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PENGUIN READERS

Teacher Support Programme

While reading
Introduction
1Answerthesequestions.
aWhichofthetwostoriesreflecttheauthor’s

ownexperienceinEastAfricaandasafighter
pilot?

………………………………………………
bWhatdoesRAFstandfor?
………………………………………………
Man from the South
2Answerthesequestions.
aWhoisold?…..
bWhoisyoung?…..
cWhoisEnglish?…..
dWhoisAmerican?…..
eWhoiswearingclothes?…..
fWhoisnotwearingclothes?…..
gWhoisgivenaname?…..
hWhoisnotgivenaname?…..
iWhatdotheanswerstothesequestions

tellyouaboutthestoryandwhydidRoald
Dahlchoosetowritethestoryinthisway?
(Useaseparatesheettoanswerthequestion.)

3Whatdotheunderlinedwordsreferto?Write

theanswers.

a Heinspectedthebackofthechairforsafety,

thenhesatdownandcrossedhislegs.

………………………………………………
bItlitandburnedwithasmall,steady,yellow

flame,andthewayheheldhishandsmeant
thatthewinddidn’tgettoitatall.

………………………………………………
c

‘Howold?Itislastyear’s.Quiteanewcar.
ButIseeyouarenotabettingman.
Americansneverare.’

………………………………………………
d Wewatchedhimhammertwonailsintothe

table,aboutfifteencentimetresapart,allowing
asmallpartofeachonetostickup.Thenhe
testedthattheywerefirmwithhisfingers.

………………………………………………
Beware of the Dog
4Answerthesequestions.
aWhattypeofplaneisthepilotflying?
bWhichofthepilot’slegsisinjured?
cWhattwothingstellthepilotheisnotin

England?

dHowdoeshefindoutheisinFrance?
eWhydoesthepilottelltheRAFofficerhis

name,rankandnumberonly?

5Fillintheblanks.
A(a)………………inWorldWarIIisshot

downinhisfighterplaneandwakesupin
hospital.The(b)………………pretends
heisinEngland,buthesoonrealizesheisin
(c)………………andisaprisonerofthe
Germans.

The Landlady
6Arethesesentencesright(3)orwrong(7)?

Ifoneiswrong,makeitright.

a

BillyWeavertravelstoBath.

c

bHewantstostayinapub.

c

cHedecidestostayintheguesthouse.

c

dTheguesthouseisexpensive.

c

eTherearenootherpeoplestayingthere.

c

fBillywantssomesupper.

c

gThelandladyisverykind.

c

hBillyhassomethingtodrink.

c

i

ThedoggreetsBilly.

c

j

Thelastguestinthehousewastwo
yearsago.

c

The Vicar’s Pleasure
7Choosethebestanswer,1,2,3or4.
aWhendidMrBoggisstarttohavetheidea

oftrickingpeopleintopartingwiththeir
antiquesforjustalittlemoney?…..

1)Whenhevisitedhisoldmotherone

Sundaymorning.

2)Afterhehadboughttwoantique

armchairsfromawomaninafarmhouse.

3)WhenhewasdrivinginLondon.
4)Noneoftheabove
bWhatincreasesthevalueofthecommode?

…..

1)Thecommodeisprotectedbypaints.
2)Theownercanprovidetheoriginalbill.
3)ItisintheEnglishstyle.
4)Noneoftheabove
cWhichofthefollowingisNOTa

characteristicofaneighteenthcentury
screw?…..

1)Itishandmade.
2)Itisirregular.
3)Itismachine-produced.
4)Noneoftheabove

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Pig
8Answerthesequestions.
aHowisAuntGlosspandifferentfrom

Lexington’sotherrelatives?

bWhydoesAuntGlosspanteachLexingtonat

home?

cWhydoesLexingtongivemoneytothewaiter

forthefirsttime?

dWhathappenstoLexingtoninthe

slaughterhouse?

9Fillintheblankswiththecorrectwords.
Afterhisaunt’sdeath,Lexingtongoesdown

themountaintovisitadoctorwhogives
hima(a)…………….Heistoldtogo
tothe(b)……………tomeetMrSamuel
Zuckermannwhoisa(c)…………….On
hisway,heliveson(d)……………andwild
plants.MrZuckermanntellsLexingtontopay
the(e)……………companyifhewantstoget
themoneyfromthewill.Afterthat,Lexington
goesintoasmallrestaurantandordersa
(f )……………andpotatoes.Hethen
learnshowtopreparethedishfromthe
(g)…………….Lexingtonwondershowthe
(h)……………arekilledandaskedforthe
addressofthe(i)…………….

An African Story
10Putthesesentencesintherightorder,1–6.
a cTheoldmantalkedtoJudsonabouthis

dogthatJudsonhit.

b cTheoldmanwatchedatnightatthe

window.

c cThedogwasmakinganoise.
d cJudsonkilledthedog.
e cThemambakilledJudson.
f cTheoldmantoldJudsonaboystolethe

milk.

11Circlethecorrectanswers.
a

Theoldmanlooksyounger than / older than /
the same as hisrealage.

b

Theoldmanusesthewooden stick / blue pot /
heavy iron bar tohitthedog.

c

TheoldmanasksJudsontoshoot the thief
with the gun / dig a shallow hole and lie in it /
build a fence.

dJudsonfallstothegroundbecausehe loses his

balance / the old man shoots him / the mamba
bites him and he is poisoned.

The Champion of the World
12Answerthesequestions.Writetheanswersin

numbersandunits.

aHowmanyraisinsdoClaudandGordon

prepare?…..

bHowmanykilometresisitfromthepetrol

stationtothewood?…..

cHowmanymonthscanpoachersgetin

prison?…..

dHowmanykeepersarethere?…..
eHowmanywaysofpoachingdoesClaud

describe?…..

fHowmanysleepingpillsdoesGordonhave

left?…..

gHowmanypheasantsareinthefeeding

ground?…..

hHowmanypheasantsdidClaud’sfatherget

inonenight?…..

iHowmanypheasantsdoesClaudgive

Charlie?…..

jHowmanypheasantsareinthepram?…..
After reading
13Answerthesequestions.
aWhydoestheAmericanboyagreetotakethe

betwiththemanfromthesouth?

bWhydoChristopherMulhollandand

GregoryW.Templenevercheckout?

cWhatcharacteristicsdoesBillysharein

commonwithChristopherMulhollandand
GregoryW.Temple?

dWheredoesMrBoggislookforoldfurniture

withahighmarketvalue?

eWhattwomistakesdoesMrBoggismakethat

leadtothemendestroyingthecommode?

14Matchthecharacterswiththewordsfromthe

box.(Youcanuseawordmorethanonce.)

kindhearted greedy innocent dangerous

aThelandlady………………
bMrBoggis………………
cLexington………………
dCarlos………………
eAuntGlosspan………………
fSamuelZuckermann………………
g

TheAmericanboy………………

hTheslaughterer………………
iTheoldmanlivingwiththeblackcow

………………

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All stories

1Whoarethesepeopleinthestory?Writetheir

names.
a Heclaimsthatheisthe‘PresidentoftheSociety

forthePreservationofRareFurniture’onhisname
card.……………

b Shehasadoptedthebabyofherrelativeswhowere

killedbymistake.……………

c ShetellsthepatientthattheyareinBrighton.

……………

d Heistwenty-eightandhasnomarksonhisbody.

……………

e Heisveryrichandgoeshuntingtomakefriends.

……………

f Hewaskilledinthetrapsetbytheoldman.

……………

g HeisapilotfromEnglandandiscaughtbythe

Germans.……………

h Heisproudofhisfatherbecauseheinventedthree

methodsofpoaching.……………

i Shestuffsallherownlittlepets.……………
j Hehasbeenavegetariansincebirth.……………

2Matchtheunderlinedpronounswiththewords

fromthebox.

guesthouse engine slaughterhouse

antique inn poaching pork

a Itisthemeatofapig.……………
bTheolderitis,thehighervalueithas.……………
c Itisapubinthecountryside.……………
d Itistheplacewhereanimalsgetkilledfortheir

meat.……………

e Itisanactofcatchingandkillinganimalsillegally.

……………

f Itisusedtopowertheaircraft.……………
g Itisakindofsmall,cheaphotel.……………

3Writethecorrectanswer,1,2,3or4.

a Thepilotcantellthattheaircraftflyingoverthe

hospitalis…...

1)

anAmericanwarplane

2)

abomberorfighterfromFrance

3)

aSpitfire

4)

aGermanJunkers88

b HowdoesBillyWeaverdescribethelandlady?…..
1)

Acheerfulwomaninherthirties

2)

Amother-likewomanwhoisnicetoherguest

3)Alonelywomanwithgoodmemory
4)Noneoftheabove

c Whichofthefollowingcharactersdoesnottrick

Lexington?…..

1)Thecook
2)SamuelZuckermann
3)Thewaiter
4)Thedoctor
d Whatdoestheword‘guesthouse’meantoBilly

Weaver?…..

1)Itsuggestswateryvegetablesandgreedy

landladies.

2)Itsuggestsafairlydecentplacetostayin.
3)Itsuggestsafriendlyatmosphere.
4)Noneoftheabove

4Whataretheirprofessions?Writetheanswers.

a MrBoggis

………………

b Roberts

………………

cSamuelZuckermann………………
dPeterWilliamson………………

5Whoistalkingtowhom?

a ‘You’realuckyfellow.Youlandedinawoodnear

thebeach.You’reinBrighton.Theybroughtyouin
twodaysago,andnowyou’rebetter.Youlookfine.’

……………………….to……………………….
b ‘Ifthatistoomuch,’sheadded,‘thenperhaps

Icanreduceitjustatinybit.Doyoudesireanegg
forbreakfast?Eggsareexpensiveatthemoment.
Itwouldcostlesswithouttheegg.’

……………………….to……………………….
c ‘Youdirty,cruelcoward.Thatwasmydog.What

righthaveyougottobeatmydog,tellmethat.
Answerme,youmadman.Answerme.’

……………………….to……………………….

The Landlady

6Completethesentenceswiththerightwords.
The(a)………………-year-oldBillylooks

forapubtostayuntilanoticewiththewords
(b)‘………………’outsideahousedrawshis
attention.Hethengoesinsidethehouseandmeets
thelandladywithgentle(c)………………eyes.After
settlingdown,hesignsthe(d)………………lying
openonthepiano.

The Champion of the World

7Completethesentenceswiththerightwords.
Gordonand(a)………………workinthe

(b)………………station.Theygopoaching
in(c)………………atnighttocatchthe
(d)……………….