Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist
COMPREHENSION
TEST
1
Charles Dickens
Match a number from A with a letter from B to make
complete sentences.
4
A
1
2
3
4
5
Fagin chose Oliver for the ............... because he
was ............... with an ............... face. ...............
took Oliver across ............... to a big ...............,
and put him through the ............... to open the
............... . But someone fired a ............... and
............... Oliver.
The workhouse boys chose Oliver ...
Oliver ran away from the undertaker’s shop
...
When Nancy saw Oliver ...
Oliver went to see Mr Brownlow ...
Monks wanted Oliver to die ...
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B
a
b
c
d
e
... to find work in London.
... she pretended to be his sister.
... so he could keep all the money himself.
... to ask for more food.
... but he had moved to the West Indies.
5
Who did Fagin pay to follow Nancy?
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3
Match two of these characters with each description.
Mrs Bedwin, Noah Claypole, Rose, Mr Bumble, Bill
sikes, Mrs Corney, Mrs Maylie, Nancy, Mr Brownlow,
Charlotte.
a The beadle and the widow he married.
............... and ...............
b The boy and girl at the Sowerberrys’. ...............
and ...............
c A violent robber and his lover. ............... and
...............
d A rich old gentleman and his housekeeper.
............... and ...............
e An older woman and her beautiful niece.
............... and ...............
10 marks
2
Fill in the gaps using these words: innocent, sikes,
robbery, hit, window, London, gun, small, door,
house.
Who said this in the story? Nancy, Mr Brownlow,
Monks, sikes, Oliver, Fagin, artful Dodger,
Mr Brownlow.
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a ‘Please, sir, I want some more.’ ...............
b ‘Is my poor little brother Oliver here?’ ...............
c ‘So you wanted to get away, my dear, did you?’
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d ‘Never let me hear the boy’s name again.’
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e ‘If you don’t steal it, someone else will.’
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f ‘If he tries any tricks on me, I’ll kill him.’
...............
g ‘My brother Oliver will never see that money!’
...............
h ‘I’ve gone too far to change my life now.’
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i ‘My blood boils with anger.’ ...............
j ‘You’ll always be my own dear sister!’ ...............
6
Imagine you are Rose. Explain to your cousin Harry
who Monks and Oliver really are.
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Oliver Twist
Setting
12 _____ gave Oliver his name.
a F Noah Claypole b F Mr Bumble
c F Mr Limbkins d F Mr Sowerberry
13 All the local shop-boys had insulted Noah
Claypole because he _____.
a F was friends with Charlotte b F had a
large head c F worked for the undertaker
d F wore the uniform of a charity-boy
14 The Artful Dodger met Oliver _____.
a F on the road to London b F in London
c F at Fagin’s house d F in a pub
15 Oliver thought that Fagin had _____.
a F an ugly face b F a kind face
c F a big face d F a dirty face
16 Mrs Bedwin was the housekeeper for _____.
a F Mr Bumble b F Mr Fang
c F Mr Brownlow d F Mrs Maylie
17 Bill Sikes had a _____ around his neck.
a F dirty handkerchief b F beautiful silk
scarf c F silk handkerchief d F white scarf
18 Mr Grimwig was an old friend of _____.
a F Mr Brownlow’s b F Oliver’s
c F Mrs Bedwin’s d F Fagin’s
19 Mr Bumble asked _____ to marry him.
a F Charlotte b F Mrs Sowerberry
c F Mrs Mann d F Mrs Corney
20 Oliver first met Monks _____.
a F when visiting Fagin b F in Mrs Maylie’s
garden c F in London d F outside the pub
Choose the best answer.
1 After Oliver was born, his mother _____.
a F died b F sold him c F took him home
d F took him to the ‘baby farm’
2 The two people present at Oliver’s birth were an
old woman and _____.
a F the beadle b F Oliver’s father
c F a local doctor d F a nurse
3 Oliver’s mother in the workhouse _____.
a F since she was a girl b F for two years
c F for one night d F for one year
4 Oliver was sent to a ‘baby farm’ because _____.
a F the workhouse was closed b F there was
no one to look after him c F his mother was
ill d F the workhouse was too cold
5 Oliver and _____ rolled around on the floor all
day at the ‘baby farm’.
a F Mrs Mann b F thirty children
c F the beadle d F thirteen children
6 Mrs Mann said that she kept gin _____.
a F to give to Mr Bumble b F to drink
herself c F to give to the children as medicine
d F to give to Oliver when he was bad
7 Oliver cried when he left the ‘baby farm’
because he _____.
a F loved Mrs Mann b F didn’t want to go
c F was a fool d F was leaving his friends
8 In the workhouse, Oliver was chosen by the
other boys to _____.
a F ask for more food b F wash the bowls
c F sleep on a hard bed d F start work at six
9 Oliver stayed as a prisoner for _____ before he
went to work for the undertaker.
a F a week b F two weeks c F a month
d F two months
10 There was a notice on the wall which offered
five pounds to anyone who _____.
a F could find Oliver Twist’s father
b F was clever c F would take Oliver Twist
for work d F wanted to live in the workhouse
20 marks
Dialogue
Who said this?
21 ‘You’ll sleep here, among the coffins.’
a F Noah Claypole b F Mrs Sowerberry
c F Oliver d F Mr Bumble
22 ‘I only tried to frighten you, my dear.’
a F Bill Sikes b F Fagin c F the Dodger
d F Charley Bates
23 ‘Are they trying to murder you, Fagin?’
a F Nancy b F Oliver c F Bill Sikes
d F Charley Bates
24 ‘But it’s a good life. What does it matter where
the money comes from?’
a F Bill Sikes b F Oliver c F Fagin
d F the Dodger
25 ‘But he’s so young, too! Can you really believe
this poor boy is a criminal?’
a F Fagin b F Dr Losberne c F Rose
d F Mrs Maylie
20 marks
Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 At the age of nine Oliver was _____ for his age.
a F pale, thin and short b F tall and
healthy c F large and heavy d F clever
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M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
TEST
Charles Dickens
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
TEST
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Plot
26 ‘I’d recognize him anywhere.’
a F Monks b F Fagin c F Harry Maylie
d F Rose
27 ‘Every Sunday night, between eleven and twelve,
I will walk on London Bridge if I am alive.’
a F Rose b F Dr Losberne c F Oliver
d F Nancy
28 ‘I once thought that he was a liar and a thief.’
a F Mr Brownlow b F Mr Bumble c F Mrs
Maylie c F Dr Losberne
29 ‘I will admit everything – in front of witnesses,
if necessary.’
a F Fagin b F Bill Sikes c F Monks
d F Noah Claypole
30 ‘I can never call you aunt. You’ll always be my
own dear sister!’
a F Oliver b F Rose c F Mr Brownlow
d F Mr Bumble
Choose the best answer.
41 Mr Sowerberry decided to train Oliver in the
undertaking business because _____.
a F Noah Claypole wasn’t good enough
b F he was sad c F lots of people died
d F he liked him
42 Oliver attacked Noah Claypole and knocked
him to the ground when he _____.
a F said his mother was wicked b F lied
c F said he should go back to the workhouse
d F he went to fetch the beadle
43 Oliver was saved from going to prison for three
months because _____.
a F Mr Brownlow paid the magistrate b F the
magistrate felt sorry for him c F the bookshop
owner told the magistrate what happened
d F Mr Fang wanted to leave
44 Bill Sikes needed Oliver to _____ so that he
could steal from Mrs Maylie’s house.
a F climb over the wall b F ask the servants to
open the door c F ring the doorbell
d F climb through a small window
45 Mrs Maylie said that Harry could not marry
Rose because _____.
a F of her doubtful birth b F she was too
young for him c F she was going to marry
someone else d F she didn’t like him
46 Mr and Mrs Bumble met Monks in _____.
a F Fagin’s house b F Mrs Maylie’s house
c F a new house d F a ruined old house
47 Nancy went to see Rose to tell her _____.
a F Monks was Oliver’s brother b F Bill Sikes
was going to kill her c F Oliver was a thief
d F Fagin wanted Oliver’s inheritance
48 Bill Sikes decided to kill his dog because he
thought ____.
a F that it was too old b F people would be
looking for him and the dog c F it reminded
him of Nancy d F it was afraid of him
49 Oliver discovered that his father _____.
a F died before he was born b F left him
c F didn’t love his mother d F didn’t love him
50 Fagin told Oliver that the papers Monks gave
him were _____.
a F under the bed in his prison cell b F in Bill
Sikes’ house c F In Mrs Maylie’s garden
d F in a bag up his chimney
20 marks
Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 a person who prepares the dead for burial
a F servant b F pawnbroker
c F undertaker d F housekeeper
32 to take hold of something violently
a F seize b F swing c F strike d F stick
33 a male employer, the man in control
a F magistrate b F master c F beadle
d F gentleman
34 a small ornamental case, worn on a chain
around the neck
a F identity b F locket c F handkerchief
d F illegitimate
35 similarity
a F identity b F reluctant
c F resemblance d F spirit
36 full of violent anger
a F furious b F evil c F devil d F drunk
37 to walk or move unsteadily as if about to fall
a F swing b F stagger b F jerk d F seize
38 a kind of former police officer who deals with
the poor people of a district
a F beadle b F magistrate c F gentleman
d F master
39 to damage badly or destroy
a F roar b F strike c F hang d F ruin
40 to steal someone away by force
a F seize b F ruin c F kidnap d F commit
20 marks
Total marks
20 marks
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