Title

A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett

Author

1 Put the following events in the right order. Number g ‘I must find the child.’ .................... to
them 1–15. ....................
COMPREHENSION

a Mr Crewe dies. h ‘You are not kind.’ ................... to ....................

b The monkey comes to Sara’s room.
c Sara starts to work as a servant. 30 marks
d Ram Dass tells Mr Carrisford about Sara.
TEST

e Sara has a party for her eleventh birthday.

f Sara Crewe comes to London from India.
g Sara finds magic things to eat in her room.
h Sara was rich again.
i Mr Crewe loses all his money.
j Sara makes friends with Becky.
k Sara brings the monkey to Mr Carrisford’s
house.
l Becky was Sara’s servant.
m Mr Crewe returns to India.
n An Indian gentleman comes to live next
door.
o Sara meets Ram Dass.

30 marks

2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)

a Sara liked London when she first came.
b Ermengarde was very clever.
c Sara’s mother was French.
4 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make
d Lavinia liked Sara.
complete sentences.
e Becky worked very hard.
f Miss Minchin was always very kind to Sara. A
g Sara gave bread to a poor child. 1 There are no diamond mines …
h Ram Dass came from India. 2 You can stay in my house …
i Mr Carmichael wanted to find Ralph 3 You can sleep in a servant’s room …
Crewe’s daughter. 4 Sara sat on the bed …
j Mr Carrisford wanted to keep Mr Crewe’s 5 Her face was white …
money. B
a … in her old black dress.
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b … and your father’s friend ran away with all his
money.
3 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Mr Carmichael, c … and she didn’t move or speak for hours.
Becky, sara, Mr Carrisford, Ram Dass, Miss Minchin,
d … but you must be a servant.
ermengarde, Lavinia, Mr Crewe.
e … next to Becky’s room.
a ‘She must play with the other girls and make
friends.’ .................... to .................... 20 marks
b ‘I just sat down for a minute and—’ ..................
to ....................
c ‘Oh, Sara is so clever.’ .................... Total marks
d ‘Have you got a black dress?’ .................... to
....................
e ‘I’m always going to be your friend.’ .................
to ....................
f ‘Can you get across the roof?’ .................... to
....................

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Setting 13 Sara is good at _____.

a F telling stories b F singing songs
Choose the best answer.
c F playing tennis d F making cakes
1 Sara Crewe was born in _____. 14 Sara helps Ermengarde with her _____.
a F England b F France c F China a F lessons b F cooking c F washing
d F India d F painting
2 Miss Minchin’s School for Girls is in _____. 15 Before Sara comes to the school, _____ is the
a F Paris b F Edinburgh c F London richest and most important girl.
d F Calcutta a F Ermengarde b F Lavinia c F Becky
3 Sara is _____ years old when she arrives at the d F the cook
school. 16 Becky is a _____.
a F four b F seven c F eleven a F cook in the school kitchen b F French
d F fourteen teacher c F poor servant girl d F student at
4 Sara’s mother was _____. the school
a F French b F English c F Indian 17 _____ works for Mr Carrisford as a lawyer.
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d F Russian a F Ram Dass b F Mr Carmichael

5 Ralph Crewe puts his money into some new c F Ralph Crewe d F Miss Minchin
mines in _____. 18 _____ puts nice things in Sara’s room at night.
a F eastern Russia b F western China a F Miss Minchin b F Mr Carmichael
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c F northern India d F southern Africa c F Becky d F Ram Dass

6 When Sara has no money, she sleeps _____. 19 When Sara is hungry, Ermengarde gives her _____.
a F in a classroom b F in the kitchen a F some hot new bread b F some red
c F in Ermengarde’s room d F in a servant’s apples c F a big cake d F a hot meat pie
room in the attic 20 Mr Carrisford was Ralph Crewe’s _____.
7 When Sara looks out of her window, she can see a F friend b F lawyer c F teacher
across the roof to _____. d F half-brother
a F the school next door b F the next attic
window c F some shops d F the nearest park 20 marks
8 Mr Carrisford lives ____ the school.
a F next door to b F in c F above
d F opposite Dialogue
9 Mr Carmichael goes to _____ to look for Ralph
Who said or wrote this?
Crewe’s daughter.
21 ‘What a beautiful child!’
a F America b F Russia c F Germany
a F Lavinia b F Miss Minchin
d F India
c F Becky d F Mr Carmichael
10 At the end, Sara goes to live in _____.
22 ‘I am putting all my money into my friend’s
a F Ermengarde’s house b F Miss Minchin’s
diamond mines, and one day you and I are going
house c F Mr Carrisford’s house
to be very rich.’
d F Mr Carmichael’s house
a F Ralph Crewe b F Sara Crewe
20 marks c F Mr Carrisford d F Mr Carmichael
23 ‘Oh, Sara is so clever! Sara is so good at French!
Her dresses are so beautiful and she can sing so
Characters well.’
a F Ermengarde b F Miss Minchin
Choose the best answer.
c F Lavinia d F Becky
11 Miss Minchin likes Sara because her father is _____. 24 ‘Sometimes I like your stories better than things
a F nice b F good-looking c F rich to eat.’
d F famous a F Sara b F Miss Minchin c F Lavinia
12 Sara’s father, Ralph Crewe, lives and works in d F Becky
_____.
a F England b F India c F France
d F Russia

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25 ‘I am going to be very kind to you. You can stay
in my house, but now you must … work for
your bread.’
a F Becky b F Miss Minchin
c F Mr Carrisford d F Mr Carmichael
26 ‘I never liked Sara Crewe. And I was right about
the diamonds – there weren’t any!’
a F Lavinia b F Miss Minchin
c F Becky d F Ermengarde
27 ‘But I’m your friend! I’m always going to be
your friend – and nobody can stop me!’
a F Lavinia b F Ermengarde c F Becky
d F Sara
28 ‘Come quickly. The magic is here again. Come
and look.’
a F Lavinia b F Ram Dass
c F Ermengarde d F Sara
29 ‘I found her. But it was the wrong girl. Her
name is Emily Carew and she’s much younger
than Ralph Crewe’s daughter.’
a F Ram Dass b F Miss Minchin
c F Mr Carrisford d F Mr Carmichael
30 ‘Carmichael, it is the child – the child!’
a F Sara b F Miss Minchin
c F Mr Carrisford d F Ram Dass
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 when a person can learn, understand, and do
things quickly and well
a F worried b F sad c F clever d F kind
32 when you are ill with a very hot head and body
a F dream b F fever c F secret d F warm
33 a place under the ground where people find
diamonds or gold
a F mine b F garden c F beach d F ring
34 a small animal with a long tail; it can jump
easily from tree to tree
a F rabbit b F dog c F monkey d F elephant
35 unhappy because you are not with other people
a F lovely b F lonely c F afraid d F tired
36 a picture in your head when you are sleeping
a F dream b F painting c F photo d F bed
37 something sweet and nice to eat; sometimes it
has chocolate or fruit in it
a F pizza b F cake c F bread d F potato
38 a person who works in a kitchen and makes food
a F dancer b F cleaner c F cooker
d F cook
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39 friendly and good to other people
a F kind b F rich c F unhappy d F sad
40 when you speak very, very quietly
a F say b F talk c F tell d F whisper
20 marks
Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 Sara is an only child and her mother is _____.
a F lonely b F sad c F ill d F dead
42 When Sara arrives at the school, her father buys
some expensive _____ for her.
a F pens b F dresses c F shoes
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d F chocolates
43 When Ralph Crewe dies, Miss Minchin wants
Sara to be a _____ at the school.
a F servant b F history teacher
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c F student d F cook
44 After Ralph Crewe dies, Sara must wear _____.
a F her new dresses b F a nice uniform
c F an old black dress d F an old pink dress
45 Sometimes Miss Minchin doesn’t give Sara any
_____.
a F work b F food c F sleep d F pens
46 When Sara finds some money in the street, she
buys some hot new bread and _____.
a F eats it all at once b F puts it in her
room c F gives it to Becky d F gives it to a
poor girl in the street
47 In India Mr Carrisford ran away because he was
afraid and had _____.
a F a fever b F a bad dream
c F an accident d F a fire in his house
48 After Ralph Crewe died, Mr Carrisford did find
some _____.
a F more friends b F new servants
c F gold d F diamonds
49 Sara meets Mr Carrisford because she takes
_____ to his house.
a F the monkey b F the cat
c F some food d F some milk
50 At the end, _____ is very happy because she
goes to live with Sara.
a F Lavinia b F Ermengarde c F Becky
d F Miss Minchin
20 marks
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