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Wolf, by Jack London – Part 1

This story is about a man, a woman,
and a dog. The man’s name was
John. The woman’s name was
Margaret. The dog’s name was Wolf.
Margaret and John were married.
They lived in California. They lived in
a small house on top of a hill.
One night, while Margaret and John
were sleeping, there suddenly was a
loud sound. The sound woke them
up.
“What was that?” asked John.
“I don’t know,” said Margaret. “Let’s look outside.”
They opened the door. They looked around.
“Do you see anything?” asked Margaret.
“No,” said John.
Suddenly Margaret said, “Look over there!”
On the grass they saw a large, brown dog. The dog looked tired and hungry. He
was lost.
John and Margaret walked toward the dog. The dog growled at them. He was
not a friendly dog.
“The dog is hungry,” said Margaret. “Let’s give it some bread and milk.”
They went back to the house and got the food. They put the food on the ground.
The dog did not want to eat the food while they were there.
“Let’s go back to the house,” said John.
They went back to the house and looked out of the window.
The dog began to eat. The dog was starved. He ate all the food very quickly.
“That dog eats like a Wolf,” said John.
“It looks like a wolf, too,” said Margaret. “Let’s call him ‘Wolf.’”
The next morning they fed Wolf again. This time the dog was a little friendlier.
He let them come near him.
In the afternoon, their neighbor, Mrs. Johnson dropped in. She saw Wolf. She
said to Margaret and John, “I didn’t know you had a dog.”
“We didn’t,” said Margaret. “We found this dog last night. It was outside the
house.”
Mrs. Johnson was surprised. “Where did this dog come from?” she asked.
“We don’t know,” said John. “It was lost. It came here.”
Mrs. Johnson said, “My brother, Skiff, lives in Alaska. I visited him there last
year. This dog looks like the dogs I saw in Alaska. He looks like the big dogs
that pull sleds there.”
Margaret and John looked at each other. They were surprised.
Margaret said, “But how could Wolf get here all the way from Alaska?”

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You can answer these questions

Put an x in the box next to the correct answer.

Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary
1. Margaret and John lived in
X California. 7. The dog ate all the food
 Alaska. quickly. The dog was
 Texas. starved. The word starved
means
2. Their house was X very hungry.
X on top of a hill.  very small.
 on a busy street.  very smart.
 near some tall trees.
8. The dog was not friendly. It
3. Margaret and John woke up growled. When it growled, it
because they heard  smiled.
 a radio. X made a noise.
 someone calling.  sat down.
X a loud sound.
9. Margaret and john fed Wolf
4. Margaret and John saw a again the next morning. The
large, brown word fed means
 wolf.  yelled at.
X dog.  hit.
 sled. X gave food to.

5. The dog was Idioms

X lost.
 small. 10. Their neighbor, Mrs.
 happy. Johnson, dropped in. The
idiom drop in means
6. Mrs. Johnson said that Wolf X fell down.
looked like  visited.
 her dog.  hurt yourself.
 her brother’s dog.
X dogs she saw in
Alaska.

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Exercises to Help You

Exercise A
Understanding the story. Answer each question by writing a complete
sentence. Begin each sentence with a capital letter. End each sentence with a
period.

1. What was the man’s name?

The man’s name is Jhon.
2. What was the woman´s name?
The woman’s name is Margaret.
3. What was the dog’s name?
The dog’s name was Wolf.
4. Where did Margaret and John live?
They lived in California.
5. What woke up Margaret and John?
The sound woke them up.
6. What did they see on the grass?
On the grass they saw a large, brown dog.
7. What did they give the dog?
Let’s give it some bread and milk.
8. How much food did the dog eat?
He ate all the food very quickly.
9. Where did Mrs. Johnson’s brother live?
His brother Skiff lives in Alaska
10. When did Mrs. Johnson visit her brother?
She visited her brother las year.

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Exercise B
Building Sentences. Make a sentence by adding the correct letter.

1. __b___ Margaret and John a. in California.

2. __a___ They lived b. were married.
3. __d___ A loud sound c. toward the dog.
4. __c___ They walked d. woke them up.

Now write the sentences on the lines below. Remember to begin each sentence
with a capital letter and to end each sentence with a period.

1. Margaret and John were married.

2. They lived in California.
3. A loud sound woke them up.
4. They walked toward the dog.

Now do questions 5-8 the same way.

5. __c__ The dog a. some bread and milk.

6. __a__ They gave it b. fed wolf again.
7. __d__ Margaret and John c. was not friendly.
8. __b__ The next morning they d. looked out the window.

5. The dog was not friendly.

6. They gave it some bread and milk.
7. Margaret and John locked out the window.
8. The next morning, they fed wolf again.

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Exercise C
Adding Vocabulary. On the left are 8 words from the story. Complete each
sentence by adding the correct word.

dog 1. Margaret and John were __________married_____________.

sleds 2. They woke up during the __________night_____________.

neighbor 3. They opened the

_______________door__________________.

door 4. On the grass they saw a __________dog_________________.

married 5. They put some food on the ________ground___________.

night 6. The dog did not eat the ________food_________________.

ground 7. Mrs. Johnson was their _________neighbor_______________.

food 8. In Alaska dogs pull ____________sleds__________________.

Exercise D
Using Verbs Correctly. Fill in the blanks using the present tense of the verb
to be (am, is, are)

This story ______is________ about a man, a woman, and a dog. The man and

the woman _____are_________ married.

They live in a small house. It _______is_______ on top of a hill.

One night they hear a loud sound. They _______are______ surprised.

“What _______is______ that?” asks the man.

“I ______am_______ not sure,” says the woman.

They see a dog. It ____is________ hungry and tired.

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Exercise E
Changing Statements to Questions. Change each statement to a question
that begins with Was or Were. Put a question mark at the end of each question.
The first one has been done for you.

1. The dog was tired.

Was the dog tired?

2. The dog was hungry.

Was the dog hungry?

3. The dog was lost.

Was the dog lost?

4. The dog was outside the house.

Was the dog out of the house?

5. Margaret and John were married.

Were Margaret and John married?

6. The dog was a little friendlier.

Was the dog a little friendlier?

7. Margaret and John were sleeping.

Were Margaret and John sleeping?

8. Mrs. Johnson was surprised.

Was Mr. Johnson surprised?

9. Mrs. Johnson’s brother was in Alaska.

Was brother Mrs. Johnson’s in Alaska?

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10. Margaret and John were surprised, too.

Were Margaret and John also surprised?

Exercise F
Vocabulary Review. Write a complete sentence for each word or group of
words.

1. Married

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, known for this role as Thor in Marvel

Studios, is married to Spanish actress Elsa Pataky.

2. Sled

Last Christmas we bought a sleigh as a decoration in the house.

3. Neighbor

My neighbor is in a band, but he always makes noise and that is

annoying!

4. Starved

My girlfriend and I found a lost dog on the street, he was scared and

starved.

5. Growled

A long time ago a friend came to my house and my dog growled at him.

6. Fed

My dogs are growing a lot and are healthy because they are fed very

well.

7. dropped in

It’s almost as though the penny’s dropped in Number ten

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Sharing with Others

It is fun to share ideas with others. Discuss these questions with your partner or
with the group. Write your answer to one of the questions.

Which do you like better – dogs or cats? Why?

Why do people like to have pets?
What are some of the problems of having a pet?

I like dogs, because they are orderly, affectionate, and love to play.

People like to have pets because they are a great company and they always

brighten their days.

One of the problems when you have a pet is that it needs a lot of attention.

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