Activity worksheets
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 3
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
While reading
Act 1, pages 1–7
1 Circletherightanswer.
a EgeuswillgiveHermiatoDemetriustobehis
wife / daughter / husband.
b HermiaandLysanderwanttoleave Greece /
get married / love Demetrius.
c DemetriuslovedHelenauntilhesawAthens /
Lysander / Hermia.
d HelenaisgoingtotalkaboutHermia’sescape
plantoTheseus / Demetrius / Egeus.
2 Arethesesentencestrue(T)orfalse(F)?
a Bottomandhisfriendswanttodoaplay
forthedukeandduchessontheirwedding
night.
c
b BottomwillplayThisby,Pyramusandthe
lion.
c
c FluteisnotgoingtoplayThisby.
c
d Snugisaslowlearner.
c
e LikeHermiaandLysander,Bottomandhis
friendswillmeetinthewoodtomorrow
night.
c
f Pyramus and Thisbyisalovestory.
c
Act 2, pages 7–15
3 Completeeachsentencewithawordfromthe
box.
about after because before
between but until
a Puckisabadlittlefairy………hebrings
goodluck.
b Titanialooksaftertheboy………hismother
died.
c OberonsawCupidflying………themoon
andearth.
d LysanderandHermiacannotsleeptogether
………theyaremarried.
e IfTitaniastays,shewillfightwithOberon
………thelittleboy.
f LysanderwakesupandseesHelena………
heseesHermia.
g Hermiawakesup………Lysanderand
Helenaleave.
4 Whosaysthesesentencesandwhoarethey
talkingto?
a ‘Iknowallaboutyouandyourlovefor
Hippolyta.’
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b
c
d
e
f
g
h
‘Givemethatboy,andI’lldancewithyou.’
‘Idon’tloveyou,sostopfollowingme.’
‘I’myourlittledog.’
‘Don’tworry,mypoor,unhappylady.’
‘Iwanttolienexttoyou.’
‘It’swrongbeforewe’remanandwife.’
‘HappywithHermia?Iwronglythoughtthat
Ilovedher.’
i ‘Whyareyoumakingfunofmelikethis?’
Act 3, pages 15–30
5 Matchthefirsthalfofthesentenceswiththe
secondhalf.
1 Bottomthinkstheladies…
2 Noneoftheactors…
3 Puckputsadonkey’shead…
4 WhenTitaniawokeup,…
5 Puckputlove-juice…
6 Oberonputslove-juice…
7 HelenaandHermiawere…
8 Puckdidn’tknowtherewere…
9 AttheendofAct3Puckputsjuice…
a shefellinlovewithBottomwitha
donkey’shead.
b willbefrightenedofthelionintheplay.
c inthewrongman’seyes.
d onBottom’sshoulders.
e twoAthenianmenintheforest.
f inLysander’seyes.
g childrentogetheratschool.
h canremembertheirwordsintheplay.
i inDemetrius’seyes.
6 Answerthesequestions.
a WheredoBottom,Quinceandtheothers
practisetheirplay?
b WhatdotheactorsdowhentheyseeBottom
withadonkey’shead?
c WhydoesTitaniafallinlovewithBottom?
d Whycan’tHermiafindLysander?
e WhatdoesHelenathinkwhenboth
DemetriusandLysandersaythattheyarein
lovewithher?
f Oberongivessomedifferentflower-juiceto
Puck.InwhoseeyeswillPuckputittosolve
theproblemsintheforest?
g DoLysanderandDemetriusfight?Why/why
not?
h WhoisasleepattheendofAct3?
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Activity worksheets
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 3
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Act 4, pages 30–37
7 Putthesesentencesintherightorder.
a Titaniawakesupanddoesn’tloveBottomany
more.
b TheactorsarewaitingforBottombutnobody
hasseenhim.
c TitaniasleepswithBottominherarms.
d Bottomarrivesandthegroupofactorsget
readytodotheirplay.
e Bottomasksthefairiestobringhimfoodand
drink.
f TheseusandEgeusfindtheloverssleepingin
theforest.
g Theloverswakeupandalltheirproblems
havegone.
h Oberonputssomeflower-juiceinTitania’s
eyes.
8 Completethesesentences.
a TitaniastrokesBottom’sheadandplayshim
beautifulmusicbecause……………………..
b TitaniaoffersBottomsomefreshfruitorcake,
butheprefers………………………………..
c WhenOberonseesBottominTitania’sarms,
hefeels………………………………………
d Whenshewakesup,Titaniathinksherlove
forBottomwas………………………………
e WhenOberonasksTitaniafortheIndianboy,
she…………………………………………..
f Theseuswantshiswifetohear ……………..
g WhenDemetriuswakesup,hefeels
………………………………………………
h Bottomwillcallhissong‘Bottom’sDream’
because………………………………………
Act 5, pages 37–48
9 Choosethecorrectnamefromthebox.You
canusethesamenamemorethanonce.
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c WhocriedwhenhesawBottomandthe
othermarketworkerspractisingtheirplay? ………………………………………………
d WhochoseBottom’splayforeveryoneto
watch? ………………………………………
e Whodoesnotenjoymakingfunofpoor
people?………………………………………
f Whospokeveryquicklyatthebeginningof
theplay?……………………………………. .
g WhotoldSnugtoroarwhenheforgothis
lines? ………………………………………. .
h Intheplay,whothinksThisbyisdeadwhen
heseesherbloodycoat?……………………. .
i Intheplay,whokillsThisby? ……………….
10 Arethesesentencestrue(T)orfalse(F)?
a Theseusdoesnotbelieveinsillyfairy
stories.
c
b TheseuslovesTitania.
c
c ItdoesnotmattertoTheseushowgood
theplayis.
c
d TheseusthinkstheplayPyramus and
Thisbyisterrible.
c
After reading
11 Workinpairs.Answerthesequestionsand
writeabouteachone.
a Whoisthefunniestpersonintheplay?
b Whatisthefunniestsceneintheplay?
c Whoisthekindestpersonintheplay?
d Whoisthemoststupidpersonintheplay?
e Whoisthemeanestpersonintheplay?
12 YourschoolisdoingaplayofA Midsummer
Night’s Dream.Whichpartdoyouwantto
play?Givereasonsforyouranswer.
13 Writefivesentencesaboutthingswhich
happenedinthestory.Choosetwocharacters
fromtheboxforeachsentence.
Theseus Hippolyta Egeus
Hermia Lysander Demetrius Helena
Quince Flute Bottom
Titania Oberon Puck
Egeus Flute Hermia Hippolyta
Philostrate Pyramus Quince
Theseus Thisby
a WhohasplannedpleasantthingsforTheseus’s
weddingnight?……………………………..
b Whohassungasongaboutafightwith
monsterstohiswife?………………………..
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b
c
d
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Progress test
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 3
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1 Putthenamesintherightgroup.
Bottom Cobweb Demetrius Egeus Flute
Helena Hermia Hippolyta Lysander
Mustardseed Oberon Peaseblossom
Philostrate Puck Quince Snout
Snug Starveling Theseus Titania
DukeofAthens, Athenianmen Fairies
hisfriends,his whoworkinthe
market
courtiersand
otherlords
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2 Whathappensfirst?Numberthesesentences1–10.
a EgeusdecidestogiveDemetriushisdaughter
ashiswife.
c
c
b Threecouplesgetmarried.
c TitaniafallsinlovewithBottom.
c
d OberonfeelssorryforHelena.
c
e PuckchangesBottom’sheadtoadonkey’s
head.
c
c
f TheseusenjoystheplayPyramus and Thisby.
g Puckputsthejuiceofpurpleflowerin
Lysander’seyes.
c
h PuckmeetsPeaseblossominthepalacewood. c
i Bottomandhisfriendspractisetheirplayinthe
wood.
c
j LysandertellsHermiaabouttheplantoescape
fromAthens.
c
3 Arethesesentenceright(3)orwrong(7)?
a HelenaisinlovewithLysander.
c
b OberonhasbeenangrywithTitaniaforalong
time.
c
c Puckmadeamistake,buthealsosolvedthe
problems.
c
d Therewerethreemeninlovewiththesame
woman.
c
c
e Bottomhadadonkey’shead.
4 Who’sspeaking?Choosetherightanswer.
1 ‘Whycan’tmyfatherseethingsthroughmyeyes?’
a Helena b Hermia c Hippolyta
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2 ‘IfItellDemetriusaboutherescapeplan,he’ll
followhertothewoodtomorrownight.’
a Helena b Lysander c Hermia
3 ‘I’vealreadytoldyou,NickBottom,youmustplay
Pyramus!’
a Flute b Snug c Quince
4 ‘Idon’tloveyou,sostopfollowingme.’
a Oberon b Demetrius c Bottom
5 ‘You’llhaveabigsurprisewhenyouwakeup.’
a Oberon b Puck c Lysander
6 ‘I’mnotjustanordinaryperson–I’maFairy
Queen.’
a Hippolyta b Titania c Peaseblossom
7 ‘Don’tworry,mylord.I’lldoeverythingthatyou
ask.’
a Flute b Philostrate c Puck
8 ‘I’vealwayslovedyoulikeasister.’
a Titania b Helena c Hippolyta
9 ‘IpromisedtomarryherbeforeImetHermia.’
a Demetrius b Lysander c Theseus
10 ‘TonightthesehappyloverswilljoinHippolyta
andmeinthepalace.’
a Egeus b Theseus c Oberon
5 Completeeachsentencewithawordfromthebox.
audience square lion written arrow
a A Midsummer Night’s Dreamwas………by
WilliamShakespeare.
b Therearethreescenes–apalaceinAthens,a
market………andthepalacewood.
c Aroaristhesoundthata………makes.
d Cupidshotan………totheground.
e The………enjoyedtheplayPyramus and Thisby.
6 Whoarethey?Puttherightwordsfromtheboxin
therightplace.
fatheranddaughter dukeandhiscourtier
friends kingandhiscourtier husbandandwife
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
TheseusandPhilostrate…………………………
BottomandQuince………………………………
OberonandPuck…………………………………
EgeusandHermia………………………………
OberonandTitania………………………………
BottomandSnout………………………………
HermiaandHelena………………………………
TheseusandHippolyta…………………………
LysanderandHermia……………………………
DemetriusandHelena……………………………
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