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Oliver Twist While reading Chapters 1–5, pages 1–16 1 Ar Areth ethese esesen senten tences cestru true(T e(T)or )ornot nottru true(N e(NT)? T)? Oliver’ er’smotherdie smotherdiesverysoon sverysoonafterheis afterheis a Oliv c born. MrsManntakes nntakesforhersel forherselfsomeof fsomeofthe the b MrsMa moneyfromtheweeklyallowanceforthe children. c MrBumbl umbleta etakes kesOli Oliver vertoth tothela elarge rge c MrB workhousewhenOliveristen. workhousewhenOliver isten. c Atthelargeworkho geworkhouse,thebo use,theboysrece ysreceive ive d Atthelar threebowlsofsoupandthreepiecesof c breadperday. Theofficials cialsdecidetose decidetosendOliv ndOliveraway eraway e Theoffi fromtheworkhousebecauseheaskedfor morefood. c Themagistratedo tratedoesn esn’’tallow tallowOliver Oliverto to f Themagis goawaywithMrGamfieldbecausehe canseethatthechimneysweeplooks cruel. c 2 Comp Completeth letethefoll efollowi owingsen ngsentences tenceswithth withthe e bestanswer. Olivercriesas ercriesashegoeswithMrB hegoeswithMrBumbleto umbleto a Oliv MrSowerberry’shousebecauseheis… afra raid id.. 1 af lone nely ly.. 2 lo inp pai ain. n. 3 in WhenMrsSowerb Sowerberryfirs erryfirstseesOl tseesOliver iver,she ,she b WhenMrs doesn’tlikehimbecause… he’’sug sugly ly.. 1 he he’’sc scryi rying. ng. 2 he he’’ss ssma mall ll.. 3 he Oliverattack erattacksNoa sNoahClaypo hClaypolebecau lebecause… se… c Oliv Noahinsults hinsultsOlive Oliver’ r’smother smother.. 1 Noa Noahsteals hstealsOliver Oliver’’sbreak sbreakfast. fast. 2 Noa Noahinsults hinsultsOlive Oliverbycalli rbycallinghim nghim 3 Noa ‘Workhouse’. Oliverislock erislockedinthecell edinthecellarbecaus arbecause… e… d Oliv hehasbe sbeenea eneating tingtoom toomuchm uchmeat eat.. 1 heha heisre srefus fusingt ingtowor owork. k. 2 hei hehasbe sbecome comevio violen lent. t. 3 heha Chapters 6 –10, pages Chapters pages 16–35 16 –35 3 Whoi Whoisit? sit?W Writeth ritethenameof enameofthecha thecharact racter er.. …………………… …………iso isonly nlyabo aboybu ybutdr tdress esses es a ………… likeandhasthemannerismsofaman. ……………………iscookingsa cookingsausages usagesand and b ……………………is sortingoutsilkhandkerchiefs. c Pearson Education Limited 2008
Photocopiable ……………………pre pretend tendsto stobea beasle sleep ep c …………………… whileFaginiscountinghiscollectionof whileFaginiscounting hiscollectionof treasure. d ………… …………………… …………has hasave averyno rynoisy isylau laugh. gh. ……………………suspects spectsOliver OliverT Twistof wistof e ……………………su pickpocketinghishandkerchief. …………………… …………sen sentenc tencesO esOliv liverto ertothr three ee f ………… monthsinprison. …………………… …………tel tellst lsthema hemagis gistra tratewh tewho o g ………… therealthieveswere. Chapters 11–15, pages Chapters pages 36– 36 – 61 4 Pu Putthefo tthefollo llowing wingeven eventsinth tsintheorde eorderofthe rofthe timeatwhichtheyoccurred.Write1–7. BillSikesand kesandT TobyCra obyCrackitatt ckitattempttorob empttorob a c BillSi ahouseinChertsey. NancytakesOliverfromFagin’shouseto shouseto b c NancytakesOliverfromFagin’ BillSikes’house. FaginmeetsM inmeetsMonksontheco onksonthecornerofthe rnerofthe c c Fag street. d c TobyCrackitgoesto Fagin Fagin’’shouseto shousetogive give himsomebadnews. e c Olive Oliverisshotand risshotandwounded. wounded. BillSikesandN kesandNancykid ancykidnapOli napOliver ver.. f c BillSi CharleyBates yBatesandtheArtful andtheArtfulDodgerte Dodgertell ll g c Charle BillSikesthatOliverhasbeenarrested. 5 Whois Whoisspeaki speaking? ng?What Whatareth aretheytal eytalking king about? ‘I’msurpris msurprisedtheydon edtheydon’’tmurderyo tmurderyou.Iwould u.Iwould a ‘I’ ifIwasintheirplace.’ ……………………………………………… ‘Ohmybrother!Wha ther!Whathashapp thashappenedtohim? enedtohim?’ ’ b ‘Ohmybro ……………………………………………… ‘Suchsilver hsilver,mydear ,mydear,suchsil ,suchsilver!’ ver!’ c ‘Suc ……………………………………………… ‘Soifyoudomake youdomakeupyourmindto upyourmindtospeak speak d ‘Soif withoutpermission,sayyourprayersfirst.’ withoutpermission,say yourprayersfirst.’ ……………………………………………… Chapters 16–20, pages 61–76 6 Ans Answer werthe thefol follo lowin wingqu gquest estion ions. s. WhydoMrsMayli MaylieandRos eandRosedecide edecidetokeep tokeep a WhydoMrs Oliverintheirhouse? ……………………………………………… WhatdoyouthinkDi uthinkDickens ckensistryingtotea istryingtoteach ch b Whatdoyo thereaderinChapter16? ………………………………………………
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Oliver Twist c HowdoesDrLosbernesaveOliverfrom beingarrestedbythepolice? ……………………………………………… d WhatkindoflifedoesOliverleadinthe countrywithMrsMaylieandRose? ……………………………………………… 7 Matchthecharactersintheboxwiththe adjectivesbelow.(Youmayfindthatsomeof theadjectivescorrespondtomorethanone character). MrBumble BillSikes Monks DrLosberne Rose MrsMaylie Nancy
a tall…… b kind-hearted…… c cruel…… d generous…… e dark…… f mysterious…… g self-important…… h greedy…… i affectionate…… j bad-tempered…… k fearful…… l anxious…… 8 Whichofthesesentencesaretrue(T)and whichofthemarenottrue(NT)?Correctthe oneswhicharenottrue. a MonksgivesMrsBumble£20forher informationaboutOldSally. ……………………………………………… b IntheleatherbaginOldSally’shandthere wasagoldchain,twolocksofhairanda weddingring. ……………………………………………… c SikessendsNancytoFagin’stogetsomefood. ……………………………………………… d Nancylistenssecretlytotheconversation betweenFaginandSikes. ……………………………………………… Chapters 21–25, pages 77–95 9 Completethesesentencesinyourownwords. a SikesissurprisedbyNancy’sappearance because ………………………………………………
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Photocopiable b NancytellsRosethatMonkspromisedFagin moneyif ……………………………………………… c NancytellsRosethatMonkshasproofof ……………………………………………… d NancysaysshewillwalkonLondonBridge everySundaynightsothat ……………………………………………… e FaginhasNancyfollowedbecausehethinks ……………………………………………… f BillSikeskillsNancybecause ……………………………………………… Chapters 26 –30, pages 95–113 10 Explainhowthesepeopleand/orplacesare connected.Writesentencesinthespaces provided. a BillSikesandFrance ……………………………………………… b EdwardLeefordandMonks ……………………………………………… c OliverTwistandEdwardLeeford ……………………………………………… d BillSikesandJacob’sIsland ……………………………………………… e MrBrownlowandOliverTwist ……………………………………………… After reading 11 Workwithanotherstudent.Talkaboutyour opinionsonhowthestoryendsbyaskingand answeringthefollowingquestionsaboutthe charactersinthebox. Fagin Oliver Twist CharleyBates MrandMrsBumble Monks
a Howdoesthestoryendforthesecharacters? b Doyouthinkthecharactersgetwhatthey deserve? c Towhichoftheabovecharactersdoyoufeel mostsympathyfor? d Whichofthecharactersisyourleast favourite?
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Oliver Twist 1 Inwhichorderdothefollowingthingshappen. Writenumbers1–9. a c NancytellsRoseMayliethatOliverisin danger. b c OliverisarrestedforpickingMrBrownlow’s pocket. c c OlivertakespartinarobberywithBillSikes andTobyCrackit. d c MrBumblemeetsMonksinapublichouse. e c FaginsuspectsNancyhasanotherloverandhas herfollowed. f c NancyoverhearsMonkstalkingaboutOliverto Fagininthestreet. g c OliverarrivesinBarnetandmeetstheArtful Dodger. h c NancymeetsMrBrownlowonLondonBridge. i c Nancygoestothepolicestationtofindout whathashappenedtoOliver. 2 Whoiswho?Completethefollowingsentences byfillingineachoftheblankswiththename ofoneofthecharactersfromthelistinthebox. Sometimes,theremaybemorethanonecorrect answer. Oliver Twist BillSikes Fagin MrBumble MrBrownlow Monks Nancy MrGrimwig theArtfulDodger RoseMaylie DrLosberne a ………isgreedyandhasaninflatedopinionofhis ownimportance. b ………and………becomeverygoodfriendsat theendofthestory. c Themostviolentcharacterinthebookisprobably ………. d Thetwomalecharacterswhodothemosttohelp OliverTwistare………and………. e Threecharacterswhoprovidecomicreliefinthe storyare………,………,and………. f Themostdeceitfulcharacterinthebookis ………. g Thebravestcharacteristhebookis………. h ………and………havethesamefather. 3 Choosethebestalternativetitleforeachofthe followingchapters. 1 Chapter6… a OliverWalksTwentyMiles b OliverMeetsFagin. c OliverArrivesinBarnet
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Photocopiable 2 Chapter11… a BillSikesThreatensFagin b NancyGoestothePoliceStation c OliverisKidnapped 3 Chapter16… a OliverhasaLuckyBreak b ThePoliceQuestionGiles c ThePoliceQuestionOliver 4 Arethesesentencestrue(T)ornottrue(NT)? a c Oliver’sfirstjobiswithachimneysweep. b c Oliverhasbetterfoodattheundertaker’sthan attheworkhouse. c c FaginandBillSikesplantorobMrBrownlow’s house. d c TheMayliesbasetheirjudgementofOliveron hisappearance. e c Oliverescapesbeingquestionedbythepolice thankstothekindnessofMrGiles. f c MrBrownlowwasfriendswithOliverTwist’s father. g c Faginattemptstocommitsuicideinhisprison cell. 5 FillinthegapswithONEsuitableword. OliverTwistwasbornina………toan……… mother.Hismotherdiedsoonafterhewas………, andhegrewupwithtwentyorthirtyotheryoung ……….Whenhewasninehewas………toan undertaker,buthewassounhappytherethathe decidedtorun………. Afterwalkingformanydays,hearrivedin……… wherehemetJackDawkinswho saidheknewanold gentlemanwhowouldofferhim………andajob. Oliveracceptedtheoffer,butitsoonbecameclearthat theoldgentlemanwasinfacttheleaderofagangof ………. Theoldmantriedtoteachhimhowto……… pockets,butOliverwasnotagoodpupilandhewas ………whileoutonhisfirst‘job’. FortunatelyforOliver,themanwhosepocketthegang hadpickedtook………onhimandOliver’sfortunes beganslowlytochange. Thegangmanagedto………Oliveroncemoreand forcedhimtotakepartina………,butintheend everythingendedwellforhim,andhewas………by MrBrownlowandlivedahappyandcontentedlife.
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