Activity worksheets PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 3
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Photocopiable
Chapters 1–3
While reading
1 Finish the sentences a–i with the sentences 1–9.
a Enfield caught the man by the neck …..
b The doctor came …..
c All the people around the girl …..
d The people told him to give money …..
e At first he didn’t want to give the girl’s father
any money …..
f At last he agreed …..
g The man pulled a key out of his pocket, …..
h After some time, he came out …..
i The signature on the cheque, …..
1) to pay.
2) and brought him back.
3) and said the girl was OK.
4) surprised Enfield.
5) but the people around him looked
dangerous.
6) to the child and her family.
7) unlocked the door of the ugly place and
went in.
8) were angry with the little man.
9) with ten pounds in money and a cheque
for the rest.
2 Finish the story with the words.
cheque square famous friend key lawyer
little signature story unpleasant
Mr Utterson was a (a) …………… and Mr Enfield was his (b) …………… . Enfield
told Utterson a terrible (c) …………… about a very (d) …………… man who hurt a (e) …………… girl. The man had the
(f ) …………… to a very ugly house. He went
in and came out with a (g) …………… with the (h) …………… of a (i) …………… man on it. This famous man had a house in a
(j) …………… .
Chapters 4 –5
3 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
a Utterson was worried about Dr Jekyll’s will.
b Utterson liked people to do things in an
ordinary way.
c Dr Lanyon wasn’t pleased to see Utterson.
d Lanyon knew Hyde very well.
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
c
c
c
c
e Utterson wanted to see Hyde’s face.
c
f My Hyde was sometimes polite and
sometimes rude to Utterson.
c
g Dr Jekyll liked talking about his will.
c
h Utterson promised to help Hyde with the will.
c
4 Put the underlined letters in the right place to
make a word.
a Utterson took an voeneple …………… out
of his safe.
b Dr Lanyon was a happy, ahtyleh ……………
man with a red face.
c Utterson watched the door at night under the
gonhtliom …………… .
d My Hyde comes and goes through Jekyll’s
romokrow …………… .
e Dr Jekyll gave one of his enstalap
…………… dinner parties.
f The doctor didn’t like talking about the
bcuejts …………… of his will.
g Utterson thought he could help Jekyll get out
of eoburtl …………… .
h Jekyll said he took great etrsetni ……………
in Hyde.
Chapters 6–7
5 What happened first? Number the sentences,
1–8.
a c Jekyll showed Utterson a letter from
Hyde.
b c A police inspector took a letter to
Utterson.
c c A young woman was looking out the
window thinking about love.
d c Utterson’s head clerk looked carefully at
the handwriting on the letter.
e c The police looked around Hyde’s room
and found a broken stick.
f c The police received a phone call about a
murder.
g c Utterson took the police to an address in
Soho.
h c Utterson talked to Jekyll about Danvers
Carew.
6 Answer the questions.
a Why did the servant girl know Mr Hyde?
………………………………………………
b How did Hyde kill the old man?
………………………………………………
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Activity worksheets of 2
Activity worksheets PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 3
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
c Why didn’t the servant girl ring the police
immediately?
………………………………………………
d What did the police find in the murdered
man’s pockets?
………………………………………………
e What was in the fireplace in Hyde’s room?
………………………………………………
f What did Jekyll do in his workroom?
………………………………………………
g What did Jekyll promise Utterson?
………………………………………………
h Why did Utterson show Hyde’s letter to his
clerk?
………………………………………………
Chapters 8–9
7 Underline the wrong word and put the right
ones.
a The police hear about the love people feel for
Mr Hyde. …………………
b When Utterson goes to see Dr Lanyon, he
looks healthy. …………………
c Dr Lanyon says he only has a few years to
live. …………………
d Jekyll says in his letter that his door is open to
Utterson. …………………
e Utterson puts Lanyon’s letter in a drawer.
…………………
f Utterson and Enfield stand in the garden and
look up at Jekyll’s window. …………………
g Utterson asks Jekyll to go for a drink with
him and Enfield. …………………
h Utterson and Enfield see a look of happiness
on Jekyll’s face. …………………
Chapters 10–11
8 Circle the extra word in the sentences.
a Poole arrived to at Utterson’s house one
evening.
b Poole was knocked on Jekyll’s front door in a
special way.
c An angry voice came from the another other
side of the door.
d The man went down secret secretly into the
workroom.
e The servants took some big sticks for to
protect themselves.
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
Photocopiable
f There were cupboards fill full of chemicals in
the room.
g The new will spoke of Jekyll’s death or
disappear disappearance.
h Lanyon was waiting waited in his office with a
gun.
9 Find words in Chapters 10–11.
a When there is no noise (p. 27) ……………
b You give these when you tell somebody to do
something for you. (p. 28) ……………
c A thing you use to close a door. (p. 30)
……………
d To put something in a place so that nobody
can find it. (p. 33) ……………
e Crazy. (p. 35) ……………
f To make somebody think that something is
funny. (p. 36) ……………
g The opposite of narrow. (p. 37) ……………
h When your body is moving because you are
frightened or cold. (p. 37) ……………
Chapters 12–13
10 Finish the sentences.
a Dr Jekyll’s worst problem was …………….. .
b Jekyll learned that a man has a good side and
…………………………………………….. .
c Edward Hyde was smaller and younger
…………………………………………….. .
d At times, Jekyll was shocked and frightened
by…………………………………………. .
e Slowly Hyde’s actions got …………………. .
f It was necessary to make the liquid stronger to
change Hyde………………………………. .
g Tears poured down Jekyll’s face and he asked
God……………………………………….. .
h As Jekyll got weaker, Hyde………………… .
11 Put the words in the right place to make a
sentence.
a good Dr front seemed have to Jekyll future a
………………………………………………
b a shape Some can chemicals person’s change
………………………………………………
c need felt escape body I a younger into greater
to the
………………………………………………
d in half-covered hair hand thick My was
………………………………………………
e the paid I servant hotel take a at letters the to
………………………………………………
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Activity worksheets of 2
Progress test
LEVEL 3
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
a Utterson liked going to parties.
c
b Enfield and Utterson talked a lot.
c
c The door was unpainted and needed repair.
c
d Utterson told Enfield a story.
c
e Utterson liked Enfield’s story.
c
f Enfield knew the ugly house inside.
c
g Enfield knew the name of the little man.
c
h Utterson knew the name of the man who c
signed the cheque.
2 What happened first? Number the sentences 1–8.
a c Enfield saw a little girl run into a man.
b c Enfield shouted and ran after the man.
c c Enfield was on his way home very early in the
morning.
d c Enfield, the girl’s father and the man went to
the bank later that morning.
e c The girl fell down and the man walked on her.
f c The man gave the girl’s family some money and
a cheque.
g c The man went inside the ugly house and came
out with some money and a cheque that had
another man’s signature on it.
h c The neighbours wanted to kill the man.
3 Finish the sentences with the right name.
Dr Jekyll Dr Lanyon Edward Hyde
Poole Utterson
a …………… didn’t like Dr Jekyll’s scientific work.
b …………… kept Dr Jekyll’s will.
c …………… talked with Utterson at the door of
the ugly house.
d …………… didn’t want to talk about Edward or
his will.
e …………… worked for Dr Jekyll.
4 Circle the right name.
a One night, a girl / Utterson / Lanyon saw an old
man ask a question before he was killed by Hyde.
b Utterson / The police / Lanyon arrived at the place of the murder.
c The police found an envelope on Carew’s body with Lanyon’s / Utterson’s / Jekyll’s name on it.
d A police inspector went to see Lanyon / Utterson /
Jekyll.
e Jekyll / Lanyon / An inspector showed Utterson a
letter from Hyde.
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
Photocopiable
f Jekyll / Hyde / A servant gave Mr Utterson a dinner
invitation.
g Lanyon / Utterson / Mr Guest thought the
handwriting on the letter and on the invitation
were the same.
5 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
a The murder of Carew was Hyde’s only crime. c
b Mr Utterson never had dinner with Dr Jekyll c
again after Carew’s murder.
c Dr Lanyon told Mr Utterson the true story c
of Dr Jekyll in a letter.
d Dr Jekyll asked Mr Utterson to leave him alone.
c
e Mr Utterson read the letter from Dr Lanyon c
before he died.
f The door Mr Hyde went into was the back c
door to Dr Jekyll’s house.
g Mr Utterson and Mr Enfield went into c
Dr Jekyll’s workroom one day.
h Dr Jekyll went for a walk with Mr Utterson c
and Mr Enfield.
6 Match the questions and the answers.
a What did Jekyll hide from people as a young man? …..
b What became clear to Jekyll as he got older? …..
c Why did Jekyll wait a long time before taking the
chemicals? …..
d What happened when Jekyll first drank the
chemical? …..
e What happened as time passed? …..
f What did he decide after the murder of Carew? …..
g What happened in the park? …..
h What happened to Hyde in the end? …..
1) He changed into a small, ugly man.
2) He changed into Hyde and had to go and hide
in a hotel.
3) Because too many things could go wrong.
4) He felt a greater and greater need to escape into
Hyde’s body.
5) He killed himself.
6) His love of fun.
7) Never to bring Hyde back to life again.
8) That man is not one person – he is two people.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Progress test of 1
Answer keys
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 3
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Book key
5 Utterson was older and more serious and he liked
a quiet life. Enfield was younger and enjoyed the
theatre, parties and going to restaurants. Open
answers.
6 –14 Open answers
15 Poole knocked on the door in a special way/Poole
knocked on the door of the room above the
workroom. The servants heard Dr Jekyll cry to
God. Poole saw a man with his face covered in the
workroom. Utterson and Poole broke down the door
with an axe. Hyde’s body was lying in the middle of
the room/They searched the house for Dr Jekyll’s
body. Dr Jekyll left everything to Utterson in his new
will. Jekyll asked Lanyon to take a drawer from his
house to his office. Lanyon had a gun when he was
waiting for the person to come for the drawer.
16–20 Open answers
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
16–20 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
1
2
3
4
5
6
Discussion activities key
1–3 Open answers
4 He was often ill and lonely. He studied law. He lived
in Scotland, France, the United States and Samoa. He
wrote travel books, short stories and longer books.
Treasure Island and Kidnapped are adventure stories.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a mystery. He got the idea for
this book from a dream and he was writing about the
good and bad side of people. Open answers.
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
Activity worksheets key
a 2 b 3 c 8 d 6 e 5 f 1 g 7 h 9 i 4
a lawyer
b friend
c story
d unpleasant
e little
f key
g cheque
h signature
i famous
j square
a 3 b 3 c 7 d 7 e 3 f 3 g 7 h 3
a envelope b healthy c moonlight d workroom
e pleasant f subject g trouble h interest
a 7 b 3 c 1 d 8 e 5 f 2 g 4 h 6
a Because he once visited her employer.
b He hit him over the head with a stick.
c She fell to the floor and for some time she knew
nothing.
d They found some money, a gold watch and a letter
with Utterson’s name and address on it.
e A lot of burned papers.
f Scientific experiments.
g That he would never see Hyde again.
h Because he was clever about handwriting.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Answer keys of 2
Answer keys
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 3
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
7 a love > hate
b healthy > sick
c years > weeks
d open > shut
e drawer > safe
f garden > courtyard
g drink > walk
h happiness > fear
8 a to
b was
c another
d secret
e for
f fill
g disappear
h waited
9 a silence
b orders
c lock
d hide
e mad
f amuse
g wide
h shaking
10 a his love of fun.
b a bad side.
c than Dr Jekyll.
d the things that Hyde did.
e worse.
f back into Jekyll.
g to forgive him.
h got stronger.
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
11 a Dr Jekyll seemed to have a good future.
b Some chemicals can change a person’s shape.
c I felt a greater need to escape into the younger
body.
d My hand was half-covered in thick hair.
e I paid a servant at the hotel to take the letters.
Progress test key
1 a 7 b 7 c 3 2 a 2 b 4 c 1 3 a Dr Lanyon
b Utterson
c Edward Hyde
d Dr Jekyll
e Poole
4 a a girl
b The police
c Utterson’s
d Utterson
e Jekyll
f A servant
g Mr Guest
5 a 7 b 7 c 3 6 a 6 b 8 c 3 d 3 e 7 f 7 g 3 h 3
d 8 e 3 f 7 g 6 h 5
d 3 e 7 f 3 g 7 h 7
d 1 e 4 f 7 g 2 h 5
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Answer keys of 2