THE LEGEND OF THE SLEEPY HOLLOW & RIP VAN WINKLE

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CHAPTER I: A SLEEPY VALLEY
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer
1. In the heart of New York’s beautiful right at the broadest place in the river
that ancient Dutch sailors called the or “Inland sea.”
2. Not far from this village, about away, there is a little valley among the high
hills, which is one of the places in the whole world.
3. From the place’s peacefulness and the character of its people-descent of its people – this lonely
valley has taken its name: .
4. A spirit seems, to hang over the land.
5. The valley still has some kind of that holds a over the minds of
its good people.
6. The main spirit that haunts this enchanted region, the of ghost, is
the apparition of man on without head.
7. Some of the more reliable historians of those parts say that the body of the
soldier whose head was carried away by a during the battle of the
Revolutionary war.
8. Some of the more reliable historians of those parts say that the of the
soldier is buried in that yard.
9. It is the source for many a wild story in that valley, where the ghost is known at all firesides by the
name of the of .
10. Soon, their imaginations are working overtime, and they too are dreams
and ghosts.
CHAPTER II: A SCHOOLMASTER NAME CRANE
II. Fill in the words below.
Crane school master Connecticut thin Stories
School house rod daily bread farmers woman
Assist singing master read hymns learning
1. In this fascinating place, during the remote period of American History, there lived a fellow named
Ichabod
2. Ichabod had moved to sleepy hollow to serve as the for the children
of the area.
3. He was a native of , a state of the union that is proud to supply the country with
many kinds of pioneer.
4. Crane was tall and extremely like one of those big birds of the same kind.
5. Ichabod Crane’s was a low building on a large room. It was made of
logs, roughly put together.
6. He was a great believer in the golden rule “Spare the spoil the child.”
7. He made very little money from teaching. It was hardly enough to buy him .
8. Ichabod had no actual home; he stayed at the houses of whose children he
taught, according to customs.
 9. He had ways of making himself useful; he would the farmers in lighter
labor of their farms.
10. In addition to Ichabod’s many duties, he was the of the neighborhood.
11. Ichabod was also thought of as a man of great .
12. Ichabod love to stretch out on the bank of clover by the schoolhouse and in the
afternoon after school.
13. Ichabod Crane’s only defense against evil spirits, or his imagination was to sing .
14. He would delight the wives with his of witchcraft.
15. Unfortunately, however, his path was crossed by a being more troubling than ghost, than being was
a .
CHAPTER III: A LOVELY LADY AND A MAN CALLED BONES
III. Underline the correct answer.
1. Ichabod had several musical student who came to him once a week, one of them is (Kristina,
Camilla, Katrina)
2. She is a daughter and only child of a wealthy (Irish, British, Dutch) farmer in the area.
3. Katrina was (eighteen, sixteen, nineteen) years old.
4. She is remarked as a (lady, flirt, damsel) it can be seen this partly in the way that she dressed.
5. Old (Baltus, Barberus, Boromier) Van Tassel, Katrina’s father, was the perfect picture of a thriving
happy, generous farmer.
6. The most fearful of these young men in the Hollow was a burly, boastful, rough and tumbled fellow
named Brom Van (Binkie, Brunt, Bobsworth).
7. Brom was the hero of the (seaside, bayside, countryside).
8. His thick shoulders and powerful arms had a popular nickname used by everyone: Brom (Bones,
Broom, Bomb).
9. He was so (disliked, respected, resented) that he settled all disputes, and he gave decisions with
such authority that no one questioned.
10. Unable to use his fists, Brom chief tactic was to make (help, food, fun) of the schoolmaster and to
play rude practical jokes on him.
CHAPTER IV: A LOVELY LADY AND A MAN CALLED BONES
IV. Underline the correct answer.
1. One fine fall day the silence of Ichabod Crane’s class was broken by the arrival of .
A. Messenger B. announcer C. farmer
2. He was pleased to tell the schoolmaster that he was invited to party to be held that evening at
the Van Tassel residence.
A. Drinking B. quilting C. masquerade
3. Ichabod borrowed a from the farmer he was staying with an ill-tempered old man named.
Hans Van Ripper.
A. Donkey B. camel C. horse
4. The pretty young daughter were almost dressed as “country as their .”
A. sisters B. aunts C. mothers
5. Brom Bones arrived dramatically on his favorite horse .
A. Daredevil B. Darable C. Dareme
6. Ichabod’s object of fascination was something closer to his heart the on Mrs. Van Tassel’s
Tea Table.
A. Mountain of beverages B. mountain of soup C. mountain of food
7. He was the happiest man in the valley, because the lady of his heart, Katrina Van Tassel with
him.
A. sings B. dance C. prays
 8. The main subject of the stories was the favorite of the Sleepy Hollow the Headless
Horseman.
A. ghost B. spirit C. shadow
9. The isolated location of the seemed to make it a favorite haunt of .
A. Troubled people B. troubled minds C. troubled spirit
10. The Horseman bolted and vanished in a flash of fire just as they came to the .
A. courtyard B. church bridge C. cemetery
CHAPTER V: A LOVELY LADY AND A MAN CALLED BONES
V. Read the statement, write TRUE or FALSE in the blank.

1. The boys assembled at the schoolhouse, then strolled idily on the banks of the brook
without the school master.
2. Beyond the bridge, on the bank of the brook, they found the hat of the unfortunate
Ichabod, and closed by the hat a shattered pumpkin.
3. The mysterious event caused much discussion and debate at the church on the
following Sunday.
4. They came to a conclusion that Ichabod Crane had been carried off by the Headless
Horseman.
5. The School was moved from that building to another one in a different spot in the
hollow.
6. Another schoolmaster reigned in Ichabod’s spot.
7. it is true that an old farmer who went down to New York on a visit several years after,
returned to say that Ichabod Crane was still alive.
8. Ichabod was inspired by heiress Katrina Van Tassel.
9. it was said that he moved to a distant part of the country and became doctor.
10. Shortly after his rival had disappeared, Brom Bones married a different girl.

RIP VAN WINKLE

I. Match the correct letter of the word.
1. Rip Van Winkle A. the man who probably ask Rip for help
2. Dame Van Winkle B. the years that Rip have been missing
3. Judith Gardener C. the place where the men would drink and have their
meetings
4. Wolf D. the drink that causes Rip to fell into a deep sleep
5. Catskill Mountain E. the game that the old Dutchman is playing
6. Bowling F. the cousin of the great Appalachian
7. Flagons G. the name of Rip’s dog
8. King George Inn H. the daughter of Rip Van Winkle
9. Twenty Years I. the wife of Rip Van Winkle
10. Henry Hudson J. a simple, quiet, good natured fellow