Title Expectations
Great
1 Who are the four people in this picture? Which of
these words is used in the book to describe them?
COMPREHENSION
thin, gentleman, gentle, scolding, kind, lazy.
TEST
d g
b c
a
a name ..............., description ...............
b name ..............., description ..............., ...............
c name ..............., description ...............
d name ..............., description ..............., ...............
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2 Read these descriptions of people in the story. Who
do they describe? Jaggers, Pumblechook, Wemmick,
Magwitch, Herbert.
a His mouth was so wide that it looked like a
post-box. ...............
b A pale young gentleman. ...............
c A big man, dressed all in grey, with an iron
chain on his leg. ...............
d A large heavy man with a huge head, almost
bald on top. ...............
e A fat, middle-aged man with a mouth like a fish.
...............
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3 Who said this in the story? Mrs Joe, Orlick, Miss
Havisham, Jaggers, Estella.
a ‘Play.’ ...............
b ‘You can kiss me if you like.’ ...............
c ‘They always begin their life of crime by asking
too many questions.’ ...............
d ‘This young man has great expectations.’
...............
e ‘Tonight you’re going to die.’ ...............
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4 Put the following events in the story in the right
order. Number them 1–10.
a Joe marries Biddy.
b Magwitch returns.
c Miss Havisham catches fire.
d Pip and Joe meet Jaggers.
e Pip fights Herbert.
f Pip goes to London.
Pip meets Magwitch.
h Pip meets Miss Havisham.
i Pip meets the Aged Parent.
j The boat sinks.
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5 Complete the following sentences about Pip’s first
days in London.
a London made a very bad impression on Pip
because ...
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b He was very surprised when he met Herbert
because ...
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c Herbert was not rich but ...
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d Wemmick fired his gun at ...
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e Every evening, before going home, Jaggers ...
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6 Imagine you are Pip. Write a letter to a friend
describing your first visit to Miss Havisham.
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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Pip grows up at the village _____ house.
a □ blacksmith’s b □ teacher’s c □ doctor’s
d □ baker’s
2 Pip’s parents are dead and he lives with his _____.
a □ grandmother and his uncle b □ uncle and
his cousin c □ sister and her husband
d □ aunt and her husband
3 Pip lives near some _____ which are next to the
River Thames.
a □ dangerous rocks b □ ancient forests
c □ beautiful beaches d □ wild marshes
4 On the River Thames there are some _____ ships.
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a □ pirate b □ prison c □ hotel d □ ghost
5 When someone _____ the ships a loud gun is fired.
a □ attacks b □ arrives at c □ escapes from
d □ sees
TEST
6 At her big old house, Miss Havisham always
keeps the _____.
a □ front door open b □ windows open
c □ big lights on d □ curtains closed
7 Pip goes to _____ to start a new life.
a □ London b □ Cambridge c □ Oxford
d □ York
8 Mr Wemmick lives at ‘The Castle’ – a small,
wooden house with a _____ on the top.
a □ large chimney b □ big gun
c □ green roof d □ ship’s sail
9 Pip tries to send Magwitch away to _____.
a □ prison b □ a village in Essex c □ London
d □ another country
10 Pip goes to work in _____ with his friend.
a □ Holland b □ Germany c □ India
d □ Australia
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Pip’s whole life is changed because he helps a
_____ when he is a child.
a □ policeman b □ gentleman c □ lawyer
d □ convict
12 When Pip is young, Mrs Joe Gargery is a _____
woman.
a □ strange, silent b □ hard, angry
c □ kind, gentle d □ cheerful, happy
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13 _____ is a kind, simple man who loves Pip.
a □ Joe Gargery b □ Mr Pumblechook
c □ Compeyson d □ Mr Jaggers
14 Miss Havisham always wears a _____ dress.
a □ black b □ summer c □ wedding d □ night
15 Estella is a _____ who lives with Miss Havisham.
a □ friendly housekeeper b □ beautiful young
girl c □ tired old servant d □ lonely woman
16 _____ is Pip’s best friend.
a □ Bentley Drummle b □ Orlick
c □ Compeyson d □ Herbert Pocket
17 Mr Jaggers is the _____ lawyer in London.
a □ most powerful b □ most handsome
c □ cheapest d □ friendliest
18 Abel Magwitch is a convict who _____.
a □ stole from Pip b □ stole from Miss
Havisham c □ made a lot of money
d □ found some gold
19 Pip is very sad because Estella marries _____.
a □ Herbert Pocket b □ Bentley Drummle
c □ Mr Wopsle d □ Mr Wemmick
20 Compeyson is _____ who dies at the end.
a □ an evil criminal b □ a nice convict
c □ a clever lawyer d □ an actor
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Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21 ‘And you bring me some food. If you don’t, or
you tell anyone about me, I’ll cut your heart out.’
a □ Mr Jaggers b □ Compeyson
c □ Orlick d □ Abel Magwitch
22 ‘If I hadn’t brought you up, you’d be in the
churchyard with our parents.’
a □ Joe Gargery b □ Mrs Joe Gargery
c □ Biddy d □ Estella
23 ‘Leave this boy to me, madam. I’ll make him
concentrate.’
a □ Joe Gargery b □ Mr Jaggers
c □ Mr Pumblechook d □ Abel Magwitch
24 ‘Go on, my love. Break men’s hearts and have no
mercy! I want my revenge!’
a □ Miss Havisham b □ Mrs Joe Gargery
c □ Biddy d □ Estella
25 ‘Now what I have to say, and remember, I’m
only an agent, I don’t speak for myself, is that
this young man has great expectations.’
a □ Miss Havisham b □ Mr Wemmick
c □ Mr Jaggers d □ Abel Magwitch
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26 ‘I’m wrong in these clothes and I’m wrong in
London, but I’m fine at the forge, or in the
kitchen, or in the marshes.’
a □ Joe Gargery b □ Pip c □ Herbert Pocket
d □ Orlick
27 ‘I must warn you that I have no heart. I can
never fall in love.’
a □ Biddy b □ Estella c □ Clara
d □ Miss Skiffins
28 ‘You helped me all those years ago, Pip! Never
forgotten it!’
a □ Orlick b □ Mr Wemmick
c □ Compeyson d □ Abel Magwitch
29 ‘I know I have no hope of every marrying you,
Estella.’
a □ Pip b □ Bentley Drummle c □ Startop
d □ Herbert Pocket
30 ‘I should never have brought up Estella like that,
or allowed you to be hurt.’
a □ Mr Jaggers b □ Mr Wopsle
c □ Miss Havisham d □ Abel Magwitch
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 to speak angrily to someone, because they have
done something wrong
a □ scold b □ praise c □ offer d □ apologize
32 when a person is of bad character
a □ sincere b □ wicked c □ confident
d □ worried
33 a thick sauce which you pour over meat
a □ brandy b □ rum c □ gravy d □ pie
34 to cook meat in an oven
a □ roast b □ fry c □ toast d □ boil
35 a criminal who has been found guilty of a crime
and sent to prison
a □ gentleman b □ lawyer c □ master
d □ convict
36 when a boat goes down and disappears under
the water
a □ sink b □ drown c □ float d □ sail
37 to put money into a bank or a business
a □ borrow b □ invest c □ pay d □ buy
38 low, flat, wet ground that you find in the country
a □ farm b □ path c □ hill d □ marsh
39 a round stick of wax which burns to give light
a □ match b □ coal c □ candle d □ lamp
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40 to move your head up and down
a □ scream b □ smile c □ shake d □ nod
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 Pip helps a convict by giving him a file and some
_____.
a □ money b □ medicine c □ food and drink
d □ secret letters
42 Pip and some soldiers see the convict _____
another convict.
a □ killing b □ fighting with c □ running
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away with d □ helping
43 Pip is taken to Miss Havisham’s strange house
to _____.
a □ play b □ work c □ study d □ eat
TEST
44 Once, Miss Havisham nearly got married but
the man _____.
a □ died very suddenly b □ became very ill
c □ had to go in the army d □ wrote a letter
saying he couldn’t come
45 Pip learns that a mysterious person wants to
give him money to _____.
a □ study to be a lawyer b □ become a
gentleman c □ become a blacksmith
d □ go to Australia
46 When Pip starts his new life he begins to feel
_____ Joe Gargery.
a □ angry with b □ interested in
c □ proud of d □ ashamed of
47 Pip is surprised when he learns that Abel
Magwitch _____.
a □ is his father b □ is his brother c □
gave him all the money d □ is dead
48 Pip and Herbert try to keep Abel Magwitch safe
from _____.
a □ Bently Drummle b □ Compeyson
c □ Orlick d □ Mr Jaggers
49 Pip learns that Estella is the daughter of _____.
a □ Abel Magwitch b □ Compeyson
c □ Mr Wemmick d □ Mr Jaggers
50 At the end, Estella and Pip will probably _____.
a □ never see each other b □ argue c □ have a
future together d □ hate each other
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