The Travels of Swift’s Satire

The Travels of Swift’s Satire

(Post-Reading) Exercise

Reading comprehension

​Reorder and matching

Reorder

According to Gulliver’s log book. Reorder the event below in the correct order.

• Travel to Lilliiput

• Gulliver finds himself on the floating nation of Laputa.

• Gulliver visits Brobdingnag

• Gulliver then visits the nation of the Houyhnhnms.

• Gulliver plans to remain there for the rest of his life. However, he travels abroad again.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Match

Match the following country with a description of people.

• Lilliput

• Brobdingnag

• Laputa

• Houyhnhnms

• Houyhnhnms

  (Yahoos)

a country inhabited by people that are only fifteen centimeters tall.

a country inhabited by people twelve times his size!

People spend all of their time studying mathematics and making music.

a race of kind and wise horse-like beings

These are humans, but they are cruel and vicious.

• a country inhabited by people that are only fifteen centimeters tall.

• a country inhabited by people twelve times his size!

• People spend all of their time studying mathematics and making music.

• a race of kind and wise horse-like beings

• These are humans, but they are cruel and vicious.

Mark each statement as true (T), false (F), or inferred (I) according to the passage.

Multiple Choice

1. Satire was a common genre during Jonathan Swift’s lifetime.

• True

• false

• inferred

Multiple Choice

2. Swift used satire to criticize the status quo and to suggest new ideas.

• True

• false

• inferred

Multiple Choice

3. The Lilliputians are much larger than Gulliver.

• True

• false

• inferred

Multiple Choice

4. Swift did not support the practice of slavery in England.

• True

• false

• inferred

Multiple Choice

5. Gulliver prefers the horse-like creatures to the human-like ones.

• True

• false

• inferred

B Choose the best answer.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following best describes the purpose of this passage?

• (A) To persuade people to read Gulliver’s Travels before watching the movie

• (B) To criticize the war between Britain and France

• (C) To entertain readers with a summary of Gulliver’s Travels

• (D) To teach readers about satire and the meaning of Gulliver’s Travels

Multiple Choice

2. According to paragraph 1, how does satire work?

• (A) By demonstrating a practical approach

• (B) By criticizing practices through cultural comparisons

• (C) By making common practices seem extreme

• (D) By suggesting alternative ideas and practices

Multiple Choice

3. How does Gulliver become an enemy of the Lilliputian king?

• (A) By refusing to capture enemy ships

• (B) By openly criticizing the Lilliputians

• (C) By refusing to invade the other country

• (D) By accidentally crushing a tiny Lilliputian family

C. Complete the table below to tell what Swift wanted to satirize through each land.

Open Ended

Lilliput

Open Ended

Brobdingnag

Open Ended

Laputa

Vocabulary Review

A. Choose the correct definition of the word in bold.

Multiple Choice

1. It sought to highlight absurd practices by taking a practice and the ideas related to it to an extreme degree.

• (A) ridiculous

• (B) reasonable

• (C) inexpensive

Multiple Choice

2. He is forced to aid their war effort by capturing all of the enemy’s ships used for war.

• (A) attracting by beauty or interest

• (B) taking by force

• (C) helping to protect

Multiple Choice

3. If nothing else, Gulliver’s Travels remains important for the way it fascinates and inspires readers even today.

• (A) confuses

• (B) teaches

• (C) interests

Vocabulary Review

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.

Fill in the Blanks

1. His films are known for their

.

Fill in the Blanks

2. Only a few people

this island today.

Fill in the Blanks

3. My mother suffers from

headaches from time to time.

Fill in the Blanks

4. A good teacher will

his or her students toward greatness.

Fill in the Blanks

5. The rainforest contains a remarkable number of plant and animal

.

Fill in the Blanks

6. Using a bit of cheese as bait, we were finally able to

the mouse.

Fill in the Blanks

7. Many of the native people fled when the rebels began to

their village.

Language Form and Meaning

B. Underline the correct word or phrase in parentheses.

Multiple Choice

1. Satire (is considered / are considered) a different genre than comedy.

• is considered

• are considered

Multiple Choice

2. The islands (was inhabited / were inhabited) by others before the Romans arrived.

• was inhabited

• were inhabited

Multiple Choice

3. Several species (is being studied / are being studied) by an international group of researchers.

• is being studied

• are being studied

Multiple Choice

4. Everyone (was fascinated / were fascinated) by the facts of the case.

• was fascinated

• were fascinated

Multiple Choice

5. The vicious article (was printed / were printed) in the school’s newspaper.

• was printed

• were printed

Language Form and Meaning

A. Choose the correct form of the word to fill in the blanks.

Multiple Choice

1. The idea of traveling to another planet __________ me.

• fascinates

• fascinating

• fascination

• fascinate

Multiple Choice

2. Watching someone overcome a tragedy can often __________ others to persevere through hard times as well.

• inspirational

• inspiration

• inspire

• inspiringly

Multiple Choice

3. The military finally surrendered when the rebels managed to __________ all of their officers.

• capturing

• captive

• capture

• capturer

Multiple Choice

4. During World War II, the Nazis __________ many countries throughout Europe.

• invaded

• invasion

• invasively

• invasive

Multiple Choice

5. The man shook his head in __________ after reading about the murder in the newspaper.

• disgusted

• disgust

• disgusting

• disgustingly