Chapter I

A. Answer the following questions.

1. How old was Mary?____________________________________________________________________
2. Why was Mary given to a servant?________________________________________________________
3. Who was Mary’s mother talking to on the veranda?________________________ ___________________

4. Why were people dying so quickly?_______________________________________________________

5. How did Mary feel about the death of the people around her?___________________________________
6. Where was Mary sent after her parents’ death?_______________________________________________
7. Who was Martha?______________________________________________________________________
8. Why did Mary get angry with Martha?_____________________________________________________
9. Who was Dickon?_____________________________________________________________________

B. Say whether the following statements are true of false.

True False
1. Mary’s parents spent a lot of time with her.
2. Mary was selfish, rude and spoilt.
3. One morning, when Mary woke up, her mother was at her bedside.
4. An officer advised Mary’s mother to leave in two weeks.
5. Mr Archibald Craven was Mary’s grandfather.
6. Mary felt lonely because she was never close to anyone.
7. Mrs Medlock was Mr Craven’s housekeeper.
8. Mary asked Mrs. Medlock many questions about the place she was going to.
9. Mr Craven’s house was very big and very old.
10. Mr Craven has been traveling a lot ever since his wife died.
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C. Match each word on the left with its meaning on the right.
1. skinny a) feeling troubled that something bad may happen
2. frightened b) a large elegant house with parks and gardens around
3. curious c) afraid
4. worried d) in spite of
5. awful e) a type of cooked food
6. manor f) very thin
7. despite g) interested in knowing about things
8. dish h) bad, terrible
9. endless i) unusual
10. strange j) without limits

D. Complete the sentences with words from the box.

awful curious despite dish endless frightened manor skinny

 strange worried

1. Mary was smaller than girls her age, in fact people often said that she was very .............. .
2. At first Mary didn’t care about Martha’s stories but later she became .............. when Martha mentioned the
secret garden.
3. People were very .............. when they found out about the cholera outbreak, in fact they were terrified.
4. Porridge is a popular .............. in England.
5. Many things were .............. that morning – the normally peaceful house was full of panicking people.
6. Mary tried to look out the window and see the moor, but she could only see the .............. darkness.
7. Mary wasn’t interested in anything. Suddenly she became curious and asked a questions .............. herself – she
wanted to know why Mr Craven’s wife had died.
8. The officer looked .............. – the epidemic was spreading and the people still weren’t safe.
9. The .............. was almost 600 years old, it had 100 rooms and beautiful gardens around it.
10. The situation was worse than bad. In fact, it was .............. – people should have left two weeks earlier.

E. What prepositions are missing from these sentences?

after at by by for in in in of to for

1. One morning, when Mary woke up, she saw another servant instead .............. her Ayah.
2. Mary’s mother did not look .............. her child – she preferred going to parties.
3. Mary wasn’t interested .............. the new place she was going to – she didn’t ask any questions about it.
4. Mr Craven lives .............. a very old and big house.
5. This beautiful house is .............. the edge of a moor.
6. It is surrounded .............. beautiful gardens and a park.
7. Mrs Medlock told Mary that Mr Craven would not talk .............. her.
8. Mary would be told which room was hers and which gardens she could play .............. .
9. Mary got angry with Martha .............. not helping her get dressed and .............. not helping her with her shoes.
10. Mary didn’t like porridge, but was convinced .............. Martha to try some.

F. Match pairs of words that have opposite meanings.

G. Group the words in the box according to the given categories.

Nouns Adjectives Adverbs

H. Solve the crossword puzzle.

Across:
1. When his wallet was stolen, he was very .............. about it.
2. Now that my exams are over, I feel very .............. and
peaceful.
4. When a person doesn’t need a product, she is .............. in it.
5. He leads a very .............. life -- he doesn’t see anyone and he
doesn’t phone anyone either.
8. If you want to draw a .............. line you should use a ruler!
Down:
1. I feel fresh and .............. -- I don’t need to go to sleep.
3. When Mary did something kind to another person, that person
was .............. because Mary usually didn’t do nice things.
5. Mary’s mother was very .............. -- she like going to many
parties. 6. You should be quiet -- Mary is .............. already. She
was very tired after the journey.
7. Mr Craven has a .............. back. He can’t stand straight up.

J. Choose the correct form.

1. When Mary was ................ , she was given to a servant to look after her.
a) bear b) borned c) born
2. Things were strange that morning – nothing was ……… the way it had always been ................ .
a) done b) did c) doed
3. Everybody had completely ................ about Mary.
a) forgot b) forgotten c) forget
4. A few weeks later, it turned out that all the servants had ................ .
a) died b) dyed c) die
5. The manor is ................ by gardens and a park.
a) surround b) surrounds c) surrounded
6. After a long day, Mary quickly ................ asleep.
a) fell b) fall c) falled
7. When Mary finally ................ up, she heard strange male voices.
a) woked b) woke c) waked
8. Mary was slowly eating her breakfast – suddenly she ................ .
a) stops b) stoped c) stopped
9. Dick spent a lot of time playing in the moor because many different animals could be ................ there.
a) found b) find c) founds
10. Nobody had liked Mr Craven before he got ................ .
a) marry b) married c) marries

Chapter 2

A. Answer the following questions.

1. What was Mary trying to find when she was walking around the gardens?
2. Whom did Mary meet in the gardens?
3. How long has Ben known the redbreast?
4. What was the name of the bird?
5. Why did Mary become healthier and stronger?
6. Why did Mary stay in with Martha one day?
7. Whose cry did Mary hear?
8. What did Martha hear?
9. Whom did Mary meet when she was looking for the library?
10. How did Mary feel when she was locked in her room?

B. Say whether the following statements are true of false.

True False

1. Mary visited the kitchen gardens and an orchard.

Walking around, she saw a red-breasted bird sitting

2.
in a nearby bush.
3. The bird was left behind by his family.

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Ben told Mary that the bird would like to become
4.
her friend.
5. Martha told Mary many stories about her small
family.
The secret garden used to belong to Mr Craven’s
6.
wife.
Mary didn’t feel sorry for her uncle because she
7. didn’t know what it meant to feel sorry for
someone.
According to Mary, it was Betty who was crying
8.
because of stomach ache.
Mary had many books she could read – but she
9.
didn’t know how to read..
Mrs Medlock ordered Mary to go to her room right
10.
away.
C. Complete each sentence with a suitable word from the box.

calling nothing corridors baby leading permission sorrow

disappeared

1. Mary was walking around the gardens trying to find a way ..............
to the secret garden.
2. The bird was singing as if .............. out to Mary.
3. Ben has know the bird ever since he was a .............. – since it was small and was learning to fly.
4. Mary should stop asking questions because there were some things that had .............. to do with her.
5. After his wife’s death, Mr Craven went crazy with .............. – he was very sad and wouldn’t talk with anyone.
6. Even though Mary didn’t have the .............. to walk around the house, she went to find the library anyway.
7. There were many .............. in the house and Mary got lost turning the wrong one – that’s when she met Mrs
Medlock.
8. When his smile .............. he looked different – he no longer looked friendly and nice.
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D. What prepositions are missing from these sentences?

for for in in in of of of of with

1. It was still winter so none of the flowers were .............. bloom

– Mary could only imagine how beautiful they would be in spring.
2. The gardener was whistling and digging .............. the ground.
3. When Ben found the bird, he decided to take care .............. him – they became friends.
4. Mr Craven went crazy .............. sorrow when his wife died.
5. Mary felt so sorry for her uncle that she almost cried .............. him and his wife.
6. Martha said that Betty was crying because .............. toothache.
7. The library had thousands .............. books, but Mary wasn’t allowed to go in.
8. Mary wasn’t used to asking .............. permission, so she decided to find the library herself.
9. Mrs Medlock pushed Mary .............. front of her and locked her inside her nursery.
10. Mrs Medlock said it was none .............. Mary’s business and she hadn’t heard anything.

E. Match pairs of words that have OPPOSITE meanings.

allow admire
deny agree
despise forbid to
doubt be sure
F. Complete the words in these sentences.

1. The place where vegetables are grown is called the _ _ t _ _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ .

2. An _ _ c_ _ _ _ is a place where fruit trees grow.
3. A _ _ r _ _ _ _ _ is a person who looks after gardens and orchards.
4. A rake and a _ _ a _ _ are tools needed by a gardener.
5. A person looks much friendlier when he has a smile on his _ _ c _ .

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6. Often, when a bird falls out of his _ e_ _ , his bird family will leave him.
7. Robin was always sitting on the same _ _ e_-_ _ _ high above other trees and bushes.
8. Even though she couldn’t see it, Mary was convinced that the _ _ _ n _ of Robin’s tree was in the secret
garden.
9. There was a beautiful tree with elegant _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ – one of them broke off and Mrs Craven fell off.

G. Solve the crossword puzzle.

Across:
2. ‘I don’t .............. with you. I think we could do this exercise in another way.’
5. ‘She .............. everything. She said she doesn’t even know you. I don’t think she wants to help you anymore.
She doesn’t know anything.’
6. I would like to have an animal as a pet. Do you think it’s possible to
.............. a lion?’

Down:
1. ‘No thank you, I don’t want any porridge. Actually, I .............. it!’ 3. ‘I’m not .............. to go to the party
tonight. I’m grounded because I came home too late last night.’
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4. ‘You can’t .............. me to do anything! I am eighteen years old! I’m old enough to make my own
decisions.’
5. ‘She ran away, there is no .............. about it. She took all her clothes and, look, she even wrote a goodbye
note.’

H. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete each sentence.

1. Mary was upset that nobody helped her with .............. dressed.
a) having b) getting c)being d) becoming
2. The day was tiring. Mary was very tired and she quickly .............. asleep.
a) went b) got c) became d) fell
3. Mr Craven had been an unpleasant man before he .............. married.
a) got b) became c) has d) made
4. Mary was bad-tempered and she .............. angry with Martha for not helping her with her shoes.
a) started b) got c) fell d) turned
5. Ben stopped ................. and looked at Mary with sad eyes.
a) digging b) to dig c) dig d) to digging 6. Mary wasn’t .............. to asking anybody
for permission.
a) to use b) use c) used d) would
7. Mary told Mrs Medlock that she had .............. lost turning the wrong corridor.
a) has b) became c) fell d) got
8. Mary tried .............. that she heard somebody crying.
a) explanation b) to explain c) explain d) explained
9. To .............. sure that Mary would stop wandering around the house, Mrs Medlock locked her in her room.
a) have b) made c) make d) get
10. Martha denied .............. anything, but when she left, she locked Mary’s door.
a) hearing b) to hear c) heard d) has heard

I. Choose the correct form.

1. The small redbreast flew over / flied over and landed next to Ben.
2. After the bird had been left / was leaved alone, Ben decided to look after him.
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3. Because of the fresh air, Mary’s cheeks redened / reddened and she became healthier.
4. Mary goed / went into the library to find an interesting book.

Chapter 3
A. Answer the following questions.

1. What was Mary always thinking about?

2. What smells nice, fresh and damp?
3. What are the first plants in spring?
4. How is spring different in India?
5. What plants can be found in Robin’s garden?
6. What did Mary notice lying on the ground?
7. What present did Martha bring for Mary?
8. How did Mary finally find the door to the secret garden?
9. What did the garden look like when Mary walked through the secret door?
10. Who did Martha and Mary write a letter to?

B. Say whether the following statements are true of false.

True False

Robin couldn’t remember Mary when she came

1.
closer to him.
2. Mary’s skipping rope had green and red handles.

3. Mary spent a lot of time trying to learn how to skip.

4. Ben saw Mary open the door to the secret garden.

There were many flowerbeds all around the secret

5.
garden.
Mary told Martha that she wanted to make a little
6.
garden somewhere.
7. The boy sitting under a tree was playing with a fox.

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8.. Dickon had red cheeks and red hair.

Dickon had brought a set of garden tools for Mary,

9.
but he had forgotten about the seeds.
10. Mary thought boys couldn’t keep a secret.

C. Match each word on the left with its meaning on the right.
1. to lock a) to jump, to run in a hopping way
2. to bloom b) to pull out unwanted plants
3. weed out c) mess, disorder
4. skip d) to close something and turn the key
5. confusion e) to flower
D. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

bloom confusion lock skip seen come out move weed

1. The bird wasn’t afraid of Mary – it didn’t even .............. when she came closer.
2. When you .............. out your front garden, it will look much nicer.
E. What prepositions are missing from these sentences?

about around for for

for in of of on to

1. Mary was very busy with her new garden and she quickly forgot
.............. the child’s cry.
2. Nothing happens over night. It takes time .............. things to grow.
3. Finally, Mary found Robin. The bird was walking .............. one of the flowerbeds.
4. Mary put the key in her pocket. She thought it might be the key .............. the secret garden.
5. Mary didn’t know what the present was .............. . She had to ask Martha.
6. She was every happy about the present and she thanked Martha
.............. it.
7. The garden was a mess. Everything grew everywhere .............. great confusion.
8. There is a certain kind .............. flower that grows in the spring – Mary had to find out what kind it was.
9. Dickon bought a set .............. garden tools for Mary.
10. A squirrel was sitting .............. a tree branch.

damp careless
still dead
shiny dry dull
alive moving
careful
3. Our apple tree started to .............. last week – you can see beautiful
little white flowers between the leaves.
4. If you don’t want a thief to steal your jewellery, you
should .............. your house and activate the alarm.
5. Mary was happy that nobody had .............. her unlocking the
garden door and she walked in quickly.
6. Mary wasn’t surprised – nobody had been in the garden for ten
years. Everything was growing in great .............. because nobody had
looked after the plants.
7. Leaves .............. in the spring and everything starts turning green.
8. Let’s go outside, we can .............. rope or watch the boys play
street hockey.

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F. Match pairs of words that have OPPOSITE meanings.
G. Solve the crossword puzzle.
1 2

5 6

Across:
3. The planets are .............. objects in the sky.
5. Don’t move! Stand .............. ! I have to take your measurements.
6.I need some moisturizing lotion. I have very .............. skin.
7. Be .............. when crossing the street. You might get hit by a car.

Down:
1. You should use a .............. cloth to wipe the table. It won’t get clean when you use a dry one.
2. Your shoes are so .............. ! I should polish mine too.
4. She loves spring because everything comes .............. again then, the sun starts shining, flowers start blooming.
6. This colour won’t suit you. It’s very .............. . You need something bright and lively.
H. Group the words in the box according to the given categories.

crocuses daffodils pitch-fork rake rose-tree seeds snowdrops spade grass

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Tools Plants Flowers

I. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete each sentence.

1. Mary didn’t think much about the child’s cry – she had something more important on her ................. .
a) head b) mind c) brain c) intelligence
2. In Britain plants don’t grow over night. It .............. time for things to grow.
a) needs b) makes c) takes d) gets
3. When the weather .............. better, Mary will be able to plant things in her garden.
a) gets b) improves c) develops d) grows
4. Mary was .............. ready to go out – she put on her coat and her shoes.
a) becoming b) getting c) setting d) growing
5. Dickon told Mary not to come closer – she would scare the squirrel
.............. .
a) out b) off c) over d) away
6. Mary talked to Ben and Robin whenever she .............. into them.
a) hit b) came c) moved d) ran
7. Robin was following Mary around as if to .............. out what the red rope was for.
a) find b) discover c) come d) see
8. Mary .............. up a sharp piece of wood which she could use as a rake and give some of the plants more sun
and air.
a) found b) selected c) picked d) chose
9. Nobody .............. care of the garden – it’s very wild.
a) make b) takes c) looks d) minds
10. Dickon told Mary how to .............. after the plants, when to water them and what signs to look out for.
a) care b) see c) take care d) look
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Chapter 4 C. Complete each sentence wi

coming out begged bothered buds
A. Answer the following questions.
convince
forgotten mentioned obeyed threatened
1. What was the weather like in spring?1. Mary visited
couldn’t sleep – the wind and rain .............. her.
2. What noise did Mary start to hear in the night? 2. As Mary was walking through corridors, she noticed a
light ..............
3. What did the boy look like? from underneath one door.
4. Why did Colin’s father hate him? 3. Colin told Mary about his father. He also .............. that he would die
5. What did Colin want Mary to talk about? very soon.
6. What did Colin want his servants to do? 4. As spring came, the children noticed little green .............. of
leaves
7. Who was in the garden with Dickon? in the trees.
8. What did Mary tell Dickon about? 5. Colin .............. Mary to keep looking for the garden and to tell him
9. Why was Colin angry? everything about it.
10. What did Colin threaten to do if Mary didn’t visit him? 6. Mary was wondering how to .............. Colin
to start spending some time in the fresh air – she needed a good plan and she talked to Dickon
B. Say whether the following statements are true of false. about it.
7. Colin wanted to know why Mary hadn’t
True False .............. him all day – she was supposed to
come and talk to him every day.
1. Mary like working with Dickon in the garden. 8. Both Mary and Colin were used to
being .............. so both of them were angry
2. Colin was Mary’s step-brother. when the other didn’t listen to them.
9. Colin .............. Mary that her other
Colin was very depressed because he going to get a
3. friends would not be allowed to play in the
hunchback.
garden if she didn’t come to visit him.
4. Colin had never left his room. 10.She was so angry that the great day she
spent in the garden with Dickon had been
5. Colin begged Mary to take him to the garden.
at for for from in in of to
6. Mary sang a beautiful English lullaby for Colin. to with
all .............. and she could only remember
She regularly visited Colin and told him about the the fight with Colin.
7.
garden.
8. Both Mary and Colin were used to being listened to. D. What prepositions are missing from
these sentences?
Mary was very angry with Colin because she didn’t
9. 1. Mary told Colin about the secret garden
like the way he was talking to her.
– he seemed very interested .............. the
The argument with Colin didn’t ruin the pleasant
10. whole story.
day she had spend with Dickon.
2. Mary sang Colin a beautiful
lullaby .............. Hindustani.
3. They didn’t say anything .............. a while – then Mary suddenly spoke.
4. She was very angry .............. Colin – she wasn’t used to people shouting at her.

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5. She told Colin that if he banned Dickon .............. the garden, she would never visit him again.
6. Colin said he was going .............. die.
7. Mary didn’t believe a word he said and she shouted .............. him.
8. ‘I don’t feel sorry .............. you!’ she screamed.
9. Colin finally threw her out .............. his room.
10. Mary was very angry, but also very tired – she went .............. bed quickly.

E. Match pairs of words that have OPPOSITE meanings.

silent protected
sleepy quiet
gentle tired
scared egoistic
selfish soft
cross terrified
safe angry
F. Complete the words in these sentences.

busy crow depressed disturbing hunchback lullaby pale reveal tantrums

beneath

1. Mary heard the noise again and she started to worry. She decided to find out what was making that _ _ s _ _ _ _
_ _ _ noise.
2. She started walking around and saw a light coming from _ _ _ e _ _ _ a door – she went in.
3. She saw a little boy – his face was very _ a _ _ – almost white.
4. The boy told her that he would have a crooked back – a _ _ _ c _ _ _ _ _ – just like his father.
5. Colin was very sad. In fact, he was so _ _ _ r _ _ _ _ _ that he didn’t want to see anybody.
6. Mary didn’t want Colin to _ _ v _ _ _ her secret – she told him not to talk to anyone about the garden.
7. Finally, Mary sang her new friend a _ _ _ _ a _ _ and left his room when he was asleep.

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8. A _ _ o _ is one of Dickon’s friends. It’s a beautiful black bird with a shiny beak. Mary liked to spend time
with him and his animal friends. 9. One day, Mary was so _ _ _ y, she couldn’t visit her other friend, Colin.
10. That day, Colin had one of his _ _ _ _ _ _ m _ – he was badtempered and angry.

G. Word search: adjectives.

A D B E C I P A L E A L
F E P S E P T C F V T V
C P E T E R R I F I E D
D R K A T L S A D T A U
L E D B C S F H I C T E
A S P S O Q U I E T D T
H S H A P G L I S N F A
S E N G N E C L S H S L
A D O D A N G R Y H D O
O G I B E T E V G K A G
E S K S E L B C R O S S
U B N P L E A S A N T C
H. Choose the best answer a, b or c to complete each sentence.

1. Mary and Dickon ................ great friends.

a) turned b) became c) developed
2. She was so tired, she fell ................ asleep.
a) deep b) full c) fast
3. Colin only told everyone that he was going to die to ................
people feel sorry for him.
a) make b) get c) cause
4. Colin was very ................ to being obeyed – everybody always listened to him.
a) would b) used c) use
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5. Mary ................ very cross with him – she was so upset she left his room.
a) got b) had c) turned

I. Choose the correct form.

1. Colin has never leaved / left his room.

2. The boy begged / beged Mary to tell him more stories.
3. Mary was tired and she quickly has fallen / fell asleep.
4. The weather turned for the badder / the worse and Mary couldn’t sleep at night.
5. Mary had never met / meted such a selfish boy before.

J. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete each sentence.

1. Colin asked, ‘Who are you?’ Colin asked who ................ .

a) she is b) she was c) was she d) is she
2. Mary asked, ‘Are you a ghost?’ Mary asked ................ he was a ghost.
a) that b) wether c) whether d) weather
3. She also asked, ‘Have you ever left your room?’ She also asked if he ......................... his
room.
a) had ever left b) has ever left c) ever left d) ever leaves 4. Colin threatened, ‘I won’t allow that boy
on the grounds!’
Colin threatened that he ................ allow that boy on the grounds.
a) wouldn’t b) won’t c) will d) didn’t
5. Mary said, ‘I was working in the garden with Dickon.’
Mary told him that ................................ in the garden with Dickon.
a) she was working b) she is working
c) she had been working d) I was working

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Chapter 5
A. Answer the following questions.

1. Why couldn’t Mary get back to sleep?

2. What did Mary say to Colin when she ran into his room?
3. Why was Colin terrified?
4. What promise did Mary make to Colin in the morning?
5. Why did Colin finally forget about his tiredness?
6. Why was Colin worried about the doctor’s visit?
7. Why was the doctor surprised?
8. Why did the doctor finally leave the manor?
9. What did Mary tell Colin to do when she ran into his room the next day?
10. Who was coming to visit Colin that morning?

B. Say whether the following statements are true of false.

 True False

Mary was asked to calm Colin down because she

1.
herself was a difficult child.
Mary tried to comfort Colin but he continued
2.
crying.
Dickon assured Mary that fresh air would be very
3.
good for Colin.
Mary was worried and she decided not to tell Colin
4.
anything about the secret garden.
Colin felt bad about having wanted to send Dickon
5.
away.
The doctor saw a happy but sickly looking child
6.
when he came.
The doctor told Colin that fresh air would make him
7.
tired.
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The doctor thought Dickon was a trustworthy and

8.
careful boy.
Mary told Colin that her brother was coming to visit
9.
him.
10. Dickon arrived with his crow, lamb, squirrel and
fox.
C. Match each word on the left with its meaning on the right.
1. comfort a) to stop someone in the middle of conversation
2. assure b) to ruin or make bad
3. share c) to feel comforted and not worried
4. interrupt d) to promise that something is so
5. relieved e) not seen, secret
6. swollen f) to tell others about your experiences
7. spoil g) bigger in size
8. hidden h) to calm or relax
D. Complete the sentences with words from the box.

assure hidden interrupt relieved share comfort spoil swollen

1. I ................ you that I’m telling you the truth.
2. Little kids always ................ conversations by asking many questions.
3. She spoke in a low soft voice hoping to ................ the crying child.
4. Are there any ................ costs connected with this trip? Will I have to pay extra for some services?
5. Everything was working out great. He wasn’t going to ................ it by saying the wrong thing.
6. She must have been crying – her eyes are red and ................ .
7. She was ................ when she heard that she didn’t have cancer.
8. I will look in the garden and ................ all my discoveries with you.

E. What prepositions are missing from these sentences?

 as by by for for in in of to with

1. Mary was awoken ................ a noise – Colin was crying again.

2. She told Colin he had ................ control his temper.
3. Hearing the songs ................ birds and smelling the scents ................ flowers is the most beautiful thing in the
world.
4. Mary would share all these discoveries ................ Colin – she wanted him to know how beautiful the world
was.
5. The children were making plans to go out. ................ the meantime, Mrs Medlock sent for the doctor.
6. The doctor was alarmed ................ Colin’s strange behaviour.
7. Colin used to hate going out ................ fear of being seen by others.
8. Colin told the servants that his visitor should be brought up as soon
................ possible.
9. Colin stared at the animals ................ amazement and delight.
10. He patiently waited ................ his chance to see the beautiful world around him.

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F. Match pairs of words that have SIMILIAR meanings.
dreadful reliable
fresh sickly happy
joyous clean
trustworthy unhealthy
patient awful
tolerant
G. Solve the crossword puzzle.

Across:
3. He is a .............. person – a good friend because you can always count on him.
4. You have to be .............. with her –with time she’ll understand and do it the right way.
6. You can describe a .............. person as kind, honest and capable of being trusted.
7. I’m not .............. about him – he can take care of himself.
8. He was a .............. child and missed a lot of school. He hasn’t changed much and still calls in sick once a week.

Down:
1. I have just finished the wash so I’ll have .............. clothes to take camping tomorrow.
2. She is so rude; she’s just a .............. person. I don’t like spending time with her.
5. Our first family reunion after so many years was a .............. event – everyone was very happy.
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H. Choose the most appropriate form.

1. She wanted to share her discoverys /discoveries with Colin.

2. The door was hiden / hidden behind the ivy.
3. Dickon brought / bringed no danger onto Colin.
4. She had never saw / seen anything so beautiful.
5. When Mary screamed at Colin, he stoped / stopped crying.
6. Colin was terrified that his hunch grew / was growing.
7. His eyes were red and swelled / swollen from crying.
8. She promised / promissed to visit Colin every day.
9. The doctor found / finded his patient sitting on the sofa smiling.
10. When the weather / whether gets better, Colin can go outside.

I. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete each sentence.

1. The nurse asked Mary .............. Colin down.

a) calmed b) calm c) to calm d) calming
2. Mary had the intention .............. Colin from screaming.
a) to stop b) stopping c) stopped d) stop
3. She went .............. him in the middle of the night.
a) to see b) see c) saw d) seeing
4. She ordered him .............. crying.
a) stop b) to stop c) stopped d) stopping
5. Eventually Colin stopped .............. and calmed down.
a) crying b) to cry c) cry d) cried
6. I don’t mind you .............. at me.
a) to look b) looking c) looks d) look
7. You have to be careful not .............. yourself on the flame.
a) burn b) burned c) to burn d) to burned
8. I was relieved .............. him go. He wasn’t a kind person.
a) to see b) see c) seeing d) sees

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Chapter 6 C. What prepositions are miss

A. Answer the following questions.

1. Who were Mary and Dickon waiting for in the courtyard? 1. Colin asked Mary if she could bring
something .............. eat.
2. Why didn’t Colin let anyone follow them? 2. Suddenly they saw somebody watching them from the
top ..............
3. What has changed about spring for Colin? the ladder.
4. What was strange about the old tree? 3. Ben couldn’t stop staring .............. . Colin
5. Why was Colin afraid of standing upright? 4. Mary was happy working .............. the garden.
6. Who did the three friends meet in the secret garden? 5. Colin will sometimes send .............. Ben to help with
roses.
7. Why did Ben start to cry? 6. Colin’s mother was very at for in in to of of of
fond .............. her roses and the garden. to
8. What did Ben tell Colin about his mother? 7. Mary was listening .............. the conversation between Colin
and his
9. What had changed in Colin’s appearance? doctor.
10. What decision did Colin make about being rude? 8. She told Colin that the time will come when he will
feel people
.............. his life and stop being rude.
B. Say whether the following statements are true of false. 9. These people would
become part ..............
him when he starts
feeling the magic of the
True False

1. Colin didn’t like spring.

tactless energetic
2. Colin was pushing his wheel-chair on his own.weak fat
thin diplomatic
When Colin saw the garden he became pink withrude strong
3.
anticipation. tired polite
Every one of the children was working in the
4.
garden.
5. Dickon prepared some food for everyone.
surrounded average beside carriage
6. Dickon tried to encourage Colin to stand up. courtyard chatting insulted plum tactless
wheelchair
7. Mary spotted somebody on the wall.

Ben was staring at Colin because he didn’t know

8.
him.
9. Colin’s mother was very fond of the garden.

From that day on, Colin visited the garden every

10.
day.
garden.

D. Match pairs of words that have OPPOSITE meanings.

E. Complete the words in these sentences.

1. The _a_ _ _ _ _ _ was already waiting for Colin – Dickon would wheel him around the garden in it.
2. When they reached the garden everybody sat under the _ l _ _ tree.
3. In the garden Colin was looking around at everything that _ _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ them .

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4. Dickon was a strong boy, so he didn’t have any problems pushing Colin’s _ _ _ e_ _ _ _ _ _ .
5. After a tiring afternoon, they all lay on the grass _ _ _ _ _ _ n _.
6. Mary and Dickon were waiting in the _ _ u _ _ _ _ _ _ for Colin – they wanted to take him to the garden.
7. Ben was a very _ a _ _ _ _ _ _ man – he was staring at Ben and told him that he was a poor cripple.
8. Colin was very angry because Ben had _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ his pride – he wanted to prove to him that he was not a
cripple.
9. Dickon was walking fast pushing Colin’s carriage, with Mary _ e_ _ _ _ him.
10. After some time Colin started to look like any _ v_ _ _ _ _ healthy boy. F. Solve the crossword puzzle.

Across:
1. She is very ................ . She always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’.
5. She gave a ................ answer to the question and people left her alone.
6. He is big and................ - he could move mountains.
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9. I am feeling very ................ today; I don’t think I need coffee to wake me up.

Down:
2. It was ................ of him to ask her why she wasn’t married. It’s none of his business.
3. You look a little ................; I think you should go on a diet.
4. I am extremely ................; I think I’ll go to bed.
7. Don’t be so ................ . You might lose your job. You should speak with every customer politely.
8. Be glad you are healthy and strong. You could become ill and
................ .
10. You shouldn’t say she is skinny. That’s not polite. You should say
‘she is ................ or slim’.

G. Choose the best answer a, b, or c to complete each sentence.

1. Colin ................ himself for his ‘journey’ with great joy.

a) prepared b)packed c)get
2. They didn’t let anyone follow them, in case their secret garden would be ................ .
a) stolen b)found c)knew
3. The whole wall which surrounded the secret garden was covered with ................ .
a) ivy b) plum c) branches
4. Dickon shouted loudly trying to direct Mary’s ................
somewhere else.
a) look b) emotion c)attention
5. Colin got really angry because nobody had ever called him a
................ before.
a) deaf b)cripple c) idiot

H. Choose the correct form.

1. When they reached / had reached the wall, Mary showed them the hidden door.
2. Colin was looking around at the garden with real anticipation, while Mary and Dickon were working /
worked among the flowerbeds.
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3. Since then Colin started visiting / visit the secret garden to practise walking.
4. The old tree looked as if a big branch was / had been broken off. 5. Ben was so amazed that he couldn’t
take /took his eyes of Colin standing upright.

I. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete each sentence.

1. Colin said, „I can’t help thinking about what it will look like”.
Colin said that he couldn’t help thinking about what it .................. like.
a) would look b) would be looking
c) would looking d) would be
2. Colin exclaimed, „I shall get better”.
Colin exclaimed that he ................better.
a) would get b) should get
c) should be d) should being
3. Mary assured Colin, „It was magic that sent Robin”.
Mary assured Colin that it ................ magic that had sent Robin.
a) have been b) had been c) was being d) has been
4. Mary told Dickon: „It was Robin who showed us the way”.
Mary told Dickon that it had been Robin who ............................. them the way.
a) has showed b) has been showed
c) had shown d) had been showing
5. Colin asked him, „Do you know who I am?” Colin asked him if he knew who he ................ .
a) is b) had been c) was being d) was
6. Colin declared, „Everyone thought I was going to die”.
Colin declared that everyone had thought he ............................ to die.
a) had been going b) been going c) was going d) had
7. Ben said, „I’ve come here before when no one saw me”.
Ben told them that he ..................... there before when no one saw him.
a) had come b) has come c) came d) had came
8. Colin said, „I’m glad you did it”.
Colin said that he was glad she ............................ it.
a) done b) has done
c) had done d) has been doing
9. Colin said, „I’m going out in the mornings and in the afternoons”.
Colin said that he ................ out in the mornings and in the afternoons.
a) is going b) was going c) goes d) go
10. Colin declared, „I shall stop being unfriendly if I go to the garden every day”.
Colin declared that he would stop being unfriendly if he .................. to the garden every day.
a) goes b) was going c) went d) goed Chapter 7

A. Answer the following questions.

1. What was the magic of the garden?

2. What did Colin like to do in the garden?
3. What did Dickon’s mother do for the children?
4. Who came unexpectedly to the garden?
5. Where was Mr Craven travelling?
6. Who wrote the letter to Mr Craven?
7. What did the letter remind Mr Craven of?
8. How did Mrs Colin describe Colin to his father?
9. What did Mr Craven hear when he came close to the garden?
10. Who ran into Mr Craven’s arms?

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B. Say whether the following statements are true of false.
True False

1. Most of all, Colin wanted to learn how to walk.

The nurse was worried because the children had

2.
stopped eating as much.
3. Colin was upset when the doctor came to see him.

The children believed that the magic of the garden

4.
would cure Colin.
5. Colin looked very much like his father.

Travelling the world helped Mr Craven forget his

6.
sorrow.
Once, in a dream Mr Craven heard his wife calling
7.
his name.
8. In her letter, Mrs Sowerby apologised for being
bold.
9. Mr Craven read the letter once and went home.

10. A few weeks later he was back at Yorkshire.

C. Match each word on the left with its explanation or synonym on the right.
a) sadness over the loss of something one
1. approval
wanted
2. fever b) a low area of land between mountains or
hills
3. disappointment c) permission
4. fjord d) higher than normal body temperature
5. valley e) responsibility
6. duty f) inside
7. relief g)a narrow body of sea water between tall
cliffs
D. Complete the sentences with words from the box.

approval disappointed duty fever fjords relief shore valley voices

within

1. She walked along the .............. of Lake Michigan.

2. The doctor didn’t want to do anything without Colin’s .............. – he was afraid the boy would become ill
again
3. Children’s .............. are usually full of happiness and laughter.
4. The .............. in Norway are a famous tourist attraction.
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5. Everyone was .............. when the rain interrupted the family picnic.
6. She felt .............. when she heard that her daughter was safe.
7. It’s a beautiful town: it’s set in a .............. . You can see mountains all around.
8. He always keeps his feelings .............. himself. He should open up more.
9. I have a terrible headache and high .............. . I think I shouldn’t go to school today.
10. She is responsible for running the office smoothly – it’s her
.............. .

E. What prepositions are missing from these sentences?

at for from in of on on to to

1. Colin insisted ............... being taken outside every day.

2. When he looked .............. his mother, Dickon’s eyes widened.
3. In the meantime, Mr Craven was sitting .............. a lake’s shore and he fell asleep.
4. The note reminded Mr Craven .............. his dream.
5. When the man came closer .............. the garden he heard some noises.
6. There were strange noises coming .............. inside the garden.
7. The sounds were similar .............. children’s voices and laughter.
8. Mr Craven looked at his son with joy .............. his eyes.
9. Colin was going to live .............. ever and ever.

F. Match pairs of words that have similar meanings.

new-found abnormal
terrible amazed brand
unnatural heart- new hardly
broken awkward sorrowful
peculiar strange
speechless uncomfortable
scarcely awful

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G. Choose the most appropriate form.

1. The children decided to limit how much they eat/ate.

2. Colin liked lying / lie around on the grass.
3. Your wife would ask you to come if she is / were here.
4. “Do you think my father will like me”, Colin asked awkward / awkwardly.
5. A man wandered lonely / lonelyly about far away places.
6. He had deserted his home and forgot / forgetted all his duties.
7. If I were a millionaire, I would buy / will buy a big house in a valley.
8. You would be glad if you come / came.
9. Near the garden he heard voices. It seemed/had seemed a little strange to him because he thought the garden
had been locked.
10. He knew / known that the key had been buried. H. Word search: verbs.
A R E M I N D F B J H C
W Q B L S G I S V D A S
C S F A D E S E R T G B
A E G U C B S L A P P J
D R H G S A A P F A A S
 G C G H B A P P R O V E
G H H A Y X O S B T B E
H O G F D T I T M Y C M
A K F D W A N D E R N W
M E S S B R T D P R N E
H Y A R T U W A U M I B
D R A F R E A L I S E O
I. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete each sentence.

1. Colin watched every change that .............. place.

a) included b) took c) had d) got

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2. The doctor didn’t want Colin to .............. worse again.
a) become b) see c) get d) arrive
3. Colin looks so much like his mother that it .............. Mrs Sowerby’s heart jump.
a) makes b) causes c) gets d) gives
4. If I .............. ill, I would want to stay in bed.
a) would be b) was c) were d) am
5. The boy saw somebody ..................... them and he called his friends.
a) approaches b)approached
c) to approach d) approaching

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Chapter 1
A. 1. Mary was ten years old.
2. She was given to a servant because her father was always busy and her mother went to many parties.
3. She was talking to a young officer.
4. People were dying because of an outbreak of cholera.
5. She didn’t care about people dying.
6. Mary was sent to England.
7. Martha was a servant girl helping in the house.
8. Mary got angry with Martha because she didn’t treat her the way she had been treated by the Indian servants.
9. Dickon was Martha’s brother.

B. 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F 9. T 10. T

C. 1. f) 2. c) 3. g) 4. a) 5. h) 6. b) 7. d) 8. e) 9. j) 10. i)

D. 1. skinny 2. curious 3. frightened 4. dish 5. strange 6. endless 7. despite

8. worried 9. manor 10. awful

E. 1. of 2. after 3. in 4. in 5. at 6. by 7. to 8. in 9. for/for 10. by

F. solitary – sociable; crooked – straight; asleep – awake; angry – calm; surprised

– uninterested

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H. Nouns: life, sleep

Adjectives: upset, strange, awful, interesting, crooked
Adverbs: endlessly, angrily, curiously
I. 1. c) 2. a) 3. b) 4. a) 5. c) 6. a) 7. b) 8. c) 9. a) 10. b)

Chapter 2
A. 1. She was trying to find the secret garden.
2. Mary met Ben, the gardener.
3. He’s known him ever since he was a baby.
4. The bird was called robin.
5. She became healthier and stronger because she started spending more time in the fresh air.
6. She stayed in with Martha because it was windy and cold outside.
7. Mary heard a cry of a child.
8. Martha said she hadn’t heard anything – maybe only the wind.
9. She came across Mrs Medlock.
10. Mary was furious.

B. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. F 9. F 10. T

C. 1. leading 2. calling 3. baby 4. nothing 5. sorrow 6. permission

7. corridors 8. disappeared

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D. 1. in 2. in 3. of 4. with 5. for 6. of 7. of 8. for 9. in 10. of

E. allow – forbid; deny – agree; despise – admire; doubt – to be sure

F. 1. kitchen gardens 2. orchard 3. gardener 4. spade 5. face 6. nest

7. tree-top 8. trunk 9. branches

H. 1. b) 2. d) 3. a) 4. b) 5. a) 6. c) 7. d) 8. b) 9. c) 10. a)

I. 1. flew over 2. had been left 3. reddened 4. went

Chapter 3
A. 1. Mary was thinking about the secret garden.
2. The earth.
3. Crocuses, snowdrops and daffodils.
4. In India everything is green after it rains and everything seems to grow over night.
5. Rose trees grow in Robin’s garden.
6. She noticed something shiny – it was an old key.
7. Martha brought a skipping rope for her.
8. Strong wind blew apart some ivy leaves and she saw a small metal lock.
9. It looked very wild.
10. They wrote a letter to Dickon.

B. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. F 10. T

C. 1. d) 2. e) 3. b) 4. a) 5. c)

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D. 1. move 2. weed 3. bloom 4. lock 5. seen 6. confusion 7. come out
8. skip

E. 1. about 2. for 3. around 4. to 5. for 6. for 7. in 8. of 9. of 10. on

F. damp – dry; still – moving; shiny – dull; alive – dead; careful – careless

G.

Flowers: crocuses, snowdrops, daffodils

I. 1. b) 2. c) 3. a) 4. b) 5. d) 6. d) 7. a) 8. c) 9. b) 10. d)

Chapter 4
A. 1. It became worse, it started to thunder at night.
2. She started hearing the child’s cry again.
3. The boy was very pale, he had big grey eyes and a small face.
4. He hated Colin because his birth was the cause of his wife’s death.
5. He wanted her to talk about herself and India.
6. Colin wanted his servants to look for the key and open the garden for him.
7. His animal friends – a fox, a black crow and two squirrels – were there with Dickon.
8. She told Dickon about Colin, his illness and how to convince him to spend some time in the fresh air.
9. Colin was angry because Mary hadn’t visited him all day.
10. Colin threatened to ban Dickon from the grounds.

B. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. T 9. T 10. F

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C. 1. bothered 2. coming out 3. mentioned 4. buds 5. begged 6. convince
7. visited 8. obeyed 9. threatened 10. forgotten

D. 1. in 2. in 3. for 4. with 5. from 6. to 7. at 8. for 9. of 10. to

E. silent – quiet, sleepy – tired, gentle – soft, scared – terrified, selfish – egoistic, cross – angry, safe – protected

F. 1. disturbing 2. beneath 3. pale 4. hunchback 5. depressed 6. reveal

7. lullaby 8. crow 9. busy 10. tantrumsG.
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H. 1. b) 2. c) 3. a) 4. b) 5. a)

I. 1. left 2. begged 3. fell 4. the worse 5. met

J. 1. b) 2. c) 3. a) 4. a) 5. c)

Chapter 5
A. 1. She couldn’t get back to sleep because of Colin’s tantrum.
2. She told him she hated him and she wished he would scream himself to death.
3. He was terrified that his hunch was growing.
4. She promised Colin that she would share with him all her discoveries about the secret garden.

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5. Because he was listening in excitement to Mary’s stories.
6. He was worried that the doctor wouldn’t allow him to go out.
7. The doctor was surprised because Colin behaved in a strange way.
8. He finally left because he was relieved to see Colin in such a good state.
9. She told him to open the window and breath in the fresh spring air.
10. Dickon and his animal friends were coming to visit Colin.

B. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. F 8. T 9. F 10. T

C. 1. h) 2. d) 3. f) 4. a) 5. c) 6. g) 7. b) 8. e)

D. 1. assure 2. interrupt 3. comfort 4. hidden 5. spoil 6. swollen 7. relieved

8. share

E. 1. by 2. to 3. of 4. with 5. in 6. by 7. for 8. as 9. in 10. for

F. dreadful – awful, fresh – clean, sickly – unhealthy, joyous – happy, trustworthy

– reliable, patient – tolerant

H. 1. discoveries 2. hidden 3. brought 4. seen 5. stopped 6. was growing

7. swollen 8. promised 9. found 10. weather
I. 1. c) 2. a) 3. a) 4. b) 5. a) 6. b) 7. c) 8. a)

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Chapter 6
A. 1. They were waiting to take Colin.
2. Because he didn’t want the secret garden to become known.
3. It has become more than just a word – he finally saw everything come alive.
4. It looked as if a big branch had been broken off.
5. Because his legs were thin and weak.
6. They saw Ben, the gardener.
7. Because he was amazed that Colin could stand and that he wasn’t a cripple.
8. He told Colin that Colin’s mother had liked the garden very much and she had wanted Ben to look after it if she ever became
ill .
9. He became stronger and started to look healthy, like any other boy.
10. He promised he would stop being unfriendly.

B. 1.F 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.F 6.T 7.F 8.F 9.T 10.T

C. 1. to 2. of 3. at 4. in 5. for 6. of 7.to 8. in 9. of

D. tactless – diplomatic; weak – strong; thin – fat; rude – polite; tired – energetic

E. 1. carriage 2. plum 3. surrounded 4. wheelchair 5. chatting 6. courtyard

7. tactless 8. insulted 9. beside 10. average F.

G. 1. a) 2. b) 3.a) 4.c) 5.b)

H. 1. reached 2. were working 3.visiting 4.had been 5.take

I. 1. a) 2. a) 3. b) 4. c) 5. d) 6. c) 7. a) 8. c) 9. b) 10. c)

Chapter 7
A. 1. The magic was all the wonderful things that happened there.
2. Colin liked lying in the grass and watching things grow.
3. She bought and prepared extra food for the children.
4. Dickon’s mother came to the garden.
5. He was in Norway and in Switzerland.
6. Susan Sowerby, Dickon’s mother, wrote the letter.
7. The letter reminded him of his dream.
8. She described him as peculiar.
9. He heard strange voices – children’s laughter and voices – coming from inside.
10. Colin ran into his father’s arms.
B. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. T 9. F 10. F

C. 1. c) 2. d) 3. a) 4. g) 5. b) 6. e) 7. j)

D. 1. shore 2. approval 3. voices 4. fjords 5. disappointed 6. relief

7. valley 8. within 9. fever 10. duty

E. 1. on 2. at 3. on 4. of 5. to 6. from 7. to 8. in 9. for

F. new-found – brand new; terrible - awful ; unnatural – abnormal; heart-broken – sorrowful;

awkward – uncomfortable; peculiar – strange; speechless – amazed; scarcely – hardly

G. 1. eat 2. lying 3. were 4. awkwardly 5. lonely 6. forgot 7. would buy 8.

came 9. seemed 10. knew
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