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Pollyanna
Activity Book
Exercises written by
Ian Transue
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o r y g i n a l e
Contents
Chapter I
Activities to chapter 1: Pollyanna’ Arrival..........................................3
A. Questions
Answer the following questions about Chapter 1 using full
sentences.
Activities to chapter 2: The Glad Game.............................................7
Activities to chapter 3: Mrs Snow and Mr Pendelton.......................12
1. Why was Miss Harrington in a hurry?
2. Why was Miss Harrington’s niece coming to live with her?
3. Who was Old Tom?
4. How old was Polly Harrington when her sister got married?
5. Why did Nancy open the windows in the room?
6. Who went to get Pollyanna at the station?
7. Who did Pollyanna think Nancy was at first?
8. Why was Pollyanna excited that her aunt was rich?
Activities to chapter 4: Jelly and Red Rose.......................................16
Activities to chapter 5: Mysterious Lovers......................................21
Activities to chapter 6: The Accident .............................................25
Activities to chapter 7: Open Window............................................30
Key: .................................................................................................34
B. True or False
Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are true or false.
True False
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1.
Miss Harrington was very happy that her niece was
coming to live with her.
2.
Nancy thought that Miss Harrington was a nice
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3.
Jane Harrington married a poor minister and moved
to another city.
4. Polly Harrington never married.
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5. The small room had very little furniture in it.
6.
Miss Harrington was angry because a fly was in the
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7.
Miss Harrington was sad that she couldn’t meet
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Pollyanna at the station.
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3
8. Nancy helped with the washing and cooking.
9.
Miss Harrington had a large house with many trees
around it.
10. Pollyanna and her father had a lot of money.
9. “The .................. states that Pollyanna will be wearing a red dress and
straw hat.”
a) notice b) letter c) telegram
10. “So I will have all the nice things in my room then - the ..................,
pictures, curtains.”
a) floor b) furniture c) carpet
C. Multiple Choice
Choose the answer (a, b or c) which correctly fits the empty spaces
in the sentences below.
D. Fill The Gaps
Fill the gaps in the sentences with the correct word from the box
below.
1. Miss Polly Harrington finished reading a letter and entered the
.................. .
a) attic b) kitchen c) station
2. “When you are done with the washing, go to the .................. and
prepare the small room there.”
a) attic b) garden c) kitchen
3. “As a good person knowing my .................., I am going to raise that
child.”
a) duties b) reasons c) purpose
4. Nancy knew for sure from that cold .................. of voice that Polly
Harrington wasn’t expecting her niece with an open heart.
a) level b) tone c) way
5. Then she went to the .................. to talk to Old Tom, the gardener.
a) city b) field c) garden
6. Twenty-five years ago Jane fell in love with a poor .................. .
a) gardener b) minister c) mistress
7. Miss Polly was the only living .................. of the Harringtons’ big
house.
a) mistress b) minister c) gardener
8. “Didn’t you know that they cannot be opened when there are no
.................. on them?”
a) screens b) doors c) covers
poor lonely slender poorly calm inhuman freckled straw
1. Nancy noticed that Miss Harrington was not .................. like her
usual self.
2. Nancy was muttering to herself about how .................. and stiff Polly
Harrington was.
3. Polly Harrington was living a sad and .................. life.
4. The room, though clean, was .................. furnished.
5. Pollyanna was wearing a red dress and .................. hat.
6. Nancy knew that the .................. girl was Pollyanna.
7. Pollyanna had an eager, .................. face.
8. “We were .................. and couldn’t afford such things.”
E. Collocations
Match the words on the left to the words on the right.
on the
fresh
a sharp
a cold
an open
to raise
heart
spot
air
voice
a child
tone of voice
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5
F. Collocations
Match the collocations above with their similar meaning below.
Chapter 2
1. to care for and teach someone while they are young -
2. immediately -
3. speaking quickly and angrily -
4. speaking without care or excitement -
5. being prepared to love someone easily and care for them -
6. clean and cool air -
A. The Story
Read the four paragraphs below, which summarise Chapter 2, and
number them in the correct order (1, 2, 3 and 4).
__________Pollyanna was glad to eat with Nancy, and then she began
talking about a game she used to play with her father. The idea of the
game was to find something good in any thing that happened in life.
F. Word Puzzle
Choose the correct words from the box to complete the puzzle below.
__________Nancy came into the room and tried to make her feel
better, but could think of nothing. Soon after Pollyanna had finished
unpacking, she left the house to look around the town. Her aunt
became angry because she was late for supper, and she punished
Pollyanna by making her eat in the kitchen with Nancy.
1 P
2
O
3 L
4
L
__________Pollyanna was very excited when she met her aunt, but
Aunt Polly didn’t really care for the girl’s excitement. After Pollyanna
had gone to her new room to unpack, she began crying because she
had expected nicer things in the room.
5
Y
6 A
7
N
8
N
9 A
__________One morning after noticing a fly in the house, Aunt Polly
began telling Pollyanna about her duties. Pollyanna had a lot to do, but
she was given enough free time to enjoy life and even teach others how
to play her ‘glad game’.
FLY RECOGNISE CURTAIN BREATH EAGER
WONDER EXPECT RELATIONSHIP EMBRACED
DAUGHTER LOVELY FURNISH NIECE REPLY STIFF
B. Word Completion
Complete the words in the sentences from the letters given.
1. She hadn’t inish the sentence before the girl began
_ _ g g _ _ g
and kissing her.
2. Miss Harrington was terriied by such
b e h a _ _ _ _ _
.
3. “Never mind what your father said. Don’t talk about him to me,” Aunt
Polly
i _ _ _ r r _ _ _e d
immediately.
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4. Pollyanna’s eyes were nearly full with tears, but she followed her aunt
_ _ _ _ i e n t l _
.
5. A couple of minutes later Nancy found the girl
k n _ _ l _ _ _
beside
her bed.
6. Pollyanna, not telling anyone, left the house to
_ x p l _ _ _
the town.
7. “Where were you? I was
_ _ r r _ _ _
.”
8. “Once I wanted a doll, but in the barrel there were only
c r _ _ c h _ _
.”
9. Pollyanna went on explaining how the game became
h _ _ _ t
, and
how fun it was.
10. She couldn’t understand how anyone could be glad about being
p _ n i _ h _ _
.
11. “Flies are dirty and dangerous for your
_ e a l _ _
.”
12. “I will give you a
_ _ _ c h _ _ e
explaining how dangerous flies can
be for your health.”
13. Pollyanna listened patiently to her new daily
s c _ _ _ _ l e
.
14. “I have to do my duty, though, to take care of your
p r _ _ _ r
education.”
8. putting your arms around somebody and holding them tightly (verb
– continuous) -
9. to start talking before another person has finished what they were
saying (verb – past tense) -
10. to be resting on your knees on the ground (verb – continuous) -
11. to be nervous about something or somebody (verb – past tense) -
12. something that you do so often that it becomes normal (noun) -
13. the condition of a person’s body (noun) -
14. a plan for what you will do (noun) -
D. Word Match
Match the words on the left with a word on the right that has the
opposite meaning.
ungrateful
disappointed
glad
splendid
confused
extraordinary
terrified
merrily
sadly
unhappy
terrible
pleased
relaxed
understanding
normal
thankful
C. Definitions
Match the words you completed in exercise „B Word Completion”
with their correct meanings below.
1. correct (adjective) -
2. a small book with pictures that gives you information about
something (noun) -
3. to be made to do something you don’t like because you have done
something wrong (verb – past tense) -
4. a kind of stick that you put under your arm to help you walk (noun) -
5. to look around a place so you can learn about it (verb) -
6. doing what you are told to do (adverb) -
7. the way that you act (noun) -
E. Match The Sentences
The following sentences from Chapter 2 have been split apart and
mixed up. Put them back together so that they are correct.
Didn’t you remember that your duty was not to open the windows
Miss Polly didn’t even rise from the chair to meet her niece.
Miss Harrington was terrified by such behaviour and
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Activity Book
Exercises written by
Ian Transue
w
o r y g i n a l e
Contents
Chapter I
Activities to chapter 1: Pollyanna’ Arrival..........................................3
A. Questions
Answer the following questions about Chapter 1 using full
sentences.
Activities to chapter 2: The Glad Game.............................................7
Activities to chapter 3: Mrs Snow and Mr Pendelton.......................12
1. Why was Miss Harrington in a hurry?
2. Why was Miss Harrington’s niece coming to live with her?
3. Who was Old Tom?
4. How old was Polly Harrington when her sister got married?
5. Why did Nancy open the windows in the room?
6. Who went to get Pollyanna at the station?
7. Who did Pollyanna think Nancy was at first?
8. Why was Pollyanna excited that her aunt was rich?
Activities to chapter 4: Jelly and Red Rose.......................................16
Activities to chapter 5: Mysterious Lovers......................................21
Activities to chapter 6: The Accident .............................................25
Activities to chapter 7: Open Window............................................30
Key: .................................................................................................34
B. True or False
Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are true or false.
True False
© Mediasat Poland Bis 2005
1.
Miss Harrington was very happy that her niece was
coming to live with her.
2.
Nancy thought that Miss Harrington was a nice
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ul. Mikołajska 26
31-027 Kraków
lady.
3.
Jane Harrington married a poor minister and moved
to another city.
4. Polly Harrington never married.
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czytamy@czytamy.pl
5. The small room had very little furniture in it.
6.
Miss Harrington was angry because a fly was in the
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room.
7.
Miss Harrington was sad that she couldn’t meet
Wszelkie prawa do książki przysługują Mediasat Poland Bis. Jakiekolwiek publiczne korzystanie w całości, jak i w postaci fragmen-
tów, a w szczególności jej zwielokrotnianie jakąkolowiek techniką, wprowadzanie do pamięci komputera, publiczne odtwarzanie,
nadawanie za pomocą wizji oraz fonii przewodowej lub bezprzewodowej, wymaga wcześniejszej zgody Mediasat Poland Bis.
Pollyanna at the station.
2
3
8. Nancy helped with the washing and cooking.
9.
Miss Harrington had a large house with many trees
around it.
10. Pollyanna and her father had a lot of money.
9. “The .................. states that Pollyanna will be wearing a red dress and
straw hat.”
a) notice b) letter c) telegram
10. “So I will have all the nice things in my room then - the ..................,
pictures, curtains.”
a) floor b) furniture c) carpet
C. Multiple Choice
Choose the answer (a, b or c) which correctly fits the empty spaces
in the sentences below.
D. Fill The Gaps
Fill the gaps in the sentences with the correct word from the box
below.
1. Miss Polly Harrington finished reading a letter and entered the
.................. .
a) attic b) kitchen c) station
2. “When you are done with the washing, go to the .................. and
prepare the small room there.”
a) attic b) garden c) kitchen
3. “As a good person knowing my .................., I am going to raise that
child.”
a) duties b) reasons c) purpose
4. Nancy knew for sure from that cold .................. of voice that Polly
Harrington wasn’t expecting her niece with an open heart.
a) level b) tone c) way
5. Then she went to the .................. to talk to Old Tom, the gardener.
a) city b) field c) garden
6. Twenty-five years ago Jane fell in love with a poor .................. .
a) gardener b) minister c) mistress
7. Miss Polly was the only living .................. of the Harringtons’ big
house.
a) mistress b) minister c) gardener
8. “Didn’t you know that they cannot be opened when there are no
.................. on them?”
a) screens b) doors c) covers
poor lonely slender poorly calm inhuman freckled straw
1. Nancy noticed that Miss Harrington was not .................. like her
usual self.
2. Nancy was muttering to herself about how .................. and stiff Polly
Harrington was.
3. Polly Harrington was living a sad and .................. life.
4. The room, though clean, was .................. furnished.
5. Pollyanna was wearing a red dress and .................. hat.
6. Nancy knew that the .................. girl was Pollyanna.
7. Pollyanna had an eager, .................. face.
8. “We were .................. and couldn’t afford such things.”
E. Collocations
Match the words on the left to the words on the right.
on the
fresh
a sharp
a cold
an open
to raise
heart
spot
air
voice
a child
tone of voice
4
5
F. Collocations
Match the collocations above with their similar meaning below.
Chapter 2
1. to care for and teach someone while they are young -
2. immediately -
3. speaking quickly and angrily -
4. speaking without care or excitement -
5. being prepared to love someone easily and care for them -
6. clean and cool air -
A. The Story
Read the four paragraphs below, which summarise Chapter 2, and
number them in the correct order (1, 2, 3 and 4).
__________Pollyanna was glad to eat with Nancy, and then she began
talking about a game she used to play with her father. The idea of the
game was to find something good in any thing that happened in life.
F. Word Puzzle
Choose the correct words from the box to complete the puzzle below.
__________Nancy came into the room and tried to make her feel
better, but could think of nothing. Soon after Pollyanna had finished
unpacking, she left the house to look around the town. Her aunt
became angry because she was late for supper, and she punished
Pollyanna by making her eat in the kitchen with Nancy.
1 P
2
O
3 L
4
L
__________Pollyanna was very excited when she met her aunt, but
Aunt Polly didn’t really care for the girl’s excitement. After Pollyanna
had gone to her new room to unpack, she began crying because she
had expected nicer things in the room.
5
Y
6 A
7
N
8
N
9 A
__________One morning after noticing a fly in the house, Aunt Polly
began telling Pollyanna about her duties. Pollyanna had a lot to do, but
she was given enough free time to enjoy life and even teach others how
to play her ‘glad game’.
FLY RECOGNISE CURTAIN BREATH EAGER
WONDER EXPECT RELATIONSHIP EMBRACED
DAUGHTER LOVELY FURNISH NIECE REPLY STIFF
B. Word Completion
Complete the words in the sentences from the letters given.
1. She hadn’t inish the sentence before the girl began
_ _ g g _ _ g
and kissing her.
2. Miss Harrington was terriied by such
b e h a _ _ _ _ _
.
3. “Never mind what your father said. Don’t talk about him to me,” Aunt
Polly
i _ _ _ r r _ _ _e d
immediately.
6
7
4. Pollyanna’s eyes were nearly full with tears, but she followed her aunt
_ _ _ _ i e n t l _
.
5. A couple of minutes later Nancy found the girl
k n _ _ l _ _ _
beside
her bed.
6. Pollyanna, not telling anyone, left the house to
_ x p l _ _ _
the town.
7. “Where were you? I was
_ _ r r _ _ _
.”
8. “Once I wanted a doll, but in the barrel there were only
c r _ _ c h _ _
.”
9. Pollyanna went on explaining how the game became
h _ _ _ t
, and
how fun it was.
10. She couldn’t understand how anyone could be glad about being
p _ n i _ h _ _
.
11. “Flies are dirty and dangerous for your
_ e a l _ _
.”
12. “I will give you a
_ _ _ c h _ _ e
explaining how dangerous flies can
be for your health.”
13. Pollyanna listened patiently to her new daily
s c _ _ _ _ l e
.
14. “I have to do my duty, though, to take care of your
p r _ _ _ r
education.”
8. putting your arms around somebody and holding them tightly (verb
– continuous) -
9. to start talking before another person has finished what they were
saying (verb – past tense) -
10. to be resting on your knees on the ground (verb – continuous) -
11. to be nervous about something or somebody (verb – past tense) -
12. something that you do so often that it becomes normal (noun) -
13. the condition of a person’s body (noun) -
14. a plan for what you will do (noun) -
D. Word Match
Match the words on the left with a word on the right that has the
opposite meaning.
ungrateful
disappointed
glad
splendid
confused
extraordinary
terrified
merrily
sadly
unhappy
terrible
pleased
relaxed
understanding
normal
thankful
C. Definitions
Match the words you completed in exercise „B Word Completion”
with their correct meanings below.
1. correct (adjective) -
2. a small book with pictures that gives you information about
something (noun) -
3. to be made to do something you don’t like because you have done
something wrong (verb – past tense) -
4. a kind of stick that you put under your arm to help you walk (noun) -
5. to look around a place so you can learn about it (verb) -
6. doing what you are told to do (adverb) -
7. the way that you act (noun) -
E. Match The Sentences
The following sentences from Chapter 2 have been split apart and
mixed up. Put them back together so that they are correct.
Didn’t you remember that your duty was not to open the windows
Miss Polly didn’t even rise from the chair to meet her niece.
Miss Harrington was terrified by such behaviour and
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