prince and the pauper Mark Twain

Transcription

1 STUDY GUIDE the prince and the pauper Mark Twain

2 STUDY GUIDE Literature Set 1 ( ) A Christmas Carol The Count of Monte Cristo Frankenstein Gulliver s Travels The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Last of the Mohicans Literature Set 2 ( ) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Around the World in 80 Days Great Expectations Jane Eyre The Man in the Iron Mask Literature Set 3 ( ) The Call of the Wild Captains Courageous Dracula Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Hound of the Baskervilles The Jungle Book Oliver Twist Pride and Prejudice Robinson Crusoe The Swiss Family Robinson The Three Musketeers Moby Dick The Prince and the Pauper The Scarlet Letter A Tale of Two Cities 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Kidnapped The Red Badge of Courage The Time Machine Treasure Island The War of the Worlds White Fang Copyright 1999, 2011 by Saddleback Educational Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, scanning, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher. Pages labeled with the statement Saddleback Educational Publishing 2011 are intended for reproduction. Saddleback Educational Publishing grants to individual purchasers of this book the right to make sufficient copies of reproducible pages for use by all students of a single teacher. This permission is limited to a single teacher, and does not apply to entire schools or school systems. ISBN-13: ISBN-10: ebook: Printed in the United States of America

3 Contents Notes to the Teacher... 4 Facts About the Author... 5 Facts About the Characters... 5 Facts About the Times... 6 Chapter Summaries... 7 Answer Key... 9 Literary Glossary CHAPTER EXERCISES 1 Synonyms/Antonyms, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Character Study, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Drawing Conclusions, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Who and Where, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Comprehension Check, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Recalling Details, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Sequence of Events, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Inference, Ch Comprehension Check, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Personalizing the Story, Ch Drawing Conclusions, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Descriptive Language, Ch Who and Where, Ch Recalling Details, Ch END-OF-BOOK EXERCISES 25 Book Sequence Final Exam, Part Final Exam, Part UNIVERSAL EXERCISES 27 Beyond the Text Plot Study Theme Analysis Character Study Vocabulary Study Glossary Study Book Review, Part Book Review, Part

4 The Prince and the Pauper Chapter 1 1 SYNONYMS/ANTONYMS name date A. Remember that the prince and the pauper were opposites. Words that are opposites are called antonyms. Draw a line from each word on the left to its antonym on the right. 1. poor commoners 2. nobility wrong 3. right rich 4. prompt cheerful 5. gloomy tardy 6. impress disappoint B. Notice the boldfaced word in each sentence. Then circle the synonym (word that means the same) in the word group below. 1. All of England had awaited the birth of Edward, Prince of Wales. death arrival return swap 2. Offal Court was a filthy street near London Bridge. tidy busy dirty sparkling 3. Tom had a wretched life. fixed difficult easy envious 4. Days on Offal Court were filled with begging and brawling. playing trading fighting compromising 5. Poor Tom s fondest wish had come true! favorite last hopeless wisest 14 Saddleback Educational Publishing

5 The Prince and the Pauper Chapter 1 2 WORDS AND MEANINGS name date A. Use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle. ACROSS 1. The guard raised his hand to his forehead and said, I your highness. 1 S 2 T 3. The language Father Andrew taught Tom was. 3 L 4. Tom and Edward agreed to clothes. 5. Prince Edward carried a jeweled at his hip. DOWN 2. In the story, the extended Canty family or clan is called a. 4 T 5 S B D 3. Men of the nobility are called. B. Circle a word to correctly complete each sentence. 1. The paupers child lay ( wrapping / wrapped ) in rags. 2. Tom ( yearned / yearning ) to see a real prince. 3. Tom s fancy speech ( impressive / impressed ) the people of Offal Court. 4. Tom saw a sight that made him ( shouted / shout ) for joy. 5. It s worth my father s kingdom to ( enjoy / enjoyed ) such things! cried Edward. 6. Prince Edward thought the guard treated Tom very ( cruel / cruelly ). 7. You shall ( hang / hung ) for laying a hand upon me! shouted the prince. 8. The prince s fancy clothes were those of ( royal / royalty ). Saddleback Educational Publishing

6 The Prince and the Pauper Chapter 2 3 WORDS AND MEANINGS name date A. Circle the hidden words. They may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it. HOMELESS SHELTER ORPHANS FRENCH CAPTIVE TRICK THRONE HEIR GRANT DEATH H E V I T P A C O T F R E N C H M R E T L E H S E I P E G A C P L C T H R O N E E K D E A T H L S A F I N N B A S O L R T G S D CAGE LAD B. Use words from the puzzle to complete the sentences. 1. Tom feared he might be held in the castle. 2. Christ s Church was a home for. 3. The king thought his son was trying to him by acting so strangely. 4. Life inside the castle was like being trapped in a golden. 5. King Henry VIII ordered that the Duke of Norfolk be put to by execution. 6. A common British term for a boy or young man is. 7. Prince Edward was the son and of Henry VIII. 8. When I am king, the poor shall not have bread and only, thought Edward. 9. In a beautiful room, the king sat on a velvet. 16 Saddleback Educational Publishing