A Midsummer Night’s Dream Photocopiablec Pearson Education Limited 2008 A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Activity worksheets of 2 Activity worksheets LEVEL 3 PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme While reading Act 1, pages 1–7 1 Circle the right answer. a Egeus will give Hermia to Demetrius to be his wife / daughter / husband. b Hermia and Lysander want to leave Greece / get married / love Demetrius. c Demetrius loved Helena until he saw Athens / Lysander / Hermia. d Helena is going to talk about Hermia’s escape plan to Theseus / Demetrius / Egeus. 2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a Bottom and his friends want to do a play for the duke and duchess on their wedding night. b Bottom will play Thisby, Pyramus and the lion. c Flute is not going to play Thisby. d Snug is a slow learner. e Like Hermia and Lysander, Bottom and his friends will meet in the wood tomorrow night. f Pyramus and Thisby is a love story. Act 2, pages 7–15 3 Complete each sentence with a word from the box. about after because before between but until a Puck is a bad little fairy ……… he brings good luck. b Titania looks after the boy ……… his mother died. c Oberon saw Cupid flying ……… the moon and earth. d Lysander and Hermia cannot sleep together ……… they are married. e If Titania stays, she will fight with Oberon ……… the little boy. f Lysander wakes up and sees Helena ……… he sees Hermia. g Hermia wakes up ……… Lysander and Helena leave. and I’ll dance with you.’ d ‘I’m your little dog. h can remember their words in the play.’ c ‘I don’t love you. my poor. d on Bottom’s shoulders. 6 Answer these questions. i in Demetrius’s eyes.’ h ‘Happy with Hermia? I wrongly thought that I loved her. … 5 Puck put love-juice … 6 Oberon puts love-juice … 7 Helena and Hermia were … 8 Puck didn’t know there were … 9 At the end of Act 3 Puck puts juice … a she fell in love with Bottom with a donkey’s head.’ e ‘Don’t worry. 1 Bottom thinks the ladies … 2 None of the actors … 3 Puck puts a donkey’s head … 4 When Titania woke up.4 Who says these sentences and who are they talking to? a ‘I know all about you and your love for Hippolyta. a Where do Bottom. g children together at school. Quince and the others practise their play? b What do the actors do when they see Bottom with a donkey’s head? c Why does Titania fall in love with Bottom? d Why can’t Hermia find Lysander? e What does Helena think when both Demetrius and Lysander say that they are in love with her? f Oberon gives some different flower-juice to .’ g ‘It’s wrong before we’re man and wife. pages 15–30 5 Match the first half of the sentences with the second half. e two Athenian men in the forest. b will be frightened of the lion in the play. f in Lysander’s eyes.’ b ‘Give me that boy.’ i ‘Why are you making fun of me like this?’ Act 3.’ f ‘I want to lie next to you. so stop following me. c in the wrong man’s eyes. unhappy lady. g When Demetrius wakes up. e Bottom asks the fairies to bring him food and drink. . . d Bottom arrives and the group of actors get ready to do their play. In whose eyes will Puck put it to solve the problems in the forest? g Do Lysander and Demetrius fight? Why/why not? h Who is asleep at the end of Act 3? A Midsummer Night’s Dream Photocopiable c Pearson Education Limited 2008 A Midsummer Night’s Dream . You can use the same name more than once. but he prefers ………………………………. pages 30–37 7 Put these sentences in the right order. he feels ……………………………………………… h Bottom will call his song ‘Bottom’s Dream’ because ……………………………………… Act 5. a Titania strokes Bottom’s head and plays him beautiful music because ……………………. b The actors are waiting for Bottom but nobody has seen him. pages 37–48 9 Choose the correct name from the box. a Titania wakes up and doesn’t love Bottom any more. she …………………………………………. c Titania sleeps with Bottom in her arms. f Theseus and Egeus find the lovers sleeping in the forest.Activity worksheets of 2 Activity worksheets LEVEL 3 PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme Act 4. Egeus Flute Hermia Hippolyta . 8 Complete these sentences. f Theseus wants his wife to hear ……………. c When Oberon sees Bottom in Titania’s arms. g The lovers wake up and all their problems have gone.Puck. . h Oberon puts some flower-juice in Titania’s eyes. . b Titania offers Bottom some fresh fruit or cake. he feels ……………………………………… d When she wakes up. Titania thinks her love for Bottom was ……………………………… e When Oberon asks Titania for the Indian boy. . Choose two characters from the box for each sentence. c Who cried when he saw Bottom and the other market workers practising their play? ……………………………………………… d Who chose Bottom’s play for everyone to watch? ……………………………………… e Who does not enjoy making fun of poor people? ……………………………………… f Who spoke very quickly at the beginning of the play? ……………………………………. After reading 11 Work in pairs. 13 Write five sentences about things which happened in the story. i In the play. . b Who has sung a song about a fight with monsters to his wife? ………………………. who kills Thisby? ………………. who thinks Thisby is dead when he sees her bloody coat? ……………………. . a Who is the funniest person in the play? b What is the funniest scene in the play? c Who is the kindest person in the play? d Who is the most stupid person in the play? e Who is the meanest person in the play? 12 Your school is doing a play of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 10 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a Theseus does not believe in silly fairy stories. . Answer these questions and write about each one. Theseus Hippolyta Egeus Hermia Lysander Demetrius Helena Quince Flute Bottom Titania Oberon Puck . b Theseus loves Titania.Philostrate Pyramus Quince Theseus Thisby a Who has planned pleasant things for Theseus’s wedding night? ……………………………. . c It does not matter to Theseus how good the play is. g Who told Snug to roar when he forgot his lines? ………………………………………. d Theseus thinks the play Pyramus and Thisby is terrible. h In the play. Which part do you want to play? Give reasons for your answer. a ……………………………………………… b ……………………………………………… c ……………………………………………… d ……………………………………………… e ……………………………………………… A Midsummer Night’s Dream Photocopiable c Pearson Education Limited 2008 A Midsummer Night’s Dream . c Titania falls in love with Bottom. a Egeus decides to give Demetrius his daughter as his wife. Bottom Cobweb Demetrius Egeus Flute Helena Hermia Hippolyta Lysander Mustardseed Oberon Peaseblossom Philostrate Puck Quince Snout Snug Starveling Theseus Titania Duke of Athens. his courtiers and other lords Athenian men who work in the market Fairies …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… 2 What happens first? Number these sentences 1–10. . his friends. b Three couples get married.Progress test of 1 Progress test LEVEL 3 PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme 1 Put the names in the right group. ’ a Egeus b Theseus c Oberon 5 Complete each sentence with a word from the box. j Lysander tells Hermia about the plan to escape from Athens. 3 Are these sentence right (3) or wrong (7)? a Helena is in love with Lysander. he’ll follow her to the wood tomorrow night. d There were three men in love with the same woman. audience square lion written arrow a A Midsummer Night’s Dream was ……… by William Shakespeare. you must play Pyramus!’ a Flute b Snug c Quince 4 ‘I don’t love you.’ a Oberon b Demetrius c Bottom 5 ‘You’ll have a big surprise when you wake up.’ a Flute b Philostrate c Puck 8 ‘I’ve always loved you like a sister. f Theseus enjoys the play Pyramus and Thisby. Nick Bottom. but he also solved the problems. e Bottom had a donkey’s head. h Puck meets Peaseblossom in the palace wood. e Puck changes Bottom’s head to a donkey’s head. so stop following me. i Bottom and his friends practise their play in the wood. a .d Oberon feels sorry for Helena.’ a Titania b Helena c Hippolyta 9 ‘I promised to marry her before I met Hermia. 4 Who’s speaking? Choose the right answer. 1 ‘Why can’t my father see things through my eyes?’ a Helena b Hermia c Hippolyta 2 ‘If I tell Demetrius about her escape plan. my lord.’ a Hippolyta b Titania c Peaseblossom 7 ‘Don’t worry. c Puck made a mistake.’ a Demetrius b Lysander c Theseus 10 ‘Tonight these happy lovers will join Hippolyta and me in the palace. b Oberon has been angry with Titania for a long time.’ a Oberon b Puck c Lysander 6 ‘I’m not just an ordinary person – I’m a Fairy Queen. g Puck puts the juice of purple flower in Lysander’s eyes. b There are three scenes – a palace in Athens.’ a Helena b Lysander c Hermia 3 ‘I’ve already told you. I’ll do everything that you ask. father and daughter duke and his courtier friends king and his courtier husband and wife a Theseus and Philostrate ………………………… b Bottom and Quince ……………………………… c Oberon and Puck ………………………………… d Egeus and Hermia ……………………………… e Oberon and Titania ……………………………… f Bottom and Snout ……………………………… g Hermia and Helena ……………………………… h Theseus and Hippolyta ………………………… i Lysander and Hermia …………………………… j Demetrius and Helena ……………………………__ . c A roar is the sound that a ……… makes. 6 Who are they? Put the right words from the box in the right place. e The ……… enjoyed the play Pyramus and Thisby. d Cupid shot an ……… to the ground.market ……… and the palace wood.