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Upper Intermediate reading exercise 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'

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Tue, 08/26/2008 - 00:00 — Chris McCarthy

 

'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'

Read the opening paragraph from Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. When you have finished please chose the correct answer for each question:

 

‘Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'

So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

There was nothing so VERY remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so VERY much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, 'Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually TOOK A WATCH OUT OF ITS WAISTCOAT-POCKET, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.

In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.’

 

Link: Upper Int. reading exercise 1

  • Where is Alice at the start of the story?





  • What word best decribes how Alice feels in the first paragraph?





  • A daisy is a type of ___?





  • How did Alice feel at the time when she heard the rabbit talk?





  • What do we know about the rabbit?





  • Why does the author think Alice should not have gone down the hole?









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Comments

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 07:02 — grivna

Very nice lesson

I've made a lot of mistakes!

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 10:03 — suadnatour

The questions makes you

The questions makes you think carefully before answering.

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 12:14 — Vikiya

I like this book when I was

I like this book when I was a kid~
Hehe~Good lessons~

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 15:10 — nori

Good exercise

I enjoyed improving my English with Alice. Good exercise.
Thank you very much.

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 15:47 — Skigirl

I want ro read and

I want ro read and understand all words, but it's impossible for me. I'll work very-very much.

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 17:21 — Anas legend

Thanks for this lesson

The reading good for us to imporve our english but you should have one thing Be patient to read the pargraph and keep your self alone in your room to consider and understand the words.

I love this Language. Anas Legend

Thu, 09/11/2008 - 08:10 — olga_viburnum

nice

It is very nice to remember own childhood.
I always feel comfortable with this book.

Mon, 09/29/2008 - 11:13 — the_black_cat

where is Alice?

How can I understand where Alice is at the beginning of the story? There aren't any clues. Or there is one? Enlighten me , please:)

"what goes around comes around."

Mon, 09/29/2008 - 11:35 — Chris McCarthy

Hint

Hi Black Cat. Re-read the first sentence of the story to find out where Alice is! Good luck,Chris

Mon, 09/29/2008 - 12:07 — the_black_cat

Alice was sitting on a bank..

Is this the hint? How do we know it's near a river? Please tell me more Mr. McCarthy:) Thanks a lot!

"what goes around comes around."

Mon, 09/29/2008 - 12:34 — Chris McCarthy

'Bank'

A 'bank' in this context refers to a 'river bank', which is the sloped land on the side of a river. Is that OK?

Mon, 09/29/2008 - 12:36 — the_black_cat

thanx:)

Big Hug
what goes around comes around

Fri, 10/10/2008 - 12:20 — nihatyavas

wouldn't you ask what kind of bank it is?

‘Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank...'

I thought the bank as sitting wooden park banks.

Fri, 10/10/2008 - 13:41 — Chris McCarthy

Park Bench

That would be a park 'bench' and not a park 'bank'.

Thu, 10/09/2008 - 15:24 — kinda

thx

a good exercice ,i like this story

Sun, 02/08/2009 - 20:14 — uu_880

thx

very intersting

Thu, 04/30/2009 - 20:03 — Yura

Nice Lesson

It was easy for me. I read and reread this book, but I made one mistake( not attentive) Smile