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Comprehension Test
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome K. Jerome
1 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences.
A
1 The people in the maze were angry with Harris ...
2 George said it was most exciting to let girls tow your boat ...
3 The three men decided to go home early ...
4 Five different men said that they caught the fish ...
5One morning George got up very early ...
B
a ... because his watch stopped the night before.
b ... but then they discovered that it wasn’t real.
c ... because he had no idea how to find the exit.
d ... because it rained for two days.
e ... because there were always problems.
20 marks

2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a George worked in a bank in the city.b They decided to sleep in hotels every night.
c They packed the clothes and food very quickly.
d On Saturday morning they left very late.
e Montmorency lost himself in the maze at Hampton Court Palace.
f They had problems putting the cover on the boat.
g It was very easy to open the tin of fruit.
h Montmorency wasn’t afraid of the cat.
iHarris was attacked by thirty-two swans.
j When they arrived in London they went immediately to a restaurant.
20 marks

3 Is Montmorency usually afraid of cats?




10 marks

4 Fill in the gaps using: but, when, after, however, if.
............... they left Oxford it started to rain, ............... everyone agreed they should continue the trip. ............... whenthey arrived in Pangbourne they started to think again. ............... they took a train they could spend the evening in London. ............... they had left the boat in a boathouse they went to the station.
10 marks

5 During the holiday the three friends have many problems. List five things which go wrong.
a ..............................
b ..............................
c..............................
d ..............................
e ..............................
10 marks

6 Imagine you are one of the three friends. Write a short letter to another friend describing the most exciting parts of the trip.
















30 marks

Total marks


Multiple-choice Test
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome K. Jerome

Setting
Choose the best answer.1 The three men often talk about their _____.
a [ ] jobs b [ ] health c [ ] money d [ ] girlfriends
2 When J. was a boy, he believed he had a bad _____.
a [ ] stomach b [ ] foot c [ ] heart d [ ] arm
3 The three men decide to have a holiday _____.
a [ ] at sea b [ ] on the beach c [ ] in a hot country d [ ] on the river
4 They decide tosleep in hotels _____.
a [ ] on rainy nights b [ ] on fine nights c [ ] every night d [ ] at the weekend
5 They take a _____ with them on their trip.
a [ ] cat b [ ] dog c [ ] rat d [ ] bird
6 _____ believes he is very good at packing.
a [ ] Harris b [ ] George c [ ] Montmorency d [ ] J.
7 While they are packing, Montmorency attacks the_____.
a [ ] boots b [ ] plates c [ ] oranges d [ ] tins
8 As well as food, they take a bottle of _____ with them.
a [ ] whisky b [ ] fruit juice c [ ] beer d [ ] wine
9 They finish packing at about _____.
a [ ] one o’clock in the morning b [ ] four
o’clock in the afternoon c [ ] seven o’clock in the evening d [ ] eleven o’clock at night10 On the first morning of their trip, they have to wait a long time for _____.
a [ ] a train b [ ] a taxi c [ ] a boat d [ ] an aeroplane
20 marks


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Choose the best answer.
11 When J. was a boy, he was _____.
a [ ] lazy b [ ] hardworking c [ ] clever d [ ] unhealthy
12 George works at _____.
a [ ] a hospital b [ ] a shop c...