W i t c h e s , S e c r e t sJ a n ed EL yi er es
A Number the sentences in the order they happen in to the story.
...... a. The Smiths tried to escape but were stopped at the gate of the town.
...... b. Michael discovered that Sarah was in prison.
...... c. Abigail had fits and her parents believed it was the result of witchcraft.
...... d. Abigail’s father warned the people of Salem about witchcraft.
...... e. Mary convinced a group of men to stop the Smiths from escaping.
...... f. Michael met Sarah in New Haven.
...... g. Michael tried to convince his father that the witch-hunt was wrong and cruel, but he failed.
...... h. Michael left Salem, never to return.
...... i. Sarah escaped from prison and from Salem.
...... j. Sarah saw Abigail and some other girls dancing in the forest.
10 points (1 point each)
B Correct the sentences to make them true according to the story. Do not make the
sentences negative.
1. Abigail’s father suspected that she was pretending to have fits.
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2. Mary accused Mrs Smith of witchcraft because she had seen her practising witchcraft.
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3. Abigail offered to help rescue Sarah from prison.
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4. Sarah witnessed Abigail showing her friends how she pretended to have fits.
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5. Sarah’s family decided to leave Salem to get away from Michael.
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10 points (2 points each)
C Complete the sentences according to the story.
1. Dr Smith recommended that Abigail shouldn’t be allowed to eat sweets and chocolate because
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2. Sarah and Michael had to hide their love because . ........................................................................
3. Sarah and Michael had their first argument about . ........................................................................
4. When Sarah found Michael’s pendant on the barn floor, she thought that
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5. When the Smiths were stopped at the gate of the town, the reader was expecting
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15 points (3 points each)
D Choose one topic and write a paragraph. Your paragraph should be at least 40 words
long.
1. If you were a village leader living in Salem in the 1690s, what would you have done to try to
change the situation?
2. Imagine that someone in Salem had discovered earlier in the story that Abigail’s fits weren’t
real and was able to prove it. How this would have changed the story?
3. Choose a character in the story. Explain why you like or dislike him / her.
