Alice in Wonderland". Сборник заданий для уроков домашнего чтения в 5 классе.
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Alice in Wonderland

Fill in the gaps:

1. Alice was sitting on the grass by her  ___________   who was reading a book.  

2. Alice jumped to her ___________ and started after the Rabbit.

3. She found a small cake with the words  "________  me".

4. Suddenly she noticed that a ____________  was swimming in front of her. "How did the __________ fall into the lake of tears?" thought Alice.

5. Alice put her  hand into her pocket and found some ___________  there. She  gave them as prizes to the birds and animals.

6.  Alice liked her __________ so much that she was always ready to speak about  Dinah.

7. She saw a large mushroom in front of her. A blue _______________ was sitting on it.

8. Alice's __________ was very long now. When she looked down she couldn't see her body.

9. The Frog-servant and the Fish-servant looked so ____________  , that Alice began to laugh.

10. When Alice looked at the child she saw that it was a little _______.

11. Now Alice could see in the air only the Cheshire Cat's _________.

12.  Alice saw a white wall in front of her. There was a large _______ on it.

13.  Poor Alice didn't want to listen to ______________, but she said politely "Thank you" and sat down.

14.  The gardeners were painting the white roses _________ .

15. The players had flamingoes in their hands and they hit the _________________ with the heads of the flamingoes.

16. Every minute the Queen shouted: "Off with his __________".

17. Alice was in  a ___________________ for the first time. But she knew all about trials from books.

18. "Who will be the next witness?"  thought Alice. Suddenly the White Rabbit cried out the name: "___________!"

19. Rule 42:  All people who are very high cannot stay in the courtroom.They must go _____ .

20. Suddenly she heard her  sister's ___________ .  "Wake up, Alice, dear!"

21. "Oh, what a funny ___________," said Alice.

Keys:  1) sister 2) feet 3) eat 4)mouse   5)sweets   6)cat 7)caterpillar 8) neck  9) funny 10)pi  11) grin 12)egg 13)poetry  14)red 15)hedgehogs 16) head 17)courtroom 18)Alice  19)away  20)voice  21)dream.

True,  False or  Not Stated ?

1.  Alice didn't like  books without pictures.

2. Suddenly a grey rabbit with pink eyes ran past her.

3. The rabbit could talk.

4. Alice  jumped into the rabbit-hole.

5. The rabbit-hole was too wide for Alice.

6.  Alice drank something from the bottle which she found on the table.

7.  The lake of tears was very deep.

8.  Alice saw a pretty little house. On its door she saw the name "R.Rabbit".

9.  Alice met a large blue Caterpillar.

10. The Caterpillar  was lazy.

11. Alice thought that the 2 servants were very silly and began to laugh.

12. Humpty Dumpty looked like a large egg.

13. Alice liked playing croquet.

14.  Alice had to say that the Queen played very well.

15. Alice thought that it was salt that made the Duchess angry.        

16. Alice considered the Cheshire Cat  to be her  friend.

17. When the trial began, the White Rabbit read the accusation.

18. When Alice opened her eyes, she was lying on the sofa in her house.

19. Alice was glad to wake up.

Keys:     1) T   2)  F   3) T   4)T    5)NS    6)T    7)NS   8)F    9)T    10)NS   11)F   12)T    13)F    14)T    15)F    16)T  17)T   18)F    19)NS.

Put the sentences in the right order.

1.  There was  a large lake around her.

2. Suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran past her.

3.  Then she saw a large mushroom in front of her. A large blue caterpillar was sitting on it.

4. Poor Alice didn’t want to listen to poetry bur she said to Humpty Dumpty “Thank you” and sat down.

5. She was falling very slowly, so she had time to think, and look about.

6. Alice was in the courtroom  for the first time. But she knew all about trials from books.

7.  Alice was sitting on the grass by her sister who was reading a book.

8.  It was time to get out of the lake because now it was full of birds and animals.

9. Alice was in a beautiful garden at last. Three gardeners were painting white roses red.

10. She was in a very large room now. There were many doors in it.

11.  Alice thought that the 2 servants were funny and began to laugh.

12.  All the cards began to run from one end of the croquet-ground to the other and back.

13.  Alice got angry and woke up.

Keys:  7,  2,  5,  10,  1,  8,  3,  11,  4,  9,  12,  6,  13.

Check up your comprehension of the story choosing the right variant:

1)        Alice was sitting on the grass by her sister who was:

           a)  Dancing              b) drawing                  c) reading  a book                 d) sleeping

2)        Suddenly she saw

           a)A white frog            b) a white fox            c) a white rabbit                 d) a  white bear

3)        Alice

           a)ran after it             b)  continued reading     c) went away                   d)  fell asleep

4)        When she found herself in a very large room, she took the bottle and saw the words  

           a)DRINK ME    b)  TAKE ME    c) THROW ME AWAY    d)  DON’T TOUCH ME

5)        Alice couldn’t get through the door because

           a)she had lost the key           b) she was too big                     c) she  couldn’t find the key

6)        When she noticed that something was swimming in front of her, she understood that it was

           a)A crocodile              b)  a white rabbit              c)  a snake                d)   a little mouse

7)        She gave  ….. to the birds and animals as prizes

           a)Books                   b)  sweets                             c) toys                   d)   bananas

8)        The Rabbit was looking for his

           a)Umbrella               b)  gloves                             c)  fan                        c) gloves and fan

9)        Tнe Rabbit called Alice

           a) ANN                b) Poor girl                         c)  Mary                             d) Mary Ann

10)        A large ….. was sitting on  the mushroom.

           a)Serpent            b)  fly                                 c)  caterpillar                   d)  rabbit

11)        When Alice’s neck became very long, she couldn’t see

           a) Her feet               b)  her head                c)   her arms                       d) her body

12)        “I like to play ….. very much.  But I don’t know the Queen” – said Alice.

           a)Football                 b)  tennis                    c) baseball                         d)  croquet

13)         Alice saw a large  ….  on the wall

           a)Egg                        b)  frog                        c)  caterpillar                    d)   serpent

14)        Alice…

           a)Wanted to listen to poetry     b) didn’t want to listen to poetry    c) didn’t know what she wanted

15)        Alice thought that the end of the poem

           a)Was funny               b) was  interesting                    c)  was sad                         d) was silly

16)        Humpty Dumpty…

           a)Wanted to  meet Alice again            b)  didn’t want to meet her again             c) went away  

17)    When Alice got into the beautiful garden she saw three gardeners

           a) sitting under the tree       b) painting roses          c) playing croquet            d) running away

18)   The three gardeners were afraid of

           a) the Queen                        b) the Duchess                 c)  Alice                      d) the White Rabbit

19)     ……  tried to steal the Queen’s tarts.

           a) Alice                   b) the Knave of Hearts       c)   the Duchess                     d)  the King

20)     Alice woke up ..

           a) in the courtroom            b)  at home          c) on the grass under  a tree     d) in a small dark room.

Find out in the text whose words are these:

1. “What’s the use of a book without pictures in it?”
2. “Am I falling through the earth?”
3. “Oh, the Duchess, the Duchess, she will be so angry with me!”
4. “My tale is long and sad”.
5. “Marry Ann, what are you doing here?”
6. “I’m not a serpent!”
7. “Why do you call me an egg? I don’t like it!”
8. “I don’t want to meet you again. I don’t like your face. You have the same face as everybody has”.
9. “Off with their heads!”
10. “It’s one of my friends – a Cheshire Cat”.
11. “Who’s making  a noise in the courtroom?”
12.  “I’m not a mile high!”
13.  “You’re only a card from a pack!”
14. “Wake up, Alice, dear!”

Keys:

Alice   1,  2,  6,  10,  12,  13

The White Rabbit   3,  5

The Mouse    4

Humpty Dumpty   7, 8

The Queen   9, 11

Alice’s sister   15

Find English equivalents to the following expressions relating to  appearance, character, feelings and emotions:

1. Мне так жаль (1)
2. Уменьшаться (2)
3. Мои бедные маленькие ножки! (3)
4. Рассердиться на кого-либо (3)
5. Испугать кого-либо (3)
6. Я такая глупая!  (4)
7. Она такая симпатичная! (4)
8. Озябнуть  (5)
9. Сказать что-либо сердитым голосом (6)
10. Принять кого-то за другого (6)
11. Eй было очень жарко и она устала. (6)
12. Оставаться такого роста, как сейчас (букв. Такой большой) (7)
13. Очень длинная шея (8)
14. Выглядеть смешно (9)
15. Круглое лицо (9)
16. Тем же тоном (9)
17. Она улыбалась во весь рот (от уха до уха) (9)
18. Это очень глупо с моей стороны. (10)
19. Они не выглядят красивее. (11)
20. Лицо ее побагровело (12)
21. Как поживаешь? (13)
22. Она мне не нравится (13)
23. Алиса была очень вежливая (14).
24. Я так рада! (15)
25. Ростом выше мили (16)

Keys:  

1. I’m so sorry
2. To grow smaller
3. My poor little feet!
4. To be angry with smb
5. To frighten smb
6. I’m so silly!
7. She is so pretty!
8. To be cold
9. To say smth in an angry tone
10. To take smb for someone else
11. She was very hot and tired.
12. To stay as big as you are now.
13. A very long neck.
14. To look funny
15. A round face
16. In the same tone
17. She was grinning from ear to ear
18. It’s very stupid of me.
19. They don’t like nicer.
20. Her face grew red.
21. Ноw are you?
22. I don’t like her.
23. Alice was very polite.
24. I’m so glad.
25. More than a mile high

Rewrite the sentences, putting the words in the right order:

1.  a    she    little        found    on       bottle      table.
2. first       at      thought     that   she     was     crocodile     it.
3. began     Alice      to    again       cry.
4. the    looking      White       for     Rabbit     was     something.
5. saw      a       mushroom    large   she    front   of     in   her.
6. her     feet    couldn’t     she    see    now.
7. baby     the      to     like    grunt    began    pig    a.
8. at      she    last     in     a   garden    was beautiful.
9. were    they    the   roses  white   red   painting.
10.  funny    was    it   a   very  croquet-ground.
11.  the    had    in   flamingoes    players   their    hands.
12.   to   cat’s   disappear    head   the    began.
13.   don’t   talk   why    you   me   to  ?
14.   sitting   the   King   the    and   Queen    were   throne   on   their.
15.   will   who   the   be   witness   next ?
16.   was    she   under   lying    on   grass   the  tree  a.
17.  it    a      dream     is     funny.

Fill in the gaps with the prepositions:

1. There were many doors _____  the room.
2. Alice wanted to get ______ the garden  __________ the open door.
3. Again she began to talk _____   herself.
4. Suddenly she noticed that smth was swimming in front ____  her.
5. When they  got  ______ the lake, Alice was very cold.
6. She put her hand ____  her pocket and found some sweets there.
7.  She didn’t knock _____  the door, but quickly opened it and went ____ .
8. “What’s the matter  _____  me?”
9.  For a few minutes Alice stood and looked ___  the egg.
10. A lot ____pretty flowers grew ___  the garden.
11.  She tried to hit the ball _____ its head.
12. She waited _____  some time.
13. The twelve jurymen were writing smth on pieces of paper.
14. “And now let’s run home, it’s time ____  tea  and Mother is waiting ____  us.

Keys:

1. in                                                                     8.   with
2. into, through                                                 9.   at      
3. to                                                                    10. of, in    
4. of                                                                     11. with
5. out of                                                              12. for  
6. into                                                                  13. on  
7. at, in                                                                14. for, for.

Guess,  what is  it/he/she ?

1. A large pink tropical bird  -   _________________________  
2. A small brown animal whose body is round and covered with sharp needle-like spines _____________
3. A round object which is thrown, kicked or hit  in a game or sport  _____________
4. The female ruler of a country __________________  ( Cleopatra,  etc.)
5. A member of the army of a country _________________
6. A building where people are kept as a punishment (наказание) for a crime (преступление)___________
7. The top art of your body that has your face at the front _____________

Keys:  

1. Flamingo  2)  hedgehog  3)  ball  4) queen 5)  soldier  6) prison   7) head.