LEVEL 2 Activity worksheets Teacher Support Programme The Last of the Mohicans Photocopiable While reading Chapters 7–9 EASYSTARTS Chapters 1–3 5 Are the sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)? 1 Circle the right words. a Cora was afraid of Magua. c a Cora and Alice came to America from b Cora felt sick when she saw Magua’s France / England / Scotland. stomach. c LEVEL 2 b Magua had a gun / knife / horse. c Magua wanted to marry Cora. c c When the Indians drank the firewater they d The Indians made a fire because they were funny / intelligent / stupid. wanted to eat Heyward and the girls. c LEVEL 3 d There were about ten / twelve / fifteen e Magua hurt Alice with his tomahawk. c Hurons in the woods. f There were about ten thousand men e Magua ran into the woods / river / canoe. near Fort William Henry. c LEVEL 4 f The river was slow / wide / dirty. g Cora shouted her name to her father. c Hawkeye wore beautiful / old / strange clothes. g 6 Find the right words in Chapters 7–9. Alice was younger than / older than / the same h a You can travel on a river in one of these. LEVEL 5 age as Cora. (p. 13) ………………… Cora had black / light / brown hair. i b It’s another word for boss. (p. 14) 2 Put a word on the left with a word on the ………………… LEVEL 6 right. c A group of people who live together. (p. 14) thick quietly ………………… older weak d You do this to food before you eat it. (p. 15) safe happy ………………… sad thin e Rain and snow are kinds of this. (p. 18) loudly younger ………………… front ugly f To talk very loudly. (p. 19) ………………… strong dangerous Chapters 10–12 pretty back 7 Put the underlined letters in the right place to Chapters 4–6 make a word. 3 What’s first? Number the sentences, 1–6. a General Webb’s men didn’t come because it a c Heyward saw Magua outside the cave. was too gsrauoden ………………… . b c Magua repeated Heywards words to the b Montcalm didn’t tell Heyward anything about Indians. the elrtet ………………… . c c Magua asked Heyward a question. c Cora’s ahgdrternaf ………………… was d c Five Hurons swam across the river. very rich. e c The Indians take the girls out of the cave. d David Gamut was a singer and a ctahree f c Uncas followed Hawkeye into the river. ………………… . There was dlobo ………………… on 4 Finish the sentences with the right words. e hated swam shoot feel spoke took Magua’s hands. Magua and the girls arrived at the top of the a The Indians began to …………… at Hawkeye. f ntumanio ………………… . b The waterfall …………… one of the Hurons down with it. 8 Write the names next to the person who says c Hawkeye and Chingachgook …………… in or thinks this. the Mohican language. Cora Gamut Heyward Munro Magua d In the cave, the girls and Heyward started to Montcalm …………… better. a “Cora’s mother was from the West Indies.” e The Indians …………… Hawkeye and ……………… wanted to kill him. b “I can speak a little French.” ……………… f The men …………… down the river. pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 The Last of the Mohicans - Activity worksheets 1 of 2 LEVEL 2 Activity worksheets Teacher Support Programme The Last of the Mohicans Photocopiable c “This letter says that your British soldiers will 11 Answer the questions. EASYSTARTS not come.” ……………… a What color was Cora’s bag? d “I know she isn’t as strong as me.” ……………………………………………… ……………… b Who did Uncas and Hawkeye see near the e “I want to kill Colonel Munro.” river? LEVEL 2 ……………… ……………………………………………… f “I can help you to get away from here.” c Why didn’t the Hurons stop Gamut? ……………… ……………………………………………… LEVEL 3 What colors did Chingachgook put on 9 Circle the wrong word in the sentences. d Heyward’s face? a The French caught to Hawkeye near the fort. ……………………………………………… b Montcalm didn’t speak spoke English. LEVEL 4 Who was old and had gray hair? c The two men wrote their theirs name on the e paper. ……………………………………………… Where did Heyward and Gamut find the d Some of the men were sick and they walked f LEVEL 5 slow slowly. girls? ……………………………………………… e Magua took Alice and carried carry her into the woods. g Why wasn’t Magua afraid when he saw the wild animal? LEVEL 6 f Cora put her arms through around Alice. ……………………………………………… g Some men waited waiting to die on the ground. h What did Hawkeye give to Uncas? Chapters 13–15 ……………………………………………… 10 Put a sentence on the left with a sentence on the right. 12 Put a word on the left with a word on the right. a Uncas found 1) he wanted to stay speak came Cora’s bag with the girls. think knew b The men stopped 2) Alice and Cora in know took and lit a cave. can held c Magua was not 3) he couldn’t kill come spoke very intelligent Cora. run caught d Gamut didn’t run 4) he looked funny hold thought away because and had a big catch could smile. take began e Heyward loved 5) a fire at night. begin ran Alice 13 Underline the wrong word and put the right f When 6) they laughed and one. Chingachchook shouted. a Munro and Heyward saw the women in a painted Heyward’s pool of water. ………………… face b When the Indian children saw Heyward they g When the Indians 7) but they were shouted and cried. ………………… saw Heyward brothers. c The Hurons had knives and guns in their h Heyward and 8) near a tree in the hands. ………………… Gamut found woods. d The men put Cora and Alice in boxes. i Hawkeye and 9) and he wanted to ………………… Uncas’s skins were save her. e Heyward wanted to give Magua food. not the same color ………………… j Magua took out 10) but he wasn’t f Magua wanted Alice. ………………… his knife but stupid. pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 The Last of the Mohicans - Activity worksheets 2 of 2 LEVEL 2 Progress test Teacher Support Programme The Last of the Mohicans Photocopiable 1 What happened first? Number the sentences 1–10. 4 Finish the sentences with the right words. EASYSTARTS a c Hawkeye, Heyward and the girls went up the intelligent loud afraid fast strong angry river in a canoe. sick wild late dark b c Hawkeye met Cora, Alice, Heyward and a The river was very …………… and dangerous. Magua. b Hawkeye was a very …………… man. LEVEL 2 c c Colonel Munro talked to Montcalm. c Cora had …………… eyes. d c The French caught Hawkeye with a letter from d When Heyward fired his gun, the noise in the cave General Webb. was very …………… . LEVEL 3 e c The Indians killed a lot of British people from e After she spoke to Magua, Cora was …………… the fort. and unhappy. f c Cora and Alice arrived in North America. f Some of the men in Fort William Henry were LEVEL 4 g c Chingachgook painted Heyward’s face. …………… and walked slowly. h c An Indian killed Cora. g Cora was an …………… girl. i c Magua showed Cora his back. h Gamut was not …………… of the Indians. LEVEL 5 j c Hawkeye put on an animal’s skin. i Magua knew that the …………… animal wasn’t an animal. 2 Are the sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)? j Hawkeye ran to Uncas but it was too …………… a The story started in 1775. c LEVEL 6 b Uncas was Chingachgook’s brother. c 5 Put the right answers with the questions. c Uncas and Chingachgook didn’t travel in the a Why did Cora and Alice go to America? ….. canoe. c b Who gave the Mohicans the firewater? ….. d The river was very dangerous. c c What language did Hawkeye and Chingachgook e Magua lived with white men when he was a speak? ….. child. c d Who stayed with the girls in the cave when f Magua cut off some of Alice’s hair. c Hawkeye and the Mohicans swam away? ….. g General Webb’s men didn’t go to Fort William e Who hit Magua on his back? ….. Henry because the weather was bad. c f What did Magua want Cora to do in his home? ….. h Montcalm could speak English. c g What did some Indians do with the blood of the i Alice’s mother lived in Scotland. c British? ….. j Hawkeye was Uncas’s brother. c h Who painted Heyward’s face? ….. i Why wasn’t Magua afraid of the wild animal? ….. 3 Match the name of the people with the right j How did Magua die? ….. sentences. 1) They drank it. a Cora 1) had to live with a different 2) Chingachgook. tribe. 3) Because the Indians sometimes wore the skins b Heyward 2) married a West Indian of animals. woman. 4) The Dutch. c Magua 3) was the French General. 5) Colonel Munro. d Hawkeye 4) had yellow hair. 6) He wanted her to cook, bring water and to e Munro 5) wanted to marry Alice. work. f Chingachgook 6) was a young Mohican. 7) He fell off the cliff. g Montcalm 7) her grandmother worked 8) Major Heyward. for rich people. 9) To see their father, Colonel Munro. h Alice 8) was a singer in a church. 10) Mohican. i Uncas 9) was Uncas’s father. j Gamut 10) wore clothes of animal skins. pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 The Last of the Mohicans - Progress test 1 of 1.