1st year immersion

Book « An apple for the monkey » Felicity Hopkins

Reading exercise

Read the book and answer the following questions in English.

Chapters 1 and 2 -> already done

Chapter 3
1. What is the infinitive of ‘knelt’ ? What does it mean in French ?
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2. Which apples are best following the shopkeeper? Why ?
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3. What do you think happened to the monkey ? Be precise and complete
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Chapter 4
4. What forbidden action did Mary and Simon do ?
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5. How did the doctor react when he saw the two teenagers ?
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6. Can you describe their feelings when they left the building ?
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7. What did the teenagers discover about the monkey ? How did they react ?
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Chapter 5
8. What do these words mean in French ?
to hide = ……………………………………
to frighten = …………………………………
to whisper = …………………………………
behind = ……………………………
9. How was the weather on that day ? (Explain in French)
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10. What is the ‘relationship’ between the thin man and the doctor ?
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11. What did Mary and Simon discover on the seat in the car ?
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Chapter 6
12. Why were the teenagers in the thin man’s car ?
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13. Describe (in French) the house.
Outside:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Inside:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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14. What did they discover in the house when they looked through the window?
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15.Explain why the teenagers think that the thin man is a thief (his actions, his
projects, ...)
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Chapter 7
16. Explain in French
to be asleep = ………………………………………
to turn off = ………………………………………
to jump up and down = …………………………
to knock = ………………………
to fall down = ……………………………
to be brave = ………………………… (do not translate it by ‘brave’)
17.What did Simon do while the thin man was in his car ?
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18.How did the monkey react when she saw the young boy ?
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19.And how did the monkey react when she saw the thin man ? Why ?
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20.Explain this sentence : « I am crying, but I am happy ».
Why did the young boy say it ?
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21.Can we say that the end is a ‘happy ending’ ? Explain why.
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