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The Call of the Wild COMPREHENSION TEST
1
Jack London
Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–5.
a b c d e
A fat man beat Buck with a club. Buck learned to pull a sledge. Manuel sold Buck at the railway station. Buck met snow for the first time. Perrault took Buck onto a ship. 20 marks
2
Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. A
1 2 3 4 5
When the Indian dogs attacked . . . Buck learned to steal cleverly . . . François made little shoes for Buck . . . After Buck became lead-dog . . . Dave was ill and weak . . .
5
Buck wore a ............... and pulled a ............... . The men slept in a ............... but the dogs slept in the ............... . Buck learned to steal ............... and to break the ............... with his feet to get water. And he learned how to ............... like a ...............: first ..............., then ............... away.
B
a b c d e
. . . because he was always hungry. . . . because his feet were soft. . . . so the driver shot him. . . . the sledge-dogs ran away. . . . the dogs worked harder.
20 marks 6
10 marks 3
Which dog did Buck kill? ..............................................
Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a b c d e f g h i j
Complete the following sentences.
a If Buck ate too slowly, the other dogs . . . .......................................................................... b When Perrault walked onto the ice bridges, he carried . . . .......................................................................... c When Spitz died, Buck wanted . . . .......................................................................... d Mercedes gave the dogs extra food because . . . .......................................................................... e Buck saved Thornton’s life when Thornton . . . ..........................................................................
10 marks 4
Fill in the gaps using these words: tent, bite, wolf, snow, jump, harness, fight, sledge, ice, food.
Hal and Charles knew a lot about life in the north. When the sledge fell on its side, the dogs didn’t stop. Charles and Hal didn’t have enough dog food. Thornton told Hal to cross the river quickly before the ice melted. Thornton and Buck got well together. Buck killed a man who attacked Thornton. Buck won money for Thornton by pulling a heavy sledge. Thornton found a lot of gold in a river. At the camp the Yeehats attacked Buck. Now Buck runs at the head of the wolf pack.
20 marks T
Total marks
20 marks
oxford bookworms library STAge 3
8
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The Call of the Wild
Jack London
Setting
14 Perrault was worried his dogs _____ the Indian dogs. a F had attacked b F had caught rabies from c F had eaten more than d F were afraid of 15 François made _____. a F a warm jacket for Buck b F four boots for Buck’s cold feet c F a special sledge for Buck d F four little shoes for Buck’s soft feet 16 _____ often tried to start a fight with Buck. a F Dave b F Spitz c F Pike d F Sol-lecks 17 Mercedes gave the dogs extra food because _____. a F she cooked too much food b F she was sorry for them c F they liked her food d F she wanted them to pull hard 18 John Thornton thought his dogs were _____. a F his friends b F half-wolves c F badly behaved d F his children 19 Buck attacked Burton when _____. a F Burton hit Buck with a club b F Thornton was in danger c F Burton took Thornton’s money d F Burton tried to steal Buck 20 When Thornton fell into the river, _____ and saved him. a F Hans and Pete jumped in b F Hans and Pete threw him a rope c F Buck jumped in with a rope d F Matthewson jumped in
M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e TesT
Choose the best answer.
1 At the start of the story, Buck lived in _____. a F Canada b F California c F Florida d F Arizona 2 He was four years old and weighed _____ kilos. a F twenty b F thirty c F sixty d F forty 3 In 1897, men were looking for gold in _____. a F Canada b F California c F Seattle d F New York 4 Buck was stolen by one of Mr Miller’s _____. a F neighbours b F brothers c F children d F gardeners 5 Buck didn’t eat or drink for _____. a F three days and nights b F almost one week c F two days and nights d F two days 6 A fat man in Seattle _____. a F hit him many times b F was kind to him c F gave him good food d F tried to kill him 7 Perrault bought Buck for _____ dollars. a F two hundred b F three hundred c F eighty d F seventy 8 Buck understood that Perrault and François were _____. a F cruel b F strange c F fair d F wild 9 _____ travelled with Buck on the ship. a F Three other animals b F Two other dogs c F Two more people d F Three other dogs 10 The soft white thing that fell on Buck was _____. a F snow b F flour c F cotton d F gold
20 marks
Dialogue
20 marks
Who said this?
21 ‘Be a good dog and we’ll be friends.’ a F Perrault b F John Thornton c F the fat man in Seattle d F Hal 22 ‘One in ten thousand.’ a F Mercedes b F Perrault c F John Thornton d F François 23 ‘That Buck pulls very well, and he’s learning quickly.’ a F François b F Charles c F Perrault d F Hal 24 ‘No more Spitz. No more trouble.’ a F Perrault b F Mr Miller c F François d F Mercedes 25 ‘How could we live without a tent?’ a F Hal b F Mercedes c F Charles d F Buck
Characters Choose the best answer.
11 François was _____. a F French b F French-Canadian c F half Indian d F Belgian 12 Manuel stole Buck because he needed money for _____. a F a new house b F his large family c F his car d F a holiday to Canada 13 _____ was killed when trying to make friends with another dog. a F Curly b F Spitz c F Dave d F Sol-lecks
oxford bookworms library stage 3
50
© oxford university press photocopiable
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
Plot
26 ‘Dogs are lazy, and you have to whip them.’ a F the man in Seattle b F Hal c F Perrault d F Charles 27 ‘You’re driving our dogs and you do what you think is best.’ a F François b F Mercedes c F John Thornton d F Hal 28 ‘Only somebody very stupid would cross the White River here.’ a F John Thornton b F Pete c F Mercedes d F Hans 29 ‘If you hit that dog again, I’ll kill you.’ a F Hans b F Mercedes c F Thornton d F Charles 30 ‘There’ll never be another dog like him.’ a F Pete b F Thornton c F Hal d F Hans 20 marks
Vocabulary Choose the best answer.
31 to hit many times with your hand or another object a F break b F obey c F bite d F beat 32 the front part of the neck a F chin b F throat c F chest d F bone 33 a vehicle without wheels used on snow a F leash b F pack c F club d F sledge 34 the short, sharp sound that a dog makes a F bark b F growl c F howl d F cry 35 to move quickly off the ground a F dig b F jump c F start d F shoot 36 an illness that makes dogs mad and kills them a F rage b F howl c F rabies d F whip 37 a wild animal like a dog a F deer b F moose c F pack d F wolf 38 to go in front of another person, or dog a F fight b F lead c F leash d F attack 39 you sleep in this when you go camping a F tent b F mine c F team d F hole 40 not strong a F lazy b F week c F hard d F weak
20 marks Total marks
20 marks
oxford bookworms library stage 3
51
© oxford university press photocopiable
M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e TesT
Choose the best answer.
41 The dogs had to sleep _____. a F under the snow b F in tents c F under the stars d F on the sledges 42 Perrault needed good dogs to carry _____. a F important papers b F a lot of gold c F important people d F a lot of food 43 Buck wanted to be _____. a F the favourite dog b F lead-dog c F the fastest dog d F the wildest dog 44 He broke _____ before Spitz died. a F Spitz’s two front teeth b F all his legs c F Spitz’s two front legs d F three legs 45 Buck _____. a F gave the dogs an easy life b F didn’t like hard work c F fought with all the dogs d F made the dogs work hard 46 Hal, Charles and Mercedes _____. a F didn’t know how to do anything b F knew how to work with dogs c F were kind to the dogs d F made the dogs rest too much 47 They died when _____. a F the dogs attacked them b F Thornton shot them c F they tried to cross the thin ice d F they had no more food left 48 Buck won a lot of money for Thornton by _____. a F pulling a sledge with 300 kilos on it b F running faster than other dogs c F jumping higher than other dogs d F pulling a sledge with 350 kilos on it 49 Thornton and his friends were killed by _____. a F wolves b F Indians c F a moose d F Buck 50 At the end of the story, Buck _____. a F ed a pack of wolves b F lived with the Indians c F was killed by a wolf d F returned to California
1
Jack London
Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–5.
a b c d e
A fat man beat Buck with a club. Buck learned to pull a sledge. Manuel sold Buck at the railway station. Buck met snow for the first time. Perrault took Buck onto a ship. 20 marks
2
Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. A
1 2 3 4 5
When the Indian dogs attacked . . . Buck learned to steal cleverly . . . François made little shoes for Buck . . . After Buck became lead-dog . . . Dave was ill and weak . . .
5
Buck wore a ............... and pulled a ............... . The men slept in a ............... but the dogs slept in the ............... . Buck learned to steal ............... and to break the ............... with his feet to get water. And he learned how to ............... like a ...............: first ..............., then ............... away.
B
a b c d e
. . . because he was always hungry. . . . because his feet were soft. . . . so the driver shot him. . . . the sledge-dogs ran away. . . . the dogs worked harder.
20 marks 6
10 marks 3
Which dog did Buck kill? ..............................................
Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a b c d e f g h i j
Complete the following sentences.
a If Buck ate too slowly, the other dogs . . . .......................................................................... b When Perrault walked onto the ice bridges, he carried . . . .......................................................................... c When Spitz died, Buck wanted . . . .......................................................................... d Mercedes gave the dogs extra food because . . . .......................................................................... e Buck saved Thornton’s life when Thornton . . . ..........................................................................
10 marks 4
Fill in the gaps using these words: tent, bite, wolf, snow, jump, harness, fight, sledge, ice, food.
Hal and Charles knew a lot about life in the north. When the sledge fell on its side, the dogs didn’t stop. Charles and Hal didn’t have enough dog food. Thornton told Hal to cross the river quickly before the ice melted. Thornton and Buck got well together. Buck killed a man who attacked Thornton. Buck won money for Thornton by pulling a heavy sledge. Thornton found a lot of gold in a river. At the camp the Yeehats attacked Buck. Now Buck runs at the head of the wolf pack.
20 marks T
Total marks
20 marks
oxford bookworms library STAge 3
8
© oxford university press photocopiable
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
Setting
14 Perrault was worried his dogs _____ the Indian dogs. a F had attacked b F had caught rabies from c F had eaten more than d F were afraid of 15 François made _____. a F a warm jacket for Buck b F four boots for Buck’s cold feet c F a special sledge for Buck d F four little shoes for Buck’s soft feet 16 _____ often tried to start a fight with Buck. a F Dave b F Spitz c F Pike d F Sol-lecks 17 Mercedes gave the dogs extra food because _____. a F she cooked too much food b F she was sorry for them c F they liked her food d F she wanted them to pull hard 18 John Thornton thought his dogs were _____. a F his friends b F half-wolves c F badly behaved d F his children 19 Buck attacked Burton when _____. a F Burton hit Buck with a club b F Thornton was in danger c F Burton took Thornton’s money d F Burton tried to steal Buck 20 When Thornton fell into the river, _____ and saved him. a F Hans and Pete jumped in b F Hans and Pete threw him a rope c F Buck jumped in with a rope d F Matthewson jumped in
M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e TesT
Choose the best answer.
1 At the start of the story, Buck lived in _____. a F Canada b F California c F Florida d F Arizona 2 He was four years old and weighed _____ kilos. a F twenty b F thirty c F sixty d F forty 3 In 1897, men were looking for gold in _____. a F Canada b F California c F Seattle d F New York 4 Buck was stolen by one of Mr Miller’s _____. a F neighbours b F brothers c F children d F gardeners 5 Buck didn’t eat or drink for _____. a F three days and nights b F almost one week c F two days and nights d F two days 6 A fat man in Seattle _____. a F hit him many times b F was kind to him c F gave him good food d F tried to kill him 7 Perrault bought Buck for _____ dollars. a F two hundred b F three hundred c F eighty d F seventy 8 Buck understood that Perrault and François were _____. a F cruel b F strange c F fair d F wild 9 _____ travelled with Buck on the ship. a F Three other animals b F Two other dogs c F Two more people d F Three other dogs 10 The soft white thing that fell on Buck was _____. a F snow b F flour c F cotton d F gold
20 marks
Dialogue
20 marks
Who said this?
21 ‘Be a good dog and we’ll be friends.’ a F Perrault b F John Thornton c F the fat man in Seattle d F Hal 22 ‘One in ten thousand.’ a F Mercedes b F Perrault c F John Thornton d F François 23 ‘That Buck pulls very well, and he’s learning quickly.’ a F François b F Charles c F Perrault d F Hal 24 ‘No more Spitz. No more trouble.’ a F Perrault b F Mr Miller c F François d F Mercedes 25 ‘How could we live without a tent?’ a F Hal b F Mercedes c F Charles d F Buck
Characters Choose the best answer.
11 François was _____. a F French b F French-Canadian c F half Indian d F Belgian 12 Manuel stole Buck because he needed money for _____. a F a new house b F his large family c F his car d F a holiday to Canada 13 _____ was killed when trying to make friends with another dog. a F Curly b F Spitz c F Dave d F Sol-lecks
oxford bookworms library stage 3
50
© oxford university press photocopiable
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
Plot
26 ‘Dogs are lazy, and you have to whip them.’ a F the man in Seattle b F Hal c F Perrault d F Charles 27 ‘You’re driving our dogs and you do what you think is best.’ a F François b F Mercedes c F John Thornton d F Hal 28 ‘Only somebody very stupid would cross the White River here.’ a F John Thornton b F Pete c F Mercedes d F Hans 29 ‘If you hit that dog again, I’ll kill you.’ a F Hans b F Mercedes c F Thornton d F Charles 30 ‘There’ll never be another dog like him.’ a F Pete b F Thornton c F Hal d F Hans 20 marks
Vocabulary Choose the best answer.
31 to hit many times with your hand or another object a F break b F obey c F bite d F beat 32 the front part of the neck a F chin b F throat c F chest d F bone 33 a vehicle without wheels used on snow a F leash b F pack c F club d F sledge 34 the short, sharp sound that a dog makes a F bark b F growl c F howl d F cry 35 to move quickly off the ground a F dig b F jump c F start d F shoot 36 an illness that makes dogs mad and kills them a F rage b F howl c F rabies d F whip 37 a wild animal like a dog a F deer b F moose c F pack d F wolf 38 to go in front of another person, or dog a F fight b F lead c F leash d F attack 39 you sleep in this when you go camping a F tent b F mine c F team d F hole 40 not strong a F lazy b F week c F hard d F weak
20 marks Total marks
20 marks
oxford bookworms library stage 3
51
© oxford university press photocopiable
M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e TesT
Choose the best answer.
41 The dogs had to sleep _____. a F under the snow b F in tents c F under the stars d F on the sledges 42 Perrault needed good dogs to carry _____. a F important papers b F a lot of gold c F important people d F a lot of food 43 Buck wanted to be _____. a F the favourite dog b F lead-dog c F the fastest dog d F the wildest dog 44 He broke _____ before Spitz died. a F Spitz’s two front teeth b F all his legs c F Spitz’s two front legs d F three legs 45 Buck _____. a F gave the dogs an easy life b F didn’t like hard work c F fought with all the dogs d F made the dogs work hard 46 Hal, Charles and Mercedes _____. a F didn’t know how to do anything b F knew how to work with dogs c F were kind to the dogs d F made the dogs rest too much 47 They died when _____. a F the dogs attacked them b F Thornton shot them c F they tried to cross the thin ice d F they had no more food left 48 Buck won a lot of money for Thornton by _____. a F pulling a sledge with 300 kilos on it b F running faster than other dogs c F jumping higher than other dogs d F pulling a sledge with 350 kilos on it 49 Thornton and his friends were killed by _____. a F wolves b F Indians c F a moose d F Buck 50 At the end of the story, Buck _____. a F ed a pack of wolves b F lived with the Indians c F was killed by a wolf d F returned to California
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