English 7 · Unit 1: Making connections · Cambridge Global English Stage 7
1.8 Fiction
19 questions · e.g. Once upon a ____ there was a rich and powerful man.
Questions
1. There was a rich and ____ man.
Check2. All the people who lived near him were poor ____, who worked on his land.
Check3. The rich man didn't ____ them to come near his house.
Check4. 'I saw him in the ____ riding his horse.'
Check5. A third peasant, who was the ____ man in the village, said, 'I can eat with him any time.'
Check6. 'If you ever have a meal with him, we'll give you a ____ and three bags of rice.'
Check7. The next day, the peasant went to the rich man's house and told the ____ that he had good news.
Check8. The rich man ____ the peasant would tell him something important.
Check9. So he ____ the guards away and let the peasant come in.
Check10. Rich man: "What's this good news you want to tell me, peasant?" What does the peasant say?
- I can't say, Sir, but I need to know.
- It's not exactly good news, Sir. It's a question. What's the value of a piece of gold the size of a melon?
- Thank you, Sir. I enjoyed that meal.
- Not exactly.
11. Peasant: "What's the value of a piece of gold the size of a melon?" What does the rich man say?
- Good. Now where is the gold?
- The size of a melon? Why do you want to know that?
- Servants, bring us lunch!
- Oh, you're hungry.
12. Rich man: "Why do you want to know that?" What does the peasant say?
- Thank you, Sir. I would like to stay for lunch.
- I can't say, Sir, but I need to know.
- It's not exactly good news.
- Not exactly.
13. Peasant: "I can't say, Sir, but I need to know." What does the rich man say?
- But why? Have you found gold?
- Servants, bring us lunch!
- Good. Now where is the gold?
- Oh, you're hungry.
14. Rich man: "Have you found gold?" What does the peasant say?
- It's a question.
- Thank you, Sir. I enjoyed that meal.
- Not exactly. But if you don't know the price of gold, I'll go home for lunch.
- I can't say, Sir.
15. Peasant: "I'll go home for lunch." What does the rich man say?
- Good. Now where is the gold?
- Oh, you're hungry. You can have lunch with me.
- The size of a melon?
- Servants, bring us lunch!
16. Rich man: "You can have lunch with me." What does the peasant say?
- Thank you, Sir. I would like to stay for lunch.
- Thank you, Sir. I enjoyed that meal.
- Not exactly.
- I can't say, Sir.
17. Peasant: "I would like to stay for lunch." What does the rich man say?
- Servants, bring us lunch for me and my guest. NOW!
- Good. Now where is the gold?
- But why?
- Oh, you're hungry.
18. After lunch, what does the peasant say?
- I can't say, Sir.
- Not exactly.
- Thank you, Sir. I would like to stay for lunch.
- Thank you, Sir. I enjoyed that meal.
19. Why did the peasant ask about gold?
- He wanted to work for the rich man.
- He wanted to buy a melon.
- He had found some gold.
- To have a meal with the rich man and win a goat and three bags of rice.