The Children of the New Forest - Chapter Two

Instructions: Match the following concepts with their correct definitions.

• The place where Jacob bought clothes.

• Cottage

• A big area with many trees.

• Calf

• The young of a cow.

• Smoker

• A dog that helps Jacob and Edward hunt.

• Forest

Instructions: Reorder the following events:

• Humphrey catches a cow with Smoker’s help.

• Jacob goes to Lymington to buy clothes.

• Jacob and Edward go hunting for deer in the forest.

• Jacob teaches Edward how to hunt in the forest.

What did Jacob buy for Edward at the beginning of the story?

• A cart

• A cow

• Cottage clothes

Why did Jacob and Edward go into the forest?

• They went to find food, more meat.

• They went to build a house.

• They went to catch a cow.

What did Humphrey build in the field?

• He built a new garden.

• He built a cow-house.

• He built a wall.

What did Edward learn to do in the forest?

• Edward learnt to catch cows.

• Edward learnt to shoot deer.

• Edward learnt to plant vegetables.

Instructions: Choose True or False for each statement:

Smoker is the name of the deer that Jacob and Edward hunted.

• True

• False

Instructions: Choose True or False for each statement:

Humphrey said to the others that they need a cow to give them milk.

• True

• False

Instructions: Choose True or False for each statement:

Edward caught a cow by himself without any help from Humphrey.

• True

• False