Summary:

Murdstone decided to send David to a boarding school.

The boarding school was an old building. It was
called salem house. The principle was a rough man. He
hit the students with his cane. They gave the children
old bread and boiled beef.
David’s friend was a handsome boy. He was called
steerforth.
He loved David’s stories. David returned to the Rookery
and he found his mother holding his half brother. David
loved the baby. Mrs. Murdstone ordered David to stay
away from the baby and she told David’s mother to stop
comparing David to the baby.
David heard some bad news. His mother died and his
little brother died too.
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1. Murdstone decided to send David to a ----------------------
2. David’s school was in --------------. It was called ----------
house.
3. Mr. -------------------was the school principle.
4. The only pupil that was not punished was -----------------
5. David had a -----------------. He returned home.
6. David’s mother was --------------and ----------------
7. David had a half ------------and david loved him so much.
8. David’s mother and his brother -----------------
9. David went to the -------------------and his mother was
--------in the same --------------near his father.
Answer the following questions:
1. Describe Salem house school.
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2. Who was Mr. Creakle? What do you think of his
character? Why?
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3. Who was steerforth?

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4. Why did Steerforth like David?
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5. What was the surprise David had when he had his
holiday?
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6. Miss Murdstone was cruel and she disliked David.
(Discuss)
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7. MISS MURDSTONE TOLD DAVID’S MOTHER
NEVER TO COMPARE HER BROTHER’S BABY TO
DAVID.
What was the situation that made Miss Murdstone said
these words to David’s mother?
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8. What was the most dreadful news Mr. Creakle told
David?
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9. Where was David’s mother buried?
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10. What happened after David’s mother’s death?
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1. Salem house was an old building that looked like it was

ready to fall down. The boys were noisy but friendly.
2. He was the headmaster. He was cruel and rude because
he stared at the children of a look of disgust on his
face. She shouted at the students and then chose a few
of them to beat with his cane.
3. Steerforth was the bravest and the most handsome boy
in Salem house. He became David’s friend.
4. Steerforth liked David because he told him nice stories.
5. He found that he had a baby brother.
6. She wanted Murdstone to punish David when he David
didn’t answer the question. She laughed and said:” he
didn’t know the answer Edward”. She didn’t want
David to touch the baby. She ordered Clara to stop
comparing between David and the baby.
7. THIS SITIUATION HAPPENED WHEN CLARA
SAID THAT DAVID’S EYES WERE SIMILAR TO
THE BAB’S EYES IN SHAPE AND COLOUR.
8. The dreadful news was that David’s mother died.
9. She was buried in the same place David’s father was
buried.
10. David became an orphan and lonely.
The Murdstones asked Peggotty to leave the rookery.
She met a man called Barkis and she married him and
travelled to Yarmouth. David became lonely and he
was bored because the Murdstones ignored him. Mr.
Murdstone decided to send David to work in his wine
factory. He told him that he will not be sent to school
as it was so expensive. David didn’t like working in
the factory but he loved staying with the Micawbers.
Mr. Micawber was a kind man but he was a debtor
and he went to prison.
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1. The Murdstones told Peggotty to leave the ---.
2. Peggotty met a -------called -------and she
married him then she travelled to -------
3. Mr. Murdstone refused to send David to ------
and he said it was ---------.
4. Mr. Murdstone sent David to London work in his
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5. David was eleven years. he worked ----------
hours for low ---------
6. David stayed with the ------------family.
7. Mr. Micawbar was a kind hearted man but he was
a----------. He went to ----------because
he was not able to pay his ---------.
8. David decided to run away and to go to his aunt --------
Answer the following questions:
1. Why did Peggotty leave the Rookery?

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2. Where did Mr. Murdstone send David to work?

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3. Did David like working in the wine factory? Why?

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4. What do you think of Mr. Micawber? Why?

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5. What was Mr. Micawber’s advice to David?

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6. What did Mr. Micawber decide to do after his

prison sentence was finished?
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7. Where did David go after he ran away from the

wine factory?

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8. “ always save for a rainy day, a rainy day ,a

rainy day-------“
 Who said these words?
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 When did he say it?
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 What did these words mean?
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 Are you with or against these words? Why?
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1. She left the Rookery because the Mudstones
didn’t want her to stay with them. She met a
man called Barkis and she married him and
travelled to Yarmouth.
2. He sent him David to work in a wine factory.
3. No, he didn’t because there were rats, men said
bad words, he worked ten hours with low wages.
4. He was kind hearted but a debtor. He didn’t pay
back his bills.
5. He advised David to save money for a rainy day.
6. He decided to leave London.
7. He decided to go to his aunt Betsey.
8.
 Mr. Micawber said these words
 When David visited him in prison.
 These words meant that we must not spend
all our money but we must save money for
rainy days.
 I am with these words because may be one
day we need some money so we must save