The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
1 Put the following events in the right order. Number them 1–15.
a Tom and Huck see Injun Joe in the old house.
b Tom sits next to Becky.
c Tom’s friends paint the fence.
d Injun Joe is dead.
e Tom and his friends go into the cave.
f Tom is late for school.
g The boys go to Jackson’s Island.
h Tom and Becky get out of the cave.
i Tom and Huck go to the graveyard.
j The boys go to their funeral.
k Tom and Huck find the treasure.
l Tom sees Injun Joe in the cave.
m Tom and Huck dig for treasure on Cardiff Hill.
n Tom goes to Becky Thatcher’s picnic.
o Tom and Becky are lost.
2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F). Give evidence!!!
a Tom lived with his aunt.
b Huck went to school with Tom.
c Muff Potter killed Doctor Robinson.
d Injun Joe was a dangerous man.
e McDougal’s Cave was very big.
3 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Becky, Injun Joe, Muff Potter, Aunt Polly, the teacher, Tom.
a ‘What’s that in your pocket?’ ............... to ...............
b ‘I stopped to talk with Huckleberry Finn!’ ............... to ...............
c ‘You draw beautifully.’ ............... to ...............
d ‘Why did I drink all that whiskey tonight?’ ............... to ...............
e ‘We must stay here. Near this river.’ ............... to ...............
4 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences.
A
1 It was three miles to the old tree, …
2 They looked in all the rooms downstairs, …
3 There were holes in the floor, …
4 He took off his green hat – …
5 He moved two big stones from the floor, …
B
a … and then went upstairs.
b … and began to dig with his knife,
c … and then he took off his long white hair.
d … and through them the boys could see into the rooms downstairs.
e … and the boys arrived tired and hot.
5 Match the person with the description: Becky, Huck, Joe Harper, Injun Joe, Muff.
Add extra information about the characters.
a A boy who was always dirty. ...............
b A girl with blue eyes and long yellow hair. ...............
c A man with long black hair. ...............
d A friend of Tom and Huck. ...............
e Tom saves his life. ...............
Multiple-choice Test
Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Tom Sawyer lived with his _____.
a [ ] mother and father b [ ] mother and brother
c [ ] aunt and brother d [ ] aunt and sister
2 They lived _____.
a [ ] in St Petersburg b [ ] on Jackson Island c [ ] in Moscow d [ ] on a boat
3 The mothers didn’t like _____.
a [ ] Tom b [ ] Huckleberry Finn c [ ] Joe Harper d [ ] Tom’s brother
4 Tom _____ adventures.
a [ ] had lots of b [ ] didn’t have many c [ ] didn’t like d [ ] sometimes had
5 His friends _____ the fence.
a [ ] didn’t like painting b [ ] enjoyed painting c [ ] didn’t want to paint d [ ] broke
6 Huck had _____.
a [ ] a mother and a father b [ ] no mother c [ ] no father d [ ] no friends
7 His father drank _____ all the time.
a [ ] coffee b [ ] tea c [ ] whiskey d [ ] beer
8 Huck lived _____.
a [ ] on an island b [ ] in a big house c [ ] in a wood d [ ] in the streets
9 The boys in Tom’s class were _____ late for school.
a [ ] sometimes b [ ] never c [ ] always d [ ] often
10 Becky Thatcher was _____.
a [ ] Tom’s oldest friend b [ ] the girl in the house next to Tom’s
c [ ] the newest girl in Tom’s class d [ ] a horrible girl at school
20 marks
Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Tom was very _____.
a [ ] unhappy b [ ] stupid c [ ] intelligent d [ ] famous
12 Huck _____.
a [ ] never went to school b [ ] sometimes went to school
c [ ] was always late for school d [ ] was a good student
13 Tom and his friends _____.
a [ ] didn’t like Huck b [ ] liked Huck a lot
c [ ] were horrible to Huck d [ ] never played with Huck
14 Becky Thatcher had _____.
a [ ] brown eyes and long brown hair b [ ] blue eyes and long yellow hair
c [ ] green eyes and short yellow hair d [ ] blue eyes and short brown hair
15 Tom was very good at _____.
a [ ] maths b [ ] singing c [ ] writing stories d [ ] drawing
16 Doctor Robinson was _____.
a [ ] a graverobber b [ ] the best doctor in St Petersburg
c [ ] Aunt Polly’s doctor d [ ] the poorest doctor in St Petersburg
17 Tom and Huck _____ money.
a [ ] spent too much b [ ] stole a lot of
c [ ] gave away a lot of d [ ] liked looking for
18 They _____ Injun Joe.
a [ ] weren’t afraid of b [ ] didn’t know c [ ] were afraid of d [ ] liked
19 The old Spaniard was really_____.
a [ ] Aunt Polly b [ ] Injun Joe c [ ] Muff Potter d [ ] Mr Thatcher
20 Huck didn’t know that Tom and Becky were lost because he _____.
a [ ] was very ill b [ ] went to Jackson Island c [ ] ran away d [ ] was on holiday
Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21 ‘Where is that boy? When I find him, I’m going to…’
a [ ] Injun Joe b [ ] Aunt Polly c [ ] Huckleberry Finn d [ ] Muff Potter
22 ‘A dead cat can call ghosts out of their graves.’
a [ ] Becky Thatcher b [ ] Tom Sawyer c [ ] Injun Joe d [ ] Huckleberry Finn
23 ‘Now, Tom Sawyer, you go and sit with the girls!’
a [ ] the judge b [ ] the teacher c [ ] Mr Thatcher d [ ] Mrs Douglas
24 ‘You draw beautifully. I can’t draw pictures.’
a [ ] Huck Finn b [ ] Joe Harper c [ ] Becky Thatcher d [ ] Aunt Polly
25 ‘I gave you the money this morning. I’m not giving you any more!’
a [ ] Doctor Robinson b [ ] Muff Potter c [ ] Injun Joe d [ ] Tom
26 ‘Let’s run away. Let’s go and live on Jackson Island.’
a [ ] Muff Potter b [ ] Injun Joe c [ ] Tom d [ ] Becky
27 ‘Thomas Sawyer, where were you on the seventeenth of June, at the hour of midnight?’
a [ ] the teacher b [ ] Aunt Polly c [ ] Huck Finn d [ ] the judge
28 ‘Let’s put it under the cross – nobody goes there.’
a [ ] Injun Joe b [ ] Tom c [ ] Aunt Polly d [ ] Huck Finn
29 ‘But how can they find us, in these hundreds of tunnels?
a [ ] Tom b [ ] Becky c [ ] Muff Potter d [ ] Mr Thatcher
30 ‘I went to the end of my string, and suddenly, I could see daylight!’
a [ ] Tom b [ ] Injun Joe c [ ] Becky d [ ] Joe Harper
Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 a line of wooden posts around land
a [ ] window b [ ] fence c [ ] brush d [ ] garden
32 a place for dead people
a [ ] picnic b [ ] court c [ ] island d [ ] graveyard
33 a large hole in a hill or under the ground
a [ ] cave b [ ] grave c [ ] jail d [ ] bat
34 to move earth with your hands or an object
a [ ] carry b [ ] dig c [ ] dirt d [ ] jump
35 to take from a person or building something that is not yours
a [ ] kill b [ ] rob c [ ] fight d [ ] find
36 a passage under the ground
a [ ] box b [ ] string c [ ] floor d [ ] tunnel
37 to die under water
a [ ] fight b [ ] bath c [ ] drown d [ ] hit
38 a lot of money, gold, silver, jewels, etc.
a [ ] trial b [ ] island c [ ] treasure d [ ] idea
39 a mark like X
a [ ] tick b [ ] cross c [ ] stop d [ ] cut
40 to talk very quietly
a [ ] cry b [ ] shout c [ ] whisper d [ ] laugh
20 marks
Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 Tom told his teacher he spoke to Huckleberry Finn because _____.
a [ ] he wanted to sit next to the new girl b [ ] his teacher liked Huck
c [ ] it wasn’t true d [ ] Huck was famous
42 When Tom and Huck went to the graveyard, they saw three _____.
a [ ] ghosts b [ ] dead cats c [ ] bats d [ ] graverobbers
43 Injun Joe _____.
a [ ] killed the doctor b [ ] didn’t kill the doctor
c [ ] killed Muff Potter d [ ] killed Tom
44 _____ went to Jackson Island.
a [ ] Tom, Huck and Becky b [ ] Tom, Sid and Joe Harper
c [ ] Tom, Huck and Joe Harper d [ ] Injun Joe, Muff Potter and Huck
45 When they didn’t come back, everybody thought they were _____.
a [ ] on holiday b [ ] dead c [ ] at school d [ ] ill
46 Tom told the judge that _____ .
a [ ] Muff Potter killed Injun Joe b [ ] the doctor killed Injun Joe
c [ ] Injun Joe killed the doctor d [ ] Muff Potter killed the doctor
47 Injun Joe found a box with _____ in the old house.
a [ ] twenty dollars b [ ] six hundred dollars
c [ ] some old clothes d [ ] thousands of dollars
48 Tom and Becky got lost _____.
a [ ] in the old house b [ ] on the island c [ ] in the tunnels d [ ] at the school
49 Injun Joe couldn’t get out of the cave because of _____.
a [ ] the big doors b [ ] the big trees c [ ] the big men d [ ] the big ghosts
50 Tom and Huck became very rich because
they _____.
a [ ] opened a shop b [ ] sold Aunt Polly’s house
c [ ] found the treasure d [ ] sold the treasure
................
................
In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.
To fulfill the demand for quickly locating and searching documents.
It is intelligent file search solution for home and business.
Related download
- the adventures of huckleberry finn reading guide
- reading 6b 2nd ed lesson plan overview
- mrs matsalia s class home
- name date
- exploring the american dream romanticism
- the adventures of huckleberry finn projects
- fayette high school
- alan reinstein
- franklin county community school corporation
- the adventures of tom sawyer
Related searches
- the adventures of tom sawyer summary chapter
- the adventures of tom sawyer summary book
- the adventures of tom sawyer chapter summaries
- the adventures of tom sawyer analysis
- the adventures of tom sawyer plot
- the adventures of tom sawyer book
- the adventures of tom sawyer movie
- the adventures of tom sawyer chapters
- the adventures of tom sawyer author
- the adventures of tom sawyer characters
- the adventures of tom sawyer online text
- the adventures of tom sawyer pdf