K E Y T O T H E E X E R C I S E S

Green Apple Page 27 – exercise 1 Page 35 – exercise 3

1C 2E 3A 4F 5B 6D 7J 8H C H A G N B X F C O A U H A
9I 10G
R O B J P A I N T I N G S Z

Little Women
Page 27 – exercise 2
O S M V N E W A Y D M S E N
1 Laurie 2 Meg 3 Jo 4 Amy
X P R F I M U S I C I A N E
5 Jo 6 Beth 7 Meg 8 Laurie
9 Mr March 10 Jo 11 Aunt March P I A N O C U S T B N J D W
12 Old Mr Laurence S T N B V R R H A S E K G S
Page 28 – exercise 3 W A C M D E T K R G I A O P
1 with, in 2 at 3 about 4 for E L F A P L U A Z D Y R X A
5 from 6 between 7 on
Louisa May Alcott D V K P Y A G I B A C F U P
G H I M O H O E R L S I B E
Chapter THREE Z L E R B S T A T U E S V R
K E Y T O T H E E X E R C I S E S A N D E X I T T E S T
Page 28 – exercise 1 S O D T E L E G R A M I F C
Open answer.
Page 15 – exercise 3 Page 35 – exercise 1 Page 36 – exercise 4
About the Author 1I 2D 3A 4H 5C 6E 7B 8F 9G 1 F – Jo, Meg and Amy often visited 1 with 2 in 3 was 4 play 5 the 6 of
the Laurence house. 7 me 8 a 9 is
Page 5 – exercise 1 Page 15 – exercise 4
2 T
Open answer. Page 36 – exercise 5
1 29 November 1832, Germantown, 3 T
Pennsylvania 4 F – Beth made him a pair of slippers 1A 2C 3B 4A
2 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David
Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson The American Civil War to thank him.
5 F – Mr Laurence sent Beth a letter
Page 37 – exercise 6
3 governess, servant, teacher, writer 1 teacher 2 cook 3 hairdresser
and a small piano.
4 Little Women Page 18 – exercise 1 4 waiter 5 firewoman 6 vet 7 nurse
6 T
5 Little Men, Jo’s Boys, An Old- 1 T 8 optician 9 doctor
7 T
fashioned Girl 2 F – The rebels wore gray uniforms. 8 F – Mrs March received an important Page 37 – exercise 7
6 1888, Concord 3 F – The yankees were the soldiers of telegram from S. Hale at Blank
the North. Open answer.
Hospital in Washington.
4 T
Chapter ONE 5 F – Black slaves worked on the
9 T
10 T Chapter FOUR
plantations of the South.
Page 14 – exercise 1 6 T Page 35 – exercise 2
Page 44 – exercise 1
1A 2C 3A 4B 5A 6B 7C 8A 7 T 1 paintings, statues 2 piano
1B 2C 3A 4B 5A 6B 7C 8B 9A
8 F – It was a big victory for the North. 3 slippers, comfortable 4 musician
Page 14 – exercise 2 10B 11A 12C 13B 14A 15C
5 hospital 6 newspaper 7 Telegram

Age:
1 Meg
16
2 Jo
15
3 Beth 4 Amy
13 12
Chapter TWO Page 45 – exercise 2
1D 2B 3H 4F 5C
Eyes: brown gray blue blue Page 19 – exercise 1 Page 45 – exercise 3
Hair: light brown dark brown blonde 1B 2A 3A 4B 5C 6B 7A Open answer.
Page 46 – exercise 4
1C 2A 3B 4A

2
 K E Y T O T H E E X E R C I S E S K E Y T O T H E E X E R C I S E S

Tapescript Page 61 – exercise 2 Page 69 – exercise 3 Page 70 – exercise 6

2
Jo got up early on Tuesday and went to 1 I have a lot of friends. 1 sister 2 mother 3 niece 4 sister
Concord at 9 in the morning. She wore 2 We have a lot of money. 5 brother 6 daughter 7 grandson 3 1 A T T I C 4
her warm brown coat and her green hat 3 You have a lot of work. 8 wife 9 grandfather 10 husband T 5 A W
because it was a cold, windy day. She 4 There are a lot of houses here. U 5 P U R S E
Page 69 – exercise 4
went to the grocers to buy some tea and
Page 61 – exercise 3 1 Because Meg wants to marry John T E R A
sugar. Then she stopped next to the
church and saw Betty’s Beauty Salon. 1 How many planets are there in the but John is not rich. 6 P O C K E T I K
There was a sign in the window that solar system? 2 John is hiding behind the door.
R S A
said, WE BUY LONG DARK HAIR. She 2 How much blood is there in a
Page 70 – exercise 5 7 G
entered the salon and looked around. person’s body?
“Good morning,” said Betty. 3 How much water do you drink in a Name: John Brooke 7 C O M F O R T A B L E
“Hello,” said Jo. “I want to sell my hair.” day? Job: English and Math teacher
L
“Good,” said Betty. “We need long 4 How many states are there in the Age: 25
brown hair, and we pay $25 for it.” United States of America. Address: 18 Garden Street, Concord I
“Twenty-five dollars!” said Jo, surprised. Brothers and/or Sisters: two brothers M
Page 61 – exercise 4 and one sister
“How long will it take to cut my hair?” B
“Please sit down and let me see your Open answer. College Attended: Boston College
hair,” said Betty. Jo sat down in a big How Long: 4 years
Page 71 – exercise 7
chair. “Hmmm… you have a lot of hair—
it’ll take about fifteen minutes.”
Chapter SEVEN Present Job: Tutor
AHBCIJDEFG
Tapescript
“Alright, please cut it,” said Jo. Page 61 – exercise 1 Principal: Good morning, Mr Brooke.
Betty cut Jo’s hair and put it in a yellow
box. Then she gave Jo $25 and said, Open answer. What kind of work are you looking for? America: The Melting Pot
“You look good with short hair.” Mr Brooke: I want to teach English and
Page 68 – exercise 1 Page 74 – exercise 1
“Thank you,” said Jo. Math.
C1 John Brooke came to see Mr March. Principal: How old are you? 1 T
F2 John Brooke loves Meg a lot. Mr Brooke: I’m twenty-five years old. 2 F – The first immigrants came from
Chapter FIVE J3 Meg was surprised when she saw
Aunt March.
Principal: Where do you live? Great Britain.
3 F – The United States became an
Mr Brooke: I live at 18 Garden Street in
Page 53 – exercise 1 A4 Aunt March didn’t like John Brooke Concord. independent nation after the
because he was poor. Principal: Do you have any brothers or American Revolution.
1B 2C 3A 4A 5A 6C 7B 8A 9A
H5 Meg defended John and Aunt March sisters? 4 T
Page 53 – exercise 2 got angry with her. Mr Brooke: John, Yes, I have two 5 T
kind, illness, friendly, sad, comfort, B6 John Brooke heard the conversation brothers and one sister. 6 F – John Marshall discovered gold in
beautiful and was happy. Principal: Where did you go to college? California in 1848.
Open answer. D7 Meg will marry him when she is Mr Brooke: I went to Boston College for 7 F – Andrew Carnegie came from
twenty. four years. Scotland.
Page 54 – exercise 3 I8 John had good plans for the future. Principal: Are you teaching now? 8 T
1H 2F 3A 4E 5G E9 Amy wanted to draw a picture of Mr Brooke: Yes, I’m Theodore
America: Immigration Today
Meg and John. Laurence’s tutor.
G10 Laurie promised to be her friend
Chapter SIX always.
Principal: Thank you, Mr Brooke.
Mr Brooke: You’re welcome, sir. Page 76 – exercise 1
Page 54 – exercise 1 Page 68 – exercise 2 1 T
1C 2F 3D 4F 5E 6B 7F 8A 9F 2 F – After World War II there were
1T 2F 3F 4F 5T 6T
10D many immigrants from the Orient.
Page 60 – exercise 1 3 T
1C 2B 3C 4A 5B 6C 4 T
5 T

© 2007 Black Cat Publishing

3 an imprint of Cideb Editrice, Genoa, Canterbury 4
 E X I T T E S T E X I T T E S T

CONTEXT .................... (forget) to do many things in the house, so Beth

1. Answer the following questions. .................... (do) them. She always .................... (try) to help her
sisters. One day she .................... (become) very ill.
1. What is the author’s name?
2. Was she American or British? 3. B Fill in the spaces with correct word: where, who, what, when,
3. When and where was she born? why.
4. Name another one of her books.
1. .................... was the family’s servant?
5. What was the American Civil War? Hannah was the family’s servant.
6. Why is the United States often called a “melting pot”? 2. .................... was Mr March?
He was away at war.
COMPREHENSION 3. .................... did Meg come home?
2. Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)? She came home last night.
Correct the false ones. 4. .................... did Amy draw?
She drew a picture of a castle.
T F
5. .................... did Jo cut her hair?
1. The March sisters made socks and gloves for the soldiers.
Because she wanted to help her father with the money.
2. Jo wrote plays and presented them in the attic.
3. Meg met John Brooke at the Gardiner’s New Year’s WRITING
Eve party.
4. Write answers to the following questions.
4. Laurie was a lonely boy.
5. Mrs March went to Washington to visit her sister. 1. Did you like the story? Why? Why not?
6. When Beth was ill, Amy went to stay with Aunt March. 2. Who was your favorite character?
7. Jo wanted Meg to marry Laurie. 3. What was your favorite part of the story?
8. Meg will marry John when she is nineteen.

GRAMMAR
K E Y T O T H E E X I T T E S T
3. A Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple.

For Christmas the March sisters .................... (buy) a pair of 1. 1. Louisa May Alcott 2. American 4. T 5. F – Mrs March went to
slippers for their mother. There .................... (be) no presents under 3. She was born in Germantown, Washington to visit her husband.
the tree that year. But Mr Laurence .................... (send) them lots Pennsylvania on 29 November 1832. 6. T 7. T 8. F – Meg will marry
4. Little Men, Jo’s Boys, An Old- John when she is twenty.
of good food and beautiful flowers. He .................... (be) a kind, old fashioned Girl. 5. It was a war 3. A bought, were, sent, was, made,
gentleman. between the North and South of the spent, went, promised, forgot, did,
Jo .................... (make) friends with Laurie and they .................... United States. 6. Because people tried, became
from many different countries went
(spend) a lot of time together. B 1. Who 2. Where 3. When
there to live and work.
4. What 5. Why
When Mrs March .................... (go) to Washington the girls 2. 1. T 2. T 3. F – Jo met Laurie at
4. Open answer.
.................... (promise) to work hard. But Meg, Jo and Amy the Gardiner’s New Year’s Eve party.

5 PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2007 Black Cat Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2007 Black Cat Publishing 6