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While reading c What reason does the stranger give for not
Introduction, pages iv–vi wanting to be interrupted? …..
1 Add the correct year to complete the following 1) He wants to sleep.
sentences about H.G. Wells’s life and works. 2) He wants to work.
a H.G. Wells was born in Bromley, in the 3) He doesn’t like people.
south-east of England in ……… . d Which of the following best describes
b He completed his university degree in Henfrey’s opinion of the stranger? …..
……… . 1) He thinks he is rude and unfriendly.
c Wells’s first successful book was published in 2) He thinks he is shy and unhappy.
……… . 3) He thinks he is loud and indiscreet.
d The Invisible Man was first published in 4 Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?
……… . Correct the false statements.
e Wells’s most famous book, The War of the a Mr and Mrs Hall have been married for
Worlds, was published in ……… . a very long time. c
f The first film of The Invisible Man was made ………………………………………………
in ……… . b The Stranger’s boxes were delivered on
g The first film of The War of the Worlds was the tenth of February. c
made in ……… . ………………………………………………
h Wells died in ………, when he was seventy- c The stranger was bitten by the landlord’s
nine years old. dog as he tried to pick up one of his cases. c
………………………………………………
Chapters 1–3
d The stranger was badly injured when the
2 Put the events of Chapter 1 in the right order.
dog bit him. c
a c The stranger told Mrs Hall he had some
………………………………………………
boxes at the station.
e The stranger set to work as soon as his
b c The stranger walked into the Coach and
cases had been unpacked. c
Horses.
………………………………………………
c c The stranger asks Mrs Hall to go and get
f The stranger worked in complete silence
him some matches.
all afternoon. c
d c The stranger gave Mrs Hall two pounds.
………………………………………………
e c Mrs Hall served the stranger his lunch.
f c The stranger arrived at Bramblehurst Chapters 4–8
Station. 5 Match the beginnings (A) and ends (B) of the
g c Mrs Hall saw the stranger’s head was sentences.
completely covered in bandages.
A B
h c Mrs Hall tries to ask the stranger about
his bandages. a Some of the 1) had had an
3 Choose the best answer to each of the women in Iping accident.
questions. thought the
a What explanation does Mrs Hall have for the stranger
stranger’s bandages. ….. b Whatever the 2) did not know his
1) He has been attacked with a scythe. weather, the guest’s name.
2) He has had an operation. stranger
3) He doesn’t want to be recognised. c Mrs Hall said that 3) had no arms in his
b What explanation does Mr Henfrey have for the stranger sleeves.
the stranger’s bandages? ….. d The doctor was 4) was a magician.
1) He doesn’t want to be recognised. surprised that Mr
2) He has been attacked with a scythe. Hall
3) He has had an operation.
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e The doctor 5) was very strange b Dr things him had to quickly work Kemp’s
indeed. scientific trained notice
………………………………………………
f Dr Cuss was very 6) was always
c bloody bandage the in hanging was front air a
frightened when he wrapped up to the
Dr in of Kemp
saw that the eyes.
………………………………………………
stranger
d met hand bandage out his stretched the
g Bunting, the vicar, 7) wanted to find out
towards and invisible he fingers
thought the more about the
………………………………………………
doctor’s story bottles and the
9 Match the beginnings (A) and ends (B) of the
bandages.
following sentences.
6 Use the words in the box to complete the
A B
sentences.
a The Invisible Man 1) the stranger told
bandages breakfast clothes gas was shot by him his name was
nose pay swear Griffin.
a In the dark parlour there was a sharp smell of b Dr Kemp was 2) he began to feel
………… in the air. working in his afraid.
b Mrs Hall didn’t bring the stranger’s ………… study when
because she wanted him to ………… his bill c Kemp was shocked 3) food and drink.
first. when
c Mrs Hall asked the stranger not to ………… . d Kemp read the 4) the man with the
d The stranger took the ………… off his head newspaper reports black beard.
and gave Mrs Hall his false ………… . about the Invisible
e The stranger needed the tramp’s help to get Man and
some ………… . e Griffin asked Kemp 5) he had made
Chapters 9–13 to give him himself invisible.
7 Who is speaking? To whom are they speaking? f Griffin told Kemp 6) the shots went off.
What are they talking about? how
a ‘Since when did you learn to look through
other men’s possessions?’ Chapters 18–22
……………………………………………… 10 Choose the correct words in italics to
b ‘He’s got my trousers – and all the vicar’s complete each of the following sentences.
clothes!’ a Before he met Kemp, Griffin was planning
……………………………………………… to leave the country and go and live in
c ‘I didn’t try to escape.’ France / Spain.
……………………………………………… b Griffin is very angry with Marvel because he
d ‘I’ll show you, you silly fool! It’s here in the has sold / hidden his books.
paper!’ c Kemp agrees / refuses to help Griffin with his
……………………………………………… plan to start killing people.
e ‘He seems to be in a hurry.’ d Griffin thought that Kemp would join him
……………………………………………… because Kemp was a criminal / scientist.
e Griffin escapes from Kemps house before /
Chapters 14 –17 after the police arrive.
8 Put the words in the right order to make f Kemp tells the police that Griffin can be
sentences. seen / heard just after he has eaten food.
a barman sharp appeared the with in his a again
long hand knife
………………………………………………
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1 Find and correct the nine mistakes in the following d The Invisible Man was happy to discuss his
summary. work with Mr Cuss. c
The Invisible man sought refuge in Dr Kemp’s house e He needed money to pay for his room at the
because the two men used to live together. Kemp inn. c
immediately realised who his visitor was, and he was f The Invisible Man and Mr Marvel were old
very happy to help him. The Invisible Man was hungry friends. c
and thirsty and he asked Kemp for some clothes after g Dr Kemp tried to persuade Griffin to leave
he ate his food. The Invisible Man, whose name was the country and go to Spain. c
Griffin, was frightened and he checked the bolt on h Griffin was relieved when he realised Kemp
the bedroom door before he could relax. When he was had told the police where he was. c
asleep, Kemp began to read Griffin’s secret notebooks. i The Invisible Man was killed when someone
The next morning, Griffin told him how he had hit him with a spade. c
robbed his uncle to finance his scientific work into 4 Complete the paragraph with words from the box.
invisibility. He told him how he had experimented on burglary clothes devil furniture jangling
his neighbour’s dog before making himself invisible lamp mind noises sneezing spirits stranger
and how he had set fire to his lodging house by
When the (a) ………… took place at the vicarage,
accident.
the vicar and his wife could hear (b) ………… in the
2 Match the beginnings (A) and ends (B) of the
house and they went to investigate. They heard the
sentences.
sound of coins (c) ………… and the sound of a man
A B (d) ………… but when they searched the house with a
a Mr Marvel was sitting 1) he agreed to help (e) ………… they couldn’t find anybody. Meanwhile,
by the side of the road him. back at the inn, Mr and Mrs Hall realised that the
when (f ) ………… had not slept in his bed and that he
b The Invisible Man 2) the Invisible Man had disappeared, leaving his (g) ………… behind.
said he would do great wanted him to do. Then the (h) ………… in the stranger’s room began
things for Mr Marvel moving around as if it had a (i) ………… of its own.
if The Halls started to imagine that the stranger had put
c Mr Marvel said he 3) he took the Invisible (j) ………… into the furniture, but when Mr Hall
would be pleased to Man’s clothes and went to speak with him, the stranger told him to go to
do whatever some of his books. the (k) ………… .
d Mr Marvel went to 4) he saw the two men 5 What is the correct answer, 1, 2 or 3?
the Coach and Horses going through his a How many times does the Invisible Man lose his
and possessions. temper in the book? …..
e Mr Cuss didn’t 5) the Invisible Man 1) once
understand when first spoke to him. 2) twice
f The Invisible Man 6) he tried to read 3) more than twice
was very angry when the Invisible Man’s b According to Griffin, which people must be
books. killed? …..
1) police officers and anyone in authority
3 Are these sentences true (T) or not true (NT)?
2) anyone who disobeys the Invisible Man
a The Invisible Man arrived in Iping in the
3) anyone who knows the Invisible Man’s identity
summertime. c
c When the Invisible Man became visible again, what
b He stayed at the Coach and Horses for several
was the first part of his body to show? …..
months. c
1) his head
c He told the landlords of the inn that his name
2) his feet
was Griffin. c
3) his chest

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