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Dracula Photocopiable LEVEL 3 Activity worksheets Teacher Support Programme Dracula Photocopiable Chapters 1–2 c …………………… was a doctor in a EASYSTARTS 1 Are the sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)? hospital for mad people. a Mr Hawkins was Jonathan’s boss in the d …………………… was an American law company. c adventurer. b There were books in English in Dracula’s e …………………… received a letter that LEVEL 2 library. c worried her. c Carfax House was in south London. c f …………………… had a wound on her d Dracula ate with Jonathan on the second neck. LEVEL 3 evening. c g …………………… escaped from the e Jonathan cut himself on the face when hospital. he was shaving. c h …………………… knew a lot about strange LEVEL 4 f Dracula wanted Jonathan to stay another diseases. week. c Chapters 5–6 Jonathan was amused when he saw g 5 Find the right words in Chapters 5–6. LEVEL 5 Dracula climbing down the wall. c a It’s a plant that has a strong smell and people h The three women didn’t frighten cook with it. (p. 21) ……………… Jonathan. c b A funny thing that you say to make people LEVEL 6 2 What’s first? Number the sentences, 1–6. laugh. (p. 21) ……………… a c Jonathan told Dracula about Carfax c It’s a part of the body used to move blood. House. (p. 21) ……………… b c Jonathan saw three beautiful women. d People read this. (p. 22) ……………… c c Dracula kicked a bag with a baby inside. e It’s an animal. It’s similar to a dog. (p. 22) d c Jonathan arrived at Dracula’s castle. ……………… e c Dracula threw Jonathan’s mirror out of f People use these to dry themselves and they the window. take them to the beach. (p. 25) f c Jonathan showed Dracula a photograph ……………… of Mina and Lucy. 6 Answer the questions. Chapters 3–4 a Who gave Lucy his blood? 3 Put a word on the left with a word on the ……………………………………………… right. b Why didn’t Van Helsing say anything to a rough thin Mrs Westenra? b empty nice ……………………………………………… c unpleasant strong c What did Seward think was making the d wide started sounds on the window? e finished smooth ……………………………………………… f heavy light d Where did Renfield attack Seward? g thick darker ……………………………………………… h inside full e What did Renfield attack Seward with? i paler narrow ……………………………………………… j weak outside f What did Mrs Westenra have in her hand? ……………………………………………… 4 Finish the sentences with the right names. Renfield Jack Seward Jonathan Mina g Why didn’t Van Helsing want to wake Lucy? Quincey Morris Lucy Dracula Van Helsing ……………………………………………… What did Van Helsing notice about Lucy’s a …………………… couldn’t find his suit or h his coat. neck in the morning? ……………………………………………… b …………………… had blood on his clothes. pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 Dracula - Activity worksheets 1 of 2 LEVEL 3 Activity worksheets Teacher Support Programme Dracula Photocopiable Chapters 7–8 i ‘I know the names of the men with the EASYSTARTS 7 Put the underlined letters in the right place to boxes.’ ……………………… make a word. j ‘I know that the boxes are in Carfax House.’ a Dr Seward thought that only a mdnaam ……………………… ………………… could believe in vampires. LEVEL 2 10 Put the words in the right order. There were tsckaat ………………… on b a Jonathan in married Budapest Mina were and. young children in London. …………………………………………….. c Lucy wasn’t in her onifcf ………………… . LEVEL 3 b Van Helsing cross pocket a from took his. d Van Helsing put some bread in the hlykeoe …………………………………………….. ………………… of the door. c wanted men Mina with go to the. e The men saw the white shape in the …………………………………………….. LEVEL 4 ngthlomoi ………………… . d looked little Mina pale a unwell pale and. f The vampire gave a terrible macrse …………………………………………….. ………………… when the wood entered e eyes Renfield Mina’s into looked. LEVEL 5 its heart. …………………………………………….. 8 Finish the sentences with the right words. f doctors floor on found The Renfield the. fill fresh hard pale golden brave …………………………………………….. LEVEL 6 a Van Helsing knew it was ………… for g stopped men listened the and The at door. Dr Seward to understand. …………………………………………….. b Lucy was not ………… like normal dead h blood Mina’s was on nightdress there. bodies are. …………………………………………….. c Van Helsing wanted to ………… Lucy’s i Dracula teeth his white showed terrible sharp. mouth with garlic. …………………………………………….. d Van Helsing knew that the men had to be j Van Helsing cross towards held Dracula his out. very ………… . …………………………………………….. The men saw the …………-haired woman e Chapter 11 moving towards the tomb. 11 Circle the right words. Lucy had ………… blood on her mouth. f a The men find all / all except one / none of the Chapters 9–10 boxes in Dracula’s house. 9 Write the names next to the person who says b The men waited two months / weeks / days at or thinks this. Use each name twice. Varna. Renfield Van Helsing Mina Seward c Mina dreamed of a boat / carriage / box in the Jonathan train. a ‘I’m sorry but you cannot come with us.’ d Van Helsing drew a square / triangle / circle in ……………………… the ground. b ‘One of my keys will open the door.’ e Van Helsing threw a piece of wood / a piece of ……………………… bread / a stone at the three women. c ‘I am already married.’ ……………………… f Blood was coming from the side / neck / back d ‘I know that Seward wanted to marry Lucy.’ of Quincey. ……………………… 12 Put a word or words on the left with a word ‘I have been ill for many weeks.’ e or words on the right. ……………………… a lose about something ‘I am very strong and I fought him.’ f b pay a your mind ……………………… c dream tired ‘I thought I was dreaming.’ g d make with hope ……………………… e be filled lot of money ‘The vampire is not going to win.’ h f get new plans ……………………… pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 Dracula - Activity worksheets 2 of 2 LEVEL 3 Progress test Teacher Support Programme Dracula Photocopiable 1 Answer the questions. i Mina could not leave the circle because she was EASYSTARTS a What building belonged to Carfax House? ………………………………………………….. b What did Dracula not want to see in his house? j The women near the circle were the women who c What did Jonathan see when he fell asleep in the drank …………………………………………… . castle? LEVEL 2 4 What’s first? Number the sentences, 1–10. d What did Jonathan drop on Dracula’s head? a c Mina drank Dracula’s blood. e Who did Lucy want to marry? b c Van Helsing and Seward cut off Lucy’s head. f Where did Renfield live? LEVEL 3 c c Jonathan and Quincey killed Dracula. g Who attacked the children in North London? d c Dracula gave a baby in a bag to three women. h What did the men find in Carfax House? e c Lucy died in the bedroom. i Who killed Renfield? f c The men saw boxes in Carfax House. LEVEL 4 j How did Dracula travel home to his castle? g c Jonathan visited Dracula’s castle. 2 Match the name of the people with the right h c There were attacks on children in London. sentences. i c Jonathan tried to kill Dracula in his castle. LEVEL 5 j c The men followed Dracula to his castle. a Van Helsing 1) removed the garlic flowers from the bedroom. 5 Are these sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)? a Jonathan wanted the three women in the LEVEL 6 b Jonathan 2) guarded Lucy when she Harker was ill. castle to touch him. c c Doctor Seward 3) drank the blood of a small b Dracula was pleased that the three women c child. were with Jonathan. c Lucy wanted to marry Arthur Holmwood. c d Mina 4) wanted to eat rats. d Van Helsing used holy water to fight the e Lucy 5) pushed a knife into vampires. c Dracula’s heart. e Lucy’s mother died in the living room. c f Dracula 6) worked for a law f Van Helsing put garlic in Lucy’s mouth. c company. g Renfield attacked Van Helsing. c g Renfield 7) could change shape. h Renfield wanted to kill Mina. c h Lucy’s mother 8) drank the blood of a child. i Mina can read Dracula’s mind but he can’t i Arthur 9) gave his girlfriend some of read hers. c Holmwood his blood. j Jonathan pushed a piece of wood into j Quincey Morris 10) used holy bread and Dracula’s heart. c crosses to fight vampires. 6 Finish the sentences with the right place. 3 Finish the sentences. Amsterdam Varna Transylvanian America a Dracula did not eat with Jonathan because he Carfax House Whitby Budapest Hillingdon ………………………………………………….. The Black Sea. b Jonathan went into Dracula’s room to get a Jonathan was travelling through the ……………… ………………………………………………….. mountains. c Mina found Lucy in …………………………….. b Mina and Lucy were on holiday in ……………… . d The men killed Lucy when she was in her c Jonathan was in a hospital in ……………… . ………………………………………………….. d Van Helsing lived in ……………… . e Dracula needed to rest during the ………………. e Lucy lived in ……………… . f Jonathan knew Carfax was Dracula’s house because f There was a church near ……………… . he ………………………………………………. g The ship carrying Dracula sailed from London to g The man who put the box on the ship paid ……………… . ………………………………………………….. h The men and Mina caught a train to Paris and then h No one saw the ship in Varna because there was one to ……………… . ………………………………………………….. i Mina was very sad at the death of Quincey, a brave man from ……………… .
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