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Great Expectations Charles Dickens

1 Who are the four people in this picture? Which of these words is used in the book to describe them? thin, gentleman, gentle, scolding, kind, lazy.

a name ..............., description ...............b name ..............., description ..............., ...............c name ..............., description ...............d name ..............., description ..............., ...............

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2 Read these descriptions of people in the story. Who do they describe? Jaggers, Pumblechook, Wemmick, Magwitch, Herbert.

a His mouth was so wide that it looked like a post-box. ...............b A pale young gentleman. ...............c A big man, dressed all in grey, with an iron chain on his leg. ...............d A large heavy man with a huge head, almost bald on top. ...............e A fat, middle-aged man with a mouth like a fish.

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3 Who said this in the story? Mrs Joe, Orlick, Miss Havisham, Jaggers, Estella.

a Play. ...............b You can kiss me if you like. ...............c They always begin their life of crime by asking too many questions. ...............d This young man has great expectations. ...............e Tonight youre going to die. ...............

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4 Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 110.

a Joe marries Biddy.b Magwitch returns.c Miss Havisham catches fire.d Pip and Joe meet Jaggers.e Pip fights Herbert.f Pip goes to London.g Pip meets Magwitch.h Pip meets Miss Havisham.i Pip meets the Aged Parent.j The boat sinks.

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5 Complete the following sentences about Pips first days in London.

a London made a very bad impression on Pip because ...

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b He was very surprised when he met Herbert because ...

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c Herbert was not rich but ... .......................................................................................

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e Every evening, before going home, Jaggers ... .......................................................................................

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6 Imagine you are Pip. Write a letter to a friend describing your first visit to Miss Havisham.

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 5 48 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE

Great Expectations Charles Dickens

Setting Choose the best answer.

1 Pip grows up at the village _____ house. a blacksmiths b teachers c doctors d bakers2 Pips parents are dead and he lives with his _____. a grandmother and his uncle b uncle and his cousin c sister and her husband d aunt and her husband3 Pip lives near some _____ which are next to the River Thames. a dangerous rocks b ancient forests c beautiful beaches d wild marshes4 On the River Thames there are some _____ ships. a pirate b prison c hotel d ghost5 When someone _____ the ships a loud gun is fired. a attacks b arrives at c escapes from d sees6 At her big old house, Miss Havisham always keeps the _____. a front door open b windows open c big lights on d curtains closed7 Pip goes to _____ to start a new life. a London b Cambridge c Oxford d York8 Mr Wemmick lives at The Castle a small, wooden house with a _____ on the top. a large chimney b big gun c green roof d ships sail9 Pip tries to send Magwitch away to _____. a prison b a village in Essex c London d another country10 Pip goes to work in _____ with his friend. a Holland b Germany c India d Australia

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Characters Choose the best answer.

11 Pips whole life is changed because he helps a _____ when he is a child. a policeman b gentleman c lawyer d convict12 When Pip is young, Mrs Joe Gargery is a _____ woman. a strange, silent b hard, angry c kind, gentle d cheerful, happy

13 _____ is a kind, simple man who loves Pip. a Joe Gargery b Mr Pumblechook c Compeyson d Mr Jaggers14 Miss Havisham always wears a _____ dress. a black b summer c wedding d night15 Estella is a _____ who lives with Miss Havisham. a friendly housekeeper b beautiful young girl c tired old servant d lonely woman16 _____ is Pips best friend. a Bentley Drummle b Orlick c Compeyson d Herbert Pocket17 Mr Jaggers is the _____ lawyer in London. a most powerful b most handsome c cheapest d friendliest18 Abel Magwitch is a convict who _____. a stole from Pip b stole from Miss Havisham c made a lot of money d found some gold19 Pip is very sad because Estella marries _____. a Herbert Pocket b Bentley Drummle c Mr Wopsle d Mr Wemmick20 Compeyson is _____ who dies at the end. a an evil criminal b a nice convict c a clever lawyer d an actor

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Dialogue Who said or wrote this?

21 And you bring me some food. If you dont, or you tell anyone about me, Ill cut your heart out. a Mr Jaggers b Compeyson c Orlick d Abel Magwitch22 If I hadnt brought you up, youd be in the churchyard with our parents. a Joe Gargery b Mrs Joe Gargery c Biddy d Estella23 Leave this boy to me, madam. Ill make him concentrate. a Joe Gargery b Mr Jaggers c Mr Pumblechook d Abel Magwitch24 Go on, my love. Break mens hearts and have no mercy! I want my revenge! a Miss Havisham b Mrs Joe Gargery c Biddy d Estella25 Now what I have to say, and remember, Im only an agent, I dont speak for myself, is that this young man has great expectations. a Miss Havisham b Mr Wemmick c Mr Jaggers d Abel Magwitch

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Great Expectations Charles Dickens

26 Im wrong in these clothes and Im wrong in London, but Im fine at the forge, or in the kitchen, or in the marshes. a Joe Gargery b Pip c Herbert Pocket d Orlick27 I must warn you that I have no heart. I can never fall in love. a Biddy b Estella c Clara d Miss Skiffins28 You helped me all those years ago, Pip! Never forgotten it! a Orlick b Mr Wemmick c Compeyson d Abel Magwitch29 I know I have no hope of every marrying you, Estella. a Pip b Bentley Drummle c Startop d Herbert Pocket30 I should never have brought up Estella like that, or allowed you to be hurt. a Mr Jaggers b Mr Wopsle c Miss Havisham d Abel Magwitch

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Vocabulary Choose the best answer.

31 to speak angrily to someone, because they have done something wrong a scold b praise c offer d apologize32 when a person is of bad character a sincere b wicked c confident d worried33 a thick sauce which you pour over meat a brandy b rum c gravy d pie34 to cook meat in an oven a roast b fry c toast d boil35 a criminal who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison a gentleman b lawyer c master d convict36 when a boat goes down and disappears under the water a sink b drown c float d sail37 to put money into a bank or a business a borrow b invest c pay d buy38 low, flat, wet ground that you find in the country a farm b path c hill d marsh39 a round stick of wax which burns to give light a match b coal c candle d lamp

40 to move your head up and down a scream b smile c shake d nod

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Plot Choose the best answer.

41 Pip helps a convict by giving him a file and some _____. a money b medicine c food and drink d secret letters42 Pip and some soldiers see the convict _____ another convict. a killing b fighting with c running away with d helping43 Pip is taken to Miss Havishams strange house to _____. a play b work c study d eat44 Once, Miss Havisham nearly got married but the man _____. a died very suddenly b became very ill c had to go in the army d wrote a letter saying he couldnt come45 Pip learns that a mysterious person wants to give him money to _____. a study to be a lawyer b become a gentleman c become a blacksmith d go to Australia46 When Pip starts his new life he begins to feel _____ Joe Gargery. a angry with b interested in c proud of d ashamed of47 Pip is surprised when he learns that Abel Magwitch _____. a is his father b is his brother c gave him all the money d is dead48 Pip and Herbert try to keep Abel Magwitch safe from _____. a Bently Drummle b Compeyson c Orlick d Mr Jaggers49 Pip learns that Estella is the daughter of _____. a Abel Magwitch b Compeyson c Mr Wemmick d Mr Jaggers50 At the end, Estella and Pip will probably _____. a never see each other b argue c have a future together d hate each other

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