Test: The happy prince and the nigthingale and the rose.

Complete:

I. Oscar wilde is an _____________ author who is famous for his poetry, plays and childrens history.

II. Wilde was born in ____________ in 1854.

III. The title of the first story is the happy prince was kind of story do you think it is? Why?

a) Horror

b) Detective

c) Love

d) Adventure

e) Fairy tale

IV. Think about the title. The prince is:

a) Happy because he can marry a beautiful princess

b) Happy because he has a lot of money

c) Not happy at all

V. The statue of the happy prince. He is covered all over with thin ______________ _______ _________,

for eyes has two bright _____________________, and there is a large ____________________ on his sword.

VI. The little swallow flies over the city. His friends are in ______________________________

VII. Why does the swallow think the reed loves him?

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VIII. Why does he change his mind?

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IX. What feel the happy prince , why is crying?

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X. What does the happy prince ask the swallow to do?

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XI. What does the swallow reply?

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XII. Do you think the swallow helps the happy prince?

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XIII. Good actions : what good actions do you do?

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XIV. How do you feel after you do them?

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XV. What is the little match girl thinking ?

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XVI. Why does the happy princes heart break? Tick.

a) Because it is cold

b) Because the swallow dies

c) Because the swallow goes to Egypt

XVII. What does the Mayor think of the statue of the happy prince?

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XVIII. Do you agree with him?

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XIX. Are the following sentences True or false? Tick.

a) The statue of the prince is very beautiful at the beginning

b) The swallow is surprised because the statue is crying

c) The prince tells the swallow to bring the seamstress oranges

d) The swallow decides to fly to Egypt and leaves the statue

e) The swallow bring the statue sapphires and rubies from Egypt

f) The statue becomes grey and ugly

g) The Mayor understand the kindness of the statue

h) An angel takes the princes heart and the swallow.

XX. Choose adjectives from the box below to describe the characters.

a) The happy prince ___________________________

b) The swallow _______________________

c) The seamstress _____________________

d) The sick boy ___________________________

e) The student ___________________________

f) The match girl _______________________

g) The Mayor ________________________

h) The town councilors ________________________

Arrogant / beautiful / cold/ frightened / helpful / hungry / ill / kind/ sad / stupid/ thirsty / warm.
XXI. Tell the story of the Happy Prince in your own words:

XXII. The title of the story is the nightingale and the rose. Where do you imagine most of the story take

place?

a) In a house

b) In a garden

c) In a forest

XXIII. What makes you think of love? Tick.

a) Chocolate

b) Poetry

c) Hearts

d) Teddy bears

e) Moon

f) Music

g) Stars

XXIV. The student and the nightingale: tick true or false below:

a) The student understands the nightingale

b) The nightingale understands the student

XXV. Why does the nightingale die?

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XXVI. The student says the girl is ungrateful. How is the student ungrateful?

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XXVII. Complete the following sentences:

a) The student needs a red rose because

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b) The student is sad because __________________________________________________________________

c) The nightingale wants to help the student because

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d) The rose tree in the centre of the grass sends the nightingale away because

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e) The rose tree beside the sundial sends the nightingale away because

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f) The nightingales song becomes softer because

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g) The moon forgets to leave the sky because

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h) The girl refuses the rose because

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i) The students forgets about love because

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XXVIII. Match the sentence halves:

a) The professors daughter says that the rose is not nice with her dress

b) The nightingale thinks that it needs blood to make a red rose

c) The student decides that love is silly

d) The rose tree beneath the window says that love is a wonderful thing