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Activity worksheets  LEVEL 2
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While reading
Chapters 1–3
1 Put the underlined letters in the right place to
make a word.
a There were soehl ……… in the roof of Goat-
Peter’s house.
b Grandfather had a long white edbra ……… .
c There was a crpilaeef ……… in the corner of
the room of Grandfather’s house.
d Grandfather put milk in Heidi’s wlbo and (e) ………… down the mountain to visit
……… .
e The goats and Heidi ran herevewyer ……… .
f When the sun went down, everything began
to nseih ……… .
2 Are these sentences about Alm-Opa right (3)
or wrong (7)?
a He lived alone before Heidi arrived. c
b He had two goats but he never drank ……………………. to …………………….
milk. c
c People in the village told nice stories ……………………. to …………………….
about him. c
d He lost all his father’s money. c
e He was Heidi’s grandfather. c
f He loved children and wanted Heidi 6 Finish the sentences.
to live with him. c
g He never went to church. c
h He didn’t give Heidi any food. c
Chapters 4 –6
3 Answer the questions.
a Does Peter like school?
………………………………………………
b Where did Grandfather go to sell his cheese?
………………………………………………
c Why didn’t Heidi say goodbye to
Grandmother when she left for Frankfurt?
………………………………………………
d What will Heidi bring Grandmother from
Frankfurt?
………………………………………………
e Why didn’t Miss Rohmer like Heidi?
………………………………………………
f What does Clara do between 10 o’clock and
two o’clock?
………………………………………………
g Why did Heidi go to sleep so quickly the first
night in Frankfurt?
………………………………………………
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4 Use the words in the box to finish the story.
sledge  flew  white  hard  snow
In winter, the days got windy and cold on
the Alm. There was (a) ………… everywhere!
Heidi was happy to see it. It was (b) …………
and beautiful. But she and Alm-Opa had to
wait to get out of the house. When the snow
was (c) …………, they sat on the (d) …………
Grandmother.
5 Who said this? Who to?
a ‘It will be wonderful for her!’
……………………. to …………………….
b ‘I don’t want her to be a city child!’
……………………. to …………………….
c ‘Heidi has to come to school!’
d ‘She’s a girl, not a goat!’
e ‘That isn’t a name for a child!’
……………………. to …………………….
Chapters 7–9
a When Heidi looked out of the window of
the house in Frankfurt, she could only see
…………………………………………….. .
b Heidi tried to learn the ABC very hard, but
she ………………………………………… .
c Sebastian caught the kittens and put
…………………………………………….. .
d When Clara slept in the afternoon, Heidi
…………………………………………….. .
e Heidi took the bread from her plate at dinner
and she ……………………………………. .
f Mr Seemann stayed for two weeks and then
he …………………………………………. .
7 How did they feel? Finish the sentences with
words from the box.
afraid  sad  excited  bored  happy
a Miss Rohmer was very ………… of cats.
b Heidi wanted to go home soon. This made
Clara very ………… .
c Mr Seemann sent Clara a letter from Paris.
She was very ………… . ‘Next week he will
be home!’ she said.
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Activity worksheets  LEVEL 2
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d Mr Seemann talked to Clara about Heidi. He
was very ………… because his daughter had
a good time with the Swiss girl.
e Heidi was ………… in the house. She did
nothing after her lessons. She only sat in her
room.
8 Find the right words in Chapters 7–9.
a put on her clothes (p. 16) ………………
b went after another person (p. 17)
………………
c when you are with no other people (p. 18)
………………
d you eat dinner in this place (p. 21)
………………
e do something in a way that nobody can hear
(p. 23) ………………
Chapters 10 –12
9 Finish sentences a–f with sentences 1– 6.
a Heidi was not happy …..
b The doctor wanted to send Heidi home …..
c Heidi did not want to eat …..
d Clara heard the story of the ghost …..
e John ran out of the room …..
f Sebastian and Heidi took a train to Basle …..
1) because it was dangerous for her to stay in
Frankfurt.
2) and then stayed in a hotel.
3) and she cried a lot.
4) and soon she was thin and her face was
tired.
5) and was very afraid.
6) and saw a white thing outside.
10 Why did it happen?
a Mr Seemann sat with the doctor. On the table
next to them were two guns.
Because ……………………………………..
b Sebastian brought Dete to Mr Seemann’s
house.
Because ……………………………………..
c Sebastian was very happy when the man took
Heidi to Dorfli.
Because ……………………………………..
d The bag was very important for Heidi.
Because ……………………………………..
e When Heidi arrived at Peter’s house, she
stopped at the door.
Because ……………………………………..
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Chapters 13–15
11 What happened first? Number the sentences,
1–8.
a c Peter learned to read.
b c Peter pushed the wheelchair down the
mountain.
c c Peter told Mr Seemann about the
wheelchair.
d c Heidi read a song about the sun to
Grandmother.
e c Heidi asked Mr Seemann for a bed for
Peter’s grandmother.
f c Heidi and Grandfather went to church.
g c Clara started to walk.
h c Clara arrived at Heidi’s house.
12 Finish the sentences.
a The snow was very thick and Heidi couldn’t
go to school so Grandfather …………………
…………………………………………….. .
b Clara ate a lot and slept well so she began
…………………………………………….. .
c Peter ran away when Mr Seemann spoke to
him because ……………………………….. .
d Mr Seemann wanted to thank Peter because
…………………………………………….. .
e Grandfather asked Mr Seemann to give Heidi
a home …………………………………….. .
After reading
13 Put a word on the right with a word on the
left.
ill upstairs
answer husband
never easy
wife well
front happily
quickly ask
dark back
downstairs always
difficult slowly
sadly light
14 Look at the pictures in the book. Write the
name of things you can see. You have the first
letter of the word.
a (p. 6) c…………, b…………, p………… .
b (p. 14) b…………, w………… .
c (p. 19) k…………, d………… .
d (p. 36) g…………, m…………, f………… .
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Progress test LEVEL 2 Teacher Support Programme

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1 Answer the questions. b Sebastian and John stayed up that night and
a Where does Alm-Opa live? watched the door. Then, they …..
…………………………………………………… 1) heard a sound and saw something white.
b Where does Heidi sleep in Grandfather’s house? 2) fell asleep and did not see anything.
…………………………………………………… 3) were afraid and went to their rooms.
c Who does Goat-Peter live with? c Dr Classen knew what was wrong. Heidi walked in
…………………………………………………… her sleep because …..
d What did Grandfather make for Heidi the first day 1) her bed was very small.
in his house? 2) her mother walked in her sleep too.
…………………………………………………… 3) she was unhappy.
e What did Heidi eat and drink when Dete left her d Dete went to see Mr Seemann …..
with Grandfather? 1) and she took Heidi with her again.
…………………………………………………… 2) but she could not take Heidi to Dorfli because
2 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? she was busy.
a On winter days, the wind was harder and 3) and stayed with Heidi and Clara for some time.
Heidi was afraid of the sound. c e When Heidi arrived back on the Alm, she went first
b Grandmother was afraid of the wind in her to see …..
house so Grandfather worked on the roof. c 1) Grandfather.
c In Frankfurt, nobody liked Heidi’s name 2) Grandmother.
so they called her Adelheid. c 3) the goats.
d Miss Rohmer wanted Dete to take Heidi 5 What happened first? Number the sentences 1–5.
back to Dorfli. c a Heidi’s mother and father died and she went
3 Finish the sentences a–e with the sentences 1–5. to live with Dete. c
a After her first lesson with Clara, Heidi went for a b Heidi went to look for trees and grass in
walk ….. Frankfurt. c
b Heidi took nearly half an hour to get home ….. c Mr Seeman and the doctor tried to catch
c The afternoon was a bad time for Heidi ….. a ghost. c
d Miss Rohmer wanted to find Heidi’s dresses ….. d Heidi met Peter’s grandmother in a small
e Heidi couldn’t read Grandmama’s book ….. dark house. c
1) but she liked looking at the beautiful pictures. e Mr Seeman wanted to say thanks and give
2) because she wanted to see the mountains. things to Heidi and Grandfather. c
3) because all the streets were the same to her. 6 Circle the right words.
4) because she was alone and couldn’t go out. a Heidi and Grandfather often ate hot / cold cheese.
5) but she found a lot of white bread in her b Grandmother could see everything / nothing.
cupboard. c At first, Mr Kandidat’s lessons were very
4 Which sentences are right? Tick (3) 1, 2 or 3. easy / difficult for Heidi.
a Heidi stopped telling God about her problems d Clara and her father laughed / cried at the story
because ….. of the kittens and the bread.
1) she was happy and she had no more problems. e Peter was happy / angry when Heidi first arrived
2) God didn’t listen to her. back on the Alm.
3) her Grandfather did not speak about God.

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