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Answer keys LEVEL 5 Teacher Support Programme
The Invisible Man
Book key c The stranger is tired and hungry. The villagers and
the Halls are angry and accuse him of stealing. He
1 Open answers loses his patience and decides to show them that he
2 a Open answers is invisible.
b axe, poker, revolver, scythe 12–13 Open answers
c Open answers 14 a poor b afraid c The Invisible Man
d a bear, a dog, a lion, and perhaps an elephant d the vicar’s clothes e Marvel f tired
3 a nose b bandages c eyes d mouth 15 a He frightens him, throws stones at him and
e gloves f name threatens him.
4 Open answers b They can’t read his books because they are
5 a She sees that his head is bandaged and thinks that written in a strange language which they do not
he has had an operation or an accident. understand.
b She is trying to make him talk to her about his own c Mrs Hall has tidied the stranger’s clothes and put
accident or operation. them away. When the stranger can’t find them, he
c At first he is quite polite. Gradually he speaks more takes Mr Cuss’s trousers and all the vicar’s clothes.
sharply. He is angry when people come into his d When Marvel runs out of the village with the books
room without knocking, or when they try to find and clothes, the invisible man attacks anyone who
out about him. tries to stop him. He knocks them all to the ground
6 Open answers and Marvel escapes.
7 a 3 b 3 c 7 d 7 e 7 f 7 g 3 h 7 e Marvel has tried to escape and the invisible man has
8 a It was the secret of how he made himself invisible. caught him and is holding him. Marvel is old and
The wind blew it into the fire. tired. He feels ill, but the invisible man makes him
b They are the chemicals that he was using in his keep walking.
work. He is trying to find the right mixture to 16 Possible strengths: Marvel has no friends, family or
make himself visible again. home, so the invisible man can take him anywhere.
c The Invisible Man came into the vicarage and stole Possible weaknesses: He is old, weak, not very clever
some money. The vicar and his wife heard him but and very afraid of the invisible man.
could not see him. + Open answers
9 Possible answers: 17 a a sailor b Dr Kemp c Mr Marvel
a He can get money by stealing it, as he did at the d a policeman e a barman f a cabman
vicarage. g an American with a beard
b People may help him, or they may be frightened 18 Open answers
and attack him. 19 Possible answers:
10 a … the stranger’s clothes are there, but he is not. a Marvel is only helping the Invisible Man because
b … the stranger is there but they can’t see him. he is afraid. He wants to escape from him if he can.
c … he hasn’t paid her for his room. The Invisible Man is cruel to Marvel. He doesn’t
d … he frightens them so much that they run out of like him. He is using him because he is the only
the room. person he can find outside the village.
e … there was a robbery at the vicarage. b The man with a beard speaks like an American. He
f … the policeman is knocked out. doesn’t seem to be afraid of the Invisible Man. He
11 Possible answers: is curious and wants to ‘see’ him. He has a revolver
a He sneezes because he is moving around the village and says he will shoot at the Invisible Man’s legs.
in the cold weather without any clothes. After the fight, the Invisible Man escapes into the
b The stranger went to the vicarage and stole some yard and the man with the beard shoots at him five
money. Then he returned to the inn, found the times. This is the first time the Invisible Man has
Halls in his room and pushed them out. He stayed met someone who is ready to fight him, even kill
in the parlour until midday. him.
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The Invisible Man
20 a Open answers Discussion activities key
b His visitor will probably be the Invisible Man. 1–2 Open answers
c He will need a doctor if he has been shot and 3 Possible answer:
injured. Mrs Hall: I’ve been afraid of scythes ever since.
21 hears, moon, hour, rings, two, bed/bedroom, drink, Stranger: I can quite understand that.
blood, handle, pool/lot Mrs Hall: We were afraid that he’d have to have an
voice, bandage, Griffin, student, food, sleep operation, he was so bad, sir.
next/following Stranger: Yes, I understand. I have had rather a bad
22 Open answers accident myself.
23 He stole money from his father; his father owed the Mrs Hall: Oh, you poor thing, sir!
money to other people and he shot himself. Stranger: Well, it was really all my own fault. I should
+ Open answers have been more careful.
24 Open answers Mrs Hall: What happened to you?
25 a 3 b 4 c 1 d 5 e 2 Stranger: I don’t want to give you all the gory details,
26 a boat b books c kill d police but I was doing some scientific work and then
e mad/dangerous f dogs something went wrong. I have come here to try to
27 The plans to catch Griffin include: keeping him in the sort out the problem.
village area; stopping him eating or sleeping; shutting Mrs Hall: Well, sir, if there is anything I can do to
all houses and shops; hunting him with dogs; hiding help, please don’t hesitate to ask me.
all weapons so he cannot use them; putting broken Stranger: Thank you. That is very kind of you.
glass on the roads to stop him walking on them. 4 Open answer
+ Open answers 5 Possible answer:
28 Open answers Listen to this … I’ve just been to mend a clock at the
29 a 7 b 3 c 7 d 3 e 7 f 7 g 3 h 3 Coach and Horses and I have met the strangest and
30 Possible answers: the rudest man ever! He was covered from head to toe
a Griffin was not a good man. He was a scientist in bandages. I couldn’t even see his face! I reckon he
who worked very hard, but when he made his is trying to keep his identity a secret. I was just trying
great discovery he wanted to keep it a secret, to get to be polite and friendly with him and he just told
power for himself. When he lost the paper with me to be quiet! I have never met such a rude man.
the secret on it, he became more and more crazy. He wouldn’t even tell me his name!
He threatened and attacked people, he stole from 6 Possible answer:
people, and finally he wanted to kill people so they I met Teddy Henfrey on my way home tonight. He
would obey him. told me my wife has taken in a strange new lodger.
b At the beginning of the book Griffin is quite polite. The man won’t even show his face. I wasn’t very happy
He needs help and tries to keep his secret. But about it and wanted to go and see him for myself, but
when people are too curious and trouble him, he unfortunately, he had already gone to bed by the time
loses his temper and behaves badly. He soon begins I got home. He has some boxes arriving tomorrow and
to threaten people and use force as he gets more I told my wife to have a good look at them when they
and more desperate. By the end of the book he is do. He could be up to no good! I wish my wife would
certainly mad and very dangerous. consult me before she rents out our rooms!
c Open answers 7 Possible answer:
31–40 Open answers Mr Hall: Teddy tells me you have taken in a new
lodger …
Mrs Hall: Yes, that’s right. He is a bit strange, but he’s
paying two pounds for the room.
Mr Hall: What’s his name?
Mrs Hall: I didn’t like to ask – his whole body is
bandaged. I think he is very unwell.
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The Invisible Man
Mr Hall: But we should know who is staying in our 14 Open answer
inn! 15 See relevant pages of the book
Mrs Hall: Don’t worry! And think about the money! 16–19 Open answers
He’s got some boxes arriving tomorrow – perhaps you 20 Possible answer:
can see him then. Iping’s Invisible Man
Mr Hall: Yes, I will. And make sure you have a good The village of Iping has been hiding a terrible secret
look at those boxes. I don’t trust this stranger. – it is the home of an invisible man! The man, whose
Mrs Hall: You worry too much. He is just a poor sick name is not known, first came to the village on the
man. 9th of February this year. He has been living in the
8–9 Open answers Coach and Horses, an inn run by Mr and Mrs Hall.
10 Possible answer: The man has been working on some mysterious
Cuss: I hear you take an interest in scientific things? scientific project in his room every day for the past
Stranger: Yes. four months, and he only ever goes out completely
Cuss: So am I. Are you interested in any particular wrapped up in clothes. The first person to realise he
branch of science? was invisible was Mr Cuss, who saw that the man
Stranger: Look, I’m not in the mood to talk. had no arms in his sleeves. Since then several other
Cuss: I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you. villagers have ‘seen’ him, including the vicar, Mr
Stranger: I have lost a very important piece of paper. Bunting. The invisible man has recently become
It had a very valuable list of things on it. very violent and is suspected of having carried out a
Cuss: Was it medicine? burglary at the vicarage on Whit Monday. He has a
Stranger: Why do you want to know? very bad temper, and people are advised to tell the
Cuss: No reason. I was only taking an interest. police immediately if they encounter him.
Stranger: Well, all I can tell you is that if was very 21–22 Open answers
valuable. I left it on the table and then the wind blew 23 See the relevant pages of the book.
it into the fire! 24 Open answer
11–12 Open answers 25 Possible answer:
13 Possible answer: To Colonel Adye,
That strange lodger really is up to no good. Some very The invisible man is in my house. His name is Griffin,
strange things are happening around here. There was and he is a former science student. He seems to be
a burglary at the vicarage last night, and I am sure losing his mind and I fear he will use his invisibility in
that he was the one who did it. He owes us a lot of a very dangerous way. He has been injured and he is
money and I don’t see where else he can get the money very tired. He asleep at the moment, and if you come
from. He usually spends the whole time in his room. quickly, you will be able to arrest him relatively easily.
Anyway, I woke very early in the morning and when Dr Kemp
I was coming downstairs I noticed that his door was 26 Open answer
open. I looked inside the room and saw that his bed 27 Kemp’s suggestions:
had not been slept in. I called Jenny and we saw that Prevent him from eating or sleeping by keeping watch
he had left all his clothes behind and that the front for him day and night.
door of the house was unlocked. A few minutes later Lock up all food.
we heard the front door open and the sound of a man Lock up all the houses for twenty miles around.
sneezing. The next thing we knew, the furniture in his Use dogs to hunt him down – they will be able to
room started moving around as if it had a mind of its smell him.
own! When the stranger finally reappeared, all covered Hide all weapons.
up as usual, he just walked straight passed us into the Put broken glass on the roads.
parlour. When I went in there to have a word with 28–31 Open answers
him he just told me to go to the devil!
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Answer keys LEVEL 5 Teacher Support Programme
The Invisible Man
Activity worksheets key 9 a 4 b 6 c 1 d 2 e 3 f 5
1 a 1866 b 1890 c 1895 d 1897 e 1898 10 a Spain b hidden c refuses d scientist
f 1933 g 1953 h 1946 e after f seen
2 a 6 b 2 c 8 d 3 e 4 f 1 g 5 h 7
Progress test key
3 a 2 b 1 c 2 d 1
1 The Invisible man sought refuge in Dr Kemp’s house
4 a False. Mr and Mrs Hall have not been married for
because the two men used to STUDY together. Kemp
very long.
DID NOT IMMEDIATELY realise who his visitor
b True
was, and he was NOT very happy to help him. The
c False. The stranger was bitten by the carrier’s dog.
Invisible Man was hungry and thirsty and he asked
d False. The stranger was not badly injured when the
Kemp for some clothes BEFORE he ate his food. The
dog bit him.
Invisible Man, whose name was Griffin, was frightened
e True
and he checked the KEY on the bedroom door before
f The stranger did not work in complete silence – he
he could relax. When he was asleep, Kemp began to
broke some class and swore.
read THE NEWSPAPER. The next morning, Griffin
5 a 4 b 6 c 1 d 2 e 7 f 3 g 5
told him how he had robbed his FATHER to finance
6 a gas
his scientific work into invisibility. He told him how
b breakfast, pay
he had experimented on his neighbour’s CAT before
c swear
making himself invisible and how he had set fire to his
d bandages, nose
lodging house ON PURPOSE.
e clothes
2 a 5 b 1 c 2 d 3 e 6 f 4
7 a The stranger is speaking to Bunting and Cuss
3 a NT b T c NT d NT e T f NT g NT
b Cuss is speaking to the people in the street outside
h NT i T
the inn.
4 a burglary b noises c jangling d sneezing
c Marvel is speaking to the Invisible Man.
e lamp f stranger g clothes h furniture
d The sailor is speaking to Marvel.
i mind j spirits k devil
e Dr Kemp is talking to himself.
5 a 3 b 2 c 2
8 a The barman appeared again with a long knife in his
hand.
b Dr Kemp’s scientific work had trained him to
notice things quickly.
c A bloody bandage was hanging in the air in front of
Dr Kemp.
d He stretched out his hand towards the bandage and
met invisible fingers.
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