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Test The Happy Prince With Key
Test The Happy Prince With Key
A) Say if these sentences about Chapter 1 are True or False and correct the False ones, showing you know
the story youve read in class.
1- The author who wrote this story was Shakespeare.
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2- Not everyone liked the statue of the Happy Prince.
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3- The poor kids loved the statue most of all.
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4- The weathercock was useless for most people.
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5-Some kids looked at the statue and cried.
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6- It was a wooden statue which had two blue sapphires in the eyes and a golden sword with a ruby.
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B) 1)Complete the gaps with suitable words about chapter 2 and 3:
_____________was coming and it was time to fly away to a ___________ place. All the swallows decided to go to
_____________________ but one swallow____________________to go.
He wanted to stay near the river because he was in love with a __________. She was tall and _________. All the
other swallows thought that staying was________________ because he could___________________with cold. When
the other swallows left, he was very_________________ but soon he was_______________.The reed said
she________________go
hurt
blind
You
You
You
You
You
You
sparrow
hole
beg
agree
thirsty
angry
hungry wonder
clever gift
peacock
journey balcony
3) Match the words on the left with the synonyms or definitions on the right.
1-silly
2-wings
3-chase
4-blind
5-disease
6-dull
7-starving
8-strength
9-crumbs
10-heavy
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1- Why did the swallow arrive at that house? What problems were there?
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2- What was that poor mothers job?
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3- Did she work hard? Explain.
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4- Why did the swallow need to go to Egypt very soon?
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Read TEXT 2 and answer the questions on it using your own words as far as possible.
1- Why was the swallow taking the golden leaves from the statue?
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2- What did the Prince think about the fact of having no gold?
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3- At the beginning of the book, the children were crying. Why are they smiling now?
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4- According to the end of the story, explain why this story is about friendship.
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5- Why did both friends go to Heaven?
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KEY:
Correction of the test
IA- 1- False-The author who wrote this story was Oscar Wilde.
2-False
3-True
4-True
5-False-The kids looked at the statue and smiled.