6th primary

English Department
Novel Revision (Ch. 8-9-10-11-12)
A. Complete the following sentences:

1) Mr. Barkis was holding ……………….. of ……………………. on his

death bed.

2) Miss Rosa Dartle showed her deep hatred towards ……………….. when
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3) …………………… didn’t want to show his care about Mr. Barkis as no

one misunderstood him.

4) Mr. Murdstone went to ………………….. to get a …………………. as

he was getting married again for money.
5) David was full of happiness to be invited to ……………. birthday as he
went shopping. He bought some very tight ……………….., wore a new
…………. and hired a new ……………….
6) ………………. helped David and Dora meet and get ………………...
7) Micawber’s bad habit had caused Traddles to lose his money. The debt
collectors had taken his ………………………………………….
8) David’s dream of ………….. was fading away as he had no
…………….. because he would look after his aunt and Mr. Dick.

9) David let his aunt stay with him as she went ……………… She had no
money. All she had in the world was her ……………..

10) Agnes told David that Dr. Strong needed a ………………….. David
found it a chance to earn some money.
 11) David never gave up, he wanted to work hard to win ……………., so he
worked as a secretary every ………………… and every …………… for 70
pounds a year.
12) In spite of the financial problems that …………. was going through, yet
he refused to take money from ……………………… whom became ………….
after her husband’s death.
13) ……………… again proved to be an awful lady when she showed
………………….. David’s …………….. to Dora.
14) David was so concerned about………………. after her father’s death so
Aunt Betsey sent him to ………….. to see her …………………….. and make
sure it was looked after.
15) Dora’s aunts believed that Dora was too ……………. to get married.
They asked David that he could see her every …………. afternoon and then
twice for …….. during the week.
16) David had to face the fact that he had married only a ………….. He had
to love her and not expect her to be a ……………….
17) …………………… knew where Emily was from the two sad letters she
sent to him in Yarmouth.
18) ……………. was able to make Dr. and Mrs. Strong happy again.
19) Mrs. Strong gave a clear moral lesson when she said that ……………..
could never grow to something more when two people were so ………………..
20) Steerforth and Emily were separated because he wanted her to forget
her …………………………….
21) David saved …………… from committing suicide as she was
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22) David became a successful person as ……………………………., while at
the same time …………………………..
 A) Answer the following questions:
1. Mr. Peggotty was humiliated, but his reaction was full of
forgiveness. Clarify
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2. The true friendship is clearly shown in some characters.

Figure them out and support your answer with examples.
David was lucky in his journey through life to find two sincere
friends; Agnes and Traddles.
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3. “We don’t grow when things are easy; we grow when we face
challenges.”
Do you agree with these words? How did difficult situations change
David and made him more challengeable and responsible in life?
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 4. Irresponsible actions can only come from fragile and selfish
people. Explain.
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5. There are two kinds of apology; sincere and fake. Apply that on
two characters.

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6. Aunt Betsey showed two weird attitudes unlike the stiffness in her
character. Explain.
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7. Strong people only can forgive and forget. Give an example from the
novel.
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 8. “Perhaps I, who am simple, can do what clever people can’t.”
a. Who is the speaker? ……………………….
b. Who is the listener? ………………………
c. What was the occasion?

9. “I thought a lot about what was said -two people are so

unalike……”
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a. What does this pronoun refer to? …………………….
b. Who are the two people? ……………………………….
c. What was the message that the speaker wanted to convey to
himself?

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10. Martha proved and showed her gratitude for Emily’s help.
Clarify.
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11. Sometimes your work affected on your close surroundings.
Explain by giving an example to support your answer.

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