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Comprehension Test

Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen 1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a

T

Marianne got excited very easily.

b F_

Marianne was older than Elinor.

c F

Barton Cottage was bigger than Norland Park.

d

T

e f

T T

g h

Willoughby carried Marianne home because she had hurt her ankle. Colonel Brandon was older than Willoughby.

T T

I j

Sir John Middleton was friendly.

Edward had a lock of hair in a ring. Colonel Brandon and Willoughby fought a duel.

F T

Marianne stayed at the Palmers’ house because she had hurt her leg. Robert Ferrars married Lucy Steele.

20 marks 2 Put the following events in the right order. Number them 1-10. a

5

Elinor and Marianne go to London.

b

3

Marianne falls – and meets Willoughby.

c

9

Edward tells Elinor that his brother is married.

d

6

Willoughby returns Marianne’s letters.

e

1

The Dashwoods move to Devon.

f

7

Colonel Brandon tells Elinor the truth about Willoughby and Eliza.

g

10

Elinor and Marianne marry.

h

8

Marianne and Elinor go to stay with the Palmers in Somerset.

i

2

The Dashwoods visit Sir John and meet Colonel Brandon.

j

4

Edward Ferrars comes to Devon for the first time. 20 marks

3 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Mrs Dashwood, Marianne, Mrs John Dashwood, Mr John Dashwood, Colonel Brandon, Edward Ferrars, Elinor. a ‘I must do something for them when they leave Norland for a new home.’ Mr. John Dashwood.. to Mrs. John Dashwood b ‘What are your mother’s plans for you?’ Mrs. John Dashwood to Edward Ferrars c ‘Is that your sister’s hair in the ring?’ Elinor to Edward Ferrars Oxford Bookworms Library Sta g e 5

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d ‘He has not made or broken any promise to me. Marriane to Elinor e ‘We met by appointment, but both of us returned unwounded.’ Colonel Brandon to Elinor

20 marks 4 Who said this? Sir John Middleton, Edward Ferrars, Colonel Brandon, Elinor, Marianne, Lucy Steele, Willoughby. a ‘I could not be happy with a man who does not share all my feelings.’ Marianne b ‘He’s pleasant, and sociable, and has got the nicest little gundog I ever saw.’ Sir John Middleton c ‘At present – my time is not my own.’ Willoughby. d ‘I sincerely love Willoughby and find it painful to suspect his intentions.’ Elinor e ‘Money can only give happiness when there is nothing else to give it.’ Marianne f ‘We have been engaged for four years now.’ Lucy Steele g ‘She left to my care her little girl, Eliza.’ Colonel Brandon h ‘The vicar’s duties there are light.’ Colonel Brandon i ‘What a hard-hearted scoundrel I was.’ Willoughby. j ‘My brother is now married to Miss Lucy Steele.’ Edward Ferrars 20 marks 5 Who, in the story . . . Sir John Middleton, Colonel Brandon, Mrs John Dashwood, Lady Middleton, Edward Ferrars a . . . persuaded her husband not to keep a promise. Mrs John Dashwood b . . . loved shooting Sir John Middleton c . . . did not enjoy studying law? Edward Ferrars d . . . was the mother of some rather noisy children? Lady Middleton e . . . took care of his brother’s wife’s daughter? Colonel Brandon 20 marks

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Multiple-choice Test

Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen

Setting Choose the best answer. 1 The Dashwood family had owned Norland Park in _____ for many years. a [ ] Essex

b [ ] Sussex

c [ ] Exeter

d [ ] Somerset

2 As a sign of the old Mr Dashwood’s affection for the sisters, he left them _____. a [ ] his house

b [ ] his horses

c [ ] one thousand pounds each

d [ ] a cottage

3 The old man left his fortune to his nephew, Mr Henry Dashwood, to _____. a [ ] use during his life c [ ] give away

b [ ] buy a house

d [ ] spend as he wished

4 Mr Henry Dashwood outlived his uncle by _____. a [ ] many years

b [ ] five years

c [ ] one year

d [ ] ten years

5 John Dashwood promised his father he’d _____. a [ ] sell the house b [ ] make his father’s family comfortable c [ ] let the three sisters live in the house d [ ] give Mrs Dashwood some money 6 John Dashwood finally decided to offer Mrs Dashwood _____. a [ ] some money b [ ] the house c [ ] a carriage

d [ ] neighbourly assistance

7 Mrs Dashwood wanted to keep her daughters at Norland after _____ arrived. a [ ] Mrs John Dashwood c [ ] John Dashwood

b [ ] Edward Ferrars

d [ ] Robert Ferrars

8 Elinor thought many houses were _____. a [ ] were too large for their income

b [ ] were not large enough

c [ ] were not close enough to Norland

d [ ] did not have gardens

9 The family were offered a house by _____. a [ ] Mrs John Dashwood

b [ ] Edward Ferrars

c [ ] Sir John Middleton

d [ ] Mrs Jennings

10 The furniture was sent to Barton. Mainly sheets, plates, books, and a _____. Oxford Bookworms Library Sta g e 5

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a [ ] carriage and horses c [ ] piano of Elinor’s

b [ ] piano of Marianne’s d [ ] table

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Characters Choose the best answer. 11 Mrs John Dashwood arrived unexpectedly at Norland with _____. a [ ] all her furniture

b [ ] her husband

c [ ] her child and servants

d [ ] money

12 Elinor frequently acted as _____. a [ ] her mother’s adviser

b [ ] a mother

c [ ] mistress of the house

d [ ] head of the family

13 Elinor had a great deal of _____. a [ ] humour and honour c [ ] passion and praise

b [ ] intelligence and common sense d [ ] sorrow and taste

14 Marianne was like her mother because she _____. a [ ] had strong feelings c [ ] liked horses

b [ ] was always late

d [ ] was never sad

15 Margaret, _____, seemed likely to grow up without her sisters’ advantages. a [ ] an ugly girl of fourteen

b [ ] a sad girl of twelve

c [ ] a very intelligent girl of fifteen

d [ ] a pleasant girl of thirteen

16 Edward Ferrars was the son of a man who _____. a [ ] didn’t like his children c [ ] had died very rich

b [ ] didn’t have any money d [ ] had left his money to his sister

17 Mrs Jennings was a rather _____ lady. a [ ] vulgar old

b [ ] unhappy young

c [ ] sad old

d [ ] ugly young

18 Marianne and Margaret thought that _____ was an old bachelor. a [ ] Sir John Middleton c [ ] Colonel Brandon

b [ ] Edward Ferrars d [ ] Willoughby

19 Marianne met Willoughby when she fell _____. a [ ] off a horse

b [ ] in love

c [ ] down the hill

d [ ] over on ice

20 Willoughby had no house in Devonshire and stayed in Allenham with _____. a [ ] Mrs Smith

b [ ] Colonel Brandon

c [ ] Sir John Middleton

d [ ] Mrs Jennings

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Dialogue Who said this? 21 ‘… they will each have more than three thousand pounds on their mother’s death.’ a [ ] John Dashwood c [ ] Edward Ferrars

b [ ] Elinor d [ ] Henry Dashwood

22 ‘Dear Norland! I shall miss you all my life.’ a [ ] Elinor

b [ ] John Dashwood

c [ ] Marianne

d [ ] Margaret

23 ‘Brandon is just the kind of man whom everybody speaks well of, and nobody cares for.’ a [ ] Marianne

b [ ] Willoughby

c [ ] Elinor

d [ ] Mrs Dashwood

24 ‘I have no wish to be grand or important.’ a [ ] Willoughby b [ ] Edward Ferrars

c [ ] Elinor

d [ ] Brandon

25 ‘Edward. Is that your sister’s hair in the ring?’ a [ ] Elinor

b [ ] Lucy c [ ] Mrs Dashwood

d [ ] Marianne

26 ‘We have been engaged for four years now.’ a [ ] Lucy Steele

b [ ] Marianne

c [ ] Willoughby d [ ] Anne Steele

27 ‘Has no letter been left for me?’ a [ ] Willoughby b [ ] Brandon

c [ ] Elinor

d [ ] Marianne

28 ‘I only wish there were anything I could do which might be of comfort to you.’ a [ ] Marianne

b [ ] Mrs Jennings

c [ ] Willoughby

29 ‘I should have discovered his intentions earlier.’ a [ ] Elinor

b [ ] Mrs Dashwood

c [ ] Colonel Brandon

d [ ] Sir John Middleton

30 ‘My engagement to Lucy was certainly foolish,…’ a [ ] Edward Ferrars

b [ ] Willoughby

c [ ] Colonel Brandon

d [ ] Robert Ferrars

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Vocabulary Choose the best answer. 31 to surprise someone very much a [ ] deceive

b [ ] astonish

c [ ] attract

d [ ] spoil

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d [ ] Elinor

a [ ] mother-in-law

b [ ] stepmother

c [ ] bachelor

d [ ] mistress

33 a strong feeling or emotion, especially of love hate a [ ] passion

b [ ] praise

c [ ] sorrow

d [ ] affection

34 to suffer pain or unhappiness; to accept something unpleasant without complaint a [ ] bear

b [ ] deserve

c [ ] blush

d [ ] sob

35 a man who treats other people badly, especially by being dishonest or immoral a [ ] vicar

b [ ] bachelor

c [ ] rival

d [ ] scoundrel

36 money or property that you receive from someone when they die a [ ] infection

b [ ] honour

c [ ] inheritance

d [ ] gain

37 to think that someone or something is good or right a [ ] deserve

b [ ] approve

c [ ] respect

d [ ] praise

38 not looking at situations in a realistic way a [ ] romantic

b [ ] silly c [ ] coy

d [ ] fair

39 graceful and attractive in appearance a [ ] fair

b [ ] agitated

c [ ] vulgar

d [ ] elegant

40 strong and determined in attitude and behaviour a [ ] hospitable

b [ ] firm

c [ ] scoundrel d [ ] honour

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Plot Choose the best answer. 41 Just before his death, Henry Dashwood sent for his son and begged him to take care of _____. a [ ] the house c [ ] his dogs

b [ ] the servants d [ ] his stepmother and sisters

42 Mrs Dashwood took great pleasure in informing _____ that she had found a house. a [ ] her stepson and his wife c [ ] Elinor

b [ ] Mrs Jennings

d [ ] the servants

43 In Barton, the Dashwoods never imagined their days would be full of _____. a [ ] parties and excursions c [ ] singing and dancing

b [ ] shopping and visiting

d [ ] painting

44 Mrs Jennings discovered that Marianne and _____ had gone to Mrs Smith’s house. a [ ] Elinor

b [ ] Edward

c [ ] Colonel Brandon

d [ ] Willoughby

45 Willoughby told the Dashwoods that he had to leave Barton because _____. a [ ] his friends wanted him to

b [ ] Colonel Brandon said so

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d [ ] Marianne would not marry him

46 Marianne was disappointed that _____ behaviour towards Elinor was very unlike a lover’s. a [ ] Edward Ferrars’

b [ ] Willoughby’s

c [ ] Colonel Brandon’s

d [ ] Sir John’s

47 Sir John met the Miss Steeles _____ and invited them to stay at Barton Park. a [ ] at a dance

b [ ] in winter

c [ ] at Colonel Barton’s house

d [ ] on an excursion

48 Mrs Jennings heard that Marianne’s rival for Willoughby was _____. a [ ] an old friend

b [ ] a young woman with fifty thousand pounds a year

c [ ] a woman with no money d [ ] much older than him 49 Elinor found out the true story of Willoughby and Eliza from _____. a [ ] Colonel Brandon

b [ ] Marianne

c [ ] her mother

d [ ] Mrs Jennings

50 Elinor’s happiness was complete when _____. a [ ] her sister was to marry

b [ ] Edward expressed his love for her

c [ ] she returned to her mother

d [ ] she moved to her own house

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Sense and Sensibility 1 a

T

b

F

c

F

d

T

e

T

f

T

g

T

h

T

i

F

j

T

2 a

5

b

3

c

9

d

6

e

1

f

7

g

10

h

8

i

2

j

4

3 a

Mr John Dashwood, Mrs John Dashwood

b

Mrs Dashwood, Edward Ferrars

c

Elinor, Edward Ferrars

d

Marianne, Elinor

e

Colonel Brandon, Elinor

4 a

Marianne

b

Sir John Middleton

c

Willoughby

d

Elinor

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e

Marianne

f

Lucy Steele

g

Colonel Brandon

h

Colonel Brandon

i

Willoughby

j

Edward Ferrars

5 a

Mrs John Dashwood

b

Sir John Middleton

c

Edward Ferrars

d

Lady Middleton

e

Colonel Brandon

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Sense and Sensibility Setting 1

b

2

c

3

a

4

c

5

b

6

d

7

b

8

a

9

c

10

b

Characters 11

c

12

a

13

b

14

a

15

d

16

c

17

a

18

c

19

c

20

a

Dialogue 21

a

22

c

23

b

24

b

25

d

26

a

27

d

28

d

29

b

30

a

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Vocabulary 31

b

32

d

33

a

34

a

35

d

36

c

37

b

38

a

39

d

40

b

Plot 41

d

42

a

43

a

44

d

45

c

46

a

47

d

48

b

49

a

50

b

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