Prueba De The Bronte Story

Comprehension Test
The Brontë Story
Tim Vicary
1 Who were they? Match a number from A with a letter from B.
A
1 Aunt Branwell was ...
2 Branwell Brontë was ...
3 Arthur Nicholls was ...
4 Mrs Maria Brontë was ...
5 Ellis Bell ...
6 Heathcliff was ...
7 Monsieur Heger was ...
8 Mrs Robinson was ...
9 Mrs Gaskellwas ...
10 Keeper was ...
B
a ... the friend of Charlotte who wrote a book about her.
b ... Emily Brontë’s dog.
c ... the writer’s name used by Emily Brontë.
d ... the mother of Branwell’s pupil.
e ... the brother of the Brontë sisters.
f ... the mother of the Brontë sisters.
g ... Mrs Maria Brontë’s sister.
h ... a character in Wuthering Heights.
i ... thecurate who married Charlotte Brontë.
j ... the owner of a school in Brussels.
40 marks

2 Brontë books. Who wrote these: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Villette, Jane Eyre, Agnes Grey, Wuthering Heights.
a Charlotte Brontë wrote ............... and ...............
b Emily Brontë wrote ...............
c Anne Brontë wrote ............... and ...............
10 marks

3 Put thesesentences into the right order. Number them 1–5.
a Charlotte took me to see an eye doctor in Manchester.
b The girls wrote advertisements for their new school, and sent them to newspapers.
c Branwell came back from London two weeks later, his face white, his clothes dirty.
d Mr Nicholls stayed in his own room for three days.
e She was a small woman, mywife, and not very strong.
20 marks

4 Places in The Brontë Story. Match a number from A with a letter from B.
A
1 Charlotte and Emily studied French in ...
2 The young Brontë sisters wrote stories about a secret place called ...
3 The Brontë sisters lived with their father in the village of ...
4 Anne Brontë died and was buried in the seaside town of ...5 When Emily was six and Charlotte was eight, they joined their sisters at the school at ...
B
a ... Cowan Bridge.
b ... Brussels.
c ... Scarborough.
d ... Haworth.
e ... Gondal.
20 marks

5 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Patrick Brontë was born in Scotland.
b Patrick Brontë had one son and five daughters.
c His son wanted tobe a curate like him.
d Charlotte was the only one of the sisters who married.
e Charlotte was the last of the sisters to die.
10 marks Total marks


Multiple-choice Test
The Brontë Story
Tim Vicary

Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Patrick Brontë was the _____ at Haworth.
a [ ] rector b [ ] teacher c [ ] gardener d [ ] writer
2 At the start ofthe story, he was living in Haworth with _____.
a [ ] his wife and children b [ ] Charlotte’s husband and a servant
c [ ] his wife’s sister and servant d [ ] his wife and Anne
3 The Brontë family arrived in Haworth in _____.
a [ ] 1855 b [ ] 1820 c [ ] 1826 d [ ] 1821
4 Mrs Brontë told her husband that she _____ Haworth.
a [ ] hated b [ ] liked c[ ] wanted to leave d [ ] would die in
5 At the time of her death, they had _____ children.
a [ ] three b [ ] four c [ ] six d [ ] seven
6 Aunt Branwell and _____ helped the other children.
a [ ] Charlotte b [ ] Emily c [ ] Anne d [ ] the eldest daughter
7 Patrick sent his daughters to a school _____.
a [ ] the other side of the hills b [ ]in Haworth
c [ ] in York d [ ] near their home
8 Maria told her father that _____.
a [ ] the school was terrible b [ ] the beds were too cold
c [ ] she liked the schoolwork d [ ] the food was horrible
9 There _____ at the school.
a [ ] was a long Christmas holiday b [ ] were some holidays
c [ ] were lots of parties d [ ] were no Christmas...