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Charlotte BRONTE Jane Eyre (chapters 1 - 4)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the best answer: When Jane Eyre was a baby, her parents...

a)

were missionaries

b)

died

c)

lost all their money

d)

became teachers

2.

When Jane was really young, she went to live with the...family at Gateshead.

a)

Eyre

b)

Rivers

c)

Roe

d)

Reed

3.

At Lowood Hall the conditions are...

a)

poor

b)

adequate

c)

good

d)

excellent

4.

Complete the phrase from the book: "I have some news to tell you ... I'm sure will shock you, as it shocked me." Choose ALL possible answers.

a)

which

b)

that

c)

whose

d)

who

5.

Type your response: Jane Eyre lived with her aunt and cousins at Gateshead because...

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6.

Finish the sentence from the book: "But the only food served to us was porridge, .... was burnt." Choose ALL possible answers

a)

who

b)

that

c)

which

d)

where

7.

Choose the correct tense form for the verb: "Mrs. Reed (...arrange...) for me to leave on the nineteenth of January.I had to get up very early to catch the coach, but Bessie helped me to get ready."

a)

arranged

b)

was arranging

c)

arranges

d)

arrange

8.

Choose the correct form: 'No, she said, I shouldn't disturb her so early. Anyway, I don't want to say anything to her. She always (hate) me.'

a)

She has always hated me

b)

She always hates me

c)

She's always hating me

d)

She has always been hating me

9.

Choose the best word according to the book to describe how Jane felt: "I did not see her again until during the afternoon lessons, when I noticed that she had been sent to stand alone in the middle of the schoolroom. I could not imagine what she had done to deserve such a punishment, but she did not look ashamed or unhappy. She was lost in thought, and did not seem to notice that everyone was looking at her. 'If that happened to me,' I thought, 'I would be so ...!'

a)

excited!

b)

embarrassed!

c)

satisfied!

d)

furious

10.

"That's why I never think of revenge, I never consider life unfair. I live in calm, looking forward to the end."

What does the phrasal verb "to look forward to" mean?

a)

to expect (something) with pleasure. It is used to say that you are happy that something is going to happen

b)

attempt to find someone or something

c)

to look at what is in front of you in the near distance

d)

to grow and develop strongly

11.

Make your own sentence with the phrasal verb "look forward to". Note that the expression to look forward to is always followed by a gerund (a verb ending in -ing). E.g. I look forward to meeting you.

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