A Little Princess
Chapter 1
1- Describ Sara Crewe.
She was seven years old. She had long dark hair and green eyes.
2- What was Sara thinking about in the cab?
She was thinking about her house in India, the hot sun and the blue sky there.
3- What did Mr. Crewe buy for Sara from London?
He bought her many beautiful expensive dresses, books, flowers for her room and a big
doll with beautiful dresses.
4- How was Sarah different from some little rich girls?
She was more interested in people and books and telling stories.
5- What were Sara's stories about?
Her stories were about kings, queens, princesses and wonderful countries across the
sea.
6- Why didn't Lavinia like Sara?
Because Sara's father was richer than her father and now Sara was more important
than her at school.
7- How did Sara help Ermengarde to learn her lessons?
By telling her the lessons with stories
Complete
1- In the cab Sara looked out of the window at the tall houses and the dark sky.
2- Sara's mother was dead and Sara was Mr. Crewe's only child.
3- Miss Minchin was a tall woman in a black dress.
4- Miss Minchin like girls with rich fathers because it was good for the school and
for her too.
5- Sara's mother was French, so she speaks French well.
6- Mr. Crewe stayed in London for a week.
7- Miss Minchin said that Sara looked like a little princess not a schoolgirl.
8- When Mr. Crewe left London, Sara sat in her room and thought about her father on
the ship back to India.
9- Some little rich girls think they are important because they have money and lots of
expensive things.
10-Sara liked beautiful dresses and dolls. She was more interested in people, books and
telling stories.
11-Ermengarde was not clever, so Sara helped her with her school lessons.
12-Sara's father was richer than Lavinia's father and because of that Lavinia didn't like
Sara.
13-Miss Minchin was always angry with Ermengarde because she could never remember
any of her school lessons.
14-Ermengarde learnt her lessons well with Sara's stories.
15-Sara was more important than Lavinia because her father was richer than Lavinia's
father.
16-Sara was kind friendly girl and she didn't like to be angry with anyone.
Chapter 2
1- How did Mr. Crewe plan to be rich?
He put all his money into his friend's diamond mines because there were lots of
diamonds there.
2- Who was Becky? What did she do?
She was a servant in Miss Minchin's school. She carried things upstairs and downstairs,
she cleaned the floors and made the fires.
3- How was Sara kind to Becky? (Two things)
Sara bought her nice things to eat and told her some of her stories.
4- How did Becky feel after her visit to Sara's room?
She always felt better, not so tired and not so hungry.
5- Why did Miss Minchin make a birthday party for Sara?
Because it looked good for her school.
6- What did the lawyer tell Miss Minchin about Mr. Crewe? (Two things)
He told her that Mr. Crewe had no money and there were no diamonds in the mines.
7- What did Mr. Crewe's friend do with the money?
He ran away with all Mr. Crewe's money.
8- What will happen to Sara after her father's death?
She will be a servant at Miss Minchin's school and work for her bread.
Complete
1- The workers found thousands of diamonds in the mines.
2- Becky was a servant in Miss Minchine's school.
3- Becky cleaned the floors and made the fires.
4- On Sara's birthday there was a big party.
5- The lawyer told Miss Minchin there were no diamonds.
6- Ralph Crewe died from a fever.
7- Becky was only fourteen but she worked all day and sometimes half the night.
8- Becky was always tired, hungry and dirty.
9- Rich little girls at Miss Minchin's school did not make friends with servant girls.
10-In Miss Minchin's school Sara must be a servant and work for her bread she will sleep in
a servant's room upstairs
Chapter 3
1- How was Sara's new life?
She learnt to clean floors and make fires. She ran upstairs and downstairs and she
worked in the kitchen.
2- How did Sara help in the school?
She taught French to the younger children as she spoke French well.
3- Why couldn't the girls in the school be friendly with Sara?
Because she was a servant now and they couldn't be friendly with a servant.
4- How did Becky know about the Indian gentleman?
Through the kitchen-girl of the lawyer's family.
5- Who was Mr. Carmichael?
He was the lawyer of the Indian gentleman.
Complete
1- An attic is a small room under the roof where servants had their rooms.
2- Sara learnt to clean floors and to make fires. She ran upstairs and downstairs, she
worked in the kitchen.
3- The first months of Sara's new life were very hard She was always tired and hungry but
she never cried.
4- The girls in the school were sorry for Sara but Lavinia was happy.
5- Ermengarde was not clever, so she thought that Sara didn't want to be friendly.
6- Sara's room in the attic was cold and dirty.
7- Sara fed small pieces of bread to the brown birds.
8- Mr. Carmichael was the Indian gentleman's lawyer.
9- Miss Minchin asked Sara to teach French to the younger children in the school.
10-As a servant girl Sara had to work very hard.
Chapter 4
1- What was the lascar's name?
His name was Ram Das.
2- How often did Sara go to the shops a day?
She went to the shops five or six times a day.
3- What did Mr. Carrisford talk to Mr. Carmichael about?
He talked about how to find Mr. Crewe's child and take care of her.
4- Why did Mr. Carrisford run away?
Because at first he didn't find any diamonds and Mr. Crewe's money was
gone.
5- Why did Ram Dass come across the roof to Sara's room?
To get the monkey from her room.
6- Why was Sara sorry for the Indian gentlman?
Because he had no wife or family and the doctor visited him everyday.
7- Why did Mr. Carmichael travel to Moscow?
To look for Mr. Crewe's child there.
8- Why couldn't Sara and Becky sleep at night?
Because of the cold in the attic rooms.
9- Why did Sara give the hot bread to the little girl?
Because she thought that the girl was hungrier than her.
10-Prove that Sara was brave in her reply to Miss Minchin?
When she replied bravely and told Miss Minchin she wasn't kind and that
wasn't a home.
Complete
1- Ram Dass took his monkey and went away across the roof back into
the house next door.
2- The Indian gentleman had no wife or family and the doctor visited him
every day.
3- The Indian gentleman wanted to take care of Mr. Crewe's child.
4- At first there were no diamonds, so Mr. Carrisford ran away.
5- In winter there were no fires for servant girls in the attic room.
6- Sara had no warm coat for the winter weather. She didn't get much to eat,
she was always hungry.
7- In winter Sara carried big bags through the rain and the snow.
8- Sara bought some hot bread with a sixpence she found in the snow.
9- Sara was very kind because she gave her hot bread to a child who had
no shoes, no coat and her thin face was blue with cold.
10-Mr. Carrisford though about Mr. Crewe's child everyday.
