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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 was John.
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2. What was the woman´s name?
The woman’s name was Margaret.
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3. What was the dog’s name?
The dog’s name was Wolf.
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4. Where did Margaret and John live?
They lived in California.
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5. What woke up Margaret and John?
A loud sound.
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6. What did they see on the grass?
A big brown dog.
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7. What did they give the dog?
A little bread and milk.
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8. How much food did the dog eat?
He ate all the food very quickly.
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9. Where did Mrs. Johnson’s brother live?

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Lives in A
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10. When did Mrs. Johnson visit her brother?
I visited him there last 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.

Margaret and John were married.

1. __________________________________________________________

They lived in California.

2. __________________________________________________________

3. A loud sound woke them up.

__________________________________________________________

They walked toward the dog.

4. __________________________________________________________

Now do questions 5-8 the same way.

5. _C____ The dog 8. _B____ The next morning

6. _A____ They gave it they
7. _D____ Margaret and John a. some bread and milk.
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b. fed wolf again. d. looked out the window.

c. was not friendly.

5. The dog was not friendly.

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6. They gave it some bread and milk.

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7. Margaret and john looked out the window.

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8. The next morning 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.

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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 _______is__________ 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.

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?
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3. The dog was lost.

was the dog lost?
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4. The dog was outside the house.

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Was the dog out of the house?

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5. Margaret and John were married.

were Margaret and john married?
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6. The dog was a little friendlier.

Was the dog a little friendlier?
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7. Margaret and John were sleeping.

were Margaret and john sleeping?
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8. Mrs. Johnson was surprised.

Was Mrs. Johnson surprised?
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9. Mrs. Johnson’s brother was in Alaska.

Was Mrs. Johnson's brother in Alaska?
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10. Margaret and John were surprised, too.

Margaret and John were also surprised?
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Exercise F
Vocabulary Review. Write a complete sentence for each word or group of words.

1. Married. Margarita and Juan were married.

2. Sled. It looks like the big dogs that pull sleds.

3. Neighbor. her neighbor, Mrs. Johnson, passed by.

4. Starved. The dog was starving.

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5. Growled. The dog growled at them.

6. Fed. The next morning Wolf was fed again.

7. dropped in. the dog fainted and fell on the grass.

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.

What are some of the problems of having a pet?

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

Personally, me and my family like dogs more because they are more obedient
and show more affection. _

Why do people like to have pets?

People like to have pets because they are animals that show loyal and

unconditional love.

What are some of the problems of having a pet?

In general, many times the problem of having pets is because you have to clean

where they poop or they tend to be very aggressive, but this is in very few

cases.

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