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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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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