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Teacher Support Programme Activity worksheets   LEVEL 2

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While reading f Fogg gave the anicpat …………… of the
Chapters 1–2 Mongolia some money.
1 Write the names to finish the sentences. Chapters 5–6
James Forster  Ralph  Phileas Fogg 5 Find the right words in Chapters 5 – 6.
Detective Fix  Passepartout  Mr Stuart a The brother of your mother or father. (p. 25)
a ……………… was a strong man. ………………
b ……………… took Fogg some water at 30°C. b It’s a building, like a church. (p. 22)
c ……………… showed some people a ………………
timetable in a newspaper. c The money you pay to leave prison. (p. 27)
d ……………… lived at 7 Saville Row, ………………
London. d A place people go to when they do bad things.
e ……………… wanted the police to send a (p. 26) ………………
warrant. e A person who works for someone, normally in
f ……………… doesn’t think the police will their house. (p. 23) ………………
catch the thief. f Someone who shows people where to go in a
2 Write questions for these answers. strange place. (p. 22) ………………
a How ………………………………………… 6 Answer the questions.
£55,000. a What did the men want to do to Aouda?
b What time ………………………………….. ………………………………………………
At 11.30 in the morning. b What did Fogg give to the guide?
c Where ………………………………………. ………………………………………………
In Pall Mall, London. c Where did Aouda’s uncle live?
d What ……………………………………….. ………………………………………………
One small bag. d What did the men from the temple give to
e When ……………………………………….. Passepartout?
On 9 October. ………………………………………………
f Where ………………………………………. e Why was Detective Fix very angry?
Barings Bank. ………………………………………………
Chapters 3 – 4 f Who took the men from the temple to the
3 Put a word on the left with a word on the police in Calcutta?
right. ………………………………………………
short weak Chapters 7–8
light long 7 Finish the story with the right words.
strong heavy happy  journey  weather  late  arrived
early expensive problem  engine  best  uncle  kindly
wrong right The (a) ……………… was bad and the
cheap late Rangoon (b) ……………… in Hong Kong
4 Put the underlined letters in the right place to twenty-four hours (c) ……………… . The
make a word. Carnatic was still there because she had a
a Fix could not take Fogg to England without a (d) ……………… with an (e) ……………… .
rntrawa …………… . So, Fogg took Aouda to the (f ) ………………
b Passepartout looked at the tfluiebau hotel in town. Then he went to look for her
…………… things in the temple. (g) ……………… . When he came back he told
c A man sold an lpehaetn …………… to Fogg. Aouda she could come to Europe. Passepartout
d Fogg had the centre page of a psnweprae was (h) ……………… because he wanted to
…………… with him. have Aouda with them on the (i) ………………
e Fogg had a lot of money in new nnsetbako because she spoke (j) ……………… to him.
…………… .
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8 Circle the wrong word in the sentences. 12 Put a word on the left with a word on the
a On the ship, Aouda learned a little few about right.
Phileas Fogg. poor slow
b Passepartout was angry to with the five men. different sad
c Aouda’s uncle did was not live in Hong Kong. younger friendly
d Fix put anything something in Passepartout’s fast rich
drink. unfriendly older
e Passepartout looked angrily at to Fix in the happy same
bar. After reading
f The problem with the engine was smaller 13 Circle a number to show what you think.
smallest than they thought. 1 is a strong ‘no’ and 5 is a strong ‘yes’.
Chapters 9 –10 Talk to a friend. Do you think the same?
9 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
no yes
a A lot of horses walked in front of the
train. c Phileas Fogg is a good 1 2 3 4 5
b Fix fell on his front when Passepartout person.
hit him. c Detective Fix is 1 2 3 4 5
c Passepartout climbed on top of the train. c intelligent.
d Fix wanted to be friends with I liked this book. 1 2 3 4 5
Passepartout. c I like to travel. 1 2 3 4 5
e The warrant arrived in Yokohama. c I want to read more 1 2 3 4 5
f Fogg gave seaman Bunsby £700. c stories by Jules Verne.
10 What’s first? Number the sentences, 1–6.
14 Take three words from the book. Write them
a c Passepartout hit Fix.
with the letters in the wrong place. degiu (guide)
b c The Indians took Passepartout.
Give your paper to a friend. Who can find the
c c The General Grant arrived in Yokohama.
words first?
d c Fogg found Passepartout in a garden.
…………………………………………………
e c They caught a train to New York.
…………………………………………………
f c The Indians killed the train driver.
…………………………………………………
Chapters 11–12 15 Answer the questions.
11 Finish the sentences. a Which person in the book did you like the
a Aouda and Passepartout were more unhappy most? Why?
about the bet ………………………………. . ………………………………………………
b When you go round the world to the east ………………………………………………
…………………………………………….. . b Fogg visited many countries. Which one
c When the train arrived in London would you like to go to and why?
…………………………………………….. . ………………………………………………
d When Fogg hit Fix, he fell on the floor ………………………………………………
…………………………………………….. . c Would you like to travel round the world in
e When Fogg spoke to Aouda he was eighty days? Why/why not?
…………………………………………….. . ………………………………………………
f Passepartout ran to the church and told ………………………………………………
…………………………………………….. . 16 Write about the last time you travelled
somewhere in your notebook. Say where you
went, how you travelled and what you liked
and what you didn’t like about it. How much
did your journey cost? What did you buy?

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1 What’s first? Number the sentences, 1–10.
a c Fogg, Passepartout and Aouda travelled on an
elephant.
b c Fogg won his bet.
c c Fogg hit Detective Fix.
d c Passepartout went to sleep in a bar.
e c Fogg saw Aouda at the temple.
f c Fix talked to Passepartout in Suez.
g c Passepartout had a fight in a temple.
h c Fogg bet £20,000.
i c Passepartout started to work for Fogg.
j c Fogg paid some bail money.
2 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
a The Reform Club was in Saville Row. c
b Fogg and Passepartout took two small bags f Fix was in a ……………… in the Indian police
with them. c
c Fogg and Aouda travelled to Shanghai on the
Carnatic. c
d The men who attacked Passepartout wore h When the Mongolia arrived at the ………………
yellow clothes. c
e Fogg gave the elephant to the guide. c
f At first, Passepartout thought Fix worked for stay in ……………… .
the men in the Reform Club. c
g Aouda’s uncle lived in Holland. c
h Passepartout did not like Aouda. c
i Fogg arrived at Dover on 21 December. c
j The seamen of the Henrietta liked their captain. c
3 Write the names next to the person who says or
thinks this.
A guide  Captain Speedy  Passepartout
Phileas Fogg  Detective Fix  Aouda  A train driver
An Indian policeman  Seaman Bunsby  A soldier
a ‘I don’t want any money.’ ………………………
b ‘Fogg is a rich man.’ ………………………
c ‘The newspaper says the railway to Calcutta is open
now.’ ………………………
d ‘I think I can go into a temple wearing shoes.’
………………………
e ‘The Henrietta is twenty years old.’
………………………
f ‘They will put the dead man on a fire.’
………………………
g ‘The Sioux Indians will kill me.’
………………………
h ‘These winds are dangerous.’
………………………
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i ‘We will help Fogg and go after the Sioux Indians.’
………………………
j ‘You will have to pay bail money.’
………………………
4 Finish the sentences with the right word.
stamps  port  prison  chair  snow  engine  floor
problems  newspaper  cupboard
a A lot of ……………… fell out of the dark sky.
b The Henrietta had a fast ……………… .
c Fix fell on the ……………… when Fogg hit him.
d In London, Fogg told Aouda that he had money
……………… .
e The men in the club read a ……………… story
about a thief.
station.
g Fogg got ……………… in his passport everywhere
he went.
of Suez, Fogg left the ship.
i An Indian policeman told Passepartout he had to
j Passepartout fell asleep in a ……………… in a bar.
5 Answer these questions.
a Why did Fogg hit detective Fix?
……………………………………………………
b Why did Fogg buy guns for the railway journey in
America?
……………………………………………………
c Why was Aouda very tired in the temple?
……………………………………………………
d Where did Fogg and his friends get on a train to go
to New York?
……………………………………………………
e Where did Passepartout first see Detective Fix?
……………………………………………………
f Who did the Sioux Indians kill?
……………………………………………………
g What did Fogg buy for Aouda in Hong Kong?
……………………………………………………
h How much money did Fogg pay for bail?
……………………………………………………
i When did Fogg arrive back at the Reform Club?
……………………………………………………
j How did Fogg and his friends travel to Allahabad?
……………………………………………………
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