Easter homework 1ºESO
CHARACTERS Choose the best answer.
11 The ___ is a young man who wants to make gold the easy way. a farmer b alchemist c chief d baker
12 The ___ isn’t worried when good or bad things happen. a baker b alchemist c chief d farmer
13 ____ father is a woodcutter.
a Igor’s b Mario’s c Ravi’s d Mousa’s
14 ___ mother makes bread for rich families.
a Igor’s b Ravi’s c Mario’s d Mousa’s
15 The ___ doesn’t like it when his wife helps people with their problems. a farmer b alchemist c chief d baker
16 The ___ doesn’t like it when people take his things for free. a farmer b chief c alchemist d baker
17 ___ wife goes and buys things at the shop for him. a Igor’s b Ravi’s c Mario’s d Mousa’s
18 ___ best friend helps him start a business.
a Ravi’s b Igor’s c Mario’s d Mousa’s
19 ___ is very wise.
a Pedro b Hafsah c Khaled d Zia
20 ___ has a little chicken farm.
a Khaled b Pedro c Hafsah d Zia
22 ‘That can pay for the smells.’
a the baker b the judge d a customer
Igor’s father d the doctor the young man
23 ‘I’ve got enough magic powder’
a the young man b the father-in-law c the wife d a market seller
24 ‘You don’t know much about taming wild horses.’
a the farmer b the farmer’s son c a soldier d the villagers
25 ‘I take these cakes to Cairo three times a week.’
a Abdullah b Mousa c Hafsah d Khaled
26 ‘He doesn’t work and I give him free food.’
a Mario b Mario’s wife c the old man
27 ‘Before I go can I make you one last meal?’
a the great chief b Zia c
28 ‘Where am I? What am I doing here?’ a the great chief b Zia c Pedro the little boy
29 ‘Do you want something from the market?’
30 ‘Why is your son crying?’
31 to hit strongly a) boil b) shiver c) beat d) refuse
32 very good to eat
a) fresh b) delicious c) wise d) sad
33 the answer to a question
a solution b truth c gift d material
34 to say that you are unhappy about something
a imagine b tame c complain d kick
35 a musician plays this a) drum b) toy c) cake
36 this person buys things in a shop a) servant b) musician c) chief d) customer
37 to make people sad when we don’t do things that they want a) disappoint b) punish c) share d) gallop
38 something that you can drink which comes from fruit a) grain b) palm c) flour d) juice
39 a big box to put things in a)crack b) pot c) chest d)cage
40 a man on the day that he marries a) son-in-law b) father-in-law c) bridegroom d ) woodcutter
The Jungle Book 2ºESO
Rudyard Kipling
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a
Shere Khan killed Mowgli’s mother and father.
b
Bagheera gave a cow to buy Mowgli’s life.
c
The Jungle-People do not speak to the Bandar-log.
d
The Bandar-log built a city in the jungle.
e
Kaa danced in front of the Bandar-log.
f
Bagheera was the only animal who could look into Mowgli’s eyes.
g
Mowgli took a fire-pot from the village.
h
At first, the people in the village did not want to give Mowgli food.
i
Mowgli killed Shere Khan with fire.
j
Mowgli’s brother was called Grey Brother.
2 Who said this in the story? Who did they say it to? Baloo, Bagheera, Akela, Kaa, Chil the Kite, Mowgli, Shere Khan
a ‘Go away, fish-killer, eater of cubs!’ ............... to ...............
b ‘Let him run with the Pack. I myself will teach him.’ ............... to ...............
c ‘I will say the words to Bagheera, not you!’ ............... to ...............
d ‘Watch where they take me, and tell Baloo and Bagheera.’ ............... to ...............
e ‘The Bandar-log call you “old yellow fish”, I hear.’ ............... to ...............
f ‘It’s only old Kaa dancing. Let us go.’ ............... to ............... and ...............
g ‘The law of the jungle says that you can kill me now.’ ............... to ...............
3 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences.
A
1
The wolves knew that Shere Khan could not get into the cave ...
2
Baloo did not want Mowgli to talk to the Bandar-log ...
3
Bagheera jumped into the tank ...
4
Messua took Mowgli into her house ...
5
Mowgli laughed ...
B
a ... because they had no law.
b ... because the monkeys were afraid of water.
c ... because Buldeo’s stories were stupid.
d ... because her boy was taken by a tiger.
e ... because he was too big.
4 Match the name with the animal: Kaa, Akela, Bagheera, Baloo, Tabaqui.
a Wolf: ...............
b Bear: ...............
c Panther: ...............
d Jackal: ...............
e Python: ...............
5 Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–5.
a
Shere Khan could not escape.
b
Grey Brother took the cows to the bottom of the ravine while Mowgli and Akela took the buffaloes to the top.
c
Akela and Grey Brother put the cows and buffaloes into two groups.
d
He fell under the feet of the buffaloes.
e
Mowgli jumped on the back of one buffalo and the buffaloes began to move down the ravine.
Last of the Mohicans Easter homework 3ºESO
1. The war taking place is the
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The Hundred Years War
American Revolution
War of 1812
French-Indian War
2. Hawkeye refers to himself as
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a man without a cross
a godly man
a man with a gun
an unmerciful man
3. Magua is of the ______ tribe.
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Mohawk
Delaware
Huron
Iroquois
4. The manner in which the foresters never use anything that is unnecessary demonstrates the
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excess principle
religious principle
minimalism principle
courageous principle
5. The scout calls his rifle
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Deerslayer
nothing
Caribine
Killdeer
6. David Gamut is a master of
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neither A nor B
singing
both psalmody and singing
psalmody
7. How are the Mohicans related to the Delaware?
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They are their descendents
They are their ancestors
They are the same tribe in two different places
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They are enemies
8. Duncan is escorting the sisters to
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Fort Edward
Fort William Henry
the Delaware tribe
Montcalm
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
1 Match these characters with their descriptions: Reuben Smith, James, Jerry, Merrylegs, Rob Roy.
a Black Beauty’s brother ................
b A London cab driver ................
c The groom who saved Black Beauty from the fire ................
d A fat pony that children liked to ride ................
e The groom who fell off Black Beauty and died ................
2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a
Black Beauty hated the noise of trains.
b
John was very kind to Black Beauty.
c
Ginger had cruel masters before Mr Gordon.
d
Merrylegs was good-tempered with children.
e
Although Black Beauty went very fast, the doctor was too late to save Mrs Gordon.
f
The bearing rein helped the horses to pull heavy carriages.
g
Nobody blamed Black Beauty for Reuben Smith’s accident.
h
When Black Beauty saw Ginger in London, she looked strong and happy.
i
Jerry’s family helped to look after the horses and the cab.
j
In his last home, Black Beauty met his old friend Merrylegs.
3 Why didn’t Black Beauty want to go onto the bridge in the storm?
4 Fill in the gaps using these words: carriage, shoe, horses, head, saddle, slow, bite, carry, collar, bit.
I learnt to wear a ................ on my back and to ................ a rider. I learnt to pull a ................, and to go fast or ................ .
and a bridle on my ................ . I had a metal ................ on each hoof, and a ................ on my neck. And I knew I must no
5 Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–5.
a
When York tried to put Ginger’s head up, she stood on her back legs and kicked.
b
After four months wearing the tight rein, Black Beauty felt tired and miserable.
c
Lady Gray told York to shorten the reins.
d
After that, Black Beauty pulled the carriage with Max.
e
The groom cut Black Beauty’s harness.
6 Imagine you are James. Describe what happened on the night of the fire. (100 words)