DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

Starter
William Tell and Other Stories
9 Johnny Appleseed _____ apple trees all across
SETTING America.
Choose the best answer. a □ looks for
b □ moves
1 Gessler’s men take William Tell to the
c □ plants
Baron’s _____.
d □ sells
a □ boat
b □ hat 10 Lady Godiva rides her horse though a _____ in
c □ horse England in 1057.
d □ room a □ castle
b □ church
2 Tell jumps onto the _____ and
c □ lake
shoots Gessler.
d □ town
a □ bed
20 marks
b □ boat
c □ horse
d □ rocks CHARACTERS
Choose the best answer.
3 Tom Blood goes to London to look
for his _____. 11 Baron Gessler makes everyone _____
a □ servants his hat.
b □ son a □ bow to
c □ things b □ kiss
d □ wife c □ look at
d □ talk to
4 Tom visits _______ every day for a week.
a □ his house 12 William Tell is good with _____.
b □ the King a □ boats
c □ the Tower of London b □ children
d □ his wife c □ horses
d □ sheep
5 Lord Bao lives in the south of _____.
a □ China 13 The King of England is a _____ man.
b □ England a □ bad
c □ Hungary b □ fair
d □ Japan c □ poor
d □ quiet
6 A young boy sells _____ in the street.
a □ coffee 14 Tom Blood is a _____ man.
b □ meat a □ clever
c □ oil b □ dirty
d □ seeds c □ fat
d □ slow
7 The King of _____ has a sheep with a
fleece of gold. 15 Lord Bao is a _____.
a □ England a □ councillor
b □ France b □ judge
c □ Hungary c □ shepherd
d □ Prussia d □ thief
8 When he is a young man, John Chapman dreams
of a _____ full of apple trees with no hungry
people in it.
a □ garden
b □ land
c □ town
d □ village

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST
Starter
William Tell and Other Stories
24 ‘So this stone is the thief.’
16 Lord Bao talks to a stone and the people think a □ Lord Bao
that he is _____. b □ the oil seller
a □ bad c □ the people in the street
b □ clever d □ the thief
c □ fair
25 ‘But how do you know he is the thief?'
d □ mad
a □ Lord Bao’s servant
17 The Hungarian shepherd _____. b □ the man in black
a □ lies to his king c □ the oil seller
b □ finds a sheep d □ the people
c □ speaks truly
26 ‘Now I have a black sheep.’
d □ steals some wine
a □ Matthias
18 Johnny Appleseed feels _____ when he sees his b □ the King of Prussia
apple trees. c □ the King of Prussia’s daughter
a □ angry d □ the shepherd
b □ bad
27 ‘For that you can have my half of Prussia.’
c □ happy
a □ Matthias
d □ hungry
b □ the King of Prussia
19 A lot of the people in Coventry are _______ . c □ the King of Prussia’s daughter
a □ blind d □ the shepherd
b □ naked
28 ‘Big trees come from little seeds.’
c □ poor
a □ Johnny Appleseed
d □ rich
b □ the Indians
20 Earl Leofric’s taxes are_____. c □ Abraham Lincoln
a □ bad d □ people in the West
b □ fair
29 ‘They must close their doors and windows.
c □ good
Nobody must see her.’
d □ wonderful
a □ the councillors of Coventry
20 marks
b □ Earl Leofric
c □ Lady Godiva’s servants
DIALOGUE d □ Tom
Who says this?
30 ‘But the taxes on horses must stay.’
21 ‘You can do it, Father! Don’t be afraid.’ a □ Earl Leofric
a □ Carl b □ the councillors of Coventry
b □ Gessler c □ Lady Godiva
c □ Gessler’s men d □ the people of Coventry
d □ the people of Lake Lucerne 20 marks
22 ‘Run, Carl!’
a □ Gessler VOCABULARY
b □ Gessler’s men Choose the best answer.
c □ the people
31 a lot of rain and very bad weather
d □ William Tell
a □ boat
23 ‘Come in, parson.’ b □ lake
a □ the King c □ rocks
b □ Talbot d □ storm
c □ Tom Blood
d □ Tom’s wife

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Starter
William Tell and Other Stories
40 you cook in this
32 when someone hits people again and again a □ news
a □ castle b □ pot
b □ fighting c □ sack
c □ planting d □ spade
d □ tower 20 marks
33 a number of important men who look after
a town PLOT
a □ councillors Choose the best answer.
b □ earls
41 William Tell shoots an arrow through _____.
c □ guards
a □ an apple
d □ shepherds
b □ the Baron’s hat
34 the part of an animal that people eat c □ his son’s head
a □ coffee d □ a tree
b □ meat
42 Gessler _____ into the lake.
c □ neigh
a □ falls
d □ oil
b □ jumps
35 an animal, usually white or black, that lives in the c □ runs
country d □ steers
a □ fleece
43 Tom Blood steals the King’s _____.
b □ hill
a □ horse
c □ sheep
b □ jewels
d □ shepherd
c □ money
36 a king wears these very expensive things on d □ wine
important days
44 The King gives Tom his _____ back.
a □ arrows
a □ house
b □ jewels
b □ wife
c □ seeds
c □ wife’s picture
d □ stones
d □ tower
37 a person who says when something is right
45 Lord Bao calls a _____ the thief.
or wrong
a □ boy
a □ guard
b □ girl
b □ judge
c □ man in black
c □ servant
d □ servant
d □ thief
46 Lord Bao knows the thief from the oil on his
38 to take money for something
_____.
a □ lie
a □ bag
b □ plant
b □ clothes
c □ sell
c □ coin
d □ shout
d □ feet
39 to move a boat left or right
47 The King of Hungary gives half of _____ to the
a □ neigh
shepherd.
b □ ride
a □ the fleece
c □ shoot
b □ Hungary
d □ steer
c □ Prussia
d □ the sheep

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST
Starter
William Tell and Other Stories

48 Johnny Appleseed’s _____ are alive today.

a □ apples
b □ children
c □ seeds
d □ trees
49 Lady Godiva must ride naked through Coventry to
stop the _____.
a □ Civil War
b □ fighting
c □ storm
d □ taxes
50 Tom becomes _____ when he sees Lady Godiva
riding naked.
a □ angry
b □ blind
c □ important
d □ mad
20 marks

Total marks

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE ANSWERS
Starter
William Tell and Other Stories
SETTING VOCABULARY
1a 31 d
2d 32 b
3d 33 a
4c 34 b
5a 35 c
6c 36 c
7c 37 b
8b 38 b
9c 39 d
10 d 40 b

CHARACTERS PLOT
11 a 41 a
12 b 42 a
13 b 43 b
14 a 44 a
15 b 45 c
16 d 46 c
17 c 47 c
18 c 48 d
19 c 49 d
20 a 50 b

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

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY
Starter
William Tell and Other Stories
2
BEFORE READING  b civil war, fighting 
1 c parson, clothes 
a The USA  d guard 
b Britain  e news 
c Switzerland  f fair 
d China  g clever 
e Hungary  h jewels 
2 i Tower 
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the j steal 
answers now. They will find out as they read that the k shout 
answers are: 
a Britain  GUESS WHAT 
b China  Encourage students to guess but do not tell
c The USA  them the answers now. They will find out as they
d Switzerland  read that the answers are: 
e Britain  Good: a judge, a poor boy, a servant 
f Hungary  Bad: a man in black clothes 

ACTIVITY PAGES 6–7  ACTIVITY PAGES 18–19 

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

WORD WORK  WORD WORK 

b Japanese people bow their heads when they 1
meet.  a mad 
c We swim or take a boat out on the lake when it’s b lord 
hot.  c thief 
d He’s a very rich man and he lives in a castle.  d judge 
e There was a very bad storm last night.  e sell 
f Don’t jump off those rocks!  f oil 
g Take your arrows and shoot at that tree.  g fine 
h coins 
GUESS WHAT  i stone 
Encourage students to guess but do not tell j servant 
them the answers now. They will find out as they 2
read that the answers are:  a servant, lord 
The Tower of London, A Tower Guard, King Charles b judge, mad, stone 
II  c  fine (s) 
d thief, coins 
ACTIVITY PAGES 12–13  e sell, oil 
READING CHECK 
c 1 a 2 g 3 d 4 e 5 b 6 h 7 i 8 f 9  GUESS WHAT 
Encourage students to guess but do not tell
WORD WORK  them the answers now. They will find out as they
1 read that the answers are: 
Words across: clothes, fighting, tower, parson, a King Matthias is happy with one of his men. 
clever  b The King of Prussia visits Matthias. 
Words down: fair, king, guard, steal, civil war, news, c The story ends well for the King of Prussia, King
jewels, shout  Matthias, and the King of Prussia’s daughter. 

ACTIVITY PAGES 24–25 

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY
Starter
William Tell and Other Stories
READING CHECK 
The King of Prussia is visiting King Matthias of WORD WORK 
Hungary. Matthias is happy because he has a 1
special gold sheep and a very good shepherd. b dream 
Matthias says the Prussian king can have half of c plain 
Hungary for making the shepherd lie. The Prussian d pot 
king says he can do it or Matthias can have half of e Indian 
Prussia. The Prussian king’s daughter is nice to the f sack 
shepherd. He gives her the sheep’s fleece, but he g seeds 
doesn’t lie to King Matthias. In the end, Matthias h spade 
gives his half of Prussia to the shepherd and the i tin 
Prussian king gives his daughter to the shepherd, j plant 
too.  2
b plain 
WORD WORK  c coffee 
1 d sack 
b fleece  e spade 
c shepherd  f tin 
d meat  g pot 
e sheep  h Indian 
f wine  i plant, seeds 
2
b lie  GUESS WHAT 
c voice  Encourage students to guess but do not tell
d kiss  them the answers now. They will find out as they
e become  read that the answers are: 
3 Lady Godiva: a, b, c, e, f
The answer is ‘Beatrice’.  Earl Leofric: a, b, d, g 

GUESS WHAT  ACTIVITY PAGES 36–37 

Encourage students to guess but do not tell READING CHECK 
them the answers now. They will find out as they b isn’t 
read that the answers are:  c angry 
a, c, e  d no 
e look 
ACTIVITY PAGES 30–31  f window 
READING CHECK  g the people of Coventry 
b When he’s a baby he sees an apple tree out of
his window.  WORD WORK 
c He wants to put apple trees in every town in a naked 
America.  d Earl, Lady 
d He leaves home in very different clothes.  c ride, neigh 
e He walks across America.  d taxes, councilor, poor 
f He plants apples everywhere he goes  e blind 
g He meets Abraham Lincoln when he’s a boy. 
h He dies after a long life of good work. 

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY
Starter
William Tell and Other Stories
Project A pages 38–39 

A FOLK HERO 
1
Name: Joan of Arc 
Country: France 
Character: brave 
Actions: fights against the English 
Appearance: wears armour, has short hair 
Friends: Gilles de Rais, The King of France 
Enemies: The English 
2
Robin Hood is a folk hero in England. In English
stories Robin is brave and he takes money from rich
people and gives it to poor people. In this picture he
is wearing green clothes and he carries a bow. His
friends are Maid Marian, Little John, Will Scarlet and
Friar Tuck. King John and the Sheriff of Nottingham
are his enemies. 
3
Open answers. 
4
Open answers. 

Project B pages 40–42 

FOLK CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS 
1
In England 1st May is May Day. At Easter time
English people eat hot cross buns. 
In Wales 1st March is Saint David’s Day. 
In Scotland 1st January is ‘First Footing’. 
In Ireland 17th March is Saint Patrick’s Day. 
2
Open answers.

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 DOMINOES GRAMMAR KEY
Starter
William Tell and Other Stories
1 5
b are watching 2b
c isn’t thinking 3e
d is looking 4d
e is smiling 5 c, f
f is putting 6a
g aren’t helping
h isn’t moving 6
i is shouting b and
j isn’t feeling c too
k taking d and
l is getting e and
f and
2 g but
b What is he holding in his hand? (1) h too
c Is his wife living in London? (8) i but
d Is she staying in a nice house? (3) j too
e What is the king taking from the losers in the Civil k but
War? (5) l and
f What clothes is Tom Blood wearing? (9) m too
g Why is he hitting Talbot? (4) n and
h Is he stealing the king’s jewels? (6) o too
i What are the guards doing? (2) p too
q but
3 r too
b that
c this 7
d This b can’t
e that c can
f this d must
g these e must
h those f can
i this g must
j that h can’t
k these i must

4 8
b7 b young i grey
c3 c hot j mad
d8 d cold k clever
e little l old
e5
f Chinese m good
f1 g fair n beautiful
g6 h poor o gold
h2 b young p red

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