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While readingChapters 1–31 Complete the sentences with words from the

box.

coach idea lawyer mannersnephew rector

a Jane’s father is a …………… . b Mr Wisley is Lady Gresham’s favourite

…………… . c Tom Lefroy is a …………… . d Judge Langlois says he has bad …………… . e When Jane had to talk to Mr Wisley,

she was searching for an …………… for conversation.

f Jane suddenly noticed two horses pulling a …………… .

2 Answer the questions. a Where did Jane Austen live when she was

twenty years old? ……………………………………………… b What was Jane Austen’s dream? ……………………………………………… c Who is Lady Gresham? ……………………………………………… d Why isn’t Eliza with her husband? ……………………………………………… e Why do Cassandra and Robert have to wait

to get married? ……………………………………………… f Where is Judge Langlois sending Tom to? ………………………………………………

Chapters 4–63 Finish these sentences. a The sitting-room was filled with

……………………………………………. . . b Cassandra will leave the rectory for a short

time because ………………………………. . c Jane read a story about two young people

who ……………………………………………. . .

d Tom thought Jane’s story was……………………………………………. . .

e Tom saw Jane in the forest, but he couldn’t ……………………………………………. . .

f At the Basingstoke Dance, Tom’s eyes ……………………………………………. . .

4 Find the mistakes and make them right. a In the evening at the rectory, Henry was

telling stories about the life of a rector. ……………………………………………… b Outside the rectory Tom was arriving early,

as always. ……………………………………………… c In the bedroom, Jane began to pull the pages

out of her notebook and threw them into the box.

……………………………………………… d Tom thought it was childish that Jane didn’t

say ‘hello’ in the forest. ……………………………………………… e Tom’s favourite book is called The History of

Henry Jones. ……………………………………………… f At Basingstoke Dance, Henry moved closer

to Jane and she quickly took his arm. ………………………………………………

Chapters 7–95 Answer these questions with YES or NO. a Was Mr Wisley at the country fair? YES NO b Did Jane accept Mr Wisley’s offer

immediately? YES NO c Does Jane’s father think Mr Wisley is

boring? YES NO d Does Lady Gresham think Jane should not

marry Mr Wisley? YES NO e Does Tom have a lot of money? YES NO

6 Match the two parts of the sentences. a Henry smiled at Eliza …. . b The boxer hit Tom in the face …. . c Jane picked up her pen and bottle of ink …. . d Jane’s father thinks Jane should marry Mr

Wisley …. . e Jane can’t accept Mr Wisley’s offer …. . f Judge Langlois smiled as he bowed to Eliza

and her cousins …. . 1) because he heard Lucy’s voice and turned

his head for a second. 2) because she understood him. 3) because she cannot marry without love. 4) because he was always pleased to meet an

aristocrat. 5) because she didn’t want to forget an idea

for her story. 6) because he will give her a comfortable life.

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Chapters 10–127 Who says these sentences, Jane, Tom,

Cassandra or Henry? Explain the words in italics.

a ‘I wanted to introduce you to her first.’ Who: ………………………………………. . her: …………………………………………. b ‘My uncle has refused. He does not want us

to marry.’ Who: ………………………………………. . He: …………………………………………. c ‘I could not keep this a secret from you.’ Who: ………………………………………. . you: …………………………………………. d ‘He was dead for weeks and I did not know.’ Who: ………………………………………. . He: …………………………………………. e ‘I am ready to give you my answer.’ Who: ………………………………………. . you: ………………………………………….

8 Circle the right answer. a The next morning, the post / news / guest

arrived as Henry, Eliza and Jane waited for the judge.

b The judge called Jane ‘a poor little fox / book / husband hunter.’

c Lady Gresham invited the Austens to go hunting / eat dinner / play cards with her.

d The message says Robert is ill / injured / dead. e Jane learns that Tom is going to get married

to a rich young lady from Ireland / London / Hampshire.

f Tom asked Jane to marry Mr Wisley. / forgive him. / run away with him.

Chapters 13–159 Put these sentences in the right order. Write 1–7. a …. . Jane said goodbye to Tom. b …. . Suddenly, the coach stopped. c …. . John ran into the room. d …. . The coach stopped to change horses. e …. . Tom helped Jane into the coach. f …. . Jane read a letter written to Tom. g …. . Jane couldn’t see anyone in the sitting-

room.

10 Put the words in the right order to make questions.

a about / Are / reputation / worried / you / your / ?

……………………………………………… b and / brothers / got / have / How / in /

Ireland / many / sisters / you / ? ……………………………………………… c Are / for / Hampshire / in / no / other /

there / women / you / ? ……………………………………………… d a / crime / Do / is / think / travelling / you / ? ……………………………………………… e has / that / told / Who / you / ? ……………………………………………… f are / friends / So / still / we / ? ………………………………………………

After reading11 Use the following words and write one

sentence for each word about the story. a Hampshire ……………………………………………… b London ……………………………………………… c rectory ……………………………………………… d forest ……………………………………………… e Basingstoke Dance ……………………………………………… f the country fair ………………………………………………

12 Complete each sentence with one word. a It was Jane Austen’s ………………… to

become a writer. b When Jane had an idea for her stories, she

wrote in her ………………… . c At first Jane couldn’t accept Mr Wisley’s

offer because she thought she couldn’t marry without ………………… .

d Jane found out about Tom’s large family and decided not to run ………………… with him.

e Jane and her sister Cassandra were never ………………… .

f Jane’s stories have ………………… endings.

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1 Circle the right words in italics.a Eliza de Feuillide is Jane Austen’s sister / cousin.b Jane danced with Tom three times at the

Basingstoke wedding / dance.c Henry says Tom has a reputation / situation.d Lady Gresham is Mr Wisley’s aunt / nephew.e The Lefroys are the Austens’ aristocrats / neighbours.

2 Put these names in the right sentences. Cassandra Austen Eliza de Feuillide Jane AustenJohn Warren Robert Fowle Tom Lefroy a ……………… wishes to be a writer.b Jane’s father is going to prepare Henry and

……………… for positions in the Church.c Jane Austen’s older sister is called ……………… .d ……………… and Jane’s sister have to wait for

their marriage.e Tom’s uncle is pleased to meet ………………

because she is an aristocrat.f ……………… is a law student in London.

3 Are these sentences true (T) or not true (NT)?a Robert was killed in the war. c

b Cassandra was away to help her brother Edward. c

c Eliza and John fell in love. c

d Mr Wisley always hoped to win Jane’s love one day. c

e At the country fair, Tom and Henry took a boxing lesson. c

f The History of Tom Jones was Tom’s favourite book. c

4 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

admires bowed boxing clapped hunting

a Tom was late for the evening and …………… politely to the room full of people.

b When Jane finished her story, everyone …………… .

c Tom didn’t know anything about guns or …………… .

d At Leverton Fair, there was a crowd who were watching two men …………… .

e Mr Wisley …………… Jane.

5 Match the questions (a–g) and answers (1–7).a ‘Why should I listen to your opinion?’ …. .b ‘What shall we do?’ …. .c ‘Will you speak to him?’ …. .

d ‘How does your story begin?’ …. .e ‘Are you worried about your reputation?’ …. .f ‘Do you love me?’ …. .g ‘So are we still friends?’ …. . 1) ‘No. Yours.’ 2) ‘What we must.’ 3) ‘Badly.’ 4) ‘Of course we are.’ 5) ‘Tomorrow.’ 6) ‘I know more of the world.’ 7) ‘Yes. But if our love destroys your family, it will

destroy itself.’

6 Choose the right answer.a Who wrote the letter to Judge Langlois? …. . 1) Mr Wisley wrote the letter. 2) Lady Gresham wrote the letter. 3) Mr John Warren wrote the letter.b What did Tom become many years later? …. . 1) He became Ireland’s most important judge. 2) He became London’s most important judge. 3) He became England’s most important judge.c What is the name of Tom’s daughter? …. . 1) Her name is Lucy. 2) Her name is Jane. 3) Her name is Eliza.d How old was Jane when she died? …. . 1) She was forty-one. 2) She was fifty-one. 3) She was sixty-one.e How many books did Jane write before she

died? …. . 1) She wrote two books. 2) She wrote six books. 3) She wrote twenty books.

7 Complete the sentences with the name of the places.France Hampshire Ireland London Scotland the West Indiesa Jane’s father was a rector in a small village in

………………… .b Eliza’s husband was killed in ………………… .c Tom has many brothers and sisters in

………………… .d Robert died in ………………… .e Jane stayed at Tom’s uncle’s house in

………………… .f Tom and Jane planned to get married in

………………… .