The Importance of Being Earnest TEST

Comprehension Test 

The Importance Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde 1 Are Are these these senten sentences ces true true (T) (T) or false false (F)? (F)?

a

Gwendolen is Algernon’s sister. siste r.

 b

Miss Prism teaches Cecily.

c

Jack’s brother Ernest died in London.

d

Gwendolen likes a lot of sugar in her tea.

e

Algernon and Jack both ask r Chasuble to christen them.

f 

Miss Prism lost a baby.

g

Algernon is Jack’s cousin.

h

Mr Cardew found Jack in a handbag.

i

Gwendolen lo!es the name Ernest.

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Jack’s real name is Ernest. 20 marks

2 ut these these sentences sentences in the right right order order! "um#er them 1$1%! 1$1%!

a

Algernon !isits Jack’s country house and meets Cecily.

 b

Jack asks Gwendolen to marry him.

c

Cecily tells Algernon that they are already engaged.

d

Miss Prism tells the true story of the handbag.

e

Algernon disco!ers that Jack is a secret #unburyist.

f 

Jack disco!ers his real name.

g

Lady #racknell a$$ro!es the marriage of Algernon and Cecily.

h

Cecily and Gwendolen meet.

i

Lady #racknell and Gwendolen come to tea with Algernon.

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Lady #racknell disco!ers that Jack was found in a handbag. 20 marks

& Wh Who o sai said d this this? ? Algernon, Jack, Gwendolen, Gwendolen, Lady Bracknell, Bracknell, Miss Prism, Prism, Cecily

a %&oung %&oung women women are green.’ green.’ '''''  b %Mother( ) am engaged engaged to Mr *orthing.’' *orthing.’''''' '''' c %+o when when did did we we get engaged engaged,’ ,’ ''''' d %Cecily %Cecily( )’ll )’ll wait for you-’ you-’ ''''' Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 2 1

e %) $ut the book in the $ram( and ) $ut the baby in the bag.’ ''''' f %My dearest daughter cannot $ossibly marry something from a station cloakroom.’ ''''' g %#efore you can marry her( you must e$lain about Cecily.’ ''''' h %+ome aunts are tall( some are not.’ ''''' i %Losing both is a little careless( is it not,’ .'''''  " %)’d like to meet that terrible young brother of his.’ ''''' 20 marks

' Who in the pla ? Jack, Algernon, Lady Bracknell, Cecily, Miss Prism

a ... $uts a lot of sugar in Gwendolen’s tea,'''''  b ... lost a handbag, ''''' c ... $retends to ha!e a friend called #unbury,''''' d ... wrote a no!el, ''''' e ... was ado$ted by Mr Cardew, ''''' f ... is Algernon’s older brother, ''''' g ... has lost both $arents, ''''' h ... has a daughter called Gwendolen,''''' i ... li!es in her uncle’s house in the country,'''''  " ... $retends to be Jack’s brother, ''''' 20 marks

* Fill in the gaps! +se these ,ords-  Bunbury, ill, interested, kill, kill, country, Cecily, brother,  pretends, pretends

Jack *orthing li!es in the /a0 '''''( and he /b0 ''''' to ha!e a terrible /c0 ''''' called Ernest. 1e can come to London to !isit him when he wants. Algernon /d0 ''''' to ha!e a friend called /e0 ''''' . 2his friend is often /f0 '''''( and Algernon has to !isit him. #oth these $eo$le are useful( but in the end they decide to /g0 ''''' them. Jack has to /h0 '''''. Ernest because /i0 ''''' is getting too /"0 ''''' in him. 20 marks

Total marks

Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 2 2

 Multiplechoice Test 

The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde

Setting  .hoose the #est ans,er!

3 Algernon’s flat is in 44444. a 5 6 London

b 5 6 7ford

c 5 6 Cambridge

d 5 6 *orthing

8 Jack and Algernon are both interested in 44444. a 5 6 gardening

b 5 6 s$ort

c 5 6 $leasure

d 5 6 hel$ing $oor $eo$le

9 Last week( Jack left 44444 at Algernon’s flat. a 5 6 a bag

b 5 6 a cigarette case

c 5 6 an umbrella

d 5 6 a hat

: At the flat( Lady #racknell wants to eat 44444 sandwiches. a 5 6 tomato

b 5 6 salad

c 5 6 cheese

d 5 6 cucumber 

; *hen Jack was a baby somebody left him in the 44444 at Algernon has a %friend’ called #unbury 44444. a 5 6 in the net flat

b 5 6 in the country

c 5 6 in London

d 5 6 in Paris

? Jack has a big house 44444. a 5 6 near Cecily and Gwendolen both like the name 44444. a 5 6 Augusta

b 5 6 Algernon

c 5 6 Jack

d 5 6 Ernest

3? *hen Algernon is unha$$y he always 44444. a 5 6 sings

b 5 6 cries

c 5 6 eats

d 5 6 slee$s

3@ r Chasuble is a 44444. a 5 6 ser!ant

b 5 6 !icar

c 5 6 friend of Jack’s

d 5 6 dentist

8 At the end( Jack learns that he is the son of 44444. a 5 6 Miss Prism

b 5 6 r Chasuble

c 5 6 Lady #racknell’s sister

d 5 6 Merriman

20 marks

 Dialogue Who said or ,rote this?

83 %)’m in lo!e with Gwendolen.’ a 5 6 Jack

b 5 6 Algernon

c 5 6 Merriman

d 5 6 r Chasuble

88 %2here were no cucumbers at the market today( sir. ) went there twice(’ a 5 6 Jack

b 5 6 Algernon

c 5 6 Lane

d 5 6 r Chasuble

89 %My dearest daughter cannot $ossibly marry something from a station cloakroom-’ a 5 6 Miss Prism

b 5 6 Lady #racknell

c 5 6 Gwendolen

d 5 6 r Chasuble

8: %) once wrote a no!el in my younger days.’ a 5 6 Jack

b 5 6 Algernon

c 5 6 Miss Prism

5 6 Lane

8; %My only business is en"oying myself( and )’m en"oying myself !ery much here. Cecily is a sweet little thing.’ a 5 6 Jack

b 5 6 Lane

c 5 6 Merriman

d 5 6 Algernon

8= %7h no( ) couldn’t lo!e a man called Algernon.’ a 5 6 Cecily

b 5 6 Miss Prism

c 5 6 Lady #racknell

8> %My tea is full of sugar-’ Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 2 4

d 5 6 Gwendolen

a 5 6 Miss Prism

b 5 6 Jack

c 5 6 Gwendolen

d 5 6 r Chasuble

8? %A hundred and thirty thousand $ounds- ow that ) look at Miss Cardew again( ) find her a !ery sweet young lady.’ a 5 6 Jack

b 5 6 Lady #racknell

c 5 6 Miss Prism

d 5 6 Algernon

8@ %#ut both these young men ha!e asked me to christen them immediately-’ a 5 6 Jack

b 5 6 Algernon

c 5 6 Merriman

d 5 6 r Chasuble

9 %) knew that ) had a brother- ) always said that ) had a brother-’ a 5 6 Jack

b 5 6 Algernon

c 5 6 Cecily

d 5 6 Gwendolen

20 marks

Vocabulary .hoose the #est ans,er!

93 when somebody or something is !ery bad a 5 6 ha$$y

b 5 6 beautiful

c 5 6 wicked

d 5 6 wonderful

98 when two $eo$le ha!e agreed to get married in the future a 5 6 engaged

b 5 6 immediate

c 5 6 careful

d 5 6 comfortable

99 a man who comes from a good family a 5 6 uncle

b 5 6 lady

c 5 6 !icar

d 5 6 gentleman

9: when a $erson is hardworking and serious a 5 6 laDy

b 5 6 earnest

c 5 6 funny

d 5 6 wild

9; the child of your uncle or aunt a 5 6 cousin

b 5 6 brother

c 5 6 sister

d 5 6 father 

9= when you try to make $eo$le belie!e something that is not true a 5 6 $lay

b 5 6 $refer

c 5 6 $retend

d 5 6 $lan

9> a small cart for a baby you can $ush the baby around in this a 5 6 car

b 5 6 bed

c 5 6 bike

d 5 6 $ram

9? a book that tells a story about $eo$le and things that are not real a 5 6 magaDine

b 5 6 dictionary

c 5 6 no!el

d 5 6 news$a$er 

9@ someone who works for another $erson in their house a 5 6 ser!ant

b 5 6 doctor

c 5 6 teacher

d 5 6 manager 

: to gi!e a name to a $erson in church this is usually for a baby a 5 6 engage

b 5 6 christen

c 5 6 marry

d 5 6 $ray

20 marks

Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 2 5

 Plot  .hoose the #est ans,er!

:3 Algernon asks Jack about the name 44444 on the inside of the cigarette case. a 5 6 Gwendolen

b 5 6 Cecily

c 5 6 Mary

d 5 6 Augusta

:8 Algernon decides to go to Jack’s house in the country because he wants to meet 44444. a 5 6 r Chasuble

b 5 6 Miss Prism

c 5 6 Cecily Cardew

d 5 6 Gwendolen Bairfa

:9 Algernon secretly writes Jack’s address 44444. a 5 6 on some $a$er

b 5 6 in his diary

c 5 6 in his cigarette case

d 5 6 on his hand

:: Jack is !ery 44444 when Algernon arri!es at his house. a 5 6 ha$$y

b 5 6 angry

c 5 6 hungry

d 5 6 busy

:; Cecily and Gwendolen both think they are engaged to Jack’s 44444( Ernest. a 5 6 friend

b 5 6 uncle

c 5 6 son

d 5 6 brother 

:= Cecily and Gwendolen are both unha$$y when they learn about the 44444 of Jack and Algernon. a 5 6 first name

b 5 6 family name

c 5 6 mother

d 5 6 father 

:> Lady #racknell is interested in Algernon marrying 44444 young women. a 5 6 an intelligent

b 5 6 a beautiful

c 5 6 a nice

d 5 6 a rich

:? 2wentyFeight years ago( Miss Prism left Lady #racknell’s house with 44444. a 5 6 a $ram

b 5 6 a dog

c 5 6 a cigarette case

d 5 6 some money

:@ Jack learns his name is really 44444. a 5 6 Algernon

b 5 6 Ernest

c 5 6 7scar

d 5 6 Alfred

; At the end( e!erybody is 44444. a 5 6 angry

b 5 6 unha$$y

c 5 6 ha$$y

d 5 6 afraid

20 marks

Total marks

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