Frankenstein
Title
Match a number from A with a letter from B to make
complete sentences.
3
A
1
2
3
4
5
a ‘I am very happy because you love each other.’
...............
b ‘You made me, and you should love me and be
kind to me, like a father.’ ...............
c ‘You are an evil creature. I shall kill you if I can.’
...............
d ‘My father has agreed to let me study at the
university, so we shall be able to spend a lot of
time together.’ ...............
e ‘Some of you will become the great scientists of
tomorrow.’ ...............
Victor Frankenstein fainted . . .
Victor heard that his youngest brother had
died . . .
The judge believed that Justine had killed
William . . .
Victor didn’t kill himself . . .
The monster asked Victor . . .
B
a . . . just before he caught a train to go back
home.
b . . . because he wanted to keep his family safe
from the monster.
c . . . to create a woman monster to be his wife.
d . . . just after the sailors had carried him on to
Captain Walton’s ship.
e . . . because of the gold chain in her pocket.
20 marks
4
Which words are missing? Underline the words that
complete the sentences.
a Victor Frankenstein was born in . . . Edinburgh,
Paris, Geneva.
b Victor’s mother wanted her son to . . . marry
Elizabeth, create a monster, travel abroad.
c The first person killed by the monster was . . .
Henry Clerval, Victor, William.
d A . . . was kind to the monster. scientist,
blind man, judge.
e Victor died . . . on the ice, on Captain Walton’s
ship, in England.
15 marks
2
Who said this in the story? Victor Frankenstein,
Professor Waldman, Henry Clerval, Frankenstein’s
mother, the monster.
Fill in the gaps using: destroyed, huge, created, stolen,
hut, lightning, electricity, ugly, threw, scientist.
25 marks
5
In the story, Frankenstein’s monster killed some
people by strangling them. Who was the last person
killed by the monster in this way?
...........................................................................................
Once, when Victor Frankenstein was on holiday,
there was a wild storm. A fork of ............... hit a
tree near his house, and the tree was ............... .
Victor was interested, and began to read about
............... . After his mother died, he went
to university because he wanted to become a
............... . Some years later, he ............... a
living creature using pieces of dead bodies that
he had bought or ............... . People were afraid
of the monster because it was so ............... and
had an ............... face. Some people shouted at
the monster and ............... stones at him. The
monster was afraid, and went to live in an empty
............... .
...........................................................................................
10 marks
T
Total marks
30 marks
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COMPREHENSION
TEST
1
Mary Shelley
Author
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Setting
14 Victor loves _____ and plans to marry her.
a F Justine b F Agatha c F Sophie
d F Elizabeth
15 Victor makes a monster with _____ skin and eyes.
a F green b F yellow c F blue d F red
16 The monster learns to speak when he hears
_____ teaching Sophie some new words.
a F William b F Ernest c F Victor d F Felix
17 The first person the monster kills is _____.
a F Victor’s mother b F Victor’s father
c F Victor’s brother, William
d F Victor’s brother, Ernest
18 The young woman, Justine, goes to _____.
a F prison b F school c F Scotland
d F England
19 Mr Kerwan, the judge, asks Victor about the
murder of _____.
a F Felix b F William c F Henry Clerval
d F Elizabeth
20 On the wedding night, the monster finds and
kills _____.
a F Elizabeth b F Victor c F father
d F William
M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e
TesT
Choose the best answer.
1 Victor Frankenstein tells his story to _____.
a F his professor at university
b F his father c F the captain of a ship
d F the manager of a hotel
2 Victor was born in _____.
a F Switzerland b F France c F England
d F Scotland
3 When Victor is 15 he sees _____ hit a tree.
a F a man b F a monster c F some rocks
d F some lightning
4 Victor leaves home and goes to _____.
a F school b F university c F London
d F Rome
5 Victor works and studies in a _____.
a F hut b F hospital c F laboratory
d F classroom
6 Victor makes _____.
a F a big, ugly monster b F a small, ugly
monster c F a beautiful, friendly monster
d F a beautiful, bad monster
7 When Victor receives a letter from his father, he
returns to the town of _____.
a F Paris b F Berlin c F Vienna d F Geneva
8 The monster goes to live in a _____ next to a
family.
a F house b F hut c F tree d F lake
9 Victor travels to _____ with Henry Clerval.
a F the United States b F Germany
c F Italy d F Scotland
10 Before he dies, Victor chases the monster to
_____.
a F the cold, icy lands of the north b F the
hot countries of the south c F the big lakes of
the west d F the high mountains of the east
20 marks
Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21 ‘We saw you following someone. He was huge,
much bigger than a man. We saw his sledge just
in front of you on the night before the storm.’
a F Victor Frankenstein
b F Captain Walton c F Henry Clerval
d F Professor Waldman
22 ‘I am pleased you all saw that huge figure.
Perhaps that will help you to believe my story.’
a F Victor Frankenstein b F Captain Walton
c F Henry Clerval d F Elizabeth
23 ‘Some of you will become the great scientists
of tomorrow. You must study hard and discover
everything that you can.’
a F Victor Frankenstein b F William
c F Henry Clerval d F Professor Waldman
24 ‘My father has agreed to let me study at the
university, so we shall be able to spend a lot of
time together.’
a F Elizabeth b F Justine
c F Henry Clerval d F Felix
25 ‘Your dear youngest brother, William, is dead. He
was murdered – Hurry home, my dear Victor.’
a F father b F Justine
c F Professor Waldman d F Captain Walton
20 marks
Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Victor is a clever young man who studies _____.
a F medicine b F science c F maths
d F geography
12 _____ lives with the Frankenstein family and
helps to look after the children.
a F Justine b F Agatha c F Sophie
d F William
13 _____ is Victor’s friend from school.
a F Captain Walton b F Professor Waldman
c F Henry Clerval d F Felix
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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
26 ‘You are a murderer. How can I be kind to you?’
a F Victor Frankenstein b F father
c F Elizabeth d F Justine
27 ‘Let me go, or I will tell my father, Mr
Frankenstein. He will call the police, and they’ll
punish you.’
a F Ernest b F Felix c F Elizabeth
d F William
28 ‘Remember this: I shall be with you on your
wedding night.’
a F father b F the monster
c F Elizabeth d F Captain Walton
29 ‘Do you still want to marry me, or do you love
another woman?’
a F Agatha b F Justine c F Elizabeth
d F Sophie
30 ‘My heart was made for love, like a man’s
heart.’
a F Victor Frankenstein b F the monster
c F Henry Clerval d F Captain Walton
40 the most important person at a trial, who
decides how to punish a criminal
a F manager b F prisoner c F teacher
d F judge
20 marks
Plot
20 marks
Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 when something is very, very big
a F hard b F huge c F heavy d F horrible
32 a very loud noise in the sky during a storm
a F cloud b F rain c F thunder
d F lightning
33 when you take care of something or somebody
a F look for b F look after
c F look round d F look up
34 when you fall down suddenly because you are ill
or hurt
a F faint b F follow c F scream d F stand
35 a building where scientists work and study
a F station b F restaurant
c F laboratory d F home
36 when something is normal or usual; not special
a F ordinary b F expensive c F strange
d F funny
37 when something or somebody is not beautiful;
not nice to look at
a F pretty b F famous c F sweet d F ugly
38 when a boat, a person or an object stays on the
top of water
a F fall b F float c F fly d F fish
39 a small building with one room which is made
of stone or wood
a F prison b F palace c F hut d F hotel
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M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e
TesT
Choose the best answer.
41 When Victor goes to university he _____.
a F often goes out with Henry Clerval
b F often goes home to visit his family
c F sleeps a lot and doesn’t study
d F studies very hard for two years
42 Victor wants to use _____ to give life to things
that are dead.
a F blood b F electricity c F music
d F water
43 Victor makes a monster out of _____.
a F different pieces of dead people
b F different pieces of dead animals
c F a dead person d F a dead animal
44 When the monster comes alive, Victor _____.
a F talks to him b F shows him to his professor
c F runs away from him d F kills him
45 Victor wants to kill the monster because he has
_____.
a F murdered Victor’s professor b F murdered
some people that Victor loves c F stolen a lot
of money d F stolen a scientific machine
46 The monster is very angry because Victor has
given him life but no_____.
a F food b F drink c F money d F love
47 The monster wants Victor to create a new _____
monster.
a F baby b F child c F woman d F man
48 The monster is full of hate when Victor _____.
a F makes the new monster b F doesn’t
make the new monster c F makes a new
machine d F makes a new laboratory
49 Victor follows the monster all over the world
and tries to _____ him.
a F kill b F catch c F talk to d F help
50 At the end, Victor _____ on Captain Walton’s
boat.
a F wakes up b F falls asleep c F dies
d F escapes