The Picture of Dorian Gray. Comprehension Test

Comprehension Test

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde 1 Are Are these these senten sentences ces true true (T) (T) or fals falsee (F)? (F)?

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Dorian Gray was twenty years old at the beginnin beginning g of the story.

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He was thirty-eight thirty-eight at the end.

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Lord Henry and Dorian were friends friends right up to the time of Dorian’s Dorian’s death.

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Lord Henry Henry was the same age as Dorian. Dorian.

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Dorian’ Dorian’ss father father was a poor soldier soldier..

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Sybil Sybil Vane was not ery beautiful. beautiful.

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!ames Vane was worried about his sister before he left home.

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"asil Hallward Hallward didn’t didn’t care about Dorian after he had painted his picture.

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Dorian Dorian #illed #illed !ames !ames Vane.

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Dorian was not sorry about anything anything he had done done before he died. died. 3 0ma r k s

2 Mark the riht riht ans!er" ans!er" Ther There e is only one corre correct ct ans!er" ans!er"

% &here did Lord Henry first meet Dorian' a

(t a dinn dinner er party party.

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(t "asil Hallward’ Hallward’ss house. house.

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(t the the thea theatr tre. e.

) &hat happened to Dorian’s mother' a

She ran away from home home after he was born.

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She was murdered. murdered.

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She died soon after Dorian Dorian was born. born.

* &here did did Dorian Dorian first first see Sybil Sybil'' a

(t a dinn dinner er party party.

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+n a play he was watching. watching.

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,n the steps steps of a theatre theatre..

 (fter a few years Dorian no longer longer traelled outside /ngland. /ngland. &hy' &hy' a

He was afraid that someone would #ill him. him.

b

He was afraid that someone someone would see the picture.

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He had spent nearly all his money. money.

0 (fter he had murdered murdered "asil Dorian went to find opium. &hy' &hy'

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For For plea pleasu sure re..

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1o forget forget what had happened. happened.

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1o #ill #ill himse himself lf.. 2 5ma r k s

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" a 1he part of a person that is not the body b 1he feeling feeling of of being happy and doing things that you li#e c ( painting or picture of a person d 4a#ing beautiful things e.g. pictures and paintings e 5ot beautiful beautiful 2 5ma r k s

& Fill Fill in in the the a's a's usi usin n:: exhibit, influence, paint, sit, stare" stare " areful so$eti$es you need to chane the for$ of a !ord"

a 6+t’s your best wor# "asil "asil the best best portrait that you’e you’e eer ................ .’ b 6+ can’t ............... the picture in an an art gallery. gallery. +’e put put too much of myself myself into it.’ c 6Don’t change change him. him. Don’t Don’t try to ............... ............. .. him.’ d 6He ............... at Lord Henry with with wild wild eyes.’ eyes.’ e 6&ill 6&ill you come come and ............... for another portrait soon'’ 2 0ma r k s

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Multiple-choice Multiple-choice Test Test

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde

Setting hoose the *est ans!er"

% Lord Henry and "asil Hallward Hallward were 77777. 77777. a 8 9 brothers

b 8 9 father and son

c 8 9 cousins

d 8 9 friends friends

) Lord Henry Henry lied lied in 77777. 77777. a 8 9 London

b 8 9 ,:ford

c 8 9 3aris

d 8 9 ;ome

* "asil "asil Hallwa Hallward rd was was 77777. 77777. a 8 9 a teacher

b 8 9 a Lord

c 8 9 an artist

d 8 9 a serant

 "asil "asil met met Dorian Dorian Gray at 77777 house. house. a 8 9 Lord Henry’s

b 8 9 Lady (gatha’s

c 8 9 Lady "randon’s "ran don’s

d 8 9 Sybil Vane’s Vane’s

0 "asil thought Dorian’s beautiful beautiful face would would bring him 77777. a 8 9 pleasure and eil

b 8 9 eil and horror

c 8 9 trouble and pleasure

d 8 9 danger and trouble

< "asil "asil felt felt Dorian Dorian could 77777. 77777. a 8 9 help him paint

b 8 9 change his life

c 8 9 help him be an actor acto r

d 8 9 learn to paint

= "asil "asil said said that that the portrait showed showed the the secret of 77777. 77777. a 8 9 his life

b 8 9 his heart

c 8 9 his art

d 8 9 his wor#

> Dorian Dorian thought thought that Lord Henry Henry had a 77777 77777 oice. oice. a 8 9 loud

b 8 9 ?uiet

c 8 9 beautiful beautiful

d 8 9 soft

@ Lord Henry thought that there was nothing in the the world as important important as 77777. a 8 9 youth

b 8 9 pleasure

c 8 9 life

d 8 9 eil

%A Lord Henry Henry was was 77777 77777 Dorian. Dorian. a 8 9 ten years younger than c 8 9 older than

b 8 9 the same age as

d 8 9 one year younger than

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hoose the *est ans!er"

%% Lord Henry’s Henry’s friends friends always always called him 77777. a 8 9 Henry

b 8 9 Harold

c 8 9 Harry

d 8 9 Herbert

%) &hen "asil was with Dorian he painted 77777. 77777. a 8 9 lots of pictures

b 8 9 lots of people

c 8 9 wonderful people

d 8 9 wonderful pictures

%* "asil neer tal#ed tal#ed when he was 77777. 77777. a 8 9 painting

b 8 9 eating

c 8 9 wal#ing

d 8 9 smo#ing

% Dorian was 77777 that he had met Lord Henry. Henry. a 8 9 ery sad

b 8 9 surprised

c 8 9 happy

d 8 9 angry

%0 Lady (gatha (gatha was "asil’s "asil’s 77777. 77777. a 8 9 mother

b 8 9 aunt

c 8 9 sister

d 8 9 cousin

%< Dorian Gray was 77777 years old. a 8 9 twenty

b 8 9 thirty

c 8 9 twenty-fie twenty-fie

d 8 9 eighteen

%= Dorian had had 77777 eyes eyes and gold gold hair. hair. a 8 9 light blue

b 8 9 green

c 8 9 brown

d 8 9 bright blue

%> Sybil Sybil Vane was 77777. a 8 9 an artist

b 8 9 an actress

c 8 9 a serant

d 8 9 a scientist scientist

%@ !ames Va Vane was going to start a new life in 77777. 77777. a 8 9 France

b 8 9 (ustralia

c 8 9 (merica

d 8 9 Spain

)A (lan Bampbell Bampbell was 77777. a 8 9 a scientist

b 8 9 an artist

c 8 9 a sailor

d 8 9 an actor

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Dialogue Who said this?

)% 6+t’s your best wor# wor# the best portrait that you’e you’e eer painted.’ painted.’ a 8 9 Dorian

b 8 9 "asil

c 8 9 Lord Henry

d 8 9 Lady "randon

)) 6&hen + li#e people a lot + neer tell their names names to my other friends.’ friends.’ a 8 9 "asil

b 8 9 Dorian

c 8 9 Sybil Vane

d 8 9 Lord Henry

)* 6&hen your youth youth goes your beauty will will go with it.’ a 8 9 Dorian

b 8 9 Lady "randon

c 8 9 "asil

d 8 9 Lord Henry

) 6+ wish that that + could always stay young and that the picture could grow old.’ a 8 9 Lord Henry

b 8 9 Dorian

c 8 9 "asil

d 8 9 Lady (gatha

)0 6+ thought you fashionable fashionable young men men neer got up until the afternoon.’


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a 8 9 Lord Henry

b 8 9 Lady "randon

c 8 9 "asil

d 8 9 Lady (gatha

)< 64other 4other +’m so happy happy and you you must be happy too.’ a 8 9 Sybil Vane

b Dorian

c 8 9 "asil

d 8 9 Lady (gatha

)= 6+’e heard about about a gentleman who who isits isits you eery night at the theatre.’ a 8 9 "asil

b 8 9 Dorian

c 8 9 Sybil Vane

d 8 9 !ames Vane

)> 6He can’t can’t marry marry an actress.’ actress.’ a 8 9 "asil

b 8 9 !ames Vane

c 8 9 Lord Henry

d 8 9 Lady (gatha

)@ 6Cou 6Cou must not loo# at it. + don’t don’t want you you to see it.’ a 8 9 Dorian

b 8 9 "asil

c 8 9 Lord Henry

d 8 9 (lan Bampbell

*A 6+’e done what what you as#ed me to do and now goodbye. goodbye. + neer want to see you again.’ a 8 9 "asil

b 8 9 (lan Bampbell

c 8 9 Dorian

d 8 9 Lord Henry

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Vocabulary hoose the *est ans!er"

*% the sister sister of your your father father or mother mother a 8 9 daughter

b 8 9 aunt

c 8 9 cousin

d 8 9 niece

*) a paintin painting g or picture picture of a person person a 8 9 portrait

b 8 9 paint

c 8 9 sitter

d 8 9 e:hibit e:hibit

** a feeling feeling of ery strong fear disli#e disli#e and surprise surprise a 8 9 pleasure

b 8 9 eil

c 8 9 horror

d 8 9 ugly

* somebody somebody who paints paints or draws pictures pictures a 8 9 serant

b 8 9 Lord

c 8 9 artist

d 8 9 scientist

*0 bein being g youn young g a 8 9 ugly

b 8 9 youth

c 8 9 beauty

d 8 9 unconscious unconscious

*< to change something something or someone ma#e ma#e someone someone do what you want a 8 9 influence

b 8 9 e:hibit

c 8 9 scent

d 8 9 stare

*= the feeling of being happy happy and doing doing things that you li#e a 8 9 eil

b 8 9 horror

c 8 9 pleasure

d 8 9 youth

*> a drug that is made from flowers and ma#es people people sleep a 8 9 paradise

b 8 9 unconscious unconscious

c 8 9 scent

d 8 9 opium

*@ the time when a man man and and a woman woman get married a 8 9 marriage

b 8 9 paradise

c 8 9 soul

d 8 9 play

A the part of the the person that that is not the body body a 8 9 scent

b 8 9 soul

c 8 9 opium


d 8 9 portrait

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Plot hoose the *est ans!er"

% &hen Dorian was 77777 the picture started to change. a 8 9 cruel

b 8 9 happy

c 8 9 sad

d 8 9 ugly

) Dorian Dorian #ept the the portrait in 77777. 77777. a 8 9 the cellar

b 8 9 Lord Henry’s house

c 8 9 a loc#ed room

d 8 9 in "asil’s house

* Sybil Vane Vane #illed #illed herself because she 77777. a 8 9 hated Dorian

b 8 9 hated "asil

c 8 9 loed "asil

d 8 9 loed Dorian

 Dorian became became more and more more in loe loe with 77777. 77777. a 8 9 the flowers flowers in in his garden c 8 9 the theatre

b 8 9 the beauty of his face

d 8 9 music and conersation

0 Dorian decided decided to #ill "asil because 77777. 77777. a 8 9 he #new his secret c 8 9 he was his his friend

b 8 9 he wanted the portrait d 8 9 he didn’t want him him to go to 3aris

< Dorian #illed #illed "asil with 77777. 77777. a 8 9 a gun

b 8 9 a rope

c 8 9 a #nife

d 8 9 opium

= Dorian saw 77777 77777 face watching watching him him at the window. window. a 8 9 Sybil Vane’s Vane’s

b 8 9 !ames Vane’s Vane’s

c 8 9 Lady 4onmouth’s

d 8 9 Lord Henry’s

> 1he newspapers newspapers said said that that "asil 77777. a 8 9 was in 3aris

b 8 9 was alie

c 8 9 was in London

d 8 9 was murdered

@ !ames Va Vane found Dorian Dorian after 77777 years. a 8 9 eighteen

b 8 9 fifteen

c 8 9 ten

d 8 9 three

0A (t the end of the story they found found a dead man man with 77777 in the loc#ed room. a 8 9 a happy face

b 8 9 a young face

c 8 9 a gun in his hand

d 8 9 a #nife in his heart

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