English Worksheet

THE SECRET GARDEN

Chapter 1 and 2
4ros Medios A-B-C-D
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I) Read the story introduction on the first page of the book, and the back cover. What do you know
now about Mary Lennox? For each sentence, circle Y (Yes) or N (No).
1) She is from India

Y/N

2) She moves to a large house in Yorkshire

Y/N

3) She has a lot of friends.

Y/N

4) Both she and Ben Weatherstaff are bad-tempered

Y/N

5) She often cries in the night.

Y/N

II) Why is the garden locked? Choose one of these ideas.

The secret garden is locked because......
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Nobody wants to use it.

Somebody died there.
A ghost was seen there.
A murder happened there.
There is a dangerous animal inside it.

III) What going to happen in this story? Can you guess the answers to these questions?
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How can Mary find a way into the garden?

Will she make some friends?
Will Ben help her, or make life more difficult for her?
How will her uncle feel about her?
Will Mary change during the story, or stay the same?

IV) Read Chapter 1. Who said this, and to whom? What, or who were they talking about?
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Ill hit her when she comes back!

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People are dying like flies.

Its the child, the one nobody ever saw!
Hes got a crooked back, and hes horrid!
You must stay out of his way.
I dont like it.

V) Read Chapter 1. Answer the following questions.

1) How old was Mary?
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2) Why was Mary given to a servant?
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3) Why were people dying so quickly?
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4) Where was Mary sent after her parents death?
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5) Who was Martha?
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6) Who was Dickon?
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VI) Read Chapter 2, and answer these questions.
Who...
1 __________ was going to clean Marys room and bring her food?
2 __________ sometimes rode a wild horse on the moor?
3 __________ told Mary that the secret garden was not her business?
4 __________ hated the secret garden, and why?
5 __________ told Mary to stay in her room and not wander round the house?

VII) Read Chapter 2, Answer the following questions.

1) What was Mary trying to find when she was walking around the garden?
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2) Whom did Mary meet in the gardens?

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3) What was the name of the bird?
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4) Whose cry did Mary hear?
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5) Whom did Mary meet when she was looking for the library?
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6) How did Mary feel when she was locked in her room?
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VIII) Say whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
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Mary visited the kitchen gardens and an orchard

Walking around she saw a red breasted bird sitting in a nearly bush
The bird was left behind by his family
Ben told Mary that the bird would like to become her friend
Martha told Mary many stories about her small family
The secret garden used to belong to Mr. Cravens wife
Mary didnt feel sorry for her uncle because she didnt know what in
meant to feel sorry for someone.
8 According to Mary, it was Betty who was crying because of stomach
ache
9 Mary had many books she could read but she didnt know how to
read.
10 Mrs. Medlock ordered Mary to go to her room right away

Teaching with the new age force

FALSE