AL NAJAH PRIVATE SCHOOL

ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011

REVISION SHEET-TERM II
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English Literature

Oliver Twist

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A/B/C/D

No. of Pages: 12
Date:

6/3/2011(Revision Week)

Are these sentences true or false?

a. Olivers mother dies very soon after he is born. ________________
b. Mrs Mann takes for herself some of the money from the weekly allowance for the
children._________
c.

Mr Bumble takes Oliver to the large workhouse when Oliver is ten. ____________

d. At the large workhouse, the boys receive three bowls of soup and three pieces of
bread per day. _______________
e.

The officials decide to send Oliver away from the workhouse because he asked for
more food.________________

f.

The magistrate doesnt allow Oliver to go away with Mr Gamfield because he can see
that the chimney sweep looks cruel.________________.

Complete the following sentences with the best answer.

a. Oliver cries as he goes with Mr Bumble to Mr Sowerberrys house because he is
1. afraid.
2. lonely.
3. in pain.
b. When Mrs Sowerberry first sees Oliver, she doesnt like him because
1. hes ugly.
2. hes crying.
3. hes small.
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c. Oliver attacks Noah Claypole because

1. Noah insults Olivers mother.
2. Noah steals Olivers breakfast.
3. Noah insults Oliver by calling him Workhouse.
d. Oliver is locked in the cellar because
1. he has been eating too much meat.
2. he is refusing to work.
3. he has become violent.
Who is it? Write the name of the character.
a. ________________ is only a boy but dresses like and has the mannerisms of a man.
b. ________________ is cooking sausages and sorting out silk handkerchiefs.
c.

________________ pretends to be asleep while Fagin is counting his collection of

treasure.

d. ________________ has a very noisy laugh.

e.

________________ suspects Oliver Twist of pick pocketing his handkerchief.

f.

________________ sentences Oliver to three months in prison.

g. ________________ tells the magistrate who the real thieves were.

Put the following events in the order of the time at which they occurred. Write 17.
a. Bill Sikes and Toby Crackit attempt to rob a house in Chertsey.

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b. Nancy takes Oliver from Fagins house to Bill Sikes house.

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c. Fagin meets Monks on the corner of the street.

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d. Toby Crackit goes to Fagins house to give him some bad news.

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e. Oliver is shot and wounded.

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f. Bill Sikes and Nancy kidnap Oliver.

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g. Charley Bates and the Artful Dodger tell Bill Sikes that Oliver has been arrested.________
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Who is speaking? What are they talking about?

a. Im surprised they dont murder you. I would if I was in their place.
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b. Oh my brother! What has happened to him?
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c. Such silver, my dear, such silver!
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d. So if you do make up your mind to speak without permission, say your prayers first.
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Answer the following questions.

a. Why do Mrs Maylie and Rose decide to keep Oliver in their house?
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b. What do you think Charles Dickens is trying to teach the reader about being a thief?
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c. How does Dr Losberne save Oliver from being arrested by the police?
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d. What kind of life does Oliver lead in the country with Mrs Maylie and Rose?
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Match the characters in the box with the adjectives below. (You may find that some of
the adjectives correspond to more than one character).
Mr Bumble
Dr Losberne

Monks
Bill Sikes

Rose
Mrs Maylie

Nancy
Fagin

a. Tall

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b. Kind-hearted

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c.

Cruel

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d. Generous

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e.

Dark

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f.

Mysterious

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g. self-important

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h. Greedy

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i.

Affectionate

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j.

bad-tempered

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k. Fearful

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l.

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Anxious

m. Miserly

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Which of these sentences are True or False? Correct the ones which are not true.
a. Monks gives Mrs Bumble 20 for her information about Old Sally.
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b. In the leather bag in Old Sallys hand there was a gold chain, two locks of hair and a
wedding ring.
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c. Sikes sends Nancy to Fagins to get some food.
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d. Nancy listens secretly to the conversation between Fagin and Sikes.
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Complete these sentences in your own words.

a. Sikes is surprised by Nancys appearance because........
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b. Nancy tells Rose that Monks promised Fagin money if..........
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c. Nancy tells Rose that Monks has proof of..........
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d. Nancy says she will walk on London Bridge every Sunday night so that..........
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e. Fagin has Nancy followed because he thinks.............
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f. Bill Sikes kills Nancy because.............
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Explain how these people and/or places are connected. Write sentences in the spaces
provided.
a. Bill Sikes and France
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b. Edward Leeford and Monks

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c. Oliver Twist and Edward Leeford

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d. Bill Sikes and Jacobs Island

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e. Mr Brownlow and Oliver Twist

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Answer the following questions about the characters.

1 How does the story end for these characters?
a. Fagin
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b. Oliver
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c. Charley Bates
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d. Mr Bumble
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e. Bill Sikes
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b. Do you think the characters get what they deserve? Give your reasons.

a. Fagin
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b. Oliver
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c. Charley Bates
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d. Mr Bumble
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e. Bill Sikes
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In which order do the following things happen. Write numbers 19.

a. Nancy tells Rose Maylie that Oliver is in danger.

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b. Oliver is arrested for picking Mr Brownlows pocket.

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c. Oliver takes part in a robbery with Bill Sikes and Toby Crackit.

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d. Mr Bumble meets Monks in a public house.

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e. Fagin suspects Nancy has another lover and has her followed.

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f. Nancy overhears Monks talking about Oliver to Fagin in the street.

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g. Oliver arrives in Barnet and meets the Artful Dodger.

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h. Nancy meets Mr Brownlow on London Bridge.

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i. Nancy goes to the police station to find out what has happened to Oliver.

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Who is who? Complete the following sentences by filling in each of the blanks with the
name of one of the characters from the list in the box. Sometimes, there may be more
than one correct answer.
Oliver Twist
Mr Bumble
Nancy
Dr Losberne

Bill Sikes
Mr Brownlow
Mr Grimwig
The Artful Dodger

Fagin
Monks
Rose Maylie

a. _________________ is greedy and has an inflated opinion of his own importance.

b. _________________ and ________________ become very good friends at the end of
the story.
c. The most violent character in the book is probably _______________.
d. The two male characters who do the most to help Oliver Twist are ______________
and _________________.
e. Three characters who provide comic relief in the story are _______________,
_______________ and _________________.
f. The most deceitful character in the book is _________________.
g. The bravest character is the book is _______________.
h. _______________ and ________________ have the same father.

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Are these sentences true or false?

a. Olivers first job is with a chimney sweep.

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b. Oliver has better food at the undertakers than at the workhouse.

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c.

Fagin and Bill Sikes plan to rob Mr Brownlows house.

d. The Maylies base their judgement of Oliver on his appearance.

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e.

Oliver escapes being questioned by the police thanks to the kindness of Mr Giles. ___

f.

Mr Brownlow was friends with Oliver Twists father.

g. Fagin attempts to commit suicide in his prison cell.

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Fill in the gaps with ONE suitable word.

Oliver Twist was born in a _______________ to an _______________ mother. His mother
died soon after he was _______________, and he grew up with twenty or thirty other young
________________. When he was nine he was _______________ to an undertaker, but he
was so unhappy there that he decided to run ________________. After walking for many
days, he arrived in _________________ where he met Jack Dawkins who said he knew an
old gentleman who would offer him _________________ and a job. Oliver accepted the
offer, but it soon became clear that the old gentleman was in fact the leader of a gang of
________________. The old man tried to teach him how to ________________ pockets, but
Oliver was not a good pupil and he was _______________ while out on his first job.
Fortunately for Oliver, the man whose pocket the gang had picked took _______________ on
him and Olivers fortunes began slowly to change. The gang managed to ______________
Oliver once more and forced him to take part in a _________________, but in the end
everything ended well for him, and he was _________________ by Mr Brownlow and lived
a happy and contented life.

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