Comprehension Test

The Importance
Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde

1 Are
Are these
these senten
sentences
ces true
true (T)
(T) or false
false (F)?
(F)?
a Gwendolen is Algernon’s sister.
siste r.
b Miss Prism teaches Cecily.
c Jack’s brother Ernest died in London.
d Gwendolen likes a lot of sugar in her tea.
e Algernon and Jack both ask r Chasuble to christen them.
f Miss Prism lost a baby.
g Algernon is Jack’s cousin.
h Mr Cardew found Jack in a handbag.
i Gwendolen lo!es the name Ernest.
" Jack’s real name is Ernest.

20 marks

2 ut these
these sentences
sentences in the right
right order
order! "um#er them 1$1%!
1$1%!
a Algernon !isits Jack’s country house and meets Cecily.
b Jack asks Gwendolen to marry him.
c Cecily tells Algernon that they are already engaged.
d Miss Prism tells the true story of the handbag.
e Algernon disco!ers that Jack is a secret #unburyist.
f Jack disco!ers his real name.
g Lady #racknell a$$ro!es the marriage of Algernon and Cecily.
h Cecily and Gwendolen meet.
i Lady #racknell and Gwendolen come to tea with Algernon.
" Lady #racknell disco!ers that Jack was found in a handbag.

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& Wh
Who
o sai
said
d this
this?
? Algernon, Jack, Gwendolen,
Gwendolen, Lady Bracknell,
Bracknell, Miss Prism,
Prism, Cecily
a %&oung
%&oung women
women are green.’
green.’ '''''
b %Mother( ) am engaged
engaged to Mr *orthing.’'
*orthing.’'''''
''''
c %+o when
when did
did we
we get engaged
engaged,’
,’ '''''
d %Cecily
%Cecily( )’ll
)’ll wait for you-’
you-’ '''''

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 e %) $ut the book in the $ram( and ) $ut the baby in the bag.’ '''''
f %My dearest daughter cannot $ossibly marry something from a station cloakroom.’
'''''
g %#efore you can marry her( you must e$lain about Cecily.’ '''''
h %+ome aunts are tall( some are not.’ '''''
i %Losing both is a little careless( is it not,’ .'''''
" %)’d like to meet that terrible young brother of his.’ '''''

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' Who in the pla ? Jack, Algernon, Lady Bracknell, Cecily, Miss Prism
a ... $uts a lot of sugar in Gwendolen’s tea,'''''
b ... lost a handbag, '''''
c ... $retends to ha!e a friend called #unbury,'''''
d ... wrote a no!el, '''''
e ... was ado$ted by Mr Cardew, '''''
f ... is Algernon’s older brother, '''''
g ... has lost both $arents, '''''
h ... has a daughter called Gwendolen,'''''
i ... li!es in her uncle’s house in the country,'''''
" ... $retends to be Jack’s brother, '''''

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* Fill in the gaps! +se these ,ords- Bunbury, ill, interested, kill, kill, country, Cecily, brother,
pretends, pretends
Jack *orthing li!es in the /a0 '''''( and he /b0 ''''' to ha!e a terrible /c0
''''' called Ernest. 1e can come to London to !isit him when he wants. Algernon /d0
''''' to ha!e a friend called /e0 ''''' . 2his friend is often /f0 '''''( and
Algernon has to !isit him. #oth these $eo$le are useful( but in the end they decide to /g0
''''' them. Jack has to /h0 '''''. Ernest because /i0 ''''' is getting too /"0
''''' in him.

20 marks

Total marks

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Multiplechoice Test

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde

Setting

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3 Algernon’s flat is in 44444.
a 5 6 London b 5 6 7ford c 5 6 Cambridge d 5 6 *orthing
8 Jack and Algernon are both interested in 44444.
a 5 6 gardening b 5 6 s$ort c 5 6 $leasure d 5 6 hel$ing $oor $eo$le
9 Last week( Jack left 44444 at Algernon’s flat.
a 5 6 a bag b 5 6 a cigarette case c 5 6 an umbrella d 5 6 a hat
: At the flat( Lady #racknell wants to eat 44444 sandwiches.
a 5 6 tomato b 5 6 salad c 5 6 cheese d 5 6 cucumber
; *hen Jack was a baby somebody left him in the 44444 at <ictoria +tation.
a 5 6 cloakroom b 5 6 waiting room c 5 6 ticket office d 5 6 sho$
= Jack was left inside a 44444.
a 5 6 small basket b 5 6 big bo c 5 6 black handbag d 5 6 red $ram
> Algernon has a %friend’ called #unbury 44444.
a 5 6 in the net flat b 5 6 in the country c 5 6 in London d 5 6 in Paris
? Jack has a big house 44444.
a 5 6 near <ictoria +tation b 5 6 in Paris c 5 6 in #unbury d 5 6 in the countryside
@ r Chasuble $lans to 44444 Jack and Algernon at the local church.
a 5 6 talk to b 5 6 christen c 5 6 ado$t d 5 6 $ray for
3 At the end( Jack learns about his real 44444.
a 5 6 name b 5 6 age c 5 6 address d 5 6 sister

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Characters

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33 *hen Jack comes to London he says his name is 44444.
a 5 6 Algernon b 5 6 Ernest c 5 6 #unbury d 5 6 Peter
38 At the beginning( Algernon is Jack’s 44444.

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 a 5 6 friend b 5 6 ser!ant c 5 6 uncle d 5 6 doctor
39 Jack wants to marry 44444.
a 5 6 Miss Prism b 5 6 Lady #racknell c 5 6 Cecily Cardew d 5 6 Gwendolen Bairfa
3: Lady #racknell is Algernon’s 44444.
a 5 6 friend b 5 6 sister c 5 6 mother d 5 6 aunt
3; Lane and Merriman are both 44444.
a 5 6 ser!ants b 5 6 gentlemen c 5 6 !icars d 5 6 teachers
3= 44444 is Cecily Cardew’s go!erness.
a 5 6 Gwendolen Bairfa b 5 6 Miss Prism c 5 6 Lady #racknell d 5 6 Lane
3> Cecily and Gwendolen both like the name 44444.
a 5 6 Augusta b 5 6 Algernon c 5 6 Jack d 5 6 Ernest
3? *hen Algernon is unha$$y he always 44444.
a 5 6 sings b 5 6 cries c 5 6 eats d 5 6 slee$s
3@ r Chasuble is a 44444.
a 5 6 ser!ant b 5 6 !icar c 5 6 friend of Jack’s d 5 6 dentist
8 At the end( Jack learns that he is the son of 44444.
a 5 6 Miss Prism b 5 6 r Chasuble c 5 6 Lady #racknell’s sister d 5 6 Merriman

20 marks

Dialogue

Who said or ,rote this?

83 %)’m in lo!e with Gwendolen.’
a 5 6 Jack b 5 6 Algernon c 5 6 Merriman d 5 6 r Chasuble
88 %2here were no cucumbers at the market today( sir. ) went there twice(’
a 5 6 Jack b 5 6 Algernon c 5 6 Lane d 5 6 r Chasuble
89 %My dearest daughter cannot $ossibly marry something from a station cloakroom-’
a 5 6 Miss Prism b 5 6 Lady #racknell c 5 6 Gwendolen d 5 6 r Chasuble
8: %) once wrote a no!el in my younger days.’
a 5 6 Jack b 5 6 Algernon c 5 6 Miss Prism 5 6 Lane
8; %My only business is en"oying myself( and )’m en"oying myself !ery much here. Cecily is a
sweet little thing.’
a 5 6 Jack b 5 6 Lane c 5 6 Merriman d 5 6 Algernon
8= %7h no( ) couldn’t lo!e a man called Algernon.’
a 5 6 Cecily b 5 6 Miss Prism c 5 6 Lady #racknell d 5 6 Gwendolen
8> %My tea is full of sugar-’

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 a 5 6 Miss Prism b 5 6 Jack c 5 6 Gwendolen d 5 6 r Chasuble
8? %A hundred and thirty thousand $ounds- ow that ) look at Miss Cardew again( ) find her a
!ery sweet young lady.’
a 5 6 Jack b 5 6 Lady #racknell c 5 6 Miss Prism d 5 6 Algernon
8@ %#ut both these young men ha!e asked me to christen them immediately-’
a 5 6 Jack b 5 6 Algernon c 5 6 Merriman d 5 6 r Chasuble
9 %) knew that ) had a brother- ) always said that ) had a brother-’
a 5 6 Jack b 5 6 Algernon c 5 6 Cecily d 5 6 Gwendolen

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Vocabulary

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93 when somebody or something is !ery bad
a 5 6 ha$$y b 5 6 beautiful c 5 6 wicked d 5 6 wonderful
98 when two $eo$le ha!e agreed to get married in the future
a 5 6 engaged b 5 6 immediate c 5 6 careful d 5 6 comfortable
99 a man who comes from a good family
a 5 6 uncle b 5 6 lady c 5 6 !icar d 5 6 gentleman
9: when a $erson is hardworking and serious
a 5 6 laDy b 5 6 earnest c 5 6 funny d 5 6 wild
9; the child of your uncle or aunt
a 5 6 cousin b 5 6 brother c 5 6 sister d 5 6 father
9= when you try to make $eo$le belie!e something that is not true
a 5 6 $lay b 5 6 $refer c 5 6 $retend d 5 6 $lan
9> a small cart for a baby you can $ush the baby around in this
a 5 6 car b 5 6 bed c 5 6 bike d 5 6 $ram
9? a book that tells a story about $eo$le and things that are not real
a 5 6 magaDine b 5 6 dictionary c 5 6 no!el d 5 6 news$a$er
9@ someone who works for another $erson in their house
a 5 6 ser!ant b 5 6 doctor c 5 6 teacher d 5 6 manager
: to gi!e a name to a $erson in church this is usually for a baby
a 5 6 engage b 5 6 christen c 5 6 marry d 5 6 $ray

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Plot

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:3 Algernon asks Jack about the name 44444 on the inside of the cigarette case.
a 5 6 Gwendolen b 5 6 Cecily c 5 6 Mary d 5 6 Augusta
:8 Algernon decides to go to Jack’s house in the country because he wants to meet 44444.
a 5 6 r Chasuble b 5 6 Miss Prism c 5 6 Cecily Cardew d 5 6 Gwendolen Bairfa
:9 Algernon secretly writes Jack’s address 44444.
a 5 6 on some $a$er b 5 6 in his diary c 5 6 in his cigarette case d 5 6 on his hand
:: Jack is !ery 44444 when Algernon arri!es at his house.
a 5 6 ha$$y b 5 6 angry c 5 6 hungry d 5 6 busy
:; Cecily and Gwendolen both think they are engaged to Jack’s 44444( Ernest.
a 5 6 friend b 5 6 uncle c 5 6 son d 5 6 brother
:= Cecily and Gwendolen are both unha$$y when they learn about the 44444 of Jack and
Algernon.
a 5 6 first name b 5 6 family name c 5 6 mother d 5 6 father
:> Lady #racknell is interested in Algernon marrying 44444 young women.
a 5 6 an intelligent b 5 6 a beautiful c 5 6 a nice d 5 6 a rich
:? 2wentyFeight years ago( Miss Prism left Lady #racknell’s house with 44444.
a 5 6 a $ram b 5 6 a dog c 5 6 a cigarette case d 5 6 some money
:@ Jack learns his name is really 44444.
a 5 6 Algernon b 5 6 Ernest c 5 6 7scar d 5 6 Alfred
; At the end( e!erybody is 44444.
a 5 6 angry b 5 6 unha$$y c 5 6 ha$$y d 5 6 afraid

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Total marks

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b 2
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d B
e 2
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& a Miss Prism

b Gwendolen
c Algernon
d Algernon
e Miss Prism
f Lady #racknell
g Algernon
h Jack
i Lady #racknell
" Cecily

' a Cecily
b Miss Prism

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 c Algernon
d Miss Prism
e Jack
f Jack
g Jack
h Lady #racknell
i Cecily
" Algernon

* a country
b $retends
c brother
d $retends
e #unbury
f ill
g kill
h kill
i Cecily
" interested

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The Importance of Being Earnest
Setting

3 a
8 c
9 b
: d
; a
= c
> b
? d
@ b
3 a

Characters

33 b
38 a
39 d
3: d
3; a
3= b
3> d
3? c
3@ b
8 c

Dialogue

83 a
88 c
89 b
8: c
8; d
8= a
8> c
8? b
8@ d
9 a

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Vocabulary

93 c
98 a
99 d
9: b
9; a
9= c
9> d
9? c
9@ a
: b

Plot

:3 b
:8 c
:9 d
:: b
:; d
:= a
:> d
:? a
:@ b
; c

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