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Part I
1Lookattheunderlinedwords.Who,whoseor

whatarethey?

aSixofusgotaboatintothesea.

………………………………………………

b Theywereeverywhere–roundmyarms,my

feetandthroughmylonghair.

………………………………………………

c Somewerehurt,theytoldmelater.

………………………………………………

dIdrankitandcalledforanothercup.

………………………………………………

eIdon’twanttofeelthemagain.Theycan

carryme.

………………………………………………

fHewaskindtothem.Hedidnothurtthem.

………………………………………………

gIwon’thelpyouwiththat.

………………………………………………

hThatendedthewarbetweentheirtwo

countries.

………………………………………………

iEverybodylookedatthemwithwideeyes.

………………………………………………
2Completewithoneword.
ThelittlemenlookedinsideGulliver’s

(a)………….Theymadenotesofeverything,
hisnotebook,the(b)…………forhisweak
eyes,hismoneyandhis(c)…………-bag.
ThenthekingbroughtmoremenandGulliver
pulledouthis(d)………….Thesunshoneon
itandhurteverybody’seyes.Healsogavethem
his(e)………….

3MatchAandB.

A

B

Thelittlemen
watchedGulliverwith
wideeyes

…..becausehisbody
wastoobig.

Theycutthestrings
roundhishead

…..becauseheate
veryquickly.

Theyputastring
roundoneof
Gulliver’sfeet

…..andtheythought
hisstorywastrue.

Theydidn’twantto
killhim

…..andhecouldturn
andseethepeopleon
thetablebetter.

Somemendidn’twant
toopentheireggsat
thelittleend

…..sotheyleft
Lilliputandstarted
newlivesatBlefuscu.

Gullivershowedthe
littleanimalstothe
menontheEnglish
ship

…..andhecouldonly
walkaboutametre
awayfromtheoutside
ofhisdoor.

4Writewhy.

aGulliversleptthebestsleepofhislifewhen

hecametotheisland.

………………………………………………

bWhenGullivercriedloudly,thelittlemenran

awayandjumpedontotheground.

………………………………………………

cGulliversleptforninehours.

………………………………………………

dBig-enderslefttheislandandstartedanew

lifeinBlefuscu.

………………………………………………

eThekingofBlefuscusentGulliveraletter.

………………………………………………
Part II
5 AnswerthesequestionsaboutGulliverin

Brobdingnag.

aWhydidGulliverleavetheshipandgotothe

strangecountryinaboat?

………………………………………………

bWhatdidGulliverseeintheseanearthe

boat?

………………………………………………

cWhydidherunawaytothemountains?

………………………………………………

dWhatwerethetreesreally?

………………………………………………

eWhodidthemaninthecornfieldtake

Gulliverto?

………………………………………………

fWhatdidthebabydotoGulliver?

………………………………………………

gHowbigwasthebed?

………………………………………………

hWhatdidthefarmer’sdaughtercallGulliver?

………………………………………………

iWhatwasthefarmer’splan?

………………………………………………

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6 Whathappenedfirst?Putthesentencesin

order,numberthem1–12.

aAboycarriedGulliver’sboxtothesea.

c

bAgreatseabirdpickedupGulliver’sbox

andcarrieditaway.

c

cGlumdalclinchshutthewindowsand

doorofGulliver’sbox.

c

dGulliverheardaloudnoiseandsomeone

pulledhisboxoutofthewater.

c

eGullivershowedthementhethingsin

hisbox.

c

fGullivertravelledhometohisfamily.

c

gGullivertravelledwiththekingandqueen

tothetownsandcitiesinthesouth.

c

hGulliverwenttosleep.

c

iGulliver,thekingandthequeenarrived

nearthesea.

c

jGulliver’sboxfellintothesea.

c

kSomeoneopenedthebox.

c

lThebirdfoughtwithanotherbirdover

Gulliver’sbox.

c

7Whoiswho?Choosetherightwordsand

complete.

Thefarmer Thefarmer’sdaughter

Thefarmer’swife ThequeenofBrobdingnag
ThekingofBrobdingnag Theking’smen

a…………wasGulliver’steacher.

b…………madealotofmoneyshowing

Gulliveraroundthecountry.

c…………thoughtGulliverwasaMistake.

d…………boughtGulliverfromthefarmer

foralotofmoney.

e…………askedGulliverquestionsabout

Europeanditspeople,itslawsandideas,and
itsrulers.

f…………gaveGulliversomethingtoeatand

somewheretosleep.

Part III
8WhichsentencesarewrongabouttheYahoos?

Correctthewrongones.

aTheyhavelonghairontheirheadsand

bodies.Theirhairwasdifferentcolours.

bTheyliveingroupsanddon’tliveverynear

theHouyhnhnms.

cTheirfrontfeetarelikethehandsofaman.

dTheyarenotafraidoftheHouyhnhnms.

eTheycanclimbtrees.

fTheylovetowashtheirhairandtobeclean.

gTheHouyhnhnmskeeptheYahoosbecause

theycanworkverywellonthefarms.

hGulliverisbetterthanaYahoobecausehecan

thinkandlearn.

iGulliverlikestheYahoosandishappywhen

theHouyhnhnmscallhimaYahoo.

hWhenYahoosfight,theyhurtotherYahoos

withtheirteeth.

9Completethesesentences.

aFindingnewmeninBarbadoswasamistake

forGulliverbecause…………………………

………………………………………………

bWhenGullivermetthefirsthorse,heputhis

handonitsbackbut………………………..

………………………………………………

cThegreyhorse’swifelookedatGulliverinan

unfriendlywaybecause……………………..

………………………………………………

dTheygreyhorse,hisfamilyandhisservants

wantedGullivertolearntheirlanguage
because………………………………………

………………………………………………

eTheHouyhnhnmsusethewordYahoowhen

………………………………………………

fGulliverhastoleave.Hecannolongerlivein

thegreyhorse’shouseso…………………….

………………………………………………

10Whosaysthis?Whoto?

a‘Don’tcomeoutorwe’llkillyou.’

………………………………………………

b‘Yournoseistoobig.’

………………………………………………

c‘Howcanyouusetheminthatway?’

………………………………………………

d‘Theyoungred-brownhorselikesme.Heand

Icanbuildtheboat.’

………………………………………………

e‘Whydoyouhavewars?’

………………………………………………

f‘IcannotlivewithYahoos!’

………………………………………………

After reading
11Atimeline:Drawatimeline.Showten

importantthingsthathappenedinGulliver’s
travels.

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Part I

1Arethesesentencesrightorwrong?Changethe

wrongsentences.
aTheLilliputianswerealittlebiggerthanGulliver’s

hands.

……………………………………………………
bThelittlemenwereafraidbecauseGullivercried

loudly.

……………………………………………………
cThelittlemenbuiltawoodentablenearGulliver

becausetheywantedtoseeGulliverbetter.

……………………………………………………
dTheLilliputianswerekindtoGulliver.With600

smallbedstheymadeabigbedforhim.

……………………………………………………
eTheKingofBlefuscusentGulliveraletter:he

wantedtoendwarwiththeLilliputians.

……………………………………………………

2Answerthequestions.

aWhatdidthelittlementeachGulliver?Why?
……………………………………………………
bWhatwouldthekingdoifGulliverfollowedhis

rules?

……………………………………………………
cWhatwasthewarbetweenLilliputandBlefuscu

about?

……………………………………………………
dWhatdidGulliverdotohelptheLilliputiansin

theirfightagainstthepeoplefromBlefuscu?

……………………………………………………
eHowdidthekingfromBlefuscuhelpGulliver

comebackhome?

……………………………………………………

Part II

3Whichoneisright?

aGulliverwaslookingforcleanwater.Whenhewent

backtotheboat…..

1)itwasonthesea,buttherewasnooneinit.
2)itwasonthesea,butitmovedveryfastthrough

thewater.

3)itwasontheseaandthemenmoveditslowly

awayfromtheland.

bWhenthebigmanlookeddownatGulliverinthe

cornfield…..

1)Gulliverthoughtthemanwouldhurthim.
2)Gulliverrememberedhowhelookedatsmall

animals.

3)Gulliverwasafraidthemanwouldkillhim.

cWhentheheadmanofavillagevisitedthe

farmer,thefarmer’sdaughterfeltveryunhappy
because…..

1)thefarmerhadaplan:hewasgoingtoshow

Gulliveraroundthecountryandmakealotof
money.

2)theheadmanhadaplan:hewasgoingtoshow

Gulliveraroundthecountryandmakealotof
money.

3)thefarmerandtheheadmanhadaplan:the

farmerwasgoingtoshowGulliverandmakea
lotofmoney.

dTheking’smenthoughtGulliverwasathing

because…..

1)Gulliverwasverysmall.
2)Gulliverwassmallerthanthesmallestpersonin

theworld.

3)Gulliverdidnotspeaktheirlanguage.

4Fivethingsarewrong.Findthemandwritethe

rightsentences.

ThequeenwasinterestedinEurope,soGulliverspoke

aboutEngland’swars,itspoorfamilies,thefights
betweentheirchurchmen,theirrulersandParliament.
Gulliveralsosaidthathiscountrywasreallyfourgreat
countriesunderonegreatruler.Thekingwasalso
interestedinthepeoplewhomadehouses.Hedidnot
understandhowthemenintheHouseofLordsdid
theirworkfornomoney.

Part III

5Whathappenedfirst?Putthesentencesinorder,

1–5.
aThehorsedidn’twantGullivertoleavebut

didastheHouyhnhnmsattheMeetingsaid.

c

bSoGulliverasksaservanttohelphimbuild

aboatfromwood.Aftertwomonthshewas
readytogohome.

c

cGulliverhadtoleavetheirlandbecausethe

Houyhnhnmswereafraid.Gulliverwasstrong
andtheythought‘HewillhelptheYahoos
whentheyfightus.’

c

dThegreyhorsewenttothemeetingwiththe

headsoftheotherfamiliesbutwhenhecame
back,hewasnotveryhappy.

c

eTheHouyhnhnmshaveaveryimportant

meetingeveryfouryearstotalkaboutthe
countries’importantproblems.Thereisa
meetingsoon.

c