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Cold Comfort Farm Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

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Mary Smiling thought it was a good idea for Flora to go to Sussex. Adam was Ada Doom’s nephew. Amos preached to the Shaking Brothers. Flora met Mr Mybug for the first time in Sussex. Flora wanted to go walking with Mr Mybug. Elfine wanted to marry Urk. Seth loved films. Amos went to preach in America. Mrs Beetle wanted her grandchildren to form a jazz band. At the end of the story Adam stayed at Cold Comfort Farm.

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ball bellow mop preach porridge shed sinner tray water-vole well

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Match a word from A with a definition from B

What was the name of the bull?

Something you eat for breakfast. A hole with water at the bottom. The noise that a bull makes. Something flat used for carrying food. Something you use to wash dishes. A small animal. A small building. To speak in a church. A big party. Someone who breaks religious rules. 20 marks

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When he gets to America, Seth writes a letter to Flora to tell her about his experiences. Write this letter. ...........................................................................................

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Where did Aunt Ada Doom see something nasty?

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Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–10.

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Flora decided to go to Cold Comfort Farm. Flora met My Mybug in a teashop. Flora’s parents died. Aunt Ada Doom went to Paris. Elfine got married. Flora, Seth and Elfine went to the ball. Flora wrote to her relations. Flora flew off with Charles. Seth went to America. Flora went to hear Amos preaching.

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COMPREHENSION TEST

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Stella Gibbons

Cold Comfort Farm Setting

12 The Starkadders tended to make people feel _____. a F cheerful b F messy c F content d F depressed 13 Seth confessed that he loved going to _____. a F the cinema b F churches c F parties d F pubs 14 Flora worried that Elfine might _____ if she escaped. a F end up in a psychatric hospital b F open a café and try to look artistic c F continue to wear green dresses d F marry someone 15 Aunt Ada kept her family close to her _____. a F as they had little common sense b F as they didn’t know how to make money c F in case something bad happened if they left d F in case she attacked someone 16 Most of the cousins had wives, but _____. a F they argued with Aunt Ada b F the men wanted to leave them c F they lived in a separate house d F they lived in the village 17 Mr Mybug believed that _____. a F Branwell Brontë wrote all the Brontë novels b F Branwell Brontë never existed c F the Brontë sisters hated Branwell d F the Brontë sisters never existed 18 Dr Müdel decided that Judith’s new interest should be _____. a F museums in London b F old churches in Europe c F Clark Gable d F travelling 19 Aunt Ada appeared at the reception in _____. a F an evening dress b F old farm clothes c F a flying suit d F pyjamas 20 Flora never found out _____. a F why she was right about everything b F if Cold Comfort Farm really belonged to her c F what the ‘great wrong’ or her ‘rights’ had been d F why Big Business was a problem

Choose the best answer.

1 Flora was left _____ when her parents died. a F an annual income of £100 b F lots of money c F a home d F nothing 2 She didn’t feel sad about their deaths as _____. a F she hadn’t seen them for 18 years b F they had treated her badly c F she hadn’t known them very well d F they had never visited her 3 Mary Smiling was interested in _____. a F arranging marriages for friends b F collecting brassières c F buying houses d F finding her a good match 4 Flora had always _____ games. a F been keen on b F been bad at c F tried to enjoy d F been good at 5 Mrs Smiling was horrified that Flora _____. a F wanted to get married soon b F didn’t like parties c F considered living with relatives d F had such little money 6 Flora chose to live with her Sussex relatives as _____. a F they didn’t want her money b F they had done her father a great wrong c F she wanted to live on a farm d F their letter sounded the most interesting 7 _____ was unhappy about having to meet Flora at the station. a F Amos b F Seth c F Adam d F Reuben 8 Judith was furious with Seth because he tended to _____. a F work badly b F chase local girls c F miss breakfast d F visit pubs 9 The Starkadders often _____ at breakfast. a F quarrelled with each other b F ate in silence c F made a lot of noise d F ate huge amounts of porridge 10 Flora felt rather _____ when she saw the farm for the first time. a F disappointed b F relieved c F excited d F defeated

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Dialogue Who said this?

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21 ‘If there is one thing I do hate, it is a mess.’ a F Charles b F Mr Mybug c F Mrs Smiling d F Flora 22 ‘Dog! Coward! Wicked one! Will you ever lead a moral life?’ a F Adam b F Aunt Ada c F Reuben d F Judith 23 ‘Do forgive me, but I would love to see you in blue.’ a F Meriam b F Flora c F Elfine d F Mr Mybug

Characters Choose the best answer.

11 The men Mrs Smiling had refused to marry were known as _____. a F ‘Mary’s Rejections’ b F the ‘Refused Ones’ c F the ‘Hopeless Ones’ d F ‘Mary’s Explorers’

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M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E TEST

Stella Gibbons

M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E TEST

Cold Comfort Farm

Stella Gibbons

Plot

24 ‘I’m goin to turn the four of them into a jazz band.’ a F Flora b F Adam c F Judith d F Mrs Beetle 25 ‘I warn you. I’m a strange moody creature.’ a F Mrs Smiling b F Seth c F Mr Mybug d F Judith 26 ‘I’ll keep my liddle mop in the cowshed, wi’ the dumb creatures.’ a F Adam b F Aunt Ada c F Elfine d F Meriam 27 ‘Elfine’s mine, I tell you … mine.’ a F Judith b F Urk c F Adam d F Dick 28 ‘I saw something nasty in the woodshed.’ a F Adam b F Seth c F Aunt Ada d F Flora 29 ‘When we sell twelve eggs, I write down two, see?’ a F Reuben b F Amos c F Rennet d F Ezra 30 ‘I am greatly looking forward to staying at the Hotel Miramar.’ a F Charles b F Flora c F Judith d F Aunt Ada

Choose the best answer.

41 Flora was awoken early on her first morning by a quarrel about _____. a F Hopeless’ missing leg b F money c F the curse on the farm d F a missing cow 42 Flora decided that the curse of Cold Comfort Farm must be _____. a F Seth’s bad behaviour b F Aunt Ada Doom c F general dirt and messiness d F Adam Lambsbreath 43 Reuben thought that Flora _____. a F intended to take over the farm b F didn’t know how to treat people c F wanted to work in the fields d F was good for the farm 44 Flora suggested Amos buy a van and _____. a F visit farmers’ markets b F preach to more sinners c F take the family on trips d F take up acting 45 The ball was successful for Flora because _____. a F she met the man of her dreams b F Seth behaved well c F Dick and Elfine got engaged d F Mr Mybug had to stay outside 46 Once a year, Aunt Ada _____. a F counted her money b F flew to Paris c F invited the family to her room d F counted the family 47 The first Starkadder to break away from the family was _____. a F Amos b F Reuben c F Rennet d F Judith 48 Seth left the Farm shortly afterwards to _____. a F work in cinema b F work in theatre c F begin a career in films d F buy a farm 49 The Starkadders were astonished when Flora _____. a F spoke to Aunt Ada for half an hour b F was thrown out of the house by Aunt Ada c F spoke to Aunt Ada for almost nine hours d F refused to speak to Aunt Ada 50 Flora decided to _____. a F stay at the farm b F stay near the farm c F marry Reuben d F leave the farm

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Vocabulary Choose the best answer.

31 a flat piece of wood to carry food, drinks, etc. a F tidy b F tray c F trip d F trap 32 a large formal party for dancing a F bull b F brassière c F ball d F concert 33 a piece of sponge or cloth with a handle used for washing dishes a F towel b F mop c F mess d F van 34 a hot breakfast cereal cooked in water or milk a F pud b F broth c F soup d F porridge 35 certain to suffer a terrible fate a F thrilled b F windswept c F doomed d F expected 36 to teach religious ideas, usually in church a F preach b F press c F pray d F promise 37 an illustrated booklet, often used for advertising a F note b F novel c F brochure d F tab 38 a person who breaks religious rules a F chap b F sinner c F vicar d F master 39 unpleasant a F nasty b F delightful c F cheerful d F tedious 40 darling (an expression of affection) a F wretch b F coward c F beetle d F sweetheart

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