Escape

Phillip Burrows and Mark Foster

COMPREHENSION
TEST

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j

4 Put the following events in the story in the correct

order. Number them 15.

Jack is in prison for five years.

The prison guard likes Jack.
A rabbit gives Jack the first idea for escape.
Jack escapes over the roof of the prison.
A man gives Jack his bicycle.
Jack sleeps in a farm house.
The farmers wife gives Jack some clothes.
Jack hides in a box.
The plane leaves without Jack.
The mole gives Jack another idea for
escape.

a
b
c
d
e

30 marks
5 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make
complete sentences.

A
1
2
3
4
5
B
a
b
c
d
e

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2 Who says this? Who do they say it to? the farmers
wife, Brown, prison guard, camper

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b

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e

He hides in his cell and the guards cant see

him.
He looks at a map in a book.
Brown sees a bird and gets an idea.
He arrives at the airport.
He hides from the dogs in some water.

Why do you hate me?

................ says this to ................
Look everywhere. You must catch Brown.
................ says this to ................
Stop! Thats my bicycle.
................ says this to ................
Hey! What are you doing? Those arent
your clothes!
................ says this to ................
Nobody escapes from me.
................ says this to ................

Brown doesnt like prison . . .

The camper chases Brown . . .
The cows dont like Brown . . .
The farmer chases Brown . . .
Brown cannot climb the airport fence . . .
because it is electric.
because he snores.
because he is innocent.
because Brown takes his clothes.
because Brown takes his bicycle.
20 marks
Total marks

20 marks
3 Write a police description of Brown.

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Setting

_____ snores a lot.

a F The guard b F Brown
c F The farmer d F The farmers wife
_____ shoots at Brown.
a F The farmer b F The farmers wife
c F The guard d F The pilot
Brown cant climb the airport fence because
_____.
a F its electric b F its too high
c F hes too short d F his foot hurts
19 The pilot wants to eat _____.
a F three big pizzas b F two big pizzas
c F one big pizza d F one small pizza
20 In the end, _____.
a F the guard and Brown become friends
b F Brown becomes a guard c F the guard
still hates Brown d F the guard goes to
another prison

Choose the best answer.

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M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
TEST

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Brown is _____.
a F a prisoner b F a guard c F a pilot
d F a farmer
He must stay in prison for _____ years.
a F five b F ten c F fifteen d F twenty
He _____ a lot.
a F sings b F sleeps c F reads d F writes
The guard _____ Brown.
a F likes b F doesnt speak to
c F doesnt know d F hates
The guard says that _____.
a F Brown hates everybody b F Brown likes
everybody c F everybody hates thieves
d F everybody hates guards
Brown says that he is _____.
a F happy b F bad c F innocent
d F stupid
The weather is _____.
a F bad b F beautiful c F cold d F hot
Brown wants to be like _____.
a F the guard b F the pilot c F the bird
d F the farmer
Brown finds _____.
a F a letter from a friend b F a photograph
in a book c F a door in his cell
d F a story in a newspaper
Brown is leaving _____.
a F today b F on Saturday
c F next week d F tomorrow

20 marks

Dialogue

20 marks

Characters

Choose the best answer.

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Browns _____ is very small.

a F house b F bedroom c F car d F cell
Brown wants to be _____.
a F sad b F free c F angry d F in prison
When Brown escapes, the guard _____.
a F finds another job b F is very happy
c F is in trouble d F goes on holiday
The dogs cant find Brown when he _____.
a F wears different clothes b F is with the
cows c F hides in the river d F is asleep
Daisy and Clover are the names of _____.
a F two cows b F Browns children
c F two dogs d F the farmers children

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Its a very beautiful day.

a F Brown b F the guard
c F the camper d F the farmer
Im not happy and hes in trouble.
a F the guard b F the farmer
c F the guards boss d F Brown
The guard never looks up here.
a F the farmers wife b F Brown
c F a bird d F a pilot
Ouch! That hurts.
a F Brown b F the guard c F a camper
d F the farmer
Thats my bicycle.
a F Brown b F the guard c F the farmers
wife d F the camper
He does snore.
a F Browns wife b F the farmers wife
c F a dog d F a cow
Those arent your clothes!
a F the farmers wife b F the farmer
c F the camper d F the guard
Its five hours before we land again, you know.
a F a bird b F a pilot c F Brown
d F a guard
Other people have a worse life than I have
a F Brown b F the guard c F the farmers
wife d F the farmer

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He takes _____.
a F money from a man b F clothes from a
farm c F a cow from a farm d F food from
the farmers wife
He decides to _____.
a F eat a pizza b F hide in a car c F hide in
a big plane d F go back to prison
People and dogs find Brown in _____ at the
airport.
a F a box b F a restaurant c F a plane
d F a shop
50 Back in prison, he has another idea for escaping
when he sees _____.
a F a cow b F a mole c F a bird
d F a dog

c F Brown

20 marks

Vocabulary

Choose the best answer.

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someone that takes something that is not theirs

a F guard b F thief c F farmer d F pilot
you are this when you have done nothing wrong
a F innocent b F angry c F tired
d F hungry
a room for a prisoner
a F prison b F cell c F tent d F camp
a noise you make when you hurt yourself
a F bang b F crash c F hello d F ouch
a clever thought
a F farm b F stomach c F idea d F way
to go to a place where nobody can see you
a F lie b F jump c F hide d F turn
a noise some people make when they sleep
a F toot b F ouch c F shush d F snore
you are this when you are not in danger
a F safe b F tired c F free d F warm
to run away from prison
a F catch b F cycle c F escape d F jump
an animal that makes tunnels
a F dog b F cow c F cat d F mole

20 marks
Total marks

20 marks

Plot

Choose the best answer.

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The guard _____ in Browns cell.

a F looks up b F doesnt look up
c F doesnt look down d F looks everywhere
Brown _____.
a F goes out with the guards b F escapes
through a special door c F climbs out of a
window d F goes back to bed
He hurts his _____ when he jumps down.
a F foot b F arm c F head d F leg
First he hides in a _____.
a F hotel b F ditch c F house d F tent
_____ look for Brown.
a F Cows b F Birds c F Moles d F Dogs
He _____ a bicycle.
a F buys b F wants c F takes d F sees

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M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
TEST

30 Ive got an idea.

a F a mole b F the guard
d F the camper

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