Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
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COMPREHENSION
TEST
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
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Duke Escalus is a Capulet.
Romeo is a Capulet.
Romeo meets Juliet at her house.
Mercutio kills Tybalt.
Juliet wants to marry Paris.
Romeo leaves Verona and goes to Mantua.
Father Lawrence gives Juliet a sleeping
medicine.
Father John gives Romeo a message
from Father Lawrence.
Juliet is dead when Romeo finds her in
the tomb.
Romeo is dead when Juliet finds him in
the tomb.
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4 Who, in the play …? Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Father
Lawrence, Juliet’s Nurse, Prince escalus, Lord
Capulet, the shopkeeper
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2 Put these sentences in the right order. Number them
1–10.
a Father Lawrence agrees to marry
Romeo and Juliet.
b Romeo meets Juliet for the first time.
c The Capulets think that Juliet is dead.
d Romeo leaves Verona.
e Romeo is in love with Rosaline.
f The Capulets arrange the wedding with
Paris.
g Romeo returns to Verona.
h Romeo talks to Juliet in the garden.
i Romeo and his friends go to the party.
j Tybalt dies.
5 Father Lawrence wrote a letter to Romeo. Complete
his letter with these words: dead, wakes, father,
family, Mantua, Verona, tomb, Paris, sleeping, bed
Dear Romeo,
Father John is bringing this letter to you in
(a) …………… , because we have some very
important news for you. Juliet’s (b) ……………
and mother want her to marry (c) ……………,
but Juliet doesn’t want to. She is going to drink
a special (d) …………… medicine. Tomorrow
morning her family will find her in her
(e) …………… , and think that she is
(f) …………… . So tomorrow evening she will be
in the Capulet’s (g) …………… . You can come to
Verona and find her there tomorrow night when
she (h) …………… up. Then you can both leave (i)
…………… . Her (j) …………… will not look for
her because they will think that she is dead.
Father Lawrence
3 Who said this? Romeo, Juliet,Tybalt, Father Lawrence,
Juliet’s Nurse, Prince escalus, Lord Capulet
‘Isn’t he good looking?’ ……………
‘The wedding will be on Thursday.’
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‘When I wake up, I’ll be in the tomb.’
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‘His name is Romeo and he’s a Montague.
I’m going to kill him!’ ……………
‘I’m in love with a beautiful girl called
Rosaline.’ ……………
‘She sends you this ring.’ ……………
‘Stop fighting now!’ ……………
‘I’m sorry, Mercutio. I was trying to help.’
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... drinks a sleeping medicine? ……………
... kills Mercutio? ……………
... tells his daughter to marry Paris?
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...wants to stop the Montagues and
Capulets from fighting? ……………
... sells poison to Romeo? ……………
... is in love with Rosaline? ……………
... looks after Juliet? ……………
... kills herself with a knife? ……………
... kills Tybalt? ……………
... marries Romeo and Juliet? ……………
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‘My fourteenth birthday is in two weeks.’
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‘Take this message to Romeo in Mantua.’
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Total marks
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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
Setting
14 Juliet had _____ brothers and sisters.
a c no b c two c c three d c lots of
15 _____ was in love with Rosaline.
a c Paris b c Benvolio c c Mercutio d c Romeo
16 _____ was Prince of Verona.
a c Paris b c Tybalt c c Escalus d c Mercutio
17 Father _____ was a friend of Father Lawrence.
a c George b c John c c James d c Joshua
18 _____ stabbed Mercutio.
a c Benvolio b c Romeo c c Tybalt d c Paris
19 Romeo and Juliet were married at _____ house.
a c Father Lawrence’s b c Nurse’s c c Juliet’s d c Mercutio’s
20 _____ killed Paris.
a c Juliet b c Lord Montague c c Father Lawrence d c Romeo
Choose the best answer.
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Shakespeare wrote this story more than _____
years ago.
a c two hundred b c a thousand c c four hundred d c fifty
Romeo and Juliet lived in _____ city.
a c an English b c a French c c an Italian d c an American
Benvolio didn’t want to _____ the Capulets.
a c fight b c eat with c c go home with d c listen to
Lord Capulet hadn’t _____ for twenty years.
a c seen Romeo b c used a sword c c talked to his wife d c talked to his servants
_____ was angry and told them all to stop
fighting.
a c Romeo b c Paris c c Prince Escalus d c Lord Montague
The argument between the families started
_____.
a c a long time ago b c ten years ago c c last week d c last year
Benvolio saw Romeo _____ at four o’clock in
the morning.
a c fighting b c walking c c sleeping d c eating
Lord Montague wanted _____ to talk to Romeo.
a c Lady Montague b c Prince Escalus c c Lord Capulet d c Benvolio
Romeo couldn’t forget about _____.
a c Rosaline b c Livia c c the fight d c his family
_____ was having a party in the evening.
a c Paris b c Prince Escalus c c Juliet d c Lord Capulet
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Dialogue
Who said this?
21 ‘Stop! Montague! Capulet! Stop fighting now, or
I will execute all of you!’
a c Benvolio b c Prince Escalus c c Lady Montague d c Tybalt
22 ‘Lord Capulet, I have something to tell you. You
already know that I love your daughter Juliet.
Well, I would like to marry her.’
a c Romeo b c Benvolio c c Tybalt d c Paris
23 ‘Don’t you want to dance, Romeo?’
a c Juliet b c Tybalt c c Mercutio d c Lord Capulet
24 ‘I’d like to talk to you, Romeo. Alone, please.
Juliet asked me to find you. She loves you very
much, you know.’
a c Nurse b c Benvolio c c Mercutio d c Tybalt
25 ‘Romeo must die! He’s a murderer! He killed my
nephew Tybalt!’
a c Lord Montague b c Lady Montague c c Lady Capulet d c Lord Capulet
26 ‘Listen, Romeo. You can go to see Juliet tonight.
But then you must leave Verona.’
a c Father Lawrence b c Nurse c c Paris d c Lord Capulet
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 _____ was Romeo’s cousin.
a c Paris b c Benvolio c c Tybalt d c Mercutio
12 Tybalt was _____ cousin.
a c Romeo’s b c Benvolio’s c c Juliet’s d c Lord Capulet’s
13 Mercutio was _____ friend.
a c Romeo’s b c Juliet’s c c Paris’s d c Benvolio’s
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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
Plot
27 ‘What shall I do? I want to die.’
a c Nurse b c Paris c c Romeo d c Juliet
28 ‘I want you to drink this medicine the night
before your wedding. You’ll sleep very, very
deeply, and it won’t be possible to wake you up.’
a c Paris b c Father Lawrence c c Romeo d c Nurse
29 ‘Juliet – dead? This is the worst day of my life.’
a c Paris b c Nurse c c Father Lawrence d c Lord Capulet
30 ‘Father Lawrence! It’s good to see you. Where’s
Romeo?’
a c Paris b c Prince Escalus c c Juliet d c Lord Capulet
41 Romeo told Benvolio he was unhappy because
_____ didn’t love him.
a c Rosaline b c Juliet c c his mother d c his father
42 Lord Capulet wanted Paris to wait for _____
before he married Juliet.
a c three years b c two weeks c c a year or two d c a day or two
43 Romeo saw Juliet for the first time _____.
a c in the garden b c in the street c c at a party d c at Father Lawrence’s house
44 Romeo asked _____ to marry him and Juliet
secretly.
a c Nurse b c Mercutio c c Benvolio d c Father Lawrence
45 Tybalt was looking for Romeo because he
wanted to _____.
a c fight him b c talk to him c c give him a message from Juliet d c be his friend
46 Romeo killed Tybalt because he killed his _____.
a c mother b c friend c c father d c brother
47 Prince Escalus decided not to execute Romeo,
but told him to _____.
a c go home b c keep the peace c c leave Verona d c marry Juliet
48 Juliet gave Nurse _____ to take to Romeo.
a c poison b c a sword c c flowers d c a ring
49 Juliet drank the medicine _____.
a c in the garden b c at Father Lawrence’s
house c c in her bedroom d c in the tomb
50 Juliet killed herself with _____.
a c poison b c a sword c c medicine d c a knife
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 some news or information that you want to
write to or tell someone
a c peace b c message c c else d c execute
32 to hurt someone with a knife or sword
a c statue b c poison c c stab d c argument
33 to punish someone by killing him or her
a c execute b c mask c c enter d c poison
34 a person who works for the church; a church
leader
a c uncle b c prince c c priest d c shopkeeper
35 a polite way to speak to a man who is more
important than you
a c sir b c nephew c c lord d c cousin
36 something that will kill you if you eat or drink it
a c tomb b c peace c c medicine d c poison
37 a stone room, in or near a church, where dead
bodies from the same family are buried
a c statue b c tomb c c mask d c hate
38 a special drink that helps someone who is ill to
get better
a c medicine b c poison c c lips d c else
39 angry shouting that sometimes happens when
people don’t agree
a c argument b c execute c c hate d c poison
40 to touch someone with the lips in a loving way
a c enter b c else c c lips d c kiss
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Total marks
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