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While reading 
Chapters 1–3
1Who…

asleptnineteenyearsonapieceofwood?

………………

bwastheBishopofDigne’sservant?

………………

cwasafraidofastrangerinhertown?

………………

dwasrobbedofhissilver?………………

ewasachimneysweep?………………

fhadtwolittlegirlsandmanagedaninn?

………………

ghadtoleaveherdaughtertofindajob?

………………

2Numberthesesentencesinthecorrectorder.

aValjeandecidedtospendthenightatthe

church.

c

bTheBishopofDignegavetwosilver

candle-stickstoValjeanasapresent.

c

cValjeanfeltverysadandcried.

c

dValjeantriedtogivemoneytoapriest.

c

eValjeanrobbedapoorboyoftheonly

coinhehad.

c

fJeanValjeanranintothecountryside.

c

gTheinnkeeperofDignerefusedtoallow

Valjeantostayathisinn.

c

Chapters 4–6
3PuttheseeventsinChapter4therightorder.

aAbigmanwithwhitehaircarriesCosette’s

bucket.

c

bCosettestaresatabeautifuldollonone

ofthestalls.

c

cMmeThénardierdemandsthebreadand

thenthecoin.

c

dMmeThénardiergivesCosetteacointo

buybread.

c

eCosetterunsdownthehillintothe

frighteningdarkness.

c

fThecoindropsintothestream.

c

gThestrangerpretendstofindthecoinon

thefloor.

c

4Writethesentencefromthetextthatproves

thesesentencesarefalse.

aWhenCosettewokeupatValjean’splaceshe

knewwhereshewas.

bWhenValjeandiscoveredthatJavertknew

wherehelivedhedecidednottoleavehis
home.

cWhenCosetteandValjeanescapedtheywere

notfollowedbyanybody.

5Matchandcompletethesentences.

aWhenM.Gillenormandfoundoutwhat

Mariuswasdoing…

bMariushadpromisedhisfather…

cMariuslikedwalkingaround…

dEnjolrascalledValjeanM.Leblanc…

eSometimesM.Leblanctookhisdaughterto

anotherbench…

fThehandkerchiefthatCosettehad

dropped…

i…heorderedhimtoleavehishouse.
ii…toseeifMariuswouldfollowthem.
iii…hadtheinitials‘U.F.’writtenonit.
iv…theLuxembourgGardens.
v…thathewouldfindthemanwhosaved

hislifeandhelphim.

vi…becauseofhiswhitehair.
Chapters 7–8
6 Underlinethemistakesinthesentencesand

correctthem.

aThesixteen-year-oldgirlwhovisitedMarius

broughthimsomefood.

bWhenMariussawatriangularholeonthe

wallofhishouse,hecoveredit.

cWhiletheJondretteswaitedfortheoldman

tocometotheirhome,theyputoutthefire
andcleanedthehouse.

dWhenMariussawtheoldmanandtheyoung

ladyentertheJondretteshome,herealized
theywerestrangers.

7Cosettewritesinherdiarywhathashappened

tohereversinceshemetMarius.Finishthe
sentences.

aWhenIsawthelargestoneinthegarden,

IpickeditupandIsaw

 ………………………………………………

bAfterIreadthepoemsIthoughtof

 ………………………………………………

cIwascomfortablysittingonthebenchwhen

Isuddenlylookedroundand

 ………………………………………………

dAfterItoldhimthatIlovedhimwe

 ………………………………………………

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eIhaveneverbeenasunhappyastodaywhen

IhadtotellMariusthat

 ………………………………………………

fIbelieveMariuswillbeherethedayafter

tomorrowbecausehe

 ………………………………………………
Chapters 9–12
8Guess:Whosaysthesethings,whoarethey

talkingto,andwhataretheytalkingabout?

a‘Youareafool.’

b‘Wellthen,Iimaginetheluckygirlmusthave

money.’

c‘Ishallasknomorefavoursofyou,Monsieur.

Goodbye.’

d‘Yourfriendsarewaitingforyouatthe

barricadeintheruetheChanvrerie.’

e‘You’llbeshotintwominutesbeforethe

barricadesfall.’

f‘Asoldierwasgoingtoshootyou.’

g‘She’sgoingtoleaveme.’

9Arethesetrue(T)orfalse(F)?

aWhenValjeanreadMarius’sletterto

Cosettehefelthappyatfirstbutthenhe
decidedtohelptheyoungman.

c

bAtthebarricades,itwasdecidedthat

marriedmenshouldleave.

c

cWhenthesoldiersstartedshootingthe

rebelsatthebarricades,Javertwasnot
tiedtothepostanylonger.

c

dValjeanpretendedtowanttokill

InspectorValjeaninordertosavehim.

c

eJavertwashappythatValjeandidnotkill

him.

c

fWhenMariusandEnjolraswerefighting

offthesoldiers,Mariuswasshotinthe
leg.

c

gWhenthesoldiersenteredthewine-shop,

theykilledeveryonebutEnjolras.

c

10Matchandcompletethesentences.

aInthespringof1832,thepeopleofParis…

bGeneralLamarquehadbeenpopularwiththe

peoplebecauseof…

cTherebelsbroughtthingswiththemsuch

as…

dWhentherebelsfoundthatJavertwasa

policeinspector…

eWhenMariussawthesoldierattacking

Enjolras…

fThesoldierswereatthetopofthebarricade

buttheycouldnotadvance…

i…becausetherebelswerefightingbravely.
ii…hetookhisgunandkilledhim.
iii…werereadyforarevolution.
iv…hisloveforNapoleon.
v…theytiedhimtoapost.
vi…gunpowderandweaponstofightthe

soldiers.

Chapters 13–15
11Finishthesentences.

aValjeansearchedMarius’spocketsand

found…

bAfterInspectorJavertsawMariusand

Valjean…

cWhenM.GillenormandfirstsawMarius,

hethoughtthat…

dThedoctorsaidthatMarius’swoundtohis

body…

eAsMariuslaydying…

i…aletterwithhisgrandfather’saddress.
ii…herepeatedthename‘Cosette’.
iii…wasnotseriousbutthecutsweredeep.
iv…hewasdead.
v…hehelpedthemgettoMarius’sold

home.

12 Underlinethemistakesinthesentencesand

correctthem.

aWhenMariustoldhisgrandfatherthathe

wantedtomarryCosette,M.Gillenormand
againdidnotallowhimtodoso.

bWhenCosetteandMariuswereleftaloneshe

startedcrying.

cThemoneyValjeangavetoCosettebelonged

toastranger.

dWhatMariushadfoundoutabout

M.ThénardierwasthatMmeThénardier
haddiedandthatM.Thénardierhadescaped
withhistwodaughters.

eThedayMariusandCosettegotmarried,

M.Gillenormandleftearly.

After reading
13Changetheending.
Doyouliketheending?Whatchangeswould

yousuggest?Writeanewparagraphtoputan
endtothestory.

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Chapters 1–3

1Correctthemistakesinthesesentences.

aJeanValjeanwasneverhelpedbyanybodybecause

hehadspentalongtimeinprison.

bThebishoptoldValjeanthathehadboughthissoul

fromthedevilandkeptit.

cTheThénardiersagreedtolookafterCosette

withoutaskingforanythingfromFantine.

dCosettehadtheThénardierdaughtersforher

companions.

eJavertdidnottakeFantinetoprisonbecauseshe

beggedhimnotto.

Chapters 4–6

2Writetrue (3),false(7)orit does not say(?)

aCosettewasamazedbyadoll.

c

bValjeancouldnotstayattheThénardier’sinn

becausehedidnothaveenoughmoney.

c

cThankstoCosette,Valjeandiscoveredlove.

c

dValjeanthoughtthatthebeggarlookedlike

InspectorJavert.

c

eGeorgePontmercy’swifediedofpneumonia.

c

3Choosetherightsentence.

aWhenMariuswentbacktotheLuxembourg

Gardensaftersixmonths…

 ihewasamazedbyhowbeautifulCosettehad

become.

 iihedidnotrealizethatCosettewasthesamegirl

whousedtogotothepark.

bWhenCosettegazedatMarius…
 ihefeltstrange.
 iihetrembledfromheadtofoot.
cWhenMariusfoundthehandkerchiefwiththe

initials‘U.F.’…

 ihethoughthernamewasUlla.
 iihethoughthernamewasUrsula.

Chapters 7–8

4Choosetherightwords.

aWhenMariusrealizedthatthegirlshaddropped

thepackagehepicked it up and later on opened it/ 
he gave it to the police.

bMarius’sneighbourwantedtoshowhimhowshe

couldwriteandshewrote‘leave the room now’ / ‘be 
careful the police are coming’.

cJavertgaveMariustwogunsandtoldhimthat

ifanythingwentwronghe should shoot one of the 
guns / he should shoot both of them.

dMariusdidnotwanttogiveevidenceagainstthe

Thénardierssoheleft his home to live with Enjolras / 
lied to Inspector Javert.

Chapters 9–12

5Completewiththecorrectword.

barricades aristocracy blot cannons

coffin stronghold

aCharlesXwasnotverypopularbecausehefavoured

the……………….

bWhenMariusreachedthe………………the

soldierswerealreadyclimbingthe……………….

cThesoldierswantedtodefeattherebelssothey

startedfiringtheir……………….

dCosetteforgottoremovethepageshehadusedto

………………thelettershehadwritten.

eWhenGeneralLamarquedied,thesoldiers

accompaniedhis……………….

6Write

true(3)orfalse(7).

aM.Gillenormandwashappytoseehisson

aftersolong.

c

bMariushatedhisgrandfatherforinsultinghis

fatherandhisfuturewife.

c

cWhenMariusreceivedCosette’sletterhe

decidedtorunafterher.

c

dMariuswrotealetterforCosetteandgaveitto

ayoungboytodelivertoher.

c

eValjeanwasveryjealousoftheyoungmanin

theLuxembourgGardensbuthedecidedto
helphimanyway.

c

fJeanValjeandisguisedhimselfasarebelin

ordertohelpMarius.

c

Chapters 13–15

7Writeright(3)orwrong(7).

aWhenMariuswasshot,Valjeanhelpedhim.

c

bValjeanandMariusescapedthroughtheParis

sewers.

c

cMariuswasoutofdangerbuthecouldnot

rememberwhohadsavedhimfromdeath.

c

dMariuswastoldthattheoldmanwhovisited

himeverydaywasValjean.

c

eInordertohelpCosette,Valjeantoldeverybody

thathewasherfather.

c