THE MONKEYS PAW

Chapter one
1. TRUE or FALSE?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

The White family is playing cards.

The White family had not much money, thats why they were unhappy.
Herbert is a sad young man.
Its raining cats and dogs.
Inside the house is dark and cold.
The visitor is called John Morris.
Mr. White and the visitor were friends before Morris went to India.

2. Translate into English:

a. Escucha la lluvia.
..
b. No es una buena noche para estar fuera.
..
c. Hay alguien en la puerta ahora.
..
d. Adelante, adelante, Tom. Es maravilloso verte de nuevo.
..
e. Encantado de conocerte.

f.

..
Por favor, entra y sintate.
..

3. Put in order
a. Bad/ its / night / a

b. And / Its / in / nice / here / warm

c.

good / son / a / Herberts

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4. Find the verbs and translate them into Spanish

A V R C Z R D E K X C P J
O R E F Y R P L

X A C M E E T

B R B G V N L

V Y C A

M O W C O M E E P N B E P W A B S P S L
Y H W I

N J

E M R P U S K G R O N X I

A B A A W F C A T T Y N T M Q B J

O U X

T H I

O G L

N K P E H B F Y E L

B D T L

S H L

K A T C Q H V P M K C A S

N E E D A C M U S N T J

H K N R P B T I

C T M R U P M D A E F S L
A T E V K L

O Y S J

X Z Z I

E J

R R H F T

E O X C A B B M C

Z G O W A G W B H N N Y O W G J

Y P D O

C K E F A S Z U I

P W F W

A K N K E E L

C R P D X K M F B S N X V K P W I
U M Y O W O R K J

T I

S I

S L

W L

A U G H

W D A Y F Q R M K B E L

W U L

Z N T U H

O A J

Q E I

T X B C S

C Y L

S T E N L

A N O R W P K Y M G E D L

Z R I

V N O H

O Q P E K L

W M I

Z L

N N G I

V E L

F S E E A A R U P N L
D B N T N Y Z V E J

M E T D R I

S E R S T J

E N

N K P

R Q T Z

ANSWER

BEGIN

COME

DRINK

FEEL

FINISH

GIVE

GO

HEAR

LAUGH

LIKE

LISTEN

LOOK

MEET

NEED

OPEN

PLAY

SEE

SIT

SMILE

STOP

TALK

TELL

THINK

WAIT

WATCH

WORK

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Chapter two
1. Translate into English
a. Yo quera ir a la India.
.
b. Morris no dijo nada.
.
c. Por qu lleva una garra de mono en el bolsillo?
.
d. Esta garra es mgica porque puede conceder tres deseos a la gente.
.
e. La garra del mono trae la infelicidad.
.
2. Translate these imperatives into English
a. Qudate aqu

b. No te ras

c. Ten cuidado

d. Recuerda

e. No lo hagas

3. Choose a WHO or WHAT question and the answer the questions

a. .. was a soldier in India?

b. ANSWER: ..
c. .. was strange about the monkeys paw?
d. ANSWER: ..
e. .. gave the monkeys paw to Tom Morris friend?
f.

ANSWER: ..

g. .. was his friends third wish?

h. ANSWER: ..
i.

.. did Tom Morris wish for?

j.

ANSWER: ..

NAME: . Date:
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CHAPTER THREE

1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE?

In Herberts opinion the monkeys paw wasnt true.
Mr. White didnt pay any money for the paw.
Mr. White wished for thirty thousand pounds.
When Mr. White made the wish the paw moved.
Before going to bed, Herbert saw a face in the window.

2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Who says ?
A dirty little monkeys paw isnt magic!
We dont have money to give away for nothing.
But for a minute or two I was afraid.
Its cold. Lets go to bed.
Perhaps this money is in a bag under the bed.

3. Translate into English:

a. Era casi media noche.
.
b. La India es un pas maravilloso.

c. No tenemos dinero para regalar.

d. Necesitamos dinero. Siempre estamos pensando en el dinero.

e. De repente, el hombre vio un rostro en la ventana.

.
4. Find the opposites of these adjectives on page 16.
BORING

HORRIBLE

FALSE

COMMON

BAD

POOR

MISERABLE

YOUNG

NAME: . Date:

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CHAPTER FOUR
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Answer these questions

How did Mr. White feel the next morning?
What did the Whites talk about at breakfast?
Where was the paw.
Did they pay any attention to it?
What was Mr. White going to do that morning?

2. Find 30 ADJECTIVES
A N T V F I

M F T U M Q T Z H Z H A G D

E H W U K A N G R Y A E N F M W U C J

F A I

N T E R E S T I

E P J

D H I

X P V I

N G N B B E A J

O P B U R N E T I

M E S S Q T G F S W I

O A V V F
C T I

S A

U Y K R K P C M J

S Z R W T J

F N C T G I

H C K B R Y S E G U S

B P I

P U H Y G T B B C J
X F T A K L

E I

R E R O L

A M G H Q U N D I

C X R C K B Y U A E N D

E N M U P G R U M Y E O S C O G D D Y E
U Y X P N P A W V T F L

U Y O R D H S Z

Y H A A P Z Y O K A U D W L
M O R F G R E N S K L
Z T W R L
S F L

N X D D I

A K J

G A R I

R T I

M T J
V L

S S M I

A S T J

C I

T G G K

R E O Y T G

U G U F S L

U P C O U L

N L

C U L

N B R S C N R G I

R Q Z Y J

S S U D N M T F Z O I

U Z F

Z E B P C H N N H

F F I

C E G P J

A M I

H S Y C W D Z

E T O A M T R V Q D C J

N G O O D Y G Y E S H O R R I

B L

E J

AFRAID

ANGRY

BORING

CAREFUL

COLD

DIFFICULT

DIRTY

EXCITING

FALSE

FAST

GOOD

HAPPY

HORRIBLE

HUNGRY

INTERESTING

LAST

MAGIC

NEW

NICE

OLD

QUIET

RICH

RIGHT

STRANGE

TIRED

TRUE

UNHAPPY

WARM

WONDERFUL

YOUNG

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CHAPTER FIVE
1. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate particle: ABOUT, AT, TO, IN, DOWN
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

She sat .... to finish her breakfast.

She began to think .. Tom Morris.
Hes looking .... our house.
Can I come and talk .... you?
Please, come ...

2. Put these sentences in the order they occur.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Im from Maw and Meggins

Thirty thousand pounds, the stranger said.
Good afternoon. Im looking for Mr. and Mrs. White
Theres a man in front of our house
Im very sorry, but this morning there was an accident at the factory

3. Find words from the chapter to complete the sentences. What is the hidden word?

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

Mr. . cried angrily.

Im very sorry, but this morning there was an at the factory
Hes a . , very tall, and well-dressed
The old woman did not listen to her ...
After the two old people forgot about the money
What a !
Maw and Meggins had a big .. and Herbert White worked there on
the machinery.

a W H
b A C C I D E
c S T R
d H U S B
e B R E
f S T O R
g F A C T

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A
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G E R
D
F A S T

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Hidden word: ________________________________

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CHAPTER SIX

1. Answer the questions. You can find all the answers on page 31.
a. When did the Whites bury their son?
.
b. How far was the cemetery from their house?
.
c. What were Mr. and Mrs. White waiting for?
.
d. How did the days go by?
.
e. Why didnt they talk sometimes?
.
f. How did the days feel?
.
g. One night, Mrs. White got out of bed. Why?
.
2. Translate into English:
a. Vuelve a la cama. Hace fro ah fuera.

b. La seora White comenz a rer y a llorar. Podemos tener dos deseos ms.

c. Piensa, mujer, piensa. Nuestro hijo estuvo en la maquinaria durante mucho

tiempo.

d. Pide un deseo. No me da miedo mi propio hijo.

e. Deseo que mi hijo, Herbert, regrese con nosotros.

3. How many verbs can you find in this snake? Write them below
STOPUTELLOOKNOCKNOWAITOUCHEAREMEMBEREADIE
..
..
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