Comprehension Test
A Cup of Kindness: Stories from Scotland
1 In which story do these things happen? The Pigeon, Donald and the Drovers, Andrina,The Confession, The Day I Met Sean Connery.
a ...A man receives a letter from a woman heknew long ago. ………………
b ...A man tells a story which isn’t true.………………
c ...Some men stay alone on an island in thedark. ………………
d ...A young woman follows a man to hisroom. ………………
e ...A man doesn’t want to go out andcelebrate. ………………
20 marks
2 Who said this? Match a number from A witha letter from B.
A
1 ___ ‘You’ll know now that me and the boatare old but honest …’
2 ___ ‘You should take good care of yourself,you all alone up there. There’s still a
greyness in your face …’
3 ___ ‘I’m in terrible danger. I mean, there’s aprice on my head now.’
4 ___ ‘Ah, tea.’
5 ___ ‘No, it belongs to me. I am not takingit to any other person.’
20 marks
B
a Ian in The Confession.
b Donald in Donald and the Drovers.
c Jan in The Pigeon.
d Miss Stewart in Andrina.
e Sean Connery in The Day I MetSean Connery.
20 marks
3 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a ___ Jan once had a wife and a daughter, but they died in a prison camp.
b ___ Ella is angry about the pigeon and she shouts at Jan.
c ___ The drovers have come to the islands to buy cattle.
d ___ Donald only takes the drovers away when they give him a lot of money.
e ___ Captain Torvald lives alone, but a girl called Andrina comes to help him.
f ___ Captain Torvald once married a woman called Sigrid and they had a child.
g ___ Ian explains that there was money in one of the stolen washing machines.
h ___ The detective thinks that Ian should go to prison.
i ___ Marina has liked Sean Connery for along time.
j ___ Sean Connery talks kindly to Marina.
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4 Match the Scottish words from A with adefinition from B.
A
1 ___ wee
2 ___ Hogmanay
3 ___ och
4 ___ Gaelic
5 ___ ye
B
a the Celtic language of Scotland
b an expression of surprise
c you
d very small
e New Year’s Eve
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5 In which story can you find these things?
The Pigeon, Donald and the Drovers, Andrina,The Confession, The Day I Met Sean Connery.
a Some shortbread on a tray. ………………
b A chair with its front legs shorter than itsback legs. ………………
c A hot-water bottle and a hot toddy drink.………………
d A shoe-box with soft tissue paper in it.………………
e Some oars. ………………
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Multiple-choice Test
A Cup of Kindness: Stories from Scotland
Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 In The Pigeon, Ella and her family are goingout because it is _____.
a [ ]Christmas b [ ]New Yearc [ ]her birthday d [ ]her son’s birthday
2 Jan now lives in Scotland, but he comes from_____.
a [ ]Poland b [ ]Germany c [ ]Franced [ ]England
3 The story of Donald and the Drovers happenson the _____.
a [ ]Orkney Islands b [ ]Shetland Islands
c [ ]Outer Hebrides d [ ]Inner Hebrides
4 The three drovers want Donald to take them toa _____ on the island of Benbecula.
a [ ]farm b [ ]restaurant c [ ]hoteld [ ]market
5 The story Andrina happens _____.
a [ ]on the island of Orkney b [ ]on theisland of South Uist
c [ ]in the city ofAberdeen d [ ]in the city of Glasgow
6 Captain Torvald lives _____.
a [ ]in a flat above a post office b [ ]on asmall houseboat
c [ ]in a dark, cold housed [ ]in a warm, modern house
7 The story of The Confession happens in the_____ at a police station.
a [ ]restaurant b [ ]corridor c [ ]officed [ ]interview room
8 Ian tells a story about things stolen from a_____.
a [ ]police car b [ ]lorry c [ ]busd [ ]nightclub
9 The Day I Met Sean Connery happens at theBBC _____ in Glasgow.
a [ ]children’s cinema b [ ]information centre
c [ ]television building d [ ]radio building
10 Marina sits and watches people in the BBC_____ for an hour.
a [ ]restaurant b [ ]shop c [ ]gardensd [ ]corridor
Multiple-choice Test
A Cup of Kindness: Stories from Scotland
Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Ella is _____ woman.
a [ ]a worried and quietb [ ]a strange, but friendly
c [ ]an unkind and angryd [ ] a kind and motherly
12 Jan is now Ella’s _____.
a [ ]neighbour b [ ]husband c [ ]visitord [ ]cleaner
13 Donald has two jobs. He is a ferryman and a_____.
a [ ]shoemaker b [ ]farmer c [ ]doctord [ ]teacher
14 The three drovers are very _____ men.
a [ ]generous b [ ]mean c [ ]kind d [ ]ill
15 Captain Torvald now has a _____ life.
a [ ]quiet, but very happyb [ ]busy and interesting
c [ ]rich and excitingd [ ]hard and lonely
16 Andrina is _____.
a [ ]Torvald’s grandmotherb [ ]the postmistress from the village
c [ ]a pretty girl of twentyd [ ]an older Australian woman
17 Ian is a man who likes to _____.
a [ ]ask questions b [ ]sit quietlyc [ ]talk a lot d [ ]write things down
18 The detective at the police station _____.
a [ ]doesn’t listen to Ianb [ ]listens carefully to Ian
c [ ]puts Ian in prisond [ ]pushes Ian
19 Sean Connery is Marina’s _____.
a [ ]close neighbour b [ ]distant cousinc [ ]dream person d [ ]important boss
20 When Marina first meets Sean Connery, shefinds he is very _____ and looks great.
a[ ]tall b [ ]small c [ ]young d [ ]thin
Multiple-choice Test
A Cup of Kindness: Stories from Scotland
Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21 ‘You came with me last year. And you enjoyedit. Don’t you remember?’
a [ ]Alec b [ ]Robert c[ ]Jan d[ ]Ella
22 ‘Don’t you remember a child? A small girl?Fair hair, soft smooth hair, blue eyes alwayslaughing.’
a [ ]Angus b [ ]Robert c [ ]Jan d [ ]Ella
23 ‘Ye can have the night’s part for nothing.’
a [ ]Catriona b[ ]one of the droversc [ ]a fisherman d [ ]Donald
24 ‘We’ll miss the best cattle. They’re always soldfirst.’
a [ ]Donald b [ ]Catriona c [ ]one of thedrovers d [ ]a travelling salesman
25 ‘I suppose everyone in the island knows thatAndrina – that girl – has been coming all
winter up to my place.’
a [ ]Captain Torvald b [ ]Isaac Irvingc [ ]Stanley the postman d[ ]Tina Stewart
26 ‘I wish I knew that grandfather of mine. Gran,do you think he’s lonely?’
a [ ]Tina Stewart b [ ]Andrina c [ ]Sigridd[ ]Isaac Irving
27 ‘Tony’s my brother, two years younger thanme, but he was always the clever one.’
a [ ] Eddie Hart b [ ]Andy Horriganc [ ]Ian d [ ]the detective
28 ‘Come on now, it’s time you were home. Yourmum will be worried about you.’
a [ ]Tony b [ ]Malc c [ ]Iand [ ]the detective
29 ‘BBC coffee is always terrible.’
a [ ]Marina McLoughlin b [ ]Sean Conneryc [ ]Kevin Costner d [ ]Kenneth
30 ‘Expect you’ve not had this for a wee while.Go on, put some in your pocket for later.’
a [ ]Marina McLoughlin b [ ]Sean Connery c [ ]Agnes d [ ]Veronica
Multiple-choice Test
A Cup of Kindness: Stories from Scotland
Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 a shirt for a woman
a [ ]blouse b [ ]dress c [ ]cardigand [ ]scarf
32 a tall cupboard where you can put your clothes
a [ ]drawer b [ ]box c [ ]sculleryd[ ]wardrobe
33 the land along the edge of the sea
a [ ]river b [ ]shore c [ ]hill d[ ]pit
34 a boat that takes people on short journeysacross a river or the sea
a [ ]hut b [ ]tide c [ ]ferry d [ ]truck
35 a round metal container with a handle, forcarrying water
a [ ]bucket b [ ]brick c [ ]plate d [ ]skip
36 a thing that gives light
a [ ]croft b [ ]oar c [ ]lamb d [ ]lamp
37 a large vehicle for carrying cargo on the roads
a [ ]lorry b [ ]ledge c [ ]slip-roadd [ ]roundabout
38 liquid that comes through your skin when youare hot
a [ ]dust b [ ]sweat c [ ]make upd [ ]spirit
39 when something is very surprising
a [ ]ordinary b [ ]shameful c [ ]amazingd [ ]huge
40 a flat object that you can use for carryingdrinks
a [ ]case b [ ]basket c [ ]handle d [ ]tray
Multiple-choice Test
A Cup of Kindness: Stories from Scotland
Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 Jan finds a pigeon which is very _____.
a [ ]fat b [ ]excited c [ ]ill d [ ]hungry
42 Jan doesn’t want to _____.
a [ ]talk to Ella b [ ]find Ella’s blousec [ ]look after the pigeon d [ ]go out andcelebrate
43 The three drovers want to pay Donald _____pence.
a [ ]two b[ ]three c[ ]six d [ ]twenty
44 Donald leaves the drovers _____.
a [ ]on a small island b [ ]in a big hutc[ ]near a cattle marketd [ ]under some tall trees
45 Captain Torvald _____ a girl called Sigridwhen he was younger.
a [ ]ran away from b [ ]killed c [ ]marriedd [ ]worked with
46 In a letter, Sigrid says that Andrina _____.
a [ ]went to Australia b [ ]sailed to Scotlandc [ ]married a sailor d [ ]died suddenly
47 Ian explains that he stole some washingmachines, but one of them had _____ in it.
a [ ]money b [ ]drugs c [ ]gold d [ ]silver
48 In the end, the detective thinks that Ian’s storyis _____.
a [ ]untrue b [ ]true c [ ]very frighteningd [ ]very funny
49 Marina takes a tray of tea and some _____ toSean Connery’s room.
a [ ]sandwiches b [ ]crisps c [ ]shortbreadd [ ]chocolate
50 Sean Connery is _____ Marina when he learnsthat she’s not the real tea lady.
a [ ]unkind to b [ ]nice to c [ ]cold tod [ ]angry with
A Cup of Kindess: Stories from Scotland
1 a Andrina
bThe Confession
cDonald and the Drovers
dThe Day I Met Sean Connery
eThe pigeon
21b
2d
3a
4e
5c
3 a T
bF
cT
dF
eT
fF
gF
hF
iT
JT
41d
2e
3b
4a
5c
5aThe Day I Met Sean Connery
bThe Confession
cAndrina
dThe Pigeon
eDonald and the Drovers
A Cup of Kindess: Stories from Scotland
Setting
1b
2a
3c
4d
5a
6c
7d
8b
9c
10a
Characters
11d
12b
13a
14b
15d
16c
17c
18b
19c
20a
Dialogue
21d
22c
23d
24c
25a
26b
27c
28d
29b
30a
Vocabulary
31a
32d
33b
34c
35a
36d
37a
38b
39c
40d
Plot
41c
42d
43b
44a
45a
46d
47b
48a
49c
50b