Winter Vacation Outside Reader Quiz Based on The Secret Garden, answer the following question.
Class: _____ Name:_________________ No.:_____
I. Word Puzzle: Read the clues below and then complete the puzzle. 3%*10 = 30%
Across
2. a different way of speaking the same language in a different part of the country
5. not pleasing; bad-tempered 7. bad, terrible, not at all nice 9. very angry
10. miles and miles of wild land Down
1. the child of your uncle or aunt
3. a messenger from God, or a very good person 4. to walk slowly with no special plan
6. to speak very softly and quietly 8. to jump on one foot
II. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). 2%*13 = 26%
1. Mary used to be a selfish child who only thought of herself.
2. Mary’s parents died from a traffic accident.
3. Mary went to Yorkshire through a sea journey and then by train.
4. Mary looked forward to living with her uncle.
5. Martha was the housekeeper of the Craven’s.
6. Dickon was sensible of wild animals, riding a horse, and planting.
7. The present Mary got from Martha’s mother was some seeds to plant.
8. Mary’s uncle was a passionate person who enjoyed chatting with people.
9. Colin often cried, but the servants lied to Mary by pretending nothing happened.
10. Colin was ill; his back was as crooked as his father’s.
11. In the end of the story, Colin died in the garden.
12. Mary, Dickon, and Colin told everybody about the secret garden and asked them to help cleaning.
13. Even though Colin became healthier, the children tried to keep it a secret from servants.
III. Matching: Draw a line to connect the picture with a suitable description. 2%*10 = 20%
robin spade wagon camel rose crooked back pipe crow squirrel skipping-rope wheelchair cottage
Ben’s friend
IV. Choice: 3% * 8 = 24%
1 Mary was born in _____. A) China B) England C) Yorkshire D) India
2 What did Old Ben mean when he said “You’ve got your mother’s eyes” to Colin?
A) “Your eyes and your mother’s are not alike. B) “Your eyes resemble your mother’s.”
C) “You are the apple of your mother’s eye.” D) “You made your mother blind.”
3 To Mary, Colin looked just like a prince. Colin was probably ___.
A) very brave B) in luxurious clothing C) ill-tempered and proud D) very rich 4 The author of The Secret Garden is ____.
A) Francis Bacon B) Frances Hodgson Burnett C) Oscar Wilde D) Charles Dickson
5 The sentence that “People are dying like flies” means that _____.
A) human beings are dirty and disgusting B) many people died from air crash C) flies live for a short time D) human life is taken easily and quickly 6 The secret garden had been locked for long because ___.
A) there was a monster inside B) a murder happened there
C) a ghost was seen there D) the master’s beloved one died there
7 How did Mary get into the secret garden?
A) She found the buried key which fit the door. B) She broke the door.
C) She jumped over the wall. D) She dug an underground tunnel(passage).
8 In the beginning of the story, one morning, an unexpected servant, instead of Kamala, went to Mary’s room. Mary was ____. A) afraid B) cheerful C) cross D) calm
Answer Key
I Across
2. dialect 5. disagreeable 7. horrid 9. furious 10. moor Down
1. cousin 3. angel 4. wander 6. whisper 8. hop II.
1~5 TFTFF 6~10 TFFTF 11~13 FFT III.
robin spade wagon camel rose crooked back pipe crow squirrel skipping-rope wheelchair cottage
Ben’s friend IV.
1~5 DBCBD 6~8 DAC
