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Activity worksheet EASYSTART Teacher Support Programme

Marcel and the Mona Lisa Photocopiable

While reading c She the pictures to Marcel.
Pages 17 d Cline and Marcel about their
1 What are they thinking? Write the words. summer holiday.
e The two friends and drink all
evening.
f Marcel on his coat at 11 oclock.
g He a new guard at the Louvre.
h The guard a painting.
i Marcel up the black bag and
into it.
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4 Circle the wrong word in the sentences.
a Marcel sees the a Mona Lisa in the bag.
b The two thieves is are asleep.
c Marcel can hear hearing the conversation.
d Hes at in a dark room.
e It There is a chair in the room.
f The Mona Lisa is on the mans man desk.
g Marcel is runs out of the room.
2 Answer the questions. h He is has the Mona Lisa in his hands.
a Where is Marcel from? 5 Match a word on the left with a word on the
. right.
b Is Cline beautiful? early thin
. standing man
c Where does Cline live? big hot
. woman finishes
d What music do Marcel and Cline like? fat late
. cold small
e What time does Marcel go home? starts sitting
.
f Can the thief drive? After reading
. 6 Underline the wrong word and put the right
g What can Marcel hear in the car? one.
. a Marcel and the Mona Lisa is a story about a
h Does the thief know the man on the train? thief mouse.
. b One day, Marcel visits a friend at the cinema.
i Where does the thief put the bag on the train?
. c He sees a thief with a bottle.
j Where is the train going? d He puts the Mona Lisa in a red bag.
.
3 Finish with the right word. There are eleven e The thief takes an aeroplane and sits next to a
words, but you can only use ten. thin man.
talk eat climbs jumps live paints puts f They talk about England and cats.
sees shows steals thinks
a Marcel and Cline in Paris. g Marcel pushes the Mona Lisa through the
b Cline pictures. letter-box of a train station.

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Progress test EASYSTART Teacher Support Programme

Marcel and the Mona Lisa Photocopiable

1 Are the sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? e Marcel sees palaces / mountains out of the train
a Cline has got flowers for Marcel. c window.
b The new guard is a thief. c f Signor Spandinis house is big / small.
c Marcel jumps into the black bag. c g Marcel is in / under the bag on the gondola.
d Theres a radio in the thief s car. c h Signor Spandini is a fat / young man.
e The guard doesnt know the man on the train. c i Marcel climbs up the curtain before / after the cat.
f The thieves go to Spandinis house on a boat. c 5 What is first in the book? Number the sentences,
g Marcel stays in the bag in Spandinis house. c 110.
h Marcel doesnt like cats. c a c The thieves meet Spandini in a dark room.
i Two cats go up the curtain after Marcel. c b c Marcel has dinner with Cline.
j The Mona Lisa is on fire. c c c Marcel is in the thief s car.
2 Put the underlined letters in the right place to d c Marcel starts a fire.
make a word. e c Marcel dreams about cats.
a Marcel is a detective usmoe . f c The thief and Marcel get on a train.
b He doesnt know the rguda at the g c Marcel takes the Mona Lisa from Spandinis
Louvre. house.
c The guard is tsganeil the Mona Lisa. h c Marcel tells Cline about Spandinis cats.
d It is a famous nantigip . i c A thief puts the Mona Lisa in a black bag.
e The guard is a fihte . j c Marcel sees a sign for Venice.
f Marcel milbsc up the black bag. 6 Put the right answers with the questions.
g Marcel is sleeping and he has a bad mared a Where does Cline live? ..
. b What does Antoine show Henri? ..
h Marcel opens his eyes and the sun is nginish c Who answers the front door of Spandinis house?
. ..
3 Who says or thinks what? Marcel, Cline or the d Where is Signor Spandinis house? ..
thief? e Who is in a bag? ..
a Where are the keys? f Where does Marcel hide? ..
b I dont know this guard. g What does Marcel remember? ..
c Thank you for the flowers! h What does Marcel push through the letter-box? ..
d Heres dinner. i How many cats are there in Spandinis house? ..
e Heres my knife. j What does Marcel push over? ..
f Cats kill mice. 1) An old woman.
g Good. The men are asleep. 2) The Mona Lisa.
h These candles are very heavy. 3) In Venice.
i Ive got the Mona Lisa in my bag. 4) His dream.
j Are you all right, Marcel? 5) In Paris.
4 Circle the right word or words. 6) Behind a chair.
a Marcel takes Cline some pink / red flowers. 7) A newspaper story.
b Marcel and Cline talk about their winter / summer 8) Marcel.
holiday. 9) Two candles.
c Marcel has a bad dream on the train / in the car. 10) Nine.
d Marcel opens his eyes on the train and sees
Cline / the Mona Lisa.

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