.
Q1 of 30
What is the name of the young barn owl who is afraid of the dark?
Q2 of 30
What kind of owl is Plop?
Q3 of 30
Where does Plop live with his parents?
Q4 of 30
What is Plop afraid of?
Q5 of 30
What problem does Plop's fear of the dark cause?
Q6 of 30
What does Plop's mother suggest he do to help him understand the dark?
Q7 of 30
Who is the first person Plop meets when he comes down from the barn?
Q8 of 30
What does the boy tell Plop that the dark is?
Q9 of 30
What is the boy watching for in the dark?
Q10 of 30
What does the old woman knitting tell Plop that the dark is?
Q11 of 30
Why does the old woman say the dark is kind?
Q12 of 30
What event does Plop watch with the girl?
Q13 of 30
What does the girl tell Plop about the dark?
Q14 of 30
What animal does the old man take Plop to watch in the dark?
Q15 of 30
What does the old man say about the dark?
Q16 of 30
What does the young woman with a baby say that the dark is?
Q17 of 30
Why does the young woman say the dark is fascinating?
Q18 of 30
What does the clown tell Plop about the dark?
Q19 of 30
Why does the clown say the dark is wonderful?
Q20 of 30
How many people does Plop ask about the dark?
Q21 of 30
What does Plop eventually do that shows he has overcome his fear?
Q22 of 30
What does Plop learn from all the people he meets?
Q23 of 30
Who wrote The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark?
Q24 of 30
When was The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark first published?
Q25 of 30
What do Plop's parents want him to do?
Q26 of 30
How does Plop feel at the beginning of the story when it gets dark?
Q27 of 30
What does Plop look like?
Q28 of 30
What is Plop's mother's main way of helping him?
Q29 of 30
What does Plop eventually realise about the dark?
Q30 of 30
What kind of story is The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark?