Oliver Twist ? Test 2 (Peguin Readers) - Docweb

Worksheets
BEFORE Reading: V Look through the pictures in the book. Guess what kind of people the
characters are. Try to find one word to describe each character.
V Oliver - Mr Bumble - Jack Dawkins - Fagin - Sikes - Nancy
V Who has already read the book?
V What do you already know about Oliver Twist?
V Try to find and to describe some situations in which a poor boy like
Oliver Twist could get involved.
V Search the internet: find out some more about Charles Dickens (other
books, life, situate him in place and time, ...)
WHILE Reading: If there are words in the book you don't understand while reading, write
them down! Answer the questions with the information given in the chapters.
Chapter 1: Oliver asks for more
1. Define a workhouse.
2. Which word do we use to describe a child who has neither a father nor
a mother? 3. On which day do the workhouse-boys receive a small piece of bread? 4. The bowls that the boys used to put in their soup never needed
cleaning. Why was that? 5. Which instrument did the master use to hit Oliver with? What was the
reward of taking in Oliver Twist? 6. Try to find some indications in the first chapter that prove that
Oliver's mother was really poor. Use the sentence/phrase the author
uses. 7. What is Mr Sowerberry's profession? What does he make?
Chapter 2: He goes out to work 1. Who took Oliver to Mr Sowerberry's shop?
2. What was Mrs Sowerberry like?
3. What did Oliver eat on the first evening?
4. Where did Oliver sleep?
5. Who knocked on the door in the morning?
6. What did Noah call Oliver?
7. Why was Noah rude to Oliver? Chapter 3: He runs away
1. Why did Oliver attack Noah?
2. How did Noah react?
3. What was Mr Bumble's advice to Mrs Sowerberry on how to handle Oliver?
Who said each of these things in Chapter 3? Who was she/he talking to? 1. Don't say anything about her to me.
2. We all pity you, Workhouse, but your mother was a bad woman. 3. He might murder us all in our beds. 4. He must be mad. Nobody speaks to you like that!
Chapter 4: London 1. What happened when Oliver ran away that he would never forget?
2. Oliver came along a stone where he rested for a moment. What was
written on that stone?
3. Barnet is ....?
4. What was the name of Oliver's new friend?
5. Describe Fangin.
6. In Fangin's room there were four or five boys, what were they doing?
Chapter 5: Fagin
1. What did Jack Dawkins bring home with him?
2. Look up the word "handkerchief" in you dictionary.
Match each adjective with a noun to make a phrase from Chapter 5. A. long I. box
B. half-closed II. boy
C. secret III. bread
D. expensive gold IV. eyes
E. beautiful V. gentleman
F. silent VI. handkerchiefs
G. pretty VII. hole
H. hot VIII. interest
I. marked IX. ladies
J. silver X. pocket
K. coat XI. rings
L. old XII. sleep
M. shop XIII. things
N. funny XIV. watch
O. young XV. way
P. good XVI. window Chapter 6: Oliver among the thieves 1. Give another word for "constable" which has a similar meaning.
Put these events from Chapter 6 in the right chronological order. a. A police constable pushed through the crowd and seized Oliver by
the neck.
b. Dawkins and Charley went back to Fagin's house and told him
about Oliver.
c. Dawkins gave the handkerchief to Charley and they both ran away.
d. Dawkins took the old man's handkerchief.
e. Everybody started shouting 'Stop, thief,' even Dawkins and
Charley.
f. Fagin said someone must go and find Oliver.
g. Fagin told Charley to watch the bookshop every day.
h. Nancy went and found out that a gentleman had got him but that
the police didn't know where he lived.
i. Oliver suddenly understood about the handkerchiefs and ran away
too.
j. Oliver, Charley and Dawkins saw an old man outside a bookshop.
k. Somebody hit Oliver and he fell to the ground.
l. The bookshop owner said that Oliver didn't steal the
handkerchief.
m. The old gentleman missed his handkerchief and shouted 'Stop,
thief.'
n. The old gentleman took Oliver to his house in a carriage.
o. The police constable let Oliver go and he fainted.
Chapter 7: A Better home
1. What was the task Mr Grimwig suggested for Oliver?
2. Is Mr Grimwig pessimistic or optimistic about Oliver's intentions? One word is wrong in each of the sentences about the information in chapter
7. Correct the word.
A. Oliver stayed in bed for several years at Mr Brownlow's house.
B. He was quite well.
C. One day he was thrown downstairs to Mrs Bedwin's rooms.
D. He saw a lady on the wall and stared.
E. Mr Brownlow noticed that Oliver's eyes and head and mouth were
the same as the lady in the room.
F. One day Oliver went to Mr Brownlow's room, which was full of
boots. Chapter 8: Back among the thieves Are these sentences about the information in Chapter 8 true or false and
explain why. A. Oliver is Nancy's brother.
B. Oliver's mother is waiting at home.
C. Sikes and Nancy took Oliver back to the house he had stayed in
before.
D. Sikes got the five pound note that Mr Brownlow gave Oliver.
E. Oliver escaped from the room.
F. Sike's dog attacked Oliver.
G. Fagin hit Oliver twice.
H. Another boy who ran away from Fagin had been hanged.
I. Sikes and Fagin planned to steal silver from a house in
Chertsey.
J. They needed Oliver to climb through a small window into the
house. Chapter 9: Bill Sikes 1. What did Sikes press to Oliver's head to scare him?
2. What does the story tell us about Toby Crackit's appearance?
3. Did Sikes, Toby and Oliver succeed in robbing the silverware in
Chertsey's house?
4. What happened with Oliver? Chapter 10: Oliver is safe again 1. Which injuries had Oliver sustained during his failed attempt to break
into Chertsy's house? 2. Who played piano in the evening and sang in her sweet, gentle voice at
house Chertsey?
3. What else did Oliver learn during this period of happiness?
Chapter 11: The mysterious stranger 1. Why did Oliver go to the old church and started praying outside on the
grass?
2. What happened after Oliver delivered the letter for Dr Losberne and
came out of the inn?
3. One night when he was reading a book when Oliver saw ..... and started
calling for help?
Chapter 12: Mr Bumble and the stranger 1. What is Mr Bumble's position in the workhouse? And compare it with his
position in the beginning of the story.
2. What is the name of the mysterious stranger?
3. What did Monks throw into the river after meeting with Mr Bumble and
the old woman
Chapter 13: Nancy learns a secret 1. Nancy was eavesdropping when Fagin talked with Monks. Explain the
meaning of this new word in bold, using the text as a help. Complete each sentence about the information in chapter 13 with a
preposition or particle from the box. You can use the same word more than
once About - at - away - back - beside - from -
into - near - of - off - on - to -
with
a. Bill Sikes lay __________ his bed.
b. He had been ill __________ a fever for several weeks. c. The dog lay __________ the bed. d. Nancy sat __________ the window. e. When she helped him __________ his chair, he cursed her and hit
her. f. She turned __________ and tried to laugh but she was crying. g. The door opened and Fagin came __________ the room. h. He said that they had to get Oliver___________. i. He was worth a lot of money _____________ Fagin. j. He said that Oliver was staying ______________ Miss Maylie and
her aunt. k. They had come ___________ London - l. - and they were staying ____________ a hotel near Hyde Park.
Chapter 14: A visit to Rose Maylie 4. Where is Rose staying with Oliver in London?
5. Why does Nancy want to see Rose? Who says each of these sentences from Chapter 14? Who is he/she talking
to? a. I must go now or I may be too late.
b. I want to see a lady who is staying here. c. Come! You must leave now. d. I am the person you wanted to see. e. If there were more people like you in the world, there would be
fewer like me. f. If you are in trouble, I will be glad to help you. g. I took little Oliver back to Fagin's on the night when he left
that gentleman's house. h. He said that he had the young boy's money now. i. That will be the end of my young brother, Oliver.
Chapter 15: Old friends meet 1. What does Mr Grimwig always say when he expresses a statement?
2. Why was Rose standing in shock during her visit to Mr Brownlow?
Who or what does each word in italics refer to? a. Tell him to let me go. b. I must have her followed. c. On his orders, he was hiding in the shadows. d. Why have you brought us to this dark place? e. I can never do that. f. He is young - about 28. g. Do you know him? h. It may help you.
Chapter 16: Midnight on London