(12th Gr)
Date: __________________________
Mr. Know-All – Workpage 1
A. Fill in with the missing words
The story, "Mr. Know-All" takes place on a 1.____________ right after
2.__________ War I. It was very difficult to get 3._____________, so you had to
4.___________ grateful for anything you got.
The narrator was given a
5.____________ in which there were only two 6.____________ . When he went
7._______ board, he found out that his 8._______________'s name was Kelada, and
that he had already 9._____________ his luggage. He could smell his good
10.___________ and see his brushes with his 1. ____________ in gold. In his
opinion, Kelada's luggage had too many 12._____________ on it. He felt that he
didn't like Max Kelada at all.
Later on, when Kelada 13._____________ himself, he offered the narrator a
14.____________ from a 15._____________ that he took out of his pocket. The
narrator was probably very 16.____________ because the ship was bone-dry due to
the 17._______________ of alcoholic beverages.
B. Give the synonyms from the story for each of the following words
1. respect _______________
9. to accept _____________
2. unbelieving _______________
10. great anger ______________
3. very rich _______________
11. customer _______________
4. overseas _______________
12. to keep out _______________
5. a waiter on a ship _____________
13. informal _______________
6. disappointment ______________
14. hardly _______________
7. cologne _________________
15. noticed _______________
8. initials ________________
16. baggage _______________
C. Complete the following sentences
1. When he hears the name Kelada, the narrator imagines ______________________
___________________________________________________________________
2. The narrator finds it hard to believe that Kelada is British because ______________
__________________________________________________________________
3. Max Kelada proves it by ______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
4. On reading the first sentence of the story, we understand that __________________
____________________________________________________________________
5. Many things that Kelada does annoy the narrator. Name three.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b.______________________________________________________________
c.______________________________________________________________
D. Rewrite the following sentences
1. I am sorry that Kelada shares my cabin.
I wish ___________________________________________________________
2. I was sorry that Kelada shared my cabin.
I wish ____________________________________________________________
3. First he unpacked, then he went to the smoking lounge.
Before ____________________________________________________________
4. "Is your name so and so?"
He asked me ______________________________________________________
5. They told me his name at the last minute.
I _______________________________________________________________
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(12th Gr)
Date: __________________________
Mr. Know-All – Workpage 2
A. Fill in with the correct form of the word
A) generous: Your offer is very ______________. He is known for his
________________. She ___________ offered to lend me her book.
B) familiar: I rarely use computers because I am quite ________________ with the
way they work. You look very _____________ but I can't remember your name.
His _________________ with the subject was impressive.
C) suspicion: I suggest that you keep your ______________ to yourself! The police
agree that the circumstances of her death are ______________ and need to be
investigated. Mr. Kelada never _______________ that the other passengers were
making fun of him.
D) fluency: My neighbor is _____________ in 4 different languages. After a year of
studying Japanese, he can speak it ________________.
E) impress: I was quite ________________ with his knowledge. He made a
very
good _______________ on me. He has an ________________ art collection and
I think he was trying to _____________ me.
F) excellent: The Coty company makes ______________ products. They
especially ______________ at making cosmetics. The ________________ of
their products has given them an ________________ reputation.
B. Add the correct preposition
1. to put ______ airs
2. except _____ a man
3. prohibition was _____ force
4. to be stationed _________
5. to be ______ one's mercy
6. He spoke _____ a fluency
7. to be ____ his way
8. to bring you ______
9. They sat _____ the doctor's table
10. a good deal _____ talk
C. Fill in with the missing words
Max Kelada continued being friendly and generously 1.____________ the narrator a
drink from a 2.______________ which he carried in his pocket. In 3.____________,
he claimed that he had more liquor for any of the narrator's friends 4.___________
board.
Nevertheless, the narrator felt that Max Kelada was 5.___________ and much too
6.____________; he didn't even put Mister before the narrator's name. In order to
escape from Mr. K., the narrator decided to go to the 7.____________ room. He was
told by Max Kelada that they 8.___________ be sitting at the same table.
Not only did the narrator 9.______________ a cabin with Max Kelada and eat all his
meals with him, but every time he 10.__________ a walk on the deck he was
11.____________ by Max Kelada. It was impossible to get rid 12.__________ him
because it never 13._____________ to him that he wasn't wanted.
Although he was a good 14.____________ and organized many activities, such as
15._______________ and 16.________________, the other 17.____________ didn't
like him. He was given the 18.____________ Mr. Know-All; which was meant as an
19.______________, but which he took as a 20.__________________.
D. Complete the following sentences
1. Mr. Ramsay was married to a nice woman who ____________________________
2. The narrator thought that ______________________________________________
3. Mr. Kelada told the party that he knew ___________________________________
4. After five minutes they were again in ____________________________________
5. It turned out that Mr. Kelada was _______________________________________
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Mr Know-All – Pair work (1A)
A. Match the beginning of the sentence to its end (work in pairs)
1. Mr. Ramsay sat ___________________________________________
2. Mr. Kelada told them that _______________________________________
3. He conducted all _____________________________________________
4. One evening Mr. Ramsay and Mr. Kelada __________________________
5. Mrs. Ramsay was _____________________________________________
6. She wore a __________________________________________________
B. Put the sentences in their correct order according to the story
______ _____ ______ ______ _____ _______
C. “True” or “False” (Correct the wrong statements)
1. The story takes place after the war.
2. The writer was glad to have a cabin with two berths.
2. Mr. Kelada believed that Englishmen should stay together
when they are abroad.
3. The narrator refused to drink with Mr. Kelada.
4. Mr. Kelada was most likeable at lunch times.
5. Mr. Kelada was confident that he did not make mistakes.
6. If you disagreed with Mr. Kelada on any subject, he would
stop talking to you.
7. The doctor wasn’t a very interesting person.
8. The arguments between Mr. Kelada and Mr. Ramsay were
short and interesting.
9. Mr. Ramsay was going to take a holiday in New York.
10. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay weren’t very similar to each other.
__________
__________
__________
__________
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__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
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Now correct the wrong statements:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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D. Circle the most suitable ending according to the story
1. When the narrator saw Mr. Kelada’s luggage, he thought that Kelada was
a) aristrocratic
b) rich
c) vulgar
2. Mr. Kelada showed his passport to the writer
a) proudly
b) shamefully
c) secretly
3. Mr. Kelada was a) uneducated
b) ignorant
c) knowledgeable
4. The nickname “Mr. Know-All” was given to Mr. Kelada as a
a) compliment
b) insult
c) criticism
5. Mr. Ramsay thought Mrs. Ramsay’s chain was
a) very elegant
b) an imitation
c) very expensive
6. Mr. Kelada thought that Mrs. Ramsay’s pearls were
a) very valuable
b) cultured pearls
c) worthless
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(11th Gr)
Date: _________________________
Mr Know-All – Pair work (1B)
Match the beginning of the sentence to its end (work in pairs)
a) __________________________________ social activities on board.
b) ______________________________________ beautiful string of pearls.
c) _________________________________ very different from her husband.
d) __________________________________also at the doctor’s table.
e) _____________________________ had a heated argument about pearls.
f) ________________________ he knew everything important about pearls.
A. Put the sentences in their correct order according to the story
______ _____ ______ ______ _____ _______
B. “True” or “False” (Correct the wrong statements)
1. The story takes place after the war.
2. The writer was glad to have a cabin with two berths.
7. Mr. Kelada believed that Englishmen should stay together
when they are abroad.
3. The narrator refused to drink with Mr. Kelada.
4. Mr. Kelada was most likeable at lunch times.
5. Mr. Kelada was confident that he did not make mistakes.
6. If you disagreed with Mr. Kelada on any subject, he would
stop talking to you.
7. The doctor wasn’t a very interesting person.
8. The arguments between Mr. Kelada and Mr. Ramsay were
short and interesting.
9. Mr. Ramsay was going to take a holiday in New York.
10. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay weren’t very similar to each other.
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
Now correct the wrong statements:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
C. Circle the most suitable ending according to the story
1. When the narrator saw Mr. Kelada’s luggage, he thought that Kelada was
a) aristrocratic
b) rich
c) vulgar
2. Mr. Kelada showed his passport to the writer
a) proudly
b) shamefully
c) secretly
3. Mr. Kelada was a) uneducated
b) ignorant
c) knowledgeable
4. The nickname “Mr. Know-All” was given to Mr. Kelada as a
a) compliment
b) insult
c) criticism
5. Mr. Ramsay thought Mrs. Ramsay’s chain was
a) very elegant
b) an imitation
c) very expensive
6. Mr. Kelada thought that Mrs. Ramsay’s pearls were
a) very valuable
b) cultured pearls
c) worthless
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(11th Gr)
Date: ____________________
Mr. Know-All – Pair work (2A)
A. Match the words in bold with one of the words on the list of Row B
1. Although not born in the British Isles, Mr. Kelada was loyal to the British
Empire. __________________
2. He was extremely talkative to the point where it became unbearable.
_____________
_______________
3. Mr. Know-All was hardly ever wrong. _______________
4. Everyone participated in the activities Mr. Kelada set up. _____________
5. Mr. Kelada’s vanity caused dislike for everything he did. _____________
6. The narrator hated the endless arguments at table. ______________
7. Mr. Ramsay had gone back to bring his wife with him to Kobe, where he was
serving.
____________
______________
8. Mr. Ramsay’s holiday was coming to an end and he would now continue his
service at Kobe. ______________
9. Mrs. Ramsay had a quality of modesty. _____________
10.Most people working for the Consular Service abroad were poorly paid.
____________
B. Add suitable prefixes to the words in the list to form their opposite meaning Now
fill in the blank spaces of Part B in Row B. The first one has been done for you.
_____agreed
____important ____packed
_____tolerable
_____formal
____liked
_____pleasant
_____fortunate
_____modest
____possible
C. Reread section B and the beginning of section C and answer the following
questions
1. Do you agree with the narrator that “It never occurred to him (Mr. Kelada)
that he was not wanted?” Justify your answer.
__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
2. List the similarities/differences between Mr. Kelada and Mr. Ramsay?
__________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
3. How is Mrs. Ramsay described? ________________________________
__________________________________________________________
4. What do the remarks “a very pretty little thing” and “a pretty little wife” tell us
about the narrator’s view of women? ___________________________
__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
D. Rewrite the following sentences (active – passive, passive – active)
1. Mr. Kelada never made a mistake. ______________________________
2. In your own house you might have kicked him downstairs without him
realizing that he was unwanted. ________________________________
___________________________________________________________
3. He arranged the fancy dress ball. ______________________________
4. He was the best-hated man on the ship. __________________________
5. Every time he looked at Mrs. Ramsay, her modesty struck him.
______________________________________________________
6. Mr. Kelada knew everything that had to be known about pearls.
_______________________________________________________
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(11th Gr)
Date: _________________
Mr. Know-All – Pair work (2B)
A. Match the words on the list with the words in bold of Row A
1. interminable
7. mistaken
2. fetch
8. possessed
3. resentment
9. intolerable
4. organized
10. stationed
5. ill
11. resume
6. chatty
12. patriotic
B. Fill in the blank spaces with the opposites of the word list Row A has for part B)
(the first one is done for you)
1. All the passengers on the ship disliked Mr. Kelada.
2. When the narrator entered the cabin, he discovered that Mr. Kelada had
already ______________ his toilet things there.
3. Mr. Kelada was most _______________ at meal times.
4. It was ______________ for the author to snub Mr. Kelada.
5. Mr. Kelada would feel insulted if you _____________ with him.
6. Mr. Kelada would not drop a subject, however _______________, till he
had brought you round to his way of thinking.
7. When the argument about the pearls continued, the narrator felt that something
______________ was about to occur.
8. The narrator felt that Mr. Kelada was an _______________ person.
9.The narrator didn't like Mr. Kelada's _________________ way of addressing him.
D. Reread section B and the beginning of section C and answer the following
1. Do you agree with the narrator that “It never occurred to him (Mr. Kelada)
that he was not wanted?” Justify your answer.
__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
2. List the similarities/differences between Mr. Kelada and Mr. Ramsay?
__________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
3. How is Mrs. Ramsay described? ________________________________
__________________________________________________________
4. What do the remarks “a very pretty little thing” and “a pretty little wife” tell us
about the narrator’s view of women? ___________________________
__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
D. Rewrite the following sentences (active – passive, passive – active)
1. Mr. Kelada never made a mistake. ______________________________
2. In your own house you might have kicked him downstairs without him
realizing that he was unwanted. ________________________________
___________________________________________________________
3. He arranged the fancy dress ball. ______________________________
4. He was the best-hated man on the ship. __________________________
5. Every time he looked at Mrs. Ramsay, her modesty struck him.
______________________________________________________
6. Mr. Kelada knew everything that had to be known about pearls.
_______________________________________________________
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