The document is a worksheet with comprehension questions about the first few chapters of the novel "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. In the first section, students are asked to match sentences about events in the early chapters to corresponding pictures from the story. The second section asks students to complete words to form vocabulary from the story and match them to more pictures. The third section contains true/false questions and picture matching to test understanding of chapters 4-8.

1. The Secret Garden
WORKSHEET 1: CHAPTERS 1–3
A. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Then match each sentence to the
correct picture.
wall ship servants alone gardener sleep food sing
a
1. Mary plays ........................... because she hasn’t got any friends.
2. The ........................... were ill with cholera.
3. Mary found some ........................... in the dining room and ate it.
4. One week later, Mary was on a ........................... to England.
5. Mary got into her bed and went to ........................... immediately. b
6. A robin looked at Mary and started to ........................... .
7. An old man smiled at Mary. He was Ben, the ........................... .
8. Mary saw a door in the ........................... .
c d e f g h
B. Complete the words with the letters a, e, i, o, u. Then write the correct word under each
picture.
t r _ _ g _ r d _ n p _r _ n t s c l _t h _ s
_ y _ s k n _ f _ f l _ t _ b r _ n c h
1 2 3 4
.................................. .................................. .................................. ..................................
5 6 7 8
.................................. .................................. .................................. ..................................
C. Circle the correct word to make true sentences about the story.
1. Mary’s parents were always busy / at home.
2. Mary’s Ayah / mother always washed and dressed her.
3. Mary travelled to her uncle’s house by car / train.
4. Mr Craven’s wife / uncle fell from a tree and died.
5. The robin / cat helped Mary find the key.
6. Dickon’s dog / fox watched the children work.
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2. The Secret Garden
WORKSHEET 2 : CHAPTERS 4–8
A. Circle the adjective that best describes each picture.
1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Mrs Medlock saw Mary and was very angry / high.
2. Colin was a fat / thin boy.
3. Mary and Colin were very surprised / loud.
4. Mary saw a picture of a beautiful / strange woman.
5. Mary was a little pretty / frightened of her uncle.
6. Mr Craven was tired / quiet and Mary left the room.
7. Dickon will visit Colin and Colin will be happy / sad.
B. Write T (True) or F (False) next to each sentence.
...... 1. Mary heard a child crying, but she stayed in her bedroom.
...... 2. Mary and Colin were both 10 years old.
...... 3. Colin was Mary’s uncle.
...... 4. Next to Colin’s bed, there was a picture of his mother.
...... 5. Dickon usually had a robin and a dog with him.
...... 6. Mary and Dickon wanted to help Colin meet his father.
C. Match A and B to form sentences about the story. Then match the sentences to the
pictures. Write the correct number in the box next to each picture.
A B
1. Mary walked round the big house ...... a. and never left his bedroom.
2. Colin was an invalid ...... b. and continued feeding the lamb.
3. Mary wanted to have her own garden ...... c. bring Colin to the garden.
4. Dickon loved animals, and ...... d. and went into some rooms.
5. Mary and Dickon will try to ...... e. and to cultivate a special area in it.
6. Colin took the bottle of milk ...... f. they always came to him.
A B C D E F
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3. The Secret Garden
WORKSHEET 3: CHAPTERS 9 –13
A. Unscramble the letters in brackets to form words to complete the sentences. The pictures
are the clues.
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. A servant .................................... Colin to go outside. (pehlde) 7
2. Colin held the little lamb in his .................................... . (masr)
3. Mary took the .................................... and opened the door. (eyk)
4. The children saw three little .................................... in the nest. (gesg)
5. Martha gave Mary a .................................... of food. (ksebta)
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6. Colin told his friends interesting .................................... from
his books. (ortisse)
7. Colin was healthy and .................................... now. (tognrs)
8. Mr Craven sat next to a big, blue .................................... . (kael)
B. Who is speaking? Look at the pictures and write the correct letter next to each sentence.
You can use the pictures more than once.
a b
1. That’s fantastic! I’ll get one of the servants to carry you. .....
2. I’ll push the wheelchair. Let’s go. .....
3. My mother died in this garden. .....
c d
4. Now I recognise you. You’re Mr Craven’s son,
the invalid. .....
5. We’re making the garden beautiful again. .....
6. It’s sad that I can’t bring Colin here. ..... e f
7. It’s MAGIC. I’m not an invalid now. Maybe I never was. .....
8. Take me into your mother’s garden, my boy. .....
C. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences from the story.
1. into / to / wanted / secret / children / The / the / garden / go
................................................................................................................................................. .
2. that / has / nest / tree / The / got / in / robin / a
................................................................................................................................................. .
3. a / heard / Suddenly, / shout / the / loud / children
................................................................................................................................................. .
4. worked / secret / the / day / The / in / every / children / garden
................................................................................................................................................. .
5. son / and / Mr Craven / his / in / his / missed / home / England
................................................................................................................................................. .
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4. The Secret Garden
FINAL TEST
A. Look at the pictures and fill in the missing word in each sentence below.
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Mary lived in India with her .................................... . 7
2. Mr Craven didn’t like meeting.................................... .
3. The robin sat on a high .................................... and looked at Mary.
4. Dickon sat under a .................................... and played the flute.
5. Dickon had a small .................................... in his pocket. 8
6. Colin had long, black .................................... .
7. Mary took the .................................... of lunch into the garden.
8. Ben, the gardener, was .............………... with the children.
20 points (2.5 points each)
B. Match each picture to the correct verb.
Verb: 1. cry 2. push 3. travel 4. meet 5. sleep 6. sing 7. fly 8. fall
Picture:
a b c d e f g h
16 points (2 points each)
C. Write the number of each sentence in the correct speech bubble. You can put more than
one number in the same speech bubble.
1. My Ayah isn’t here. That’s strange.
2. What are you doing here? Go to your room.
3. My father was your mother’s brother.
4. I’m sorry, I was busy and I forgot you were here.
5. I’m always in my bedroom.
6. I’ll come tomorrow and I’ll bring my fox and my bird.
7. How did this transformation happen?
a. ........ b. ........ c. ........ d. ........ e. ........
14 points (2 points each)
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