Mr.

Know – All (Part I) – Work Page 1

A. Check your understanding

1. Where does the story take place? __________________________________

2. When does the story take place? ___________________________________

3. Who are the 2 main characters of the story? _____________ , ____________

4. How do they meet? _____________________________________________

5. What do we learn about the narrator in paragraph 1?

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6. What do we learn about Mr. Kelada in paragraph 2?

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B. Find a synonym or an antonym in the story for each of the following words

1. like ≠ ___________________ 9. to accept = ______________

2. a person who travels =__________ 10. bed on ship=______________

3. suitcases= _______________ 11. in public≠ in___________

4. overseas = _______________ 12. kept out=_______________

5. noticed = _____________ 13. tactfully ≠ ____________

6. to go on a ship =______________ 14. hardly = _____________

7. room on ship = _______________ 15. noticed = _____________

8. felt disappointed= his _______ ______ 16. initials = ______________

C. Fill in with the missing words.

The story, "Mr. Know-All" takes place on a 1.____________ right after

2.__________ War I. It was very difficult to get 3._____________, so you had
to 4.___________ grateful for anything you got. The narrator was given a
5.____________ in which there were only two 6.____________ . When he went
7._______ board, he found out that his 8._______________'s name was Kelada,
and that he had already 9._____________ his luggage. He could smell his good
10.___________ and see his brushes with his 1. ____________ in gold. In his
opinion, Kelada's luggage had too many 12._____________ on it. He felt that he
didn't like Max Kelada at all.

Mr. Know – All (Part I) – Work Page 2

A. Read the quotations from “Mr Know-All” and circle the correct synonyms or
translation for the words in bold . Then answer the question and rewrite the
original sentence in your own words
1. Mr. Kelada's brushes, ebony with his monogram in gold, would have been
all the better for a scrub.
a) should be thrown away b) should be put in a safe place c) should
be cleaned
Why is the narrator annoyed by the brushes? Why does he mention the golden
initials?
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Your sentence:
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2. King George has many strange subjects.
a) ‫נושאים‬ b) ‫נתינים‬ c) ‫דעות‬
Who is King George? Who is meant with “strange subjects”?
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Your sentence:
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3. “Prohibition was in force and to all appearance the ship was bone dry.”

a. A ban on smoking b. A ban on wearing shorts c. A ban on drinking

Why is Prohibition in force? When does the story take place?

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Your sentence:
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C. Complete the following sentences

1. When he hears the name Kelada, the narrator imagines

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2. The narrator finds it hard to believe that Kelada is British because

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3. Max Kelada proves it by

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4. Many things that Kelada does annoy the narrator. Name three.

a.________________________________________________

b.________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________