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Stage 2
Romeo and Juliet
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a ___ Duke Escalus is a Capulet.
b ___ Romeo is a Capulet.
c ___ Romeo meets Juliet at her house.
d ___ Mercutio kills Tybalt.
e ___ Juliet wants to marry Paris.
f ___ Romeo leaves Verona and goes
to Mantua.
g ___ Father Lawrence gives Juliet a
sleeping medicine.
h ___ Father John gives Romeo a message
from Father Lawrence.
i ___ Juliet is dead when Romeo finds her in
the tomb.
j ___ Romeo is dead when Juliet finds him in
the tomb.
      20 marks  d
2 Put these sentences in the right order.
Number them 1–10.
a ___ Father Lawrence agrees to marry
Romeo and Juliet.
b ___ Romeo meets Juliet for the first time.
c ___ The Capulets think that Juliet is dead.
d ___ Romeo leaves Verona.
e ___ Romeo is in love with Rosaline.
f ___ The Capulets arrange the wedding
with Paris.
g ___ Romeo returns to Verona.
h ___ Romeo talks to Juliet in the garden.
i ___ Romeo and his friends go to the party.
j ___ Tybalt dies.
      20 marks  …………… , because we have some very
3 Who said this? Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt,
Father Lawrence, Juliet’s Nurse, Prince
Escalus, Lord Capulet.
a ‘Isn’t he good looking?’ ……………
b ‘The wedding will be on Thursday.’
……………
c ‘When I wake up, I’ll be in the tomb.’
……………
d ‘His name is Romeo and he’s a Montague.
I’m going to kill him!’ ……………
e ‘I’m in love with a beautiful girl called
Rosaline.’ ……………
f ‘She sends you this ring.’ ……………
g ‘Stop fighting now!’ ……………
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h ‘I’m sorry, Mercutio. I was trying to help.’
……………
i ‘My fourteenth birthday is in two weeks.’
……………
j ‘Take this message to Romeo in Mantua.’
……………
      20 marks 
4 Who in the play …? Romeo, Juliet,
Tybalt, Father Lawrence, Juliet’s Nurse,
Prince Escalus, Lord Capulet, the
Shopkeeper.
a drinks a sleeping medicine? ……………
b kills Mercutio? ……………
c tells his daughter to marry Paris?
……………
wants to stop the Montagues and Capulets
from fighting? ……………
e sells poison to Romeo? ……………
f is in love with Rosaline? ……………
g looks after Juliet? ……………
h kills herself with a knife? ……………
i kills Tybalt? ……………
j marries Romeo and Juliet? ……………
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5 Father Lawrence wrote a letter to Romeo.
Complete his letter with these words:
dead, wakes, father, family, Mantua,
Verona, tomb, Paris, sleeping, bed.
Dear Romeo,
Father John is bringing this letter to you in (a)
important news for you. Juliet’s (b) ……………
and mother want her to marry (c) ……………,
but Juliet doesn’t want to. She is going to drink a
special (d) …………… medicine. Tomorrow
morning her family will find her in her (e)
…………… , and think that she is (f)
…………… . So tomorrow evening she will be in
the Capulet’s (g) …………… . You can come to
Verona and find her there tomorrow night when
she (h) …………… up. Then you can both leave
(i) …………… . Her (j) …………… will not look
for her because they will think that she is dead.
Father Lawrence
      20 marks 
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OXFORD BOOKWORMS COMPREHENSION TEST ANSWERS
Stage 2
Romeo and Juliet

1 5
a F a Mantua
b F b father
c T c Paris
d F d sleeping
e F e bed
f T f dead
g T g tomb
h F h wakes
i F i Verona
j T j family

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

3
a Nurse
b Lord Capulet
c Juliet
d Tybalt
e Romeo
f Nurse
g Prince Escalus
h Romeo
i Juliet
j Father Lawrence

4
a Juliet
b Tybalt
c Lord Capulet
d Prince Escalus
e Shopkeeper
f Romeo
g Nurse
h Juliet
i Romeo
j Father Lawrence

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE
TEST
Stage 2
Romeo and Juliet
SETTING 9 Romeo couldn’t forget about _____.
a  Rosaline
Choose the best answer. b  Livia
1 Shakespeare wrote this story more c  the fight
than _____ years ago. d  his family
a  two hundred
10 _____ was having a party in the evening.
b  a thousand
a  Paris
c  four hundred
b  Prince Escalus
d  fifty
c  Juliet
2 Romeo and Juliet lived in _____ city. d  Lord Capulet
a  an English
      20 marks 
b  a French
c  an Italian
d  an American CHARACTERS

3 Benvolio didn’t want to _____ the Capulets. Choose the best answer.
a  fight 11 _____ was Romeo’s cousin.
b  eat with a  Paris
c  go home with b  Benvolio
d  listen to c  Tybalt
4 Lord Capulet hadn’t _____ for twenty years. d  Mercutio
a  seen Romeo 12 Tybalt was _____ cousin.
b  used a sword a  Romeo’s
c  talked to his wife b  Benvolio’s
d  talked to his servants c  Juliet’s
5 _____ was angry and told them all to stop d  Lord Capulet’s
fighting. 13 Mercutio was _____ friend.
a  Romeo a  Romeo’s
b  Paris b  Juliet’s
c  Prince Escalus c  Paris’s
d  Lord Montague d  Benvolio’s
6 The argument between the families 14 Juliet had _____ brothers and sisters.
started _____. a  no
a  a long time ago b  two
b  ten years ago c  three
c  last week d  lots of
d  last year
15 _____ was in love with Rosaline.
7 Benvolio saw Romeo _____ at four o’clock a  Paris
in the morning. b  Benvolio
a  fighting c  Mercutio
b  walking d  Romeo
c  sleeping
d  eating 16 _____ was Prince of Verona.
a  Paris
8 Lord Montague wanted _____ to talk b  Tybalt
to Romeo. c  Escalus
a  Lady Montague d  Mercutio
b  Prince Escalus
c  Lord Capulet
d  Benvolio

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE
TEST
Stage 2
Romeo and Juliet
17 Father _____ was a friend of Father 24 ‘I’d like to talk to you, Romeo. Alone, please.
Lawrence. Juliet asked me to find you. She loves you
a  George very much, you know.’
b  John a  Nurse
c  James b  Benvolio
d  Joshua c  Mercutio
d  Tybalt
18 _____ stabbed Mercutio.
a  Benvolio 25 ‘Romeo must die! He’s a murderer! He killed
b  Romeo my nephew Tybalt!’
c  Tybalt a  Lord Montague
d  Paris b  Lady Montague
c  Lady Capulet
19 Romeo and Juliet were married at _____
d  Lord Capulet
house.
a  Father Lawrence’s 26 ‘Listen, Romeo. You can go to see Juliet
b  Nurse’s tonight. But then you must leave Verona.’
c  Juliet’s a  Father Lawrence
d  Mercutio’s b  Nurse
c  Paris
20 _____ killed Paris.
d  Lord Capulet
a  Juliet
b  Lord Montague 27 ‘What shall I do? I want to die.’
c  Father Lawrence a  Nurse
d  Romeo b  Paris
c  Romeo
      20 marks 
d  Juliet

DIALOGUE 28 ‘I want you to drink this medicine the night

before your wedding. You’ll sleep very, very
Who said this? deeply, and it won’t be possible to wake
21 ‘Stop! Montague! Capulet! Stop fighting you up.’
now, or I will execute all of you!’ a  Paris
a  Benvolio b  Father Lawrence
b  Prince Escalus c  Romeo
c  Lady Montague d  Nurse
d  Tybalt 29 ‘Juliet – dead? This is the worst day of
22 ‘Lord Capulet, I have something to tell you. my life.’
You already know that I love your daughter a  Paris
Juliet. Well, I would like to marry her.’ b  Nurse
a  Romeo c  Father Lawrence
b  Benvolio d  Lord Capulet
c  Tybalt 30 ‘Father Lawrence! It’s good to see you.
d  Paris Where’s Romeo?’
23 ‘Don’t you want to dance, Romeo?’ a  Paris
a  Juliet b  Prince Escalus
b  Tybalt c  Juliet
c  Mercutio d  Lord Capulet
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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE
TEST
Stage 2
Romeo and Juliet
VOCABULARY 38 a special drink that helps someone who is ill
to get better
Choose the best answer. a  medicine
31 some news or information that you want to b  poison
write to or tell someone c  lips
a  peace d  else
b  message
39 angry shouting that sometimes happens
c  else
when people don’t agree
d  execute
a  argument
32 to hurt someone with a knife or sword b  execute
a  statue c  hate
b  poison d  poison
c  stab
40 to touch someone with the lips in a
d  argument
loving way
33 to punish someone by killing him or her a  enter
a  execute b  else
b  mask c  lips
c  enter d  kiss
d  poison
      20 marks 
34 a person who works for the church;
a church leader
PLOT
a  uncle
b  prince Choose the best answer.
c  priest 41 Romeo told Benvolio he was unhappy
d  shopkeeper because _____ didn’t love him.
35 a polite way to speak to a man who is more a  Rosaline
important than you b  Juliet
a  sir c  his mother
b  nephew d  his father
c  lord 42 Lord Capulet wanted Paris to wait for _____
d  cousin before he married Juliet.
36 something that will kill you if you eat or a  three years
drink it b  two weeks
a  tomb c  a year or two
b  peace d  a day or two
c  medicine 43 Romeo saw Juliet for the first time _____.
d  poison a  in the garden
37 a stone room, in or near a church, b  in the street
where dead bodies from the same family c  at a party
are buried d  at Father Lawrence’s house
a  statue 44 Romeo asked _____ to marry him and
b  tomb Juliet secretly.
c  mask a  Nurse
d  hate b  Mercutio
c  Benvolio
d  Father Lawrence

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE
TEST
Stage 2
Romeo and Juliet
45 Tybalt was looking for Romeo because he
wanted to _____.
a  fight him
b  talk to him
c  give him a message from Juliet
d  be his friend
46 Romeo killed Tybalt because he killed
his _____.
a  mother
b  friend
c  father
d  brother
47 Prince Escalus decided not to execute
Romeo, but told him to _____.
a  go home
b  keep the peace
c  leave Verona
d  marry Juliet
48 Juliet gave Nurse _____ to take to Romeo.
a  poison
b  a sword
c  flowers
d  a ring
49 Juliet drank the medicine _____.
a  in the garden
b  at Father Lawrence’s house
c  in her bedroom
d  in the tomb
50 Juliet killed herself with _____.
a  poison
b  a sword
c  medicine
d  a knife
      20 marks 

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST ANSWERS
Stage 2
Romeo and Juliet

SETTING PLOT
1 c 41 a
2 c 42 c
3 a 43 c
4 b 44 d
5 c 45 a
6 a 46 b
7 b 47 c
8 d 48 d
9 a 49 c
10 d 50 d

CHARACTERS
11 b
12 c
13 a
14 a
15 d
16 c
17 b
18 c
19 a
20 d

DIALOGUE
21 b
22 d
23 c
24 a
25 c
26 a
27 d
28 b
29 a
30 c

VOCABULARY
31 b
32 c
33 a
34 c
35 a
36 d
37 b
38 a
39 a
40 d

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS BOOK ACTIVITY ANSWERS
Stage 2
Romeo and Juliet

BEFORE READING

Activity 1 Act 2

1 Yes 2 No 3 Yes 4 No 5 No 1 Mercutio.

2 Juliet.
Activity 2 3 Romeo.
1T 4 Father Lawrence.
2 F The Montagues and Capulets hate each 5 Juliet’s Nurse.
other.
Before Reading Act 3
3 T
4 F Juliet doesn’t want to marry Paris. Do not give the answers now, but ask
5 T students to wait and see if their guesses
6 F Paris is a friend of Lord Capulet (Juliet’s were correct as they read the plays.
father), and Prince Escalus The correct answers are:
7 F Romeo has to leave Verona. Tybalt kills Mercutio, and is killed by Romeo.
Romeo tries to stop the fighting at first, but
Activity 3
then kills Tybalt.
Do not give the answers now, but ask
Mercutio gets into a fight with Tybalt, and is killed.
students to wait and see if their guesses
Prince Escalus tells Romeo to leave Verona,
were correct as they read the plays.
and tells everyone to keep the peace.
The correct answers are:
Benvolio tries to stop the fighting.
‘The Capulets are making trouble again!’ Lord
Montague Act 3
‘My fourteenth birthday is in two weeks.’ Juliet 1T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5T
‘Lord Capulet, you already know that I love your Act 4
daughter Juliet.’ Paris
1 Juliet doesn’t want to marry Paris.
‘What a beautiful girl! Who is she? I must meet 2 Father Lawrence gives Juliet some strong
her!’ Romeo medicine.
‘She says that she won’t marry Paris.’ Lady 3 Father Lawrence gives Father John an important
Capulet message for Romeo.
‘Listen, my dear. Your mother and father are right, 4 Lord Capulet wants Juliet and Paris to marry
you know.’ Juliet’s Nurse very soon.
5 After Juliet drinks the medicine, she sleeps
Activity 4 deeply.
Do not give the answers now, but ask 6 The Capulets put Juliet in the family’s tomb,
students to wait and see if their guesses next to Tybalt.
were correct as they read the plays.
Act 5
The correct answers are:
1 Romeo.
1 b 2a
2 Paris.
3 Paris.
WHILE READING 4 Romeo.

Act 1 AFTER READING

1 Benvolio.
2 Because he’s too old.
3 Because he’s very quiet, he stays in his room
all day, and seems unhappy about something.
4 Because he wants to see Rosaline.
5 Tybalt.
Activity 1
1 + 14 2 + 9 3 + 12 4 + 10 5 + 13 6 + 8
7 + 11
Romeo and Juliet fell in love, but their families
were enemies. Romeo killed Tybalt in an

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS BOOK ACTIVITY ANSWERS
Stage 2
Romeo and Juliet

argument, and he had to leave Verona. Lord
Capulet told Juliet that she had to marry
Paris. Father Lawrence gave Juliet some
medicine, and she slept for two days. The
Capulets thought Juliet was dead, and they
put her body in the family’s tomb. When
Romeo found Juliet in the tomb, he drank
some poison and died. When Juliet woke up,
she killed herself because she didn’t want to
live without Romeo.
Activity 2
Romeo – this message is important! You must
come back to Verona. Meet me outside the
Capulets’ tomb at midnight. Juliet will be in
there. But don’t worry – she’s not dead! I’ve
given her some strong medicine, and she
will be asleep. When she wakes up, you can
run away together to Mantua. Her parents
wanted her to marry Paris, but she wants to
be with you.
Shopkeeper: ‘ ‘He looked sad and angry. He
was in a hurry.’
Father John: ‘What did he say?’
Shopkeeper: ‘ ‘He didn’t say very much. He
wanted – some medicine.’
Father John: ‘Medicine? What kind of
medicine?’
Shopkeeper: ‘ ‘He wanted some very strong
medicine. I tried to say no, but–’
Father John: ‘Now, tell me the truth. Did you
sell him poison?’
Shopkeeper: ‘Yes, I did. I didn’t want to. But
he was angry. What could I do?’
Father John: ‘But you know very well that’s a
crime! Did he give you a lot of money?’
Shopkeeper: ‘He gave me some gold. He said
that he didn’t need it. He saw that I am poor
and hungry, and he wanted to help me.’
Father John: ‘This is terrible! I must find him.
Perhaps he’s going to kill someone – or
himself!’

Activity 3 Activity 6
1 PEACE Open answers.
2 MASK
3 POISON Activity 7
4 MUSICIAN Open answers.
5 UNCLE
6 ARGUMENT
7 STAB
The hidden word is CAPULET.
Possible answer:
The Capulet family live in Verona, and are
enemies of the Montagues. They have a
young daughter called Juliet.

Activity 4
Open answers.

Activity 5
The correct order is: 6, 10, 5, 9, 2, 7, 12, 3, 13,
1, 4, 8, 11
Father John: ‘I’m looking for a young man
called Montague. I have an important
message for him. Have you seen him?’
Shopkeeper: ‘ ‘A young man came into my
shop about half an hour ago. I didn’t ask his
name.’
Father John: ‘How did he look? Was he happy
or sad?’

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