Activity worksheets LEVEL 2
The Last of the Mohicans
While reading
Chapters 1–3
1 Circle the right words.
a Cora and Alice came to America from
France / England / Scotland.
b Magua had a gun / knife / horse.
c When the Indians drank the firewater they
were funny / intelligent / stupid.
d There were about ten / twelve / fifteen Hurons
in the woods.
e Magua ran into the woods / river / canoe.
f The river was slow / wide / dirty.
g Hawkeye wore beautiful / old / strange clothes.
h Alice was younger than / older than / the same
age as Cora.
i Cora had black / light / brown hair.
2 Put a word on the left with a word on the
right.
thick
quietly
older
weak
safe
happy
sad
thin
loudly
younger
front
ugly
strong
dangerous
pretty
back
Chapters 4 – 6
3 What’s first? Number the sentences, 1–6.
a c Heyward saw Magua outside the cave.
b c Magua repeated Heywards words to the
Indians.
c c Magua asked Heyward a question.
d c Five Hurons swam across the river.
e c The Indians take the girls out of the cave.
f c Uncas followed Hawkeye into the river.
4 Finish the sentences with the right words.
hated swam shoot feel spoke took
a The Indians began to …………… at
Hawkeye.
b The waterfall …………… one of the Hurons
down with it.
c Hawkeye and Chingachgook …………… in
the Mohican language.
d In the cave, the girls and Heyward started to
…………… better.
e The Indians …………… Hawkeye and
wanted to kill him.
f The men …………… down the river.
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Chapters 7–9
5 Are the sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
a Cora was afraid of Magua.
c
b Cora felt sick when she saw Magua’s
stomach.
c
c Magua wanted to marry Cora.
c
d The Indians made a fire because they
wanted to eat Heyward and the girls.
c
e Magua hurt Alice with his tomahawk.
c
f There were about ten thousand men
near Fort William Henry.
c
g Cora shouted her name to her father.
c
6 Find the right words in Chapters 7–9.
a You can travel on a river in one of these.
(p. 13) …………………
b It’s another word for boss. (p. 14)
…………………
c A group of people who live together. (p. 14)
…………………
d You do this to food before you eat it. (p. 15)
…………………
e Rain and snow are kinds of this. (p. 18)
…………………
f To talk very loudly. (p. 19) …………………
Chapters 10–12
7 Put the underlined letters in the right place to
make a word.
a General Webb’s men didn’t come because it
was too gsrauoden ………………… .
b Montcalm didn’t tell Heyward anything about
the elrtet ………………… .
c Cora’s ahgdrternaf ………………… was very
rich.
d David Gamut was a singer and a ctahree
………………… .
e There was dlobo ………………… on
Magua’s hands.
f Magua and the girls arrived at the top of the
ntumanio ………………… .
8 Write the names next to the person who says
or thinks this.
Cora Gamut Heyward Munro Magua
Montcalm
a “Cora’s mother was from the West Indies.”
………………
b “I can speak a little French.” ………………
c “This letter says that your British soldiers will
not come.” ………………
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The Last of the Mohicans
d “I know she isn’t as strong as me.”
………………
e “I want to kill Colonel Munro.”
………………
f “I can help you to get away from here.”
………………
9 Circle the wrong word in the sentences.
a The French caught to Hawkeye near the fort.
b Montcalm didn’t speak spoke English.
c The two men wrote their theirs name on the
paper.
d Some of the men were sick and they walked
slow slowly.
e Magua took Alice and carried carry her into
the woods.
f Cora put her arms through around Alice.
g Some men waited waiting to die on the
ground.
Chapters 13–15
10 Put a sentence on the left with a sentence on
the right.
a Uncas found
Cora’s bag
b The men stopped
and lit
c Magua was not
very intelligent
d Gamut didn’t run
away because
e Heyward loved
Alice
f When
Chingachchook
painted Heyward’s
face
g When the Indians
saw Heyward
h Heyward and
Gamut found
i Hawkeye and
Uncas’s skins were
not the same color
j Magua took out
his knife but
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1) he wanted to stay
with the girls.
2) Alice and Cora in
a cave.
3) he couldn’t kill
Cora.
4) he looked funny
and had a big
smile.
5) a fire at night.
6) they laughed and
shouted.
7) but they were
brothers.
8) near a tree in the
woods.
9) and he wanted to
save her.
10) but he wasn’t
stupid.
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11 Answer the questions.
a What color was Cora’s bag?
………………………………………………
b Who did Uncas and Hawkeye see near the
river?
………………………………………………
c Why didn’t the Hurons stop Gamut?
………………………………………………
d What colors did Chingachgook put on
Heyward’s face?
………………………………………………
e Who was old and had gray hair?
………………………………………………
f Where did Heyward and Gamut find the
girls?
………………………………………………
g Why wasn’t Magua afraid when he saw the
wild animal?
………………………………………………
h What did Hawkeye give to Uncas?
………………………………………………
12 Put a word on the left with a word on the
right.
speak
came
think
knew
know
took
can
held
come
spoke
run
caught
hold
thought
catch
could
take
began
begin
ran
13 Underline the wrong word and put the right
one.
a Munro and Heyward saw the women in a
pool of water. …………………
b When the Indian children saw Heyward they
shouted and cried. …………………
c The Hurons had knives and guns in their
hands. …………………
d The men put Cora and Alice in boxes.
…………………
e Heyward wanted to give Magua food.
…………………
f Magua wanted Alice. …………………
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Progress test
LEVEL 2
The Last of the Mohicans
1 What happened first? Number the sentences 1–10.
a c Hawkeye, Heyward and the girls went up the
river in a canoe.
b c Hawkeye met Cora, Alice, Heyward and
Magua.
c c Colonel Munro talked to Montcalm.
d c The French caught Hawkeye with a letter from
General Webb.
e c The Indians killed a lot of British people from
the fort.
f c Cora and Alice arrived in North America.
g c Chingachgook painted Heyward’s face.
h c An Indian killed Cora.
i c Magua showed Cora his back.
j c Hawkeye put on an animal’s skin.
2 Are the sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
a The story started in 1775.
c
b Uncas was Chingachgook’s brother.
c
c Uncas and Chingachgook didn’t travel in the
c
canoe.
d The river was very dangerous.
c
e Magua lived with white men when he was a
c
child.
f Magua cut off some of Alice’s hair.
c
g General Webb’s men didn’t go to Fort William
c
Henry because the weather was bad.
h Montcalm could speak English.
c
i Alice’s mother lived in Scotland.
c
j Hawkeye was Uncas’s brother.
c
3 Match the name of the people with the right
sentences.
a Cora
1) had to live with a different
tribe.
b Heyward
2) married a West Indian
woman.
c Magua
3) was the French General.
d Hawkeye
4) had yellow hair.
e Munro
5) wanted to marry Alice.
f Chingachgook 6) was a young Mohican.
g Montcalm
7) her grandmother worked
for rich people.
h Alice
8) was a singer in a church.
i Uncas
9) was Uncas’s father.
j Gamut
10) wore clothes of animal
skins.
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4 Finish the sentences with the right words.
intelligent loud afraid fast strong angry
sick wild late dark
a The river was very …………… and dangerous.
b Hawkeye was a very …………… man.
c Cora had …………… eyes.
d When Heyward fired his gun, the noise in the cave
was very …………… .
e After she spoke to Magua, Cora was ……………
and unhappy.
f Some of the men in Fort William Henry were
…………… and walked slowly.
g Cora was an …………… girl.
h Gamut was not …………… of the Indians.
i Magua knew that the …………… animal wasn’t an
animal.
j Hawkeye ran to Uncas but it was too …………… .
5 Put the right answers with the questions.
a Why did Cora and Alice go to America? …..
b Who gave the Mohicans the firewater? …..
c What language did Hawkeye and Chingachgook
speak? …..
d Who stayed with the girls in the cave when
Hawkeye and the Mohicans swam away? …..
e Who hit Magua on his back? …..
f What did Magua want Cora to do in his home?
…..
g What did some Indians do with the blood of the
British? …..
h Who painted Heyward’s face? …..
i Why wasn’t Magua afraid of the wild animal? …..
j How did Magua die? …..
1) They drank it.
2) Chingachgook.
3) Because the Indians sometimes wore the skins
of animals.
4) The Dutch.
5) Colonel Munro.
6) He wanted her to cook, bring water and to
work.
7) He fell off the cliff.
8) Major Heyward.
9) To see their father, Colonel Munro.
10) Mohican.
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