Answer keys
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 5
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Book key
1 Open answers
2 a Dr Jekyll b Mr Hyde c Dr Jekyll
d Sir Danvers Carew e Mr Hyde
3 a 3 b 3 c 7 d 3 e 7 f 3
4 – 6 Open answers
7 a safe b mad c afraid d disagreed e power
f dislike/hate g key h orders i interested
j help
8 Open answers
9 Dr Jekyll: famous, fine, honest, friendly
Mr Hyde: ugly, unpleasant, evil, cold
10 Open answers
11 a a year later
b an old man
c Mr Utterson
d Dr Jekyll
e Mr Hyde’s house
f won’t see Mr Hyde again
g Dr Jekyll
12–13 Open answers
14 a 5 b 3 c 2 d 1 e 4 f 7 g 6
15 a Mr Utterson – about seeing Mr Hyde
b Mr Utterson – about having the same feelings of
fear and hate when seeing Dr Jekyll as when he and
Mr Enfield saw Mr Hyde
16 –19 Open answers
20 a afraid b angry c chemical d handwriting
e face f evil g axe h body i will j envelope
21 a E b fourth c drawer d give
22 a Mr Hyde b Dr Jekyll c a chemical
d Dr Jekyll
23–24 Open answers
25 a Yes b Yes c No d Yes e No f Yes
g No h No i Yes j No
26 –37 Open answers
Discussion activities key
1 Open answers
2 a Students might think that the right hand eye shows
fear and the other one menace.
b This is a good point to revise the vocabulary of
emotion.
c The ‘torn paper’ effect is no doubt to communicate
the idea that there will be a dramatic discovery in
the story.
3 –27 Open answers
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
Activity worksheets key
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1 a boring but tolerant
2 b attractive to customers
3 c threatened to denounce him publicly
a He is warmer and kinder than he appears to be.
b It allowed him not to judge people and therefore to
listen to them.
c He goes for a walk with Mr Enfield.
d It is uglier and more neglected.
e People tend to be frightened, and to hate Hyde.
f From inside the house, and from the bank.
a Mr Utterson didn’t feel hungry because he was
worried about his friend Dr Jekyll.
(or similar answer)
b Jekyll’s will left all his possessions to Mr Hyde.
(or similar answer)
c Dr Lanyon had known Mr Utterson since they were
both at school.
(or similar answer)
d Lanyon and Jekyll had quarrelled about Jekyll’s
controversial experiments.
(or similar answer)
e Hyde spoke in a strange rough voice.
a dinner b angry c get rid of
a F. Mr Utterson reluctantly accepted to take charge
of Dr Jekyll’s will.
b T
c T
d F. Dr Lanyon and Dr Jekyll have serious
professional disagreements.
e F. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde do not look at all similar.
f F. Mr Hyde gives an adress elsewhere in town.
a Mr Utterson b Dr Lanyon
c Mr Hyde d Dr Jekyll
a did not steal (or similar answer)
b murder weapon (or similar)
c identify the body (or similar)
d tasteful (or similar)
e quite easily (or similar)
a T
b F, He is certain that Hyde will never be back.
c F, He suspects that Jekyll is hiding Hyde.
d F, It is a little different.
e T
1 j 2 d 3 i 4 g 5 a 6 e 7 h
8 b 9 c 10 f
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Answer keys
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 5
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
10 Who did what?
a Jekyll recovers a full social life.
b Jekyll refuses to see his friends.
c Utterson wrote a letter …
d Utterson discovers …
e Lanyon dies of shock.
11 a He became happier, more sociable and generous.
b Because suddenly Jekyll refused to see anyone.
c He has suffered a terrible shock.
d He refuses to talk about Jekyll.
e He suggests Utterson leave him alone.
f A sealed letter.
12 a Mr Utterson says this because he has seen Jekyll,
and he knows Jekyll no longer goes out.
b Dr Jekyll, because he has not seen his friend for a
long time.
c Mr Utterson, because he is highly shocked from
having witnessed the change in Jekyll’s face.
13 a He is at the window taking the air.
b Jekyll is acting very strangely.
c Because he is extremely worried.
d The voice of Jekyll’s murderer.
e He has been killed.
f He doesn’t think a murderer would stay on the
scene of the crime.
g He asked Poole to get more of a particular
medicine.
h A mask.
14 1 d 2 g 3 a 4 e 5 b 6 h 7 c 8 f
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
Progress test key
1 a Mr Enfield b Mr Utterson
c Dr Jekyll d Dr Lanyon
2 1 a 2 b 3 c 4 b
3 a F b F c T d T e T f F g T h T
i T j F
4 a They are concerned about Dr Jekyll.
b He is delighted.
c Jekyll is in the habit of doing this.
d He is reassured.
e He feels it is undignified.
f He suggests an explanation.
g He believes he ought to.
h The lawyer takes responsibility.
i He is asked to arm himself.
j The door was very solid.
5 a F b F c T d F e T f F g T h T
6 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a
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