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Mary, Queen of Scots COMPREHENSION TEST

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a b c d e

Tim Vicary

4 Fill in the gaps using these words: feet, wedding, dog, veil, woman, dressed, black, face, dress, downstairs.

Mary was Queen of Scots when she was a baby. Her first husband was English. Her second husband was killed in Edinburgh Castle. Bothwell died in the fight at Carberry Hill. Elizabeth put Mary in prison.

At six o’clock she got up and ............... . She put on a red petticoat first, then a ............... ..............., and a white veil over the dress. The veil came from her head to her ............: she could see out through it, but we could not see her ............... . She looked like a ............... on her ............... day. When the Englishmen came we went ............... with her. Her little ............... walked beside her, under the ............... .

10 marks 2 Look at this picture and answer the questions.

20 marks 5 Mary had three husbands. Fill in the spaces in these descriptions of them.

a b c d

a Her first husband was called Francis. He was King of ............... . He was like a little ............... to Mary. He died when he was only ............... . b Her second husband was called ............... . Queen Elizabeth of England was very ............... when they married. He liked ..............., laughing and singing. He didn’t like ............... . c Her third husband was called ............... . He had to ............... his first wife to marry Mary. He and Mary had ............... children, but they died.

Who is the man? ............... How did he die? ............... Who is the woman listening to him? ............... How did she die? ...............

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20 marks 3 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Darnley, Mary, Riccio, Bothwell, Knox, Bess.

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a ‘Queens don’t kill queens.’ Said by .................... to .................... b ‘Find a good Protestant husband.’ Said by .................... to .................... c ‘You do it Mary. I’m going out with my friends.’ Said by .................... to .................... d ‘Help me, my Queen!’ Said by .................... to .................... e ‘I don’t want to come with you now.’ Said by .................... to .................... 20 marks

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Mary, Queen of Scots

Tim Vicary

Setting

14 The Earl of Moray, was _____ when Mary married Henry Darnley. a F happy b F angry c F sad d F pleased 15 Henry Darnley liked to _____. a F write letters with Mary b F work hard c F drink with his friends d F walk in the garden 16 One night, Henry Darnley and some men _____ David Riccio. a F laughed at b F took away c F sang to d F killed 17 After that night, Mary thought Henry Darnley was a _____ man. a F wonderful b F nice c F clever d F stupid 18 Many people thought _____ killed Henry Darnley. a F the Earl of Bothwell b F David Riccio c F Bess Curle d F the King of France 19 The Earl of Bothwell _____ Mary. a F killed b F hit c F married d F wrote to 20 Many _____ wanted Mary to be Queen of England. a F Catholics b F Protestants c F rich people d F young men

Choose the best answer.

M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E TEST

1 For the last 20 years of her life, Mary lived in a castle in _____. a F France b F Denmark c F England d F Scotland 2 Mary was Queen of Scots when she was _____. a F a small baby b F a young child c F a teenager d F an old woman 3 When Mary was five she went to live in _____. a F England b F Germany c F Spain d F France 4 Mary came back to Scotland when she was _____. a F eight b F eighteen c F twenty-eight d F thirty-eight 5 Many people in Scotland were unhappy because Mary was _____. a F Protestant b F Catholic c F English d F French 6 The Queen of England at this time was _____. a F Elizabeth b F Anne c F Mary d F Victoria 7 After Mary and Henry Darnley were married, they lived in _____ in Scotland. a F Glasgow b F Dunbar c F Edinburgh d F Moray 8 Mary’s friend, David Riccio, was from _____. a F Scotland b F Spain c F France d F Italy 9 The last time Mary saw her son, James, was when he was ____ old. a F ten months b F ten years c F fifteen years d F eighteen years 10 Mary died in _____. a F 1187 b F 1387 c F 1587 d F 1787

20 marks

Dialogue

20 marks

Characters

Choose the best answer.

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Mary had _____ husbands in her life. a F two b F three c F four d F five Mary’s first husband was _____. a F David b F Henry c F Don Carlos d F Francis John Knox was _____. a F a famous Protestant churchman b F a famous Catholic churchman c F a Scots lord d F an English lord

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Who said or wrote this?

21 ‘Please your Majesty, come away from that window. It doesn’t help.’ a F Mary b F Bess Curle c F Henry d F the Earl of Moray 22 ‘One day soon, a man is going to bring a letter from Queen Elizabeth.’ a F Mary b F David Riccio c F Henry d F the Earl of Bothwell 23 ‘Find a good Protestant husband girl.’ a F Bess Curle b F the Earl of Moray c F John Knox d F Queen Elizabeth 24 ‘Why not marry my friend Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester?’ a F James, King of Scotland b F David Riccio c F Don Carlos, King of Spain d F Queen Elizabeth 25 ‘We’re going to ride, and drink, and swim.’ a F Robert Dudley b F David Riccio c F Henry d F the Earl of Bothwell

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‘Help me, my Queen – please!’ a F the Earl of Moray b F David Riccio c F Henry d F the Earl of Bothwell ‘You are my wife, Mary – not David Riccio’s!’ a F Robert Dudley b F Francis, King of France c F Henry d F the Earl of Bothwell ‘This is our baby! Look at him, my Lord.’ a F Mary b F Bess Curle c F the Queen of France d F Queen Elizabeth ‘I love you, and I want to marry you.’ a F John Knox b F Robert Dudley c F Don Carlos, King of Spain d F the Earl of Bothwell ‘Don’t cry for me ladies.’ a F Mary b F Henry c F Queen Elizabeth d F the Earl of Bothwell



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Vocabulary

Choose the best answer.

41 Mary was the _____ of Queen Elizabeth at Fotheringhay Castle. a F visitor b F friend c F prisoner d F executioner 42 Mary wrote a letter about her life to _____. a F her son, James b F Bess Curle c F the Earl of Bothwell d F Queen Elizabeth 43 When Mary lived in France she was very _____. a F ill b F tired c F happy d F unhappy 44 After Mary married Henry Darnley, she was with _____ every evening. a F John Knox b F David Riccio c F Lord Ruthven d F the Earl of Bothwell 45 Mary and Henry left Edinburgh on a _____ and went to Dunbar Castle. a F hot afternoon b F warm evening c F cold, dark night d F cold, rainy day 46 When Henry Darnley died at Kirk o’Field, Mary was ____. a F in the same house b F visiting Elizabeth in London c F with the Earl of Bothwell d F dancing and singing in Edinburgh 47 Mary and Bothwell’s soldiers _____ on Carberry Hill. a F fought b F didn’t fight c F died d F sang 48 Mary’s _____, the Earl of Moray, ruled Scotland, after she went to prison. a F brother b F half-brother c F cousin d F uncle 49 Mary wore a _____ when she died. a F red dress b F white dress c F black petticoat d F red petticoat 50 When Mary died her little _____ came out from under her petticoat. a F dog b F cat c F bird d F mouse

Choose the best answer.

31 a place where people must stay when they do something wrong a F hotel b F prison c F home d F village 32 to travel on the back of a horse a F walk b F stay c F ride d F sit 33 when somebody is very, very bad a F wicked b F difficult c F empty d F famous 34 the opposite of ‘friend’ a F lord b F enemy c F cousin d F king 35 steps that go up and down inside a building a F garden b F hall c F path d F stairs 36 when somebody speaks very, very loudly a F ask b F question c F talk d F shout 37 all the soldiers from a country a F men b F people c F army d F team 38 when you think that something is true a F find b F believe c F look for d F hear 39 the day when a man and woman marry a F party b F dinner c F wedding d F divorce 40 when you take something in your hands a F pray b F hate c F fall d F hold

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