ROMEO AND JULIET ANSWER KEY LEVEL S
Before-reading questions 19 No, she is not dead. She is sleeping.
1 Reader’s own answer. 20 No, Romeo does not get the Friar’s letter.
2 The Montagues and Capulets are not friends.
3 Romeo and Juliet is a sad story. PAGES 42–49
4 Tybalt and Benvolio are fighting. 21 Romeo goes to Juliet in Verona.
Model answer: Tybalt doesn’t like the 22 Romeo is Paris’s killer.
Montagues, and Benvolio is a Montague. 23 Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, and he is sad.
He can be with her now.
24 The Montagues and Capulets are enemies.
During-reading questions Their hate killed Romeo and Juliet.
PAGES 15–26 25 The sun is sad for Romeo and Juliet.
1 The Montagues and Capulets are enemies.
2 No. The prince says, “Are you fighting
AGAIN?”
After-reading questions
3 Paris loves Juliet. 1 Reader’s own answer.
4 No, Juliet does not know him. 2 Reader’s own answer.
5 At the Capulet party 3 Reader’s own answer.
6 Romeo is a Montague. Juliet’s family hates 4 Reader’s own answer.
the Montagues. 5 Reader’s own answer.
7 No, their parents do not know about it. 6 Reader’s own answer.
PAGES 27–34
8 Romeo and Juliet are husband and wife.
Exercises
Romeo and Tybalt are family now. 1 1 Tybalt fights Benvolio in the street.
9 Tybalt is Mercutio’s killer. 2 Old Montague hates Old Capulet.
10 The families are enemies. They fight a lot 3 The Montagues and Capulets are enemies.
and now Mercutio is dead. 4 Romeo kisses Juliet at her family’s house.
11 Tybalt is Mercutio’s killer. 5 Romeo and Juliet marry in the Friar’s room.
12 Romeo is Tybalt’s killer.
13 Romeo is Tybalt’s killer. The Prince says, 2 1 I’m angry with you.
“Romeo cannot live in Verona. He cannot 2 Where’s Romeo going?
come to Verona again!” 3 I don’t want a fight.
14 Romeo goes to Mantua. 4 We can’t be friends.
5 You’re an old man.
PAGES 35–41 6 Who’s that woman?
15 Juliet says she cannot marry Paris.
16 Juliet is Romeo’s wife. She cannot marry 3 1 c 2 a 3 d 4 b
Paris too.
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17 The Friar gives Juliet a drink. She can sleep 4 1 “Yes! I hate the Montagues.”
for one day. After one day, she can be with 2 “Are you fighting AGAIN? Stop it.
Romeo. Go home.”
18 She has the drink and sleeps.
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ROMEO AND JULIET ANSWER KEY LEVEL S
3 “Juliet, that man is Paris. He loves you. 8 Juliet is dead.
Can you be his wife?” 9 The Montagues and Capulets are friends.
4 “Can I kiss you?”
5 “Do you love me? Can we marry?”
6 “But the birds are singing! I can’t stay in Project work
Verona.” Reader’s own answers.
7 “No, he’s not sleeping. He’s dead!”
5 1 Where do the two families live?
The two families live in Verona, Italy.
2 Who does Paris love?
Paris loves Juliet.
3 Who does Juliet love?
Juliet loves Romeo.
4 Why is Tybalt angry with Mercutio?
Mercutio is friends with a Montague.
6 1 Husband, what are you doing? (do), b
2 Are you fighting AGAIN? (fight), a
3 Romeo, run! The Prince is coming.
(come), f
4 Where are you my Romeo? I’m waiting,
but you’re not coming.
(wait; not come), e
5 I’m going to Mantua. (go), c
6 Juliet’s not dead. She’s sleeping. (sleep), d
7 1 Romeo is Tybalt’s killer.
2 Romeo goes to live in Mantua.
3 The Friar writes to him, but he does not get
the letter.
4 Benvolio says, “Juliet is dead.”
5 Romeo goes to Juliet/Verona.
8 1 Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio go to a
party at the Capulet house.
2 Romeo and Juliet marry.
3 Mercutio is dead.
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4 Tybalt is dead.
5 Romeo goes to Mantua.
6 Paris is dead.
7 Romeo is dead.
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