Lorna Doone
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LEVEL 4
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
Chapters 1–3, pages 1–14
While reading
1 Stopreadingatthepointsindicatedand
answerthequestions.Makenotesandkeep
them.
a EndofChapter1Section1:Why has John
Fry come to Devon? What has happened?
b Endofpage6:Why does the decision to go
as far as the Doone valley change John’s life?
What happens later?
c Endofpage8: When does Lorna tell John
that she likes him? Will it be soon?
d EndofChapter2:Will John come back to
the valley? When? Why?
2 Checkyourpredictioninactivity1a.
3 Whosaysthis?Towhom?When?
a ‘No, no! I will tell you what to do! They are
only looking for me!’
…………………… to ……………………
……………………
b ‘I still have two weeks of class! You don’t know
that!’
…………………… to ……………………
……………………
c ‘Do you think I’m a fool, Sir! Trust me. I can
ride her.’
…………………… to ……………………
……………………
d ‘Please, madam, I must go. John is waiting for
me at the door. I must get home tonight.’
…………………… to ……………………
……………………
e ‘There isn’t a dog in the valley. They say they
are such noisy things.’
…………………… to ……………………
……………………
Chapters 4–6, pages 15–24
While reading
4 Checkyourpredictionsinactivity1d.
5 Arethesestatementstrue(T)orfalse(F)?
Correctthefalseones.
a It was best to travel in the morning
because the mist protected travellers from
the Doones.
c
b Uncle Reuben thought that the farmers
didn’t join together to chase the Doones
out of the valley because they were afraid
of them.
c
c John wasn’t listening to Reuben on top
of the high hill because he was making his
own plan to fight the Doones.
c
d John wanted to look his best when he
went to the Doone valley because he
expected to meet Lorna.
c
6 Chapter5:Usethesyllablesintheboxto
formwordsandthencompletethesentences.
ed ly ers ern pen tend ex love
west flow sive pre
a The clothes John put on to go to the valley
were …………… .
b The …………… were small and yellow.
c Lorna’s hair was …………… and dark.
d The light over the …………… hills was soft.
e Lorna …………… to be angry.
Chapters 7–9, pages 24–37
While reading
7 Checkyourpredictionin1c.
8 Findevidenceinthetexttosupportthese
statements.
Example: John’s first impression of Jeremy
Stickles wasn’t good. He said he wouldn’t hurry
when someone shouted at him like Jeremy.
a The Doones’ robberies were not the only
problem in Somerset that worried the King’s
judges.
b In the seventeenth century thieves were
sentenced to death.
c Lord Wichehalse wasn’t afraid of the Doones.
d Sir Ensor Doone thought that a man
shouldn’t marry a woman more than fifteen
years younger.
e The Doones used secret codes to communicate.
9 Explainwhatthewordsinitalicsreferto.
EndofChapter7:
a Lorna heard it and it told her everything.
………………………………………………
b You’re the only person who can do that.
………………………………………………
c I like that.
………………………………………………
BeginningofChapter9:
d I’ve been sent to discover more about this plan.
………………………………………………
e They often changed it, and if you chose the
wrong one, you would die.
………………………………………………
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EndofChapter9:
f Jeremy was a brave man, but he started
shaking when he heard this.
………………………………………………
g The government wanted Jeremy to discover
more about their plans.
………………………………………………
10 Writetherightname.
Lorna Doone John Ridd
Judge Jeffreys Jeremy Stickles
a …………… had a hard face and small quick
eyes.
b …………… was big and strong and had
angry eyes.
c …………… spoke to John, fixing his/her
eyes on him.
d …………… told everything with his/her
expressive eyes.
e …………… answered with a cold look in
his/her eyes.
Chapters 10–12, pages 37–48
While reading
11 Stopreadingatthepointsindicatedand
answerthequestions.Thencheckyour
predictions.
a End of page 38: Does Sir Ensor Doone allow
Lorna to marry John?
b End of page 40: What is John’s plan?
c End of page 42: Who will Carver kill if Lorna
doesn’t return to the valley?
12 Arethesesentencestrue(T)orfalse(F)?
Correctthefalsestatements.
a When John goes to see Sir Ensor Doone,
two Doones see him and let him pass.
c
b Gwenny asks John to put his finger
through the hole in the door.
c
c When John goes back to Lorna’s house,
two men are there; one is Carver Doone. c
d Lorna knows the necklace is made of
diamonds.
c
Chapters 13–15, pages 48–57
Before reading
13 Guess,thencheckasyouread.
Whodoyouthink…
a gets married? ……………………
b goes to live in London? ……………………
c comes from France? ……………………
d is made a prisoner by the King’s soldiers?
……………………
e doesn’t want Lorna to marry John?
……………………
While reading
14 WhosaidthistoJohn?When?Matchthe
sentenceswiththenames.Takenotesofthe
circumstances.
a ‘I am too weak to travel.’ …
b ‘She is very beautiful.’ …
c ‘Please John, I love him, and I am afraid he
may be killed.’ …
d ‘She will take me home. Do not worry.’ …
e ‘Fight with all of us? Ha, ha, ha!’ …
f ‘Follow me, I’ll call her.’ …
g ‘Thank you John Ridd. You saved my life.
I wasn’t going to tell them.’ …
1 one of the King’s soldiers
2 Anita
3 Gwenny Carfax
4 Lord Brandir
5 Jeremy Stickles
6 A traveller
7 Tom Faggus
Chapters 16–17, pages 57–62
While reading
15 Putthefollowingeventsinorder.Howmany
dayspassbetweenthefirstandthelast?
a …… John arrives in Zeeland.
b …… Annie asks John to look for Tom.
c …… John arrives in the open marshes.
d …… John arrives in Bridgewater.
e …… John and Jeremy start their trip to
London.
16 Whoorwhatdothesephrasesdescribe?
a redlight ……………………………………..
b white as snow ………………………………..
c flew like the wind ……………………………
d the lips of death ……………………………..
e between life and death ………………………
After reading
17 Discuss:‘This story shows that love is more
powerful than hate.’ Do you agree? Why?
18 Checkyourpredictioninactivity1b.
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PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
Chapters 1–3, pages 1–14
1 Choosethecorrectendingtoeachofthese
sentences.
a On the trip back home, John Ridd and John Fry
couldn’t see the road because …
1 it was dark.
2 it was raining.
3 there was mist.
b Carver Doone killed John’s father with a …
1 knife.
2 gun.
3 stick.
2 Completethesentenceswithwordsfromthebox.
Thereisanextraword.
waterfall passage carriage bushes marshes
a Benita and her lady travelled in a big …………
with six horses.
b John fell into the river near a dangerous
………… .
c Lorna knew a way out of the valley through a hole
near some ………… .
d John escaped from the Doones through a dark,
narrow ………… .
Chapters 4–6, pages 15–24
3 Who’swho?
Matchthedescriptionwiththename
Lord Alan Brandir the Counsellor Sabina
Gwenny Carfax Judge Jeffreys Uncle Reuben
Whois…
a Lorna’s mother’s brother’s son? ………………
b John’s mother’s father or mother’s brother?
………………
c the father of the cruellest of all the Doones?
………………
d Lorna’s mother’s or father’s sister? ………………
e the father of three daughters? ………………
f Sabina’s niece’s servant girl? ………………
Chapters 7–9, pages 24–37
4 Circlethecorrectword.
a Judge Jeffreys wanted to know if people were
talking about a battle / rebellion against the King.
b Judge Jeffery thought that Lord Wichehalse should
have the Doones hung / sent to prison.
c The Duke of Monmouth was looking for people
who were not loyal / royal to the king.
d If an enemy wanted to go into the valley through
the southern entrance, the Doones could let a
heavy rock / tree fall.
5 Choosetherightending.
a John was afraid that had Lorna …
1 married a young lord.
2 left the valley.
b In London, John liked …
1 the crowded streets and the courtroom.
2 the river Thames and the church at
Westminster.
c Lord Ensor Doone was afraid that … would fight
over Lorna.
1 Carver Doone and Charlie Doone …
2 Carver Doone and John Ridd …
Chapters 10–12, pages 37–48
6 Whosaysthistowhom?When?
a ‘The Ridds have been honest farmers for hundreds
of years.’
b ‘Sir, perhaps we’re not as stupid as we look.’
c ‘I could eat you. I could eat anything!’
7 Choosetherightwordorphrase.
a John and Gwenny entered the valley by a secret
path / tunnel.
b John had to wear boots / snowshoes because of the
weather.
c When Carver Doone saw Lorna at the Ridds’
house, he pointed his gun at her feet / heart.
d John seized Carver Doone by his hair / beard.
e Lorna Doone believed / didn’t believe the
Counsellor.
Chapters 13–15, pages 48–57
8 Choosetherightwords.
a The tree at the entrance of the valley fell / was
dropped.
b The Doones reached the Somerset men coming up
a secret path / the back of the hill.
c King James II was King Charles II’s son / brother
d The King’s soldiers wanted to shoot / hang John.
Chapters 16–17, pages 57–62
9 Arethesesentencesright(3),wrong(7)ordoesn’t
say(?)
a A man was going to carry a lot of gold along
the road.
c
b John remembered Lorna when he climbed up
the waterfall to attack the Doone Valley.
c
c Kid Badcock found his baby.
c
d The Counsellor died in the attack on the
valley.
c
e Ensie’s mother had died when he was a baby.
c