Comprehension Test Canterville Ghost

Comprehension Test: The Canterville Ghost Name: 1) CHARACTERS: Match the characters to their description. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

Hiram B. Otis Lord Canterville Lucretia Washington Virginia Mrs. Umney Lady Eleanore de Canterville Sir Simon de Canterville

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

the ghost Mr. Otis’ wife Mr. Otis’ eldest daughter Mr. Otis’ eldest son a rich American the previous owner of Canterville Chase 7. the woman who was murdered by her husband 8. the housekeeper

2) PLOT: Choose the correct option. 1. Who is the author of the story? a. Gaston Leroux. b. William Shakespeare. c. Oscar Wilde. 2. What was Hiram B. Otis nationality? a. He was British. b. He was American. c. He was Canadian. 3. Where did Hiram B. Otis Want to live? a. In London. b. In New York. c. Outside London. 4. What kind of a house was Canterville Chase? a. It was a big modern house. b. It was a small house near London. c. It was an old country house. 5. Why didn’t Lord Canterville want to live in the house? a. Because it was too old. b. Because he had a house in London. c. Because there was a ghost. 6. Was Hiram B. Otis afraid of ghosts? a. Yes, he wanted Lord Canterville to take the ghost away. b. No, he said he did not believe in ghosts.

c. No, he said he liked meeting ghosts. 7. How many children did Mr. Otis have? a. He had four children. b. He had twin sons and a daughter. c. He had two daughters and two sons. 8. Virginia was... a. fifteen with blue eyes. b. fifteen with brown eyes. c. sixteen with blue eyes. 9. The twins liked playing... a. football. b. cards. c. tricks. 10. a. b. c.

What did the Otises find on the library floor? A blood-stain. A book. A picture.

11. a. b. c.

What did Washington do? He took a picture of it. He removed it. He didn’t pay attention to it.

12. a. b. c.

How did the ghost die? He had an accident. He was starved to death. He killed himself.

13. a. b. c.

How did the ghost feel? Happy. Unhappy. Hungry.

14. a. b. c.

Where did the ghost want to go? To another country. To the pool in the garden. To the Garden of Death.

15. a. b. c.

What did Virginia have to do to help the ghost? She had to cry. She had to sing. She had to dance.

16. a. b. c.

What did the ghost give Virginia? A box of jewels. Money. A bottle of perfume.

17. a. b. c.

What did the Otises do with the body of Sir Simon? They buried it. They threw it away. They burnt it.

3) Order the events. ………. The Otises buried the skeleton of Sir Simon de Canterville. ………. Every day the blood-stain reappeared. ………. The ghost replied that he wanted to rest in a garden of peace in the woods. ………. But the family was not afraid of the ghost. ………. The Otis family moved into Canterville Chase. ………. Virginia asked how she could help the ghost. ………. The ghost told her he had not slept for three hundred years. ………. Virginia spoke to the ghost into the darkness. ………. The ghost tried to frighten the family. ………. The Otis family couldn’t find Virginia everywhere. ………. Washington Otis cleaned the blood-satin in the library, and Mrs. Umney fainted. 4) THE FUNERAL OF SIR SIMON THE CANTERVILLE: Complete the gaps. Use each word in the box once. trees , buried, ghost, body, brothers, room, song, starved, grave, years, peace, given, later, murdered, sing, funeral “This is the ……………….. of Sir Simon de Canterville”, said Virginia. He ……………….. his wife in 1575. Then his wife’s ……………….. shut him in this ……………….. . He was ……………….. no food. Sir Simon ……………….. to death. His ……………….. was in this house for three hundred ……………….. . But now he has found………………. . There was a ……………….. four nights ……………….. . The Otises ……………….. the body of Sir Simon de Canterville in a ……………….. among the ……………….. . A nightingale began to ……………….. . The bird’s sweet ……………….. was beautiful and sad.