Prueba El Fanatsma De Canterville

fantasmaa
Comprehension Test
The Canterville Ghost
Oscar Wilde
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a The Otis family were English.
b The ghost killed his wife.
c At first the ghost didn’t want any oil.
d One night Washington put on a suit of armour.
e The ghost was frightened of the ghost that the twins made.
f The ghost frightenedthe young Duke of Cheshire as the Horseman of Death.
g Virginia was afraid of the ghost.
h The ghost told his story to Virginia.
i Virginia helped the ghost.
j The ghost was at Canterville Chase at the end of the story.
20 marks

2 Put the following events in the right order. Number them 1-10.
a The Otis family moved to Canterville Chase.
bWashington cleaned the bloodstain.
c Mr Otis bought Canterville Chase.
d The ghost gave some jewels to Virginia.
e Virginia got married.
f Mr Otis gave the ghost some oil.
g Virginia talked to the ghost.
h The Otis family met Mrs Umney the housekeeper.
i The Otis family saw the bloodstain for the first time.
j The twins frightened theghost.
20 marks

3 Who said this? Who did they say it to? The ghost, Lord Canterville, Mr Otis,
Mrs Umney, Virginia, Washington.
a ‘Too many of my family have seen the ghost.’ ……………….. to ………………..
b ‘Pinkerton can clean anything!’ ……………….. to ………………..
c ‘Hold up your hands!’ ……………….. to ………………..
d ‘It is very wrong to kill anyone.’ ……………….. to ………………..
e ‘You are much nicer thanthe rest of your horrible family.’ ……………….. to ………………..
20 marks

4 Who, in the story . . . the ghost, Mrs Otis, the twins, his wife’s brothers, Mrs Umney, Virginia.
a . . . looked as English as any Englishwoman? ………………..
b . . . had long grey hair? ………………..
c . . . wanted more money? ………………..
d . . . made a ghost? ………………..
e . . . gave the ghost some stomach medecine?………………..
f . . . put a jug on top of a door? ………………..
g . . . went horse-riding? ………………..
h . . . killed Sir Simon? ………………..
i . . . prayed for the ghost? ………………..
j . . . got peace in the end? ………………..
20 marks

5 Fill in the gaps. Use these words: away, appear, bloodstain, dirty, fireplace, garden-syringe, jumped, library, frightened, stairs.
One night, the ghost decided to go to the....................….. to look at the ........................ out on him and frightened him. At the bottom of the ........................ . Washington was waiting for him with a big ........................ . The ghost escaped by going into the ........................ , so of course he got very ........................ . After that he didn’t ........................ for a very long time because hewas too ........................ . The Otis family thought that the ghost had gone ........................ .
20 marks

Total marks


Multiple-choice Test
The Canterville Ghost
Oscar Wilde

Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Mr Hiram B. Otis was an _____.
a [ ] English businessman b [ ] English lord
c [ ] American businessman d [ ] American builder
2 The Otisfamily bought Canterville _____.
a [ ] Castle b [ ] Chase c [ ] House d [ ] Palace
3 The family _____ ghosts.
a [ ] didn’t believe in b [ ] were afraid of c [ ] had experience of d [ ] really liked
4 The Canterville Ghost lived in the house for _____.
a [ ] 300 years b [ ] less than 300 years c [ ] 30 years d [ ] 3 years
5 When the familyfirst arrived at the house, _____.
a [ ] it became very hot b [ ] it started to snow
c [ ] storm clouds suddenly appeared d [ ] a strong wind started to blow
6 The blood on the floor was _____.
a [ ] Sir Simon de Canterville’s b [ ] Lord Canterville’s
c [ ] the Duchess of Bolton’s d [ ] Lady Eleanore de Canterville’s
7 Washington cleaned the...