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Great Expectations

Activity Book

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C O N T E N T S

1. Chapter 1

2. Chapter 2

3. Chapter 3

4. Chapter 4

5. Chapter 5

6. Chapter 6

7. Chapter 7

8. Chapter 8

9. Chapter 9

10. Chapter 10

11. Chapter 11

12. Chapter 12

13. Chapter 13

14. Chapter 14

15. Chapter 15

16. Chapter 16

17. Chapter 17

18. Chapter 18

19. Chapter 19

20. Chapter 20

21. Chapter 21

22. Chapter 22

23. Chapter23

24. Chapter 24

25. Chapter 25

26. GENERAL QUESTIONS

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ReviewA. Answer the questions below:1. Who is Pip? How old do you think he is?………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………2. Where was Pip at the beginning of the story?………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………3. Why did the man Pip met want a file?………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………4. How did the man manage to scare Pip?………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………5. On what conditions would Pip be let to live?………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………6. What did he tell Pip about the man hiding with him? Did Pip believe him?………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………7. What was Mrs. Joe Gargery known for? In what way did Pip comprehend the expression?………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………8. How does Pip believe his sister married Joe?………………………………………………………………………

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9. Why do you think Mrs. Joe called her stick “Tickler”?………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………10. Why did Joe feel worried about Pip during supper? ………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………11. Why didn’t Pip eat supper though he was hungry?………………………………………………………………………

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B. Fill in the missing information in this diagram.

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C. True or False? Correct the false statements.

a. Pip is an orphan. [ ]………………………………………………………………………b. There was a young man hiding with the stranger that Pip me[ ]………………………………………………………………………c. Mrs. Joe Gargery was happy that her brother was still alive. [ ]……………………………………………………………………… d. Mrs. Gargery didn’t care where Pip was when he was in the marshes. [ ]……………………………………………………………………… e. Mrs. Gargery forced Joe into marrying her. [ ]………………………………………………………………………f. Joe liked tar water. [ ]……………………………………………………………………… g. Pip wanted to steal Mrs. Gargery’s money. [ ]………………………………………………………………………

D. Explain why:

Joe told Pip to put the jack-towel between his legs.………………………………………………………………………

Pip slipped his bread and butter down his leg.………………………………………………………………………

Pip felt guilty.………………………………………………………………………

E. Quote the lines that show that:• Pip’ssisterusedtobeatherhusbandandherbrother.………………………………………………………………………

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• ThestrangerPipmetwasthreateninghim.………………………………………………………………………

F. Give Evidence to show that: Pip’s sister was mean.

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Joe was a gentle and kind-hearted sort of person.………………………………………………………………………

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Joe cared for Pip’s health.………………………………………………………………………

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F. Choose the correct answer1. Where did Pip get his name?• Itwasthenameofthecountywherehewasfrom.• Itwashowhepronouncedhisfirstandlastnamewhenhewas a child. • FromMrs.JoeGargery.2. Who is the narrator of Great Expectations?• Pip• CharlesDickens• Anunknownnarratorwhousesthethirdperson.

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3. Who were the children buried in the churchyard?• TheywerePip”sbrothers• TheywerePip’sfriends.• TheywereunknowntoPip.4. Who was the man with an iron on his leg? • Probablyhewasarunawayconvict.• Probablyhewasabeggar.• Probablyhewasaghost.5. Describe the state of the stranger Pip met on the marshes.• exhausted,hungryandcold• enthusiastic,happybutexhausted• devastated,melancholicbutcomfortable6. Who was the man hiding with the stranger Pip met? • Aghostthestrangerheardabout• Athiefthestrangermetaccidentally• Animaginarycharacterthestrangermadeup.

Reflect How far do you agree that: (Give reasons)Pip and Joe were fellow sufferers? Why?………………………………………………………………………

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Pip should give the stranger what he asked for? Why?………………………………………………………………………

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