DAVID COPPERFIELD - EXERCISE 3

Hello, Sara and Gregor, do these exercises till Wednesday16th January, 2013.

I. GLOSSARY - PARAPHRASE THESE WORDS:

angel -
carriage -
drunk -
firm ( adjective) -
Good heavens -
humble -
Master -
picnic -
retire -
sob -

II. BEFORE YOU READ CHAPTER 8 ( David's new lifw ), CAN YOU GUESS WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? CIRCLE Y ( YES ) OR N ( NO ) FOR EACH SENTENCE.

1. David will earn enough money to marry Dora. Y/N
2. Dora will refuse to marry David, now that he is poor. Y/N
3. Mr. Spenlow will refuse to allow Dora to marry David. Y/N
4. David will fall in love with someone else. Y/N

III. READ CHAPTERS 8 AND 9. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F)?REWRITE THE FALSE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION.

1. Mr. Micawber had a new job as assistant to Uriah Heep.
2. Dora accepted the fact that David was now poor.
3. Miss Murdstone found David's letters to Dora, but said nothing.
4. david felt partly to blame for Mr. Spenlow's sudden death.
5. Uriah Heep had told his mother to watch David and Agnes.
6. Mr. Wickfield refused to let his daughter marry Uriah Heep.
7. Dora felt sure she was the perfect wife for David.
8. David was able to share his problems and worries with Dora.
9. Daniel Peggoty finally managed to find Emily in Italy.

IV. BEFORE YOU READ CHAPTER 10 (DEATH AND DISCOVERY), CAN YOU GUESS HOW THE STORY ENDS? CIRCLE Y (YES) OR N (NO) FOR EACH SENTENCE.

1. Dora will die of her ilness. Y/N
2. Ham will find Steerforth and kill him. Y/N
3. David and his aunt will be poor all their lives. Y/N
4. David will discover something about himself that he did not know before. Y/N

V. READ CHAPTER 10, AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1. What were the three accusations made against Uriah Heep by Mr. Micawber?
2. What did Mr. Micawber's discovery maen for David's aunt?
3. Where did the Micawbers move to, and why?
4. Who was on the wrecked ship at Yarmouth?
5. How did Ham die?
6. Who was the young man Agnes had loved for a long time?