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LEVEL 3
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Jim Smiley and his Jumping Frog and Other Stories
Book key
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3
4
5
a
e
f
a slaves, tobacco
b border, visa
c millionaire, betting
d general, fired
e practical jokes, frog
a horse
b dog
c frog
d cat
e Betsy Ross
f the fifteen-minute racer
g Andrew Jackson
h Daniel Webster
a farmhouse, London
b General Ralls’s farm
c Jeb Mason’s farm
d Jeb Mason’s farm
e the forest
f Jeb Mason’s farm
g General Ralls’s farm
a Simon Wheeler tells the story about Jim Smiley.
When Simon Wheeler hears the name Leonidas W.
Smiley, he remembers Jim Smiley.
The fifteen-minute racer is Jim Smiley’s horse. It
wins a lot of races and a lot of money for Jim.
Andrew Jackson loses a fight to a dog with no back
legs.
Jim loses forty dollars on his last bet with Daniel
Webster.
Daniel Webster loses the last bet because he is full
of sand.
b The story-teller joins the Hannibal Confederate
Company during the American Civil War.
Tom Lyman is the leader of the Hannibal
Confederate Company.
Joe Smith is another man in the company. He is
killed before the end of the war.
General Ralls is an old soldier. He tells the young
men about war and about love for one’s country.
Jeb Mason’s farm is a place where the young soldiers
stay a few times.
General Tom Harris is an important Confederate
leader. He wants the men to stay and fight against
the Union soldiers.
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6 – 8 Open answers
9 a 4 b 1 c 5 d 6 e 3 f 2 g 4 h 2
i 6 j 1 k 5 l 3
10 a Mr. Smith tells a story about a little boy and his pet
bird.
b They meet François Millet and live and work with
him.
c Carl thinks of a plan to make money.
d They sell paintings and make François Millet
famous. They tell people that he is going to die.
e We learn that Théophile Magnan is really François
Millet.
f Professor Jackson takes the money and Parrish’s
ticket and goes to the ticket office.
g They discover that the consul has left.
h Alfred uses Professor Jackson’s passport to cross the
border into Russia.
i Parrish and Professor Jackson return to their hotel
with two guards. Parrish has twenty-four hours to
get a passport.
j He gives Parrish a new passport.
11–13 Open answers
14 a Aunt Rachel
b Mrs. O’Hara
c people from Maryland
d Mr. Jefferson
e Henry
f Aunt Mary
g the story-teller
h the homeless man, the young woman writer
i his conscience
j Tom Smith
k the story-teller
15 a right b wrong c right d wrong e right
f wrong g wrong h right i wrong j right
k wrong l right
16 –17 Open answers
18 a friends
b forty
c isn’t
d Mr. Vanderbilt’s house
e wonderful
f Tennessee
g Charley Fairchild
h smart
i a short time
j happy
k the baby’s
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Jim Smiley and his Jumping Frog and Other Stories
l Sadie
m Robin
19 Open answers
20 a … Ed has a letter from an old friend of his.
b … in his opinion Ed is the best man for the job.
c … he will be angry about their practical joke.
d … she is afraid of Mr. Gray.
e … they want to study blindness.
f … she is very sad about Robin.
21 For a sad ending to Ed Jackson’s story: Mr. Vanderbilt
doesn’t believe that Alfred Fairchild is an old friend of his.
Ed is angry about his friends’ practical joke.
For a happy ending to Aileen’s story: Mr. Gray doesn’t
hit Aileen during the fire and he doesn’t do his tests on
Robin.
22–31 Open answers
Discussion activities key
1 Possible predictions:
• I think this story is about Jim and his pet frog. I think
the frog can do some clever tricks.
• I think Jim finds his frog in a pond. Maybe his frog is
injured and Jim will take care of him.
• I think Jim and his frog go to the jumping
competition.
2 Possible answers:
• Jim Smiley – I don’t think he’s nice. He can’t stop
betting. I have an uncle just like him.
• Simon Wheeler – I think it’s nice of him to tell stories,
but it’s a little bit too much. I have a friend like him
who can’t stop talking!
3 Open answers
4 Open answers
5 Possible cities and towns to look at:
Paris, Lyon, Dijon, Le Mans, Bordeaux, Toulouse,
Marseille, Nice, Arles, Avignon, Caen, Saint Malo, etc.
6 Possible answers:
• I think it’s because the number of paintings are limited
if the painters are dead.
• I think we should help them, but I don’t know how.
7 Possible answers:
• Yes, I have a passport.
• I think I can go anywhere except North Korea.
• I want to go to New Zealand because it’s beautiful
there.
• I don’t want to go to Russia. I think it’s too cold for me.
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8 Possible answer:
I found out that my new friend’s boyfriend and my
brother went to the same school. What a coincidence!
9 Possible questions:
• How did you find your information?
• What do you think of the history?
10 Open answers
11 Possible answers:
• The story-teller will kill Aunt Mary.
• The story-teller will get killed.
12 Possible answer:
I wanted to read my sister’s diary but my conscience said
no, so I didn’t read it.
13 Possible answer:
I feel sad/angry/upset.
14 Possible answers:
• I think he knew it from the beginning, but it didn’t
matter to him.
• I think he realized it while reading the letter quickly.
15 Possible answers:
• I don’t have a dog.
• I don’t want to have a dog because I don’t know how to
take care of one.
16 Possible answers:
• I don’t understand him. How can he be so cruel to
Robin?
• It’s not right to use your own pet for an experiment.
17 Open answers
18 Possible questions:
• What can you see in the picture?
• Where is this?
• Is this a funny/sad picture?
19 Open answers
Activity worksheets key
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a exist b against c trick d proud
e often f interest
a The story-teller’s father
b Hannibal’s local politicians
c Peterson Dunlap
d Some farmers
e Old Mason
f Six of the young soldiers
a T b F c F d F e F f T g T h F
a Alfred Parrish – St. Petersburg
b Professor Jackson – Alfred’s tickets
c The guard at the Russian consulate – Alfred’s
passport and some money
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Jim Smiley and his Jumping Frog and Other Stories
d Professor Jackson – Alfred’s passport
e Prince Bosslofsky – Alfred being in Russia without
a passport
f The secretary of the American consulate – his boss
(the consul)
g Alfred Parrish – his home in New Haven,
Connecticut
h Alfred Parrish’s father – the painting on his dining
room wall
5 Suggested answers:
a slaves
b Maryland
c money
d some Union officers
e the north
f some Union officers
6 a The writer feels comfortable and happy.
b He says his wife is at the grocer’s and there is no
food in the house.
c Because the writer does not feel sorry for his bad
thoughts and actions.
d The writer’s son.
e A dime.
f When the writer was eight or nine.
g Because the writer stopped listening to him.
h He feels happy and he is looking forward to the
future.
7 1 c 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 c
8 a YES b NO c NO d YES e YES
9 a owner – mother
b Aileen pulled him along the floor – his bed was on
fire
c weeks – days
d does not think – knows
e Aileen – Robin
f sleeping – dead
10 Suggested answers:
a kind, popular, sad, trusting
b clever, famous, popular, rich
c kind, rich
d afraid, pretty, kind, trusting, young
e afraid, pretty, sad, young
11 Open answers
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Progress test key
1 a 3 b 3 c 7 d 7 e 3
2 a leader b uniform c soldier d general
3 a Claude Fère and Carl Boulander
b François Millet
c Carl Boulander
4 a Paris b St. Petersburg c Russian
d American e Connecticut
5 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 a
6 a green b food c big d aunt e conscience
7 a 8 b 1 c 10 d 5 e 4 f 7 g 3
h 6 i 9 j 2
8 a YES b YES c YES d NO e YES
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