LITERATURE REVISION SHEET

King Lear

Act I
- How much does Cordelia say she loves her father?
• How much does she really love him?
- How much to Regan and Gonerill say they love their father?
• How much do they really love him?
- Why is the King of France a "Good Guy"?
- Why is the Earl of Kent a "Good Guy"?
- Why does Cordelia say goodbye to her sisters before she leaves for France?
• During this goodbye, what is the only thing that Cordelia ask her
sisters to do once she is gone?
• What answer to the sisters give to Cordelia's request?
Act II
- Who is Caius?
- Why does King Lear leave Gonerill's palace?
- What is The First Thing That King Lear sees when he arrives at Regan's
palace?
- What is a "jester"?
- How many knights do Regan and Gonerill eventually decide to let the king
keep?
- What is "irony"?
• Give an example of King Lear being ironic:
- What is the moral of King Lear (the exact quote we discussed)?
• What does this quote mean?

Act III
- What does King Lear mean when he says "The tempest in my mind has
removed all other feeling from my senses."?
- After leaving Regan's castle, why does King Lear go mad?
- Who is Edmund, and did he get what he deserved?
- At the end of King Lear who is the King of England?
- How did Regan and Gonerill die?
• Did they deserve their deaths? Write a short essay explaining your
answer:
- How did Cordelia and The Earl of Kent die?
• Did they deserve their deaths? Write a short essay explaining your
answer:
- In the end, do any of our six main characters (Gonerill, Regan, Cordelia, King
Lear, The Earl of Kent, and The King of France) get a happy ending?
• Write a short essay discussing your opinions about the way this
play ends.
- If the story were exactly the same, except that in the end all three of the "good
guys" and King Lear got a happy ending, would this play still be a tragedy?
• Write a short essay explaining your answer.

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 READING COMPREHENSION REVISION SHEET

A Clever Way To Catch A Thief

- Why does the rich man decide to set a trap for his servants?
- What is a "cock"?
- Explain how the trap worked:
- Was the trap successful?

The Olympic Games

- In what country did the Olympic games originate (in 776 BC)?
- In what country and city were the first modern (1896 AD) Olympic games
held?
- Which country won the Olympic Marathon in 1896?
- What does "hoisted" mean?
- What is a "chariot"?
- Why is it important that the Olympics bring together people from all over the
world?
- In the Olympic Stadium where the names of the winners are shown, the
following quote is displayed in large letters, please complete the quote by
filling in the missing blanks:
"The most important thing is not to _______ but to ________"
• Do you agree with that quote? Why or why not?

The Marathon
- What are the origins of the word 'marathon'?
- When he wasn't winning races, what was Spyridon Louis's occupation?
• What did he choose as his reward for winning?
• What do you think of his choice of reward?
- The marathon in the 1908 London Olympic games is particularly famous.
What made it so noteworthy?
• What do you think of this decision by the Olympic committee?
- Some people run in the London Marathon in order to raise money for charities.
• Is the London Marathon part of the Olympic games?
• List some kinds of charities that you would like to help if you had
the time and/or money:
- What does it mean say that a person "staggers"?
- What does it mean to say that a person "stumbles"?

Drawing With Light

- Roughly how long ago was the first photograph successfully taken?
- What does it mean to "take something for granted"?
- What is a "tripod"?
• Give two reasons why tripods were essential in the early days of
photography:
- How has the camera changed the arts of painting and drawing?
- Who developed the "box camera" in 1888?
• How did the box camera effect photography?
- List three professions that use cameras regularly in their work:

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Choose one of those professions and explain how their work would
be more difficult if they could not use a camera.
ENTERPRISE AND WRITING REVISION SHEETS (3 Pages)

Join the sentences using Who/Which/Whose:

Example: Ms. Ridgeway is a friendly person. She likes meeting new people.
Ms. Ridgeway is a friendly person who likes meeting new people.

1. Bobbi lives in a big house. The house is near a park.

____________________________________________________________
2. Scott is a lawyer. His office is on Pearl Street.
____________________________________________________________
3. Julia is a model. She has been in many fashion shows.
____________________________________________________________
4. Christy is wearing a nice dress. The dress fits her perfectly.
____________________________________________________________
5. Bob has black hair. It is starting to turn grey.
____________________________________________________________
6. There is a car parked outside. It belongs to Tom.
____________________________________________________________
7. There's a man standing next to me. He fixed my car.
____________________________________________________________
8. Mrs. Michalis is a very smart woman. Her husband is a surgeon.
____________________________________________________________
9. There's a concert in the park tonight. I'd like to go and see it.
____________________________________________________________
10. Anastasia is studying for a test. The test will get her into Law School.
____________________________________________________________
11. That house used to belong to the Hildreths. They moved away last week.
____________________________________________________________
12. Ashley is a very tall girl. She works as a nurse at a local hospital.
____________________________________________________________
13. Taleen is a girl with a big smile. Her smile always makes people laugh.
____________________________________________________________
14. Grover has a very old Jeep. He likes to take it out into the mountains.
____________________________________________________________
15. Brendan is a Paramedic. A paramedic's job is to ride around in an ambulance.
____________________________________________________________

Unit 2 of your Enterprise book discusses celebrities and their lifestyles, and what
it's like to be rich and famous.
- Would you like to be famous?
Write a short essay explaining why or why not:
- Would you rather be very rich but unhappy, or very poor but honest?
Write a short essay explaining your choice:

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Unit 3 of your Enterprise book discusses vacations and travel. Three different
trips to different locations (Crete, Vienna, and Mombassa) are discussed in your
book. Write a short essay explaining which of these vacations you would most
like to take and why:

1. An ocean vacation on the island of Crete, camping on the beach, taking trips to
archeological sites, scuba-diving in underwater caves, and eating strange local
foods like snails.
2. A sightseeing trip to Vienna, staying in a nice guest-house in the city, going to
classical music concerts, and eating many rich and delicious foods like cakes
and pastas.
3. A safari trip to Mombassa, staying in a very nice hotel, and spending the days
going on jungle safaris and hikes and seeing exotic and dangerous animals,
and spending the nights eating lots of fruits and fishes for dinner.

Rewrite the following sentences, adding the word in bold.

Example: Pete started guitar lessons two months ago.
has Pete has been taking guitar lessons for two months.

1. She hasn't cooked dinner yet.

still __________________________________________________
2. How long ago did you graduate from university.
since __________________________________________________
3. I have never been on safari before.
first __________________________________________________
4. It's a long time since I went to the theatre.
been __________________________________________________
5. The last time I ate out was a week ago.
have __________________________________________________
6. Billy last went to a party two months ago.
been __________________________________________________
7. The last time we went fishing was last summer.
have __________________________________________________
8. She has never eaten Chinese food before.
time __________________________________________________
9. When did he go to Naples?
since __________________________________________________
10. He last went to Paris five years ago.
for __________________________________________________
11. He has never swum in a swimming pool before.
first __________________________________________________
12. I started taking driving lessons three weeks ago.
have __________________________________________________
13. How long ago did she get married?
since __________________________________________________
14. They haven't decorated the house yet.
still __________________________________________________
15. They last played tennis two weeks ago.

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 for __________________________________________________
Words of Wisdom
Put the following quotations into your own words:

1. "Clothes make the man."

__________________________________________________________
2. "The eyes are the windows of the soul."
__________________________________________________________
3. "One man's meat is another man's poison."
__________________________________________________________
4. "Don't judge a book by its cover."
__________________________________________________________
5. "First impressions are the most lasting."
__________________________________________________________
6. "A famous person is someone who works hard all his life to become known,
then wears dark glasses so that nobody will recognize him."
__________________________________________________________
7. "Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of
value."
__________________________________________________________
8. "All that glitters is not gold."
__________________________________________________________
9. "Travel broadens the mind."
__________________________________________________________
10. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
__________________________________________________________

Practice writing a letter to a pen friend – remember to include information about

all of the following:
1. Where you are from
2. Where you live now
3. The names and ages of people in your family
4. The occupations of people in your family
5. What your family is like
6. How old you are
7. How tall you are
8. What you look like
9. What kinds of clothes you like to wear
10. What you like to do for fun
11. What you like to study in school
12. What activities and sports you like to do after school
13. What things you don't like to do
14. What you want to do in the future when you are finished with school
15. Other fun facts that you would want your new friend to know about you

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 GRAMMAR REVISION SHEETS (2 Pages)

In the dialogue below, fill in each of the following blanks with Who's/Whose:

Joe: Good morning, Anne, ___________ coming over to dinner tonight?

Anne: Good morning, Joe, I invited the woman from down the street, you know the
one __________ husband always has to travel?
Joe: Oh, yes, I know who you mean; I've seen her walking a large black dog recently
in the mornings.
Anne: Yes, I've also seen her walking that dog, but I don't think it belongs to her,
____________ do you suppose it is?
Joe: You're asking me _______________ dog it is?
Anne: Yes, because you're the one ______________ always up on the neighborhood
gossip!
Joe: You're right, I AM the one _____________ always finding out about the
neighbors, but I haven't heard anything about ___________ dog that is.
Anne: Alright, sweetheart, well I'll see you tonight for dinner. We'll find out then
______________ dog it is!
Joe: Have a great day, Anne, I'll see you tonight.

Fill in the blanks below with one of the following words:

who / whom / who's / whose / which / that:
1. The man _________________ lives down the road is very rich.
2. __________________ car is parked in front of our house?
3. _________________ were you talking to on the phone?
4. At the market I saw a beautiful carpet ______________ I want to purchase!
5. Have you finished the book _______________ I lent you, yet?
6. That's the woman ______________ works at the new clothing store.
7. The boy ________________ sits next to me in school has three sisters!
8. She's the girl ________________ going to marry John.
9. Where are the eggs _________________ I bought earlier?
10. This is the shop _______________ was burgled last night.
11. That's the woman _____________ garden I love to look at.
12. That's the woman _____________ got beautiful hyacinth in her garden.
13. To _________________ did you lend you favorite hat?
14. _________________ taking Diana to the dance?
15. That's the table the leg of ____________ is broken.
16. Remind me again who to spell _____________ word.
17. We are going to do an exercise for ________________ we have to break up
into groups of two, so _____________ wants to partner with _____________?
18. _________________ dog did I see running down ____________ street? It
was a dog _______________ has black hair with white spots.
_______________ the owner of a dog like that?
19. _________________ of these dresses do you prefer?
20. ________________ __________________ standing on the steps of the
school?

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In the dialogue below, fill in each of the following blanks with Who/Whom:

Anne: Good morning, Joe, to ___________ were you just speaking on the phone?
Joe: Good morning, Anne, I was speaking to my mother __________ is vacationing in
Florida. Apparently, she made a new friend last night!
Anne: Really? ____________ did she meet?
Joe: She met someone at dinner __________ is from her hometown in New York!
Anne: Amazing! By ___________ were they introduced?
Joe: Apparently the hotel staff has a list of ___________ is from New York, and they
made the introduction.
Anne: Wow. ____________ would have guessed you could meet people from home
while you are on vacation.
Joe: Indeed! I guess you never know ____________ you are going to meet when you
travel.

Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate form (either past simple, past
continuous, present perfect simple, or present perfect continuous):

1. "Sandy, __________________(clean) the house all morning?"

2. "Laura! Have ____________________ (you/see) my house keys?
I _____________________ (look for) them since yesterday!"
3. "Ashley, ________________________(you/have) a good time at the party last
night? I thought it ___________ great!"
4. "Dad! I thought ___________________(you/cook) all morning, but it looks
like you __________________________ (just/start)!
5. "Sam! Where _________________ (you/be) today? I
_______________________ (call) you all afternoon!"
6. "Goodness, Jenny, what __________________ (you/do) when the big storm
________________ (begin) last night? I ___________________ (drive) when
it _______________________ (begin) and had to hurry home!"
7. "Bob, have you _________________ (work) on the car all morning? I was
looking for you to take you to lunch, but I didn't realize you were in the garage
___________________ (repair) the car!"
8. "Christy! ______________________ (you/finish) packing your suitcase
yet?!?!? Remember we ___________________ (go/away) for the weekend
only, not for an entire month!"
9. "Anne, are you _________________ (come/shop) with me or not? I can't wait
for you all morning!"
10. "Anastasia, _________________________ (you/feel) this morning? After last
night, I imagine your stomach ________________(hurt) quite a lot!"

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 VOCABULARY REVISION SHEET

Practice spelling each of the following words, and put them into defining
sentences.

Example:
RESPONSIBLE: "My father is a responsible man because he always pays the bills on
time and he never forgets important dates."

1. Chaos
2. Reserved 26. Energetic
3. Vengeance 27. Magnificent
4. Plague 28. Marvelous
5. Modest 29. Fabulous
6. Arrogant 30. Sticky
7. Determined 31. Mocked
8. Ambitious 32. Guest-House
9. Ungrateful 33. Campsite
10. Self-Centered 34. Traditional
11. Sensitive 35. Ancient
12. Bossy 36. Gorgeous
13. Responsible 37. Exploring
14. Honesty 38. President
15. Loyalty 39. Shepherd
16. Decisive 40. Division
17. Intelligent 41. Immediately
18. Careful 42. Feat
19. Generous 43. Unique
20. Blazed 44. Disqualified
21. Execution 45. Companions
22. Declared 46. Misery
23. Pretended 47. Persuaded
24. Manage 48. Terrified
25. Beggar 49. Wandering
50. Forgiveness