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Activity worksheets

LEVEL 4

While reading
The Dream
1 Comparethetwodriversandtheircars,using

thewordsbelow.Somewordsmaynotfit
eitherofthem.

fast careful big kind rude annoyed

clever grateful worried patient

Writerand

Manandthe

hiscar

creamcar

2 Puttheactionsinorder.

a c Thecreamcaralmostcrashed.

b c ThedriverspentthenightinTain

l’Hermitage.

c c ThewriterarrivedinFontainebleu.

d c Thewriterblewhishorn.

e c Thewriterhadadream.

f c Thewriterheardahorn.

g c ThewriterleftItaly.

h c Thewritermetthedriver.

i c Thewritersawacreamcar.

j c Thewritersawawomanoutsideawhite

house.

k c Thewriterwrotedownthelorry’snumber.

3 Lookatthepictureandnamethecharacters.

Sayexactlywherethey’resitting.

a Thewriterissitting………………….

b Thewriter’swifeissitting………………….

c Theirdaughterissitting………………….

d Theirsonissitting………………….

The Blind Man
4 Whosaidthis?Isabel,MauriceorBertie?

a ‘Imustwritebacktohim.’………

b ‘Whydon’tyouinvitehimhere?’………

c ‘Thejourneyherehasbeenterrible!’………

d ‘I’mOKifIcantouchthings.’………

e ‘Idon’tthinkshe’shappylivinghere.’………

f ‘I’msohappythatyou’vebecomefriends.’

………

5 Completetheirwords.Usequestiontags.

a You’vehadadifficultjourney,………?

b Mauricehadanaccident,………?

c Hehasbeenfeelingquitelonely,………?

d Hehasn’twrittentoanyfriends,………?

e You’relookingforwardtothebaby,………?

f Youdidn’twritetomelastsummer,………?

6 Comparetheinformationabouttwomen.

Addmoreinformation.

Maurice

Bertie

Heismarried.

He’sarichlawyer.

Hehasfoughtinawar.

It Happened Near a Lake
7 Arethesesentencesright(3)orwrong(7)?

a MrsBeaseleywasalovingwife.

c

b Shewantedtoliveinabigcity.

c

c MrBeaseleydidn’twanttosharehis

moneywithhiswife.

c

d WhentheytravelledtotheAmazon,they

stayedatafive-starhotel.

c

e MrBeaseleyknewwhathadhappenedto

hiswife.

c

8 Completethetablewithinformationabout

monsters.UsetheInternetorbooks.

Monster

Amazon

LochNess

characteristics
habitat
habits

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9 MatchMrBeaseley’sandMrsBeaseley’s

words.

a ‘You’regettingolder.’

c

b ‘Look,whatyou’redoingiswrong.’

c

c ‘Youdon’tlovemeanymore.’

c

d ‘Thedoctor’swrong,there’snomonster.’ c

e ‘I’vehadenough,Iwanttogobackto

thecity.’

c

1 ‘It’snotthat,Ijustwanttotravel.’

2 ‘OK,I’llwriteyouacheck.’

3 ‘Well,soareyou.’

4 ‘Don’tsaythat.Therearecustomers

around.’

5 ‘Waitandsee.’

The Ugly American and the Ugly Sarkhanese
10 Writeeachcharacter’swordsandthoughts.

11 Writeeachperson’soriginalwords.

a Atkinspolitelyaskedwherethehomeofthe

headmanwas.

b Atkinstoldtheheadmanthathewasan

Americanengineerwhohaddesignedanew
kindofpump.

c Atkinssaidthathewouldpaywellforthis

man’stimeandskill.

d Hesuggestedmakinganotherframefrom

bamboo.

e Sarkhanesemen,hesaid,mustnothandle

machines.Theyhadneverdonethatbefore.

Hilary’s Aunt
12 Rewritethecharacters’words.BeginHe/She

said/asked….

a ‘Herconditionmaybecomeworseatany

moment.’

b ‘Whenithaspassedacertainstage,shewon’t

wanttolive.’

c ‘Nobodywithanyheartwillwanthertolive

either.’

d ‘Didyoumakethiswillwhenyouwerea

girl?’

e ‘Blenkinsopwilltellyouaboutit.’

f ‘MrBlenkinsopiscominghere,andIshall

makeawillleavingallmymoneytoyou.’

g ‘IfIdietonight,you’llgetnothing.’

13 Writethecorrectformoftheverb

a Hilary………(send)abroadwhenhewas

young.

b He………(spend)allthemoneyhe

inherited.

c He………(tell)thathisauntwasdying.

d Marylaughedwhentheword‘will’………

(say).

e Mary………(give)doubletheamountof

medicine.

f Anewwill………(sign)tomorrow.

The Birds
14 Putthesesentencesinorder.Numberthem,

1–9.

a c MrTriggdroveJillhome.

b c Natsawalotofgulls.

c c Nat’swifeheardthenewsaboutthebirds.

d c Thefamilydrovetothefarmandback

home.

e c Thefamilyhadanearlysupper.

f c Thefamilyhadbreakfastafterthefirst

attack.

g c Thefamilyheardplanescrashing.

h c ThegullsattackedNat.

After reading
15 Writealastsentenceforeachofthestories.
16 Writeadetaileddescriptionofoneofthe

characters.Theotherstudentsreaditandhave
totellyouwhichcharacteritis.

17 Makeacoverforthebook.Drawitormakea

collage.

18 StudentAreadsaparagraphfromoneofthe

stories.StudentBhastosaywhichstoryitis
from,whathappenedbeforeandwhatis
goingtohappennext.

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LEVEL 4

The Dream

1 Matchthenamesandtherightaction.

a Thewriter…

c

b Thewriter’swife…

c

c Tainl’Hermitage…

c

d Thecreamcar…

c

e Thelorry…

c

f Thecardriver…

c

g Thelorrydriver…

c

1 movedtothewrongsideoftheroad.
2 wasanexcellentdriver.
3 wasquitepowerful.
4 madeterriblenoises.
5 hadhadaterribledream.
6 wasinthesouthofFrance.
7 didn’tknowhowtodrive.

2 Answerwhy.

a Whydidn’tthewriter’ssondrive?
b Whywasthewriterworriedaboutthedream?
c Whydidthelorrymovetotheleftoftheroad?
d Whydopeopleplay‘chicken’onaroad?

The Blind Man

3 Arethesesentencesright(3)orwrong(7)?

a Isabelwaslookingforwardtoherfriend’svisit. c
b Mauricedidn’tworryabouthisblindness.

c

c Isabeldidn’tdomuchtomakeMaurice

heerful.

c

d IsabelwasreallyinlovewithBertie.

c

e Mauricedidn’twanttoseeBertie.

c

f MauriceinvitedBertietothestable.

c

4 Matchthenamesandtherightphrases.Theremay

bemorethanonedescriptionforeachcharacter.
a Isabel:………………
b Bertie:………………
c Maurice:………………
1 feltOKinthedark.
2 hashadafriendforaverylongtime.
3 foughtinthewar.
4 wantedtoescapefromthestable.
5 wasafraidofintimacy.
6 thoughtIsabelwasnothappy.

It Happened Near a Lake

5 Arethesesentencesright(3)orwrong(7)?

a MrsBeaseleywasimpolitetoherhusband.

c

b Shefollowedherhusbandbecausesheloved

travelling.

c

c MrsBeaseleybrushedoffthemonster’sprints

becauseshedidn’twantherhusbandtofind
them.

c

d MrBeaseleyknewhiswifehadhadan

accident.

c

The Ugly American and the Ugly Sarkhanese

6 Whosaidthesewords,Atkins,Jeepoorthe

Ambassador?
a ‘Youshoulduseoldbicycles.’………………
b ‘Ilikewhatyou’resaying,let’shaveadrink.’

………………

c ‘Sellingthebikesisthedifficultpart.’

………………

d ‘Canyouhelpupwiththewaterproblem?’

………………

e ‘Amanisn’tgratefulwhenhe’sgivensomethingfor

nothing.’………………

f ‘I’lldobusinesswiththeAmericanifhewantsme

to.’………………

Hilary’s Aunt

7 Circlethecorrectwords.

a Hilarywas from Australia / was rich / had a brother.
b Theauntwas dying / lived with her brother / had

married a lord.

c MrProthertoowned a shop / died very young / hated

Mr Smith.

d Hilaryhad spent his aunt’s money / wanted to talk to

Mr Blenkinson / was thinking of killing his aunt.

e IfMarydidn’twriteanewwill,hermoneywouldgo

to

Hilary / people in China / her husband’s relatives.

f MarydiedbecauseHilary killed her / she was too ill /

she killed herself.

The Birds

8 Answerthesequestions.

a WhatdidNatseeatthebeach?
……………………………………………………
b Whydidtheysmellsomethingburning?
……………………………………………………
c WhydidNatgotoMrTrigg’sfarm?
……………………………………………………
d WhydidNattellhiswifethattheTriggswerein

townvisitingfriends?

……………………………………………………
e Whywasn’tMrTrigg’scarinthegarage?
……………………………………………………
f Whyweren’tthebirdseating?
……………………………………………………