Examen Ingles

Comprehension Test
Dublin People – Short Stories
Maeve Binchy

1 Match the following words with the correct story: bedsitter, commission, sober, kidnap, landlord, champagne, booze, concert, breadwinner, flatmate.
Flat in Ringsend


Murmurs in Montrose


20 marks

2 What did Phyllis do with the burnt sausages?

10 marks

3 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a WhenJo arrived at the flat there were already three girls living there.
b Jo had found a job working in a post office.
c Pauline was a punk with green hair.
d Jack Moore collected his brother from the nursing home.
e Emma prepared a special dinner for Gerry’s return.
f Emma moved the alcoholic drinks to a different place in the house.
g Before he starteddrinking Gerry had worked for an advertising company.
h Gerry found it very easy to start his work again.
i Gerry only drank one glass of champagne at the wedding.
j Emma decided to leave Gerry immediately.
20 marks

4 Why was Jack Moore unhappy that Gerry had returned home?



20 marks

5 Why do you think Emma decided to leave Gerry?



10 marks

6 Answer either aor b.
a Imagine you are Jo. Write a letter to someone in your family or a friend in the country. Describe your first week in your new flat.

b Imagine you are Emma. You have left Gerry and you are now living in London. Write a letter to Gerry explaining why you have gone.














20 marks

Total marks

Multiple-choice Test
Dublin People – Short Stories
MaeveBinchy

Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 When Jo was younger she came to Dublin _____.
a [ ] once b [ ] only a few times c [ ] every month d [ ] every week
2 Jo comes from _____.
a [ ] a small remote town in Ireland b [ ] a large city in Ireland
c [ ] a little town very close to Dublin d [ ] a small town in England
3 Jo gets a job at the _____.
a [ ] CentralPolice Station b [ ] Central Station
c [ ] General Hospital d [ ] General Post Office
4 At first, Jo stays in a _____.
a [ ] friend’s house b [ ] modern hotel c [ ] hostel run by nuns d [ ] flat
5 One night, Jo goes out to _____, on her own.
a [ ] a pub b [ ] a restaurant c [ ] the cinema d [ ] the theatre
6 Gerry Moore has been in _____.
a [ ] prisonb [ ] hospital c [ ] the army d [ ] a nursing home
7 Gerry Moore has a problem with _____.
a [ ] smoking b [ ] drinking alcohol c [ ] eating d [ ] gambling
8 Gerry Moore comes home _____.
a [ ] on the train b [ ] in his wife’s car c [ ] on the bus d [ ] in a taxi
9 Gerry’s wife, Emma, works as a _____.
a [ ] teacher b [ ] nurse c [ ]photographer d [ ] secretary
10 In the past, Gerry often went to _____.
a [ ] pubs and bars b [ ] restaurants and cafes
c [ ] galleries and museums d [ ] shops and markets
20 marks


Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Jo is _____ girl who always wants to please other people.
a [ ] an anxious b [ ] a confident c [ ] a strange d [ ] an ugly
12 _____ likes paintingpeople’s names on things.
a [ ] Jo b [ ] Sister Mary c [ ] Nessa d [ ] Jacinta
13 Pauline always wears _____ clothes.
a [ ] old b [ ] American c [ ] thick d [ ] punk
14 Gerry and Christy are both very _____ when they meet Jo.
a [ ] unhappy b [ ] drunk c [ ] cold d [ ] serious
15 Mickey is a _____ who helps Jo to think clearly about her problem.
a [] guard or policeman b [ ] taxi driver c [ ] singer d [ ] post office worker
16 Gerry Moore once had a good job as a _____.
a [ ] lawyer b [ ] writer for TV c [ ] radio presenter d [ ] photographer
17 Emma Moore is _____ to her husband.
a [ ] cool and unfriendly b [ ] angry and violent
c [ ] kind and helpful d [ ] polite but cold
18 _____ wants the...