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LA CAÑUELA 21st January 2022 ______ / 20

READING TEST: ‘The Canterville Ghost’ Chapters 5 to 10

Name: ____________________________________________________________ Group: 2º ESO-C/D
❶ Complete the sentences with the words below (1-8) & match words & definitions. (7)x 0.3+(6)x 0.2 =(2.1+1.2)= [3.3]
1 CAREER 2 DEAD 3 OIL 4 PEASHOOTER 5 REVENGE 6 RUDE 7 TRICK 8 WEAK

1) He was very angry and insulted everyone at John’s party. 4) I feel so ________! I haven’t eaten anything since I got up this morning!
That’s why no one likes him. He is very ______________. 5) He slipped and fell because there was some ___________ on the ground.
2) If you do card ________, she won’t like playing with you. 6) She wanted to take _____________ for the cruel murder of her brother.
3) He’s father is a famous colonel. He’s had a distinguished ______
___________.) (She felt miserable because he was __________ now.
● (A) BUCKET ● ● (4) A large, rectangular piece of cloth.
(1) Alone, without anyone around you. ● ● (B) KNOCK ●
(2) A cylindrical container used to carry ● (C) LONELY ● ● (5) A toy gun kids use to throw small objects.
liquids in it. ● ● (D) PEASHOOTER ●
(3) To use a knife to hurt or die someone. ● ● (E) SHEET ● ● (6) To rap with your knuckles on a surface.
● (F) STAB ●)

❷ Match the sentences in column A & those in column (write the numbers
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they don’t
(6) x 0.35really
= exist. [2.1]
(A): (B):
1) I’ll leave here for you, next to my door. ____ a) The Canterville ghost was lying on the floor in a suit of armour.
2) Once, he frightened three hysterical servants. ____ b) Please, use it to oil your chains! You make a lot of noise at nights!
3) Sir Simon had very special plans for the twins. ____ c) He only left to renew the horrible bloodstain on the library floor.
4) On Sunday night, the family heard a terrible noise. ____ d) It hit hard on his head. He was horrified and he also got very angry.
5) The ghost stayed in his room for the rest of the week. ____ e) They were horrified and never recovered from the shock.
6) They threw a big pillow at the ghost & laughed at him. ____ f) He just wanted to teach a lesson to George and Lincoln.

❸ Write A. or B. in the small bubbles. Then circle the correct words & put the sentences in order (a. to f.) (12)x 0.25 = [3.0]

❹ First, write the name of each character. Then say who of them said or thought the following words: (15) x 0.18 = [2.7]

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H.

1. “I’ll stab my body three times” _________ 2. “What can I do? I want to sleep”. ___________ 3. “She was a terrible cook!” _________
4. “You mustn’t insult my family” _________ 5. “I’m going to take his chains from him” ______ 6. “You stole all my paints!” _________
7. “You sound ill. This will help you.” ______ 8. “You must pray for me and for my sins!”_____ 9. “Why aren’t they scared?” _________

❺ Circle the correct options according to the story. (EVERY TWO MISTAKES, YOU LOSE 0.2 POINTS). (21) x 0.3 = [6.3]
1. The ghost’s clothes were … and his hair was …
a) long … grey b) dirty … grey c) old … blonde d) old … black
2. Mr Otis left a bottle of … for the ghost on a … in the corridor.
a) lubricator … plant b) oil … self c) lubricator … table d) oil … door
3. After that, the Canterville ghost felt … Mr Otis.
a) afraid of … b) happy with … c) an enemy for … d) furious with …
4. The twins threw … at the ghost and hit him on …
a) a bucket … his left arm b) a pea … his head c) a pillow … his head d) a bottle … his knees
5. The ghost thought the Otis family were …
a) … abominable & practical b) … insulting & abominable c) … nice & rude d) … insulting & humiliating
6. The ghost went to a room at the … of the house and thought about …
a) back … the bloodstain b) top … Virginia’s words c) front … the old times d) back … his past victims
7. The twins used to shoot the ghost with a(n) … and put … in the corridor for the ghost to trip over them and fall
a) bow … buckets b) peashooter … candles c) pistol … cords d) peashooter … strings
8. The ghost tried to frighten the Otis family with …
a) … a suit of armour b) … a devilish laugh c) … a big, black dog d) his head under his arm
9. … gave the ghost of Canterville a bottle of …. And the ghost felt … after that
a) Virginia … green oil … angry and grateful b) Washington … Pinkerton’s stain remover … happy
c) Mr Otis … ‘Rising Sun’ lubricator … surprised but calm d) Mrs Otis … medicine … frustrated
10. After that, the ghost disappeared. He felt … and stayed in his room for …
a) angry … a few months b) sad … a day c) weak … a few days d) frustrated … a few weeks
11. The ghost wore a big …, a long … and a(n) old …
a) hat … cape … medal b) hat … knife … cape c) medal … hat … dagger d) hat … cape … dagger
12. A … started in the evening and the weather was … for his plan
a) fire … perfect b) fire … ideal c) storm … ideal d) snowstorm … perfect
13. The ghost decided not to frighten Virginia. He would only … her ….
a) stay at … bedroom. b) stand by … bed c) knock on … cupboard d) sit on … bed
14. The ghost planned to transform into a … to frighten …
a) big, black dog … Mrs Otis b) one-eyed man … the twins c) skeleton … Washington d) dead man … Virginia
15. Sir Simos was really afraid of …
a) the twins. b) Mr Otis c) other ghost d) the twins’ jokes & tricks e) his wife’s brothers
16. The ghost had a … because a … fell on him.
a) temperature … bucket of water b) bruises … suit of armour c) deep wound … long, sharp knife
17. Virginia … the ghost of Canterville, but, according to her, Sir Simon did something very … to his wife.
a) liked … gentle b) hurt … cruel c) felt sorry … cruel d) hated … honest e) admired … unpleasant
18. He tried it every night but It was impossible for the ghost to …
a) frighten Virginia b) avoid the twins’ trick c) sleep at nights d) rattle his chains silently
19. The place the ghost knew where he could try to sleep at nights was a(n) … called ‘The~ of …’

a) church … Christ b) house … the skeletons c) garden … Death d) old mansion … the Angel
20. Before dying and becoming a ghost, Sir Simon was someone real. He died because of …
a) a carriage accident b) a heart attack c) hunger d) a war wound
21. To find peace, the ghost needed Virginia to … his …
a) help him find … wife’s ghost b) pray for him & cry for… sins c) understand the message on the window of … library.

❻. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with the correct options. (10) x 0.26 = [2.6]
One day, Virginia was walking along the corridor / garden / street, when she saw a person in one of the rooms and went
1.

in. To her surprise, it was the Canterville ghost and he looked really 2. sad / shocked / worried.
'I am so sorry for you,' she said, 'but my brothers are going back to school tomorrow, and then, if you behave yourself,
no one will annoy you.'
'That is absurd!’ the ghost answered, 'I’m what I am and I cannot but rattle my 3 chains/ hands / feet and walk about at
night. It is my only reason for existing.'
'It is no reason at all for existing, and you know you have been very 4. friendly/ nasty/ stubborn. Mrs Umney told us that
you killed your 5. brothers/ wife/ son.'
'I admit it,' said the ghost, 'but my wife didn’t love me, you know, & she knew nothing about 6. science / cookery/ housework.
However, it is all over now, & I don't think it was very nice of her 7. servants / family / brothers to starve me to death.'
'Starve you to death? Oh, Mr Ghost, I mean Sir Simon, are you hungry? I have a sandwich in my case. Would you like it?'
'No, thank you, I never eat anything now; but it’s very kind of you. You’re much nicer than your 8. kind / rude / practical,
dishonest family.'
'Stop!' cried Virginia, 'it is you who are rude! You stole 9. the paints/ clothes/ jewels out of my box to renew that ridiculous
bloodstain in the library. First you took all my reds and then the 10. green/ black/ pink & the yellow. Finally, I had no blue &
white paints, & it wasn’t 11. easy/ hard/ nice at all to continue to paint.'