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COMPREHENSION TEST

Stage 1

The Piano Man 1

Put the following events in the right order. Number them 1 –10. –10.

a b c d e

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Mikhail draws a picture of a piano. Linda calls for an ambulance. Ludmilla hears a piano in the hospital. Mikhail falls into the sea. Ivan hits Mikhail on the head with a bottle. Ludmilla finds Mikhail, and she begins to sing. The doctors take Mikhail to the hospital’s Psychiatric Unit. Mikhail has a scan for his head injury. Linda’s daughter sees Mikhail on a beach. Mikhail starts to play the piano in the Psychiatric Unit.

20 marks 2

Who in the story…? Katya, Ivan , Doris , A nn J ones , Mik hail

a

… finds the Piano Man on a beach? be ach? _____ … is old, and sometimes forgot things? _____ … can speak many languages? _____ … is the Piano Man? _____ … has a big, expensive boat? _____

b c d e

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Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a

___ The Piano Man has an injury on his head. ___ The Piano Man answers the policeman’s questions. ___ Avril is kind and friendly. ___ Avril has a son and a daughter. ___ Doris enjoys the th e Piano Man’s music. ___ Avril can speak Russian well. ___ Ludmilla arrives at the hospital at the same time as the Piano Man. ___ Ludmilla can sing very well. ___ Katya knows Mikhail because he was on YouTube a lot. ___ There is a piano on Ivan’s boat.

b c d e f g h i j

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Fill in the gaps using these words: accompanist , angry , father , fiancé fi ancé , holiday , important , kissed , marry , rich ,

young youn g Ivan asked Ludmilla to _____ him, and she said yes. She was _____, and she did not know about love. Her _____ said money was more _____ than love. He liked Ivan because Ivan was _____. Ludmilla and her _____ went for a _____ on Ivan’s Ivan’s boat. Mikhail was Ludmilla’s _____ , and he was on the boat too. One day Ludmilla _____ Mikhail, and Ivan saw them. He was very _____, and he hit Mikhail with a bottle. 20 marks Total marks

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Who says this? Who to? Dr sansom,

Mikhail, Ludmilla, Ivan, avril a ‘Maybe you can write or draw something, can you?’ _____ you?’ _____ to _____ b ‘Spasibo.’ _____ to _____ c ‘I need you. We’ve a new patient, a Russian girl.’ _____ girl.’ _____ to _____ d ‘Lida, Lida, Lida! Oh, Lida!’ _____ to _____ e ‘You are a murderer!’ _____ murderer!’ _____ to _____ 20 marks

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The Piano Man 1 a b c d e f g h i j 2 a b c d e 3 a b c d e 4 a b c d e f g h i j 5

7 4 9 2 1 10 6 5 3 8 Ann Jones Doris Katya Mikhail Ivan Avril to Mikhail Mikhail to Avril Dr Sansom to Avril Mikhail to Ludmilla Ludmilla to Ivan T F T T T F F T F T Ivan asked Ludmilla to marry him, and she said yes. She was young, and she did not know about love. Her father said money was more important than love. He liked Ivan because Ivan was rich. Ludmilla and her fiancé went for a holiday on Ivan’s boat. Mikhail was Ludmilla’s accompanist, and he was on the boat too. One day Ludmilla kissed Mikhail, and Ivan saw them. He was very angry, and he hit Mikhail with a bottle.

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The Piano Man SETTING

CHARACTERS

Choose the best answer.


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11 _____ is the first person to see the Piano Man when he arrives in England. a □ Linda Jones b □ Linda’s daughter c □ Ludmilla d □ Avril 12 The Piano Man’s hair is _____. a □ short and dark b □ long and white c □ long and dark d □ short and red 13 The Piano Man is about _____ years old. a □ 25 c □ 15 b □ 45 d □ 35 14 When the Piano Man is in hospital, he thinks about _____all the time. a □ Ivan c □ Lida b □ Avril d □ Katya 15 Avril O’Brien is from _____ . a □ England c □ Poland b □ Russia d □ Ireland 16 Katya is _____. a □ a nurse c □ a musician b □ an interpreter d □ a teacher 17 Doris is a _____ at the Psychiatric Unit. a □ patient c □ visitor b □ doctor d □ nurse 18 Ludmilla is from _____. a □ Latvia c □ Poland b □ England d □ Russia 19 When the Piano Man plays the piano, Ludmilla _____. a □ sings b □ plays the piano with him c □ cries d □ phones her father 20 The Piano Man’s name is _____ . a □ Spasibo c □ Lida b □ Mikhail d □ Ivan

When the Piano Man arrives in England, some people find him _____. a □ on a boat c □ in a shop b □ on a street d □ on a beach 2 When people first find the Piano Man, his clothes are for _____. a □ work b □ cold weather c □ swimming d □ summer 3 Soon after she sees the Piano Man, Linda Jones phones for _____. a □ an interpreter c □ an ambulance b □ a friend d □ a police officer 4 When the policeman asks him some questions, the Piano Man _____. a □ answers in good English b □ answers very slowly c □ answers in Russian d □ does not answer at all 5 When he is in hospital, the Piano Man’s first word is ‘_____’. a □ Lida c □ doctor b □ piano d □ Avril 6 The Piano Man plays a happy piece of music when he sees a photo of _____. a □ Russia c □ Avril’s daughter b □ Ludmilla d □ the sea 7 Ludmilla hurt her head when she was _____. a □ on a beach c □ on a bicycle b □ on a boat d □ in a car 8 Ludmilla _____. a □ only speaks Russian b □ always speaks very loudly c □ speaks a little English d □ does not speak at all 9 Ludmilla runs out of her hospital room when she hears _____. a □ a Russian voice b □ a piano c □ a mobile phone d □ singing 10 Katya knows Ludmilla because she sometimes saw her _____. a □ in the newspapers b □ on television c □ in London d □ on YouTube

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The Piano Man

DIALOGUE

VOCABULARY

Who says this?


21 a□ b□ 22

31 not happy a □ sad c □ kind b □ loud d □ sure 32 a room in a hospital with beds for sick people a □ beach c □ label b □ patient d □ ward 33 to speak very quietly a □ fall c □ shout b □ stare d □ whisper 34 unusual or surprising a □ poor c □ still b □ strange d □ sure 35 this is in your head; you use it to think a □ key c □ brain b □ sound d □ mark 36 nice, good, friendly to other people a □ still c □ kind b □ sad d □ comfortable 37 to make a picture with a pen or pencil a □ draw c □ hold b □ check d □ fall 38 cutting into a person’s body to mend something inside a □ tear c □ ward b □ operation d □ problem 39 to speak very loudly a □ whisper c □ shout b □ shake d □ start 40 an ill person in hospital a □ accompanist c □ interpreter b □ fiancé d □ patient

‘You look cold. Do you need help?’ Ludmilla c □ Linda Jones the policeman d □ Linda’s daughter ‘Where does he come from? Is he an illegal immigrant?’ a □ Katya c □ the policeman b □ Avril d □ Linda Jones 23 ‘I tried Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, and Serbian. He just doesn’t want to talk.’ a □ Dr Sansom c □ Doris b □ Katya d □ the policeman 24 ‘Would you like to see some photos of my family, Mr Piano Man?’ a □ Avril c □ the policeman b □ Ludmilla d □ Katya 25 ‘Spasibo.’ a □ Katya c □ Doris b □ Ivan d □ Mikhail 26 ‘He’s a nice boy. Beautiful m usic.’ a □ Avril c □ Ludmilla b □ Doris d □ Ivan 27 ‘That … music. Where’s it coming from?’ a □ Mikhail c □ Ludmilla b □ Katya d □ Dr Sansom 28 ‘I was young. I did not know about love.’ a □ Ludmilla c □ Mikhail b □ Linda Jones d □ Avril 29 ‘Too bad, it was an accident.’ a □ Dr Sansom b □ Mikhail c □ the policeman d □ Ivan 30 ‘I kill him, with my two hands!’ a □ Ludmilla b □ Mikhail c □ Katya d □ Avril

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The Piano Man PLOT Choose the best answer. 41 When a doctor first looks at the Piano Man, he finds an injury on the man’s _____ . a □ leg c □ hand b □ head d □ mouth 42 A nurse finds a label in the Piano Man’s _____. a □ shoes c □ hat b □ trousers d □ shirt 43 When Avril gives the Piano Man a pen and some paper, he _____. a □ writes a phone number b □ writes his name c □ draws a picture d □ does not do anything 44 When Avril first takes the Piano Man to the piano in the Psychiatric Unit, he _____. a □ sings a song b □ plays one note c □ is very happy d □ plays beautiful music 45 The Piano Man says ‘_____’ in Russian to Avril. a □ thank you c □ tea b □ help d □ please 46 Ludmilla wants to phone her _____ in St Petersburg. a □ mother c □ father b □ doctor d □ fiancé 47 When the Piano Man sees Ludmilla, he begins to _____. a □ play a beautiful piece of music b □ cry c □ talk to her in Russian d □ sing 48 _____ has a big, expensive boat. a □ Avril c □ Ludmilla b □ Mikhail d □ Ivan 49 Ivan was angry because Mikhail _____. a □ had a lot of money b □ kissed Ludmilla c □ hit him with a bottle d □ played the piano badly 50 In the end, Ludmilla wants to_____ Ivan. a □ phone c □ forget b □ marry d □ kill 20 mark s Total mark s

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The Piano Man SETTING 1 d 2 a 3 c 4 d 5 a 6 c 7 b 8 c 9 b 10 d

PLOT 41 b 42 d 43 c 44 b 45 a 46 c 47 a 48 d 49 b 50 c

CHARACTERS 11 b 12 c 13 a 14 c 15 d 16 b 17 a 18 d 19 a 20 b DIALOGUE 21 c 22 c 23 b 24 a 25 d 26 b 27 c 28 a 29 d 30 b VOCABULARY 31 a 32 d 33 d 34 b 35 c 36 c 37 a 38 b 39 c 40 d

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The Piano Man BEFORE READING

Before Chapter 7 Open answer.

1 1 2 3 4 5 6

Y N N Y N N

2 Encourage students to speculate and make guesses, but do not tell them the answers. They will find out as they read that the answers are 1b, 2a, 3b. WHILE READING Chapters 1 to 3 1 2 3 4 5 6

injury answer psychiatric interpreter label piano

Before Chapter 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Y P Y N P Y P

AFTER READING 1 1 + 13 2 + 17 3 + 10 4 + 12 5 + 15 6 + 11 7 + 18 8 + 14 9 + 16 When Ludmilla agreed to marry Ivan, she was young and didn’t know anything about love. Ludmilla’s father wanted her to marry Ivan because Ivan was from a rich family. Mikhail was on the boat with Ludmilla and Ivan because he was Ludmilla’s accompanist and went everywhere with her. Ivan was already Ludmilla’s fiancé when Ludmilla fell in love with Mikhail. The two young people were afraid of Ivan and afraid of Ludmilla’s father so they kept their love secret. Ivan was very, very angry when he saw Mikhail and Ludmilla kissing on the boat. He hit Mikhail on the head with a bottle and Mikhail fell into the sea. Ludmilla wanted to stop the boat and find Mikhail but Ivan just said, ‘Too bad, it was an accident.’ Ludm illa called Ivan a ‘murderer’ and then he hit her on the head too. 2

Chapters 4 and 5 1 2 3 4 5 6

Avril talking to the Piano Man. Doris talking to Avril about the Piano Man. The Piano Man talking (in Russian) to Avril. Dr Sansom talking to Avril about Ludmilla. Avril talking to Ludmilla about Ivan. Ludmilla talking to Avril about Ivan.

Before Chapter 6 Encourage students to speculate and make guesses, but do not tell them the answers. They will find out as they read that sentences 3, 5, and 6 are true.

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The hidden word is: musician.


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The Piano Man 4 Father:

3 Two patients leave the hospital today, with a happy ending to their story. ‘The Piano Man,’ the hospital said today, ‘is a Russian pianist called Mikhail, and the love of his life is Ludmilla Terenkova, a Russian singer .’ Mikhail is Ms Terenkova’s accompanist and is soon to be her husband too. ‘After the accident on the boat, I thought Mikhail was dead!’ said Ms Terenkova. ‘It was a very big shock when I saw him in the hospital sitting room! I’m going to marry him next week when we get to Italy.’ ‘I’m very happy for them,’ said Avril O’Brien, a nurse at the hospital. ‘They are both wonderful musicians – last night they played and sang some beautiful Russian songs for everyone in the hospital.’

7 Ludmilla:

‘Ah. I see. But you’re still young to get married. Are you really sure about this, Lida? Can’t you wait for a year or two?’ ‘Yes, I’m sure, sure, sure – 100% sure! And no, I can’t wait! I’m going to marry him next week!’

5 1 2 3

Ludmilla to her father Mikhail to Avril Avril to Katya the interpreter

4 3 Ludmilla: 2 Father: 9 Ludmilla:

6 Father:

5 Ludmilla:

8 Father:

1 Ludmilla:

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‘Papa, it’s me, Lida! I have something wonderful to tell you!’ ‘It’s good news this time, is it?’ ‘Yes, it is – Mikhail is alive! He is here in the same hospital, and I didn’t know. I heard piano music in another room, and I ran, and there he was!’ ‘Is he all r ight? Ivan hit him on the head. You told me that last time.’ ‘He’s fine, Papa. The injury was not a bad one. And he’s going to come with me to Verona, to stay with Grandma. That’s all right, isn’t it?’ ‘Well, OK. Do you want me to phone Grandma and tell her? Which day are you arriving?’ ‘Yes, please phone her. Tell her Friday. And one more thing, Papa … I’m going to marry Mikhail!’


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