The Secret Garden - Workbook
The Secret Garden - Workbook
_If you look the right way, you can see the
whole world is a garden. _
Name: ______________________________
Year _____
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Before reading
1. The story is about a British girl, Mary, who moves from India to Yorkshire, in the
early 1900s. What differences do you think she found between her life in India and
England? Write a list of possible differences.
Differences
the weather
2. Mary goes to live with her uncle at Misselthwaite Manor, a 600-year-old house with a
secret garden where no-one has been for 10 years.
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Vocabulary
Chapter 1
The definitions of the words below are in the book. Copy the definitions. In the text, find the
sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.
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Chapter 1
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4. Armour
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5. Robin redbreast
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Comprehension questions
Chapter 1
Fact file
Her name is She was very ____________ and she
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6. Mary was alone in her room. Why did nobody come?
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7. Who did Mary stay for a while with?
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8. What is a clergyman?
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9. Who is Mr. Archibald Craven?
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10. Where does he live?
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11. Mr. Archibald Craven is a hunchback. Define hunchback.
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12. Describe Mrs Medlock.
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13. What do you know about Martha’s family?
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14. Who is Ben Weatherstaff’s only friend?
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Extra
work 1
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Vocabulary
Chapter 2
The definitions of the words below are in the book. Copy the definitions. In the text, find the
sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.
1. walled
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2. ivy
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3. portrait
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4. skipping rope
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2. ivy
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3. portrait
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4. skipping rope
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5. knob
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Comprehension questions
Chapter 2
4. Mary did not care much about the library itself. So why did she decide to look for the
library?
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5. Which portrait caught Mary’s attention in the gallery?
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6. What was Martha going to do on her free day?
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7. What did Mary find in the hole made by the robin?
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8. What present did Mary receive from Martha’s mother?
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9. Mary found something because the wind moved the ivy covering the wall. What did
she find?
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10. Describe the secret garden.
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11. What did Mary spend the day doing?
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Extra
work 2
1. Match each word on the left with its meaning on the right.
1. Mary was smaller than girls her age, in fact people often said that she was
very _______________________.
2. At first Mary didn’t care about Martha’s stories but later she became
_______________________ when Martha mentioned the secret garden.
3. People were very _______________________ when they found out about
the cholera outbreak, in fact they were terrified.
4. Porridge is a popular _______________________ in England.
5. Many things were _______________________ that morning – the normally
peaceful house was full of panicking people.
6. Mary tried to look out the window and see the moor, but she could only see
the _______________________ darkness.
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7. Mary wasn’t interested in anything. Suddenly she became curious and asked
questions _______________________ herself – she wanted to know why Mr
Craven’s wife had died.
8. The officer looked _______________________ - the epidemic was
spreading and the people still weren’t safe.
9. The _______________________ was almost 600 years old, it had 100 rooms
and beautiful gardens around it.
10. The situation was worse than bad. In fact, it was
_______________________ - people should have left two weeks earlier.
crooked uninterested
asleep awake
angry calm
surprised straight
solitary sociable
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Across:
1- When his wallet was stolen, he was very ____________________ about it.
2 - Now that my exams are over, I feel very ____________________ and peaceful.
4 - When a person doesn’t need a product, she is ____________________ in it.
5- He leads a very ____________________ life – he doesn’t see anyone, and he
doesn’t phone anyone either.
8- If you want to draw a ____________________ line, you should use a ruler.
Down:
1- I feel fresh and ____________________ - I don’t need to go to sleep.
3- When Mary did something kind to another person, that person was
____________________ because Mary usually didn’t do nice things.
5- Mary’s mother was very ____________________ - she like going to many
parties.
6- you should be quite – Mary is ____________________ already. She was very
tired after the journey.
7- Mr Craven has a ____________________ back. He can’t stand straight up.
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Vocabulary
Chapter 3
The definitions of the words below are in the book. Copy the definitions. In the text, find the
sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.
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2. pheasant
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3. nesting place
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4. snowdrops, crocuses, daffodils
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5. tidy
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6. dinner
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7. bacon
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8. foreign
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9. sand
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Chapter 3
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3. Nesting place
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4. Tidy
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5. Dinner
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6. Bacon
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7. Foreign
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Comprehension questions
Chapter 3
1. Fill in the fact file about the boy in the beginning of chapter 3.
Fact file
His name is _________________.
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3. What was the secret Mary told Dickon?
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4. Why did Dickon think Mary knows something about gardening?
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5. Who are the five people Mary likes?
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Extra
work 3
Complete each sentence with a suitable word from the box.
calling nothing corridors baby
leading permission sorrow disappeared
1. Mary was walking around the gardens trying to find a way __________________
to the secret garden.
2. The bird was singing as if __________________ out to Mary.
3. Ben has known the bird ever since he was a __________________ - since it was
small and was learning to fly.
4. Mary should stop asking questions because there were some things that had
__________________ to do with her.
5. After his wife’s death, Mr Craven went crazy with __________________ - he was
very sad and wouldn’t talk with anyone.
6. Even though Mary didn’t have the __________________ to walk around the
house, she went to find the library anyway.
7. There were many __________________ in the house and Mary got lost turning the
wrong one- that’s when she met Mrs Medlock.
8. When his smile __________________ he looked different – he no longer looked
friendly and nice.
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Vocabulary
Chapter 4
The definitions of the words below are in the book. Copy the definitions. In the text, find the
sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.
2. ivory
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3. strangers
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Chapter 4
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2. Ivory
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3. Strangers
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Comprehension questions
Chapter 4
1. What did Mary see when she opened the door? Write in details.
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2. Describe the boy on the bed.
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3. Why does Colin think his father hates him?
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4. What makes Mary think that Colin is ten years old?
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5. What did Mary see when she pulled back a silk curtain?
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6. What did Mary and Colin talk about?
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7. At first, why did Mary not tell Colin about the garden?
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Extra
work 4
What prepositions are missing from these sentences?
1. Mary was very busy with her new garden and she quickly forgot _______________
the child’s cry.
2. Nothing happens over night. It takes time _______________ things to grow.
3. Finally, Mary found Robin. The bird was walking _______________ one of the
flowerbeds.
4. Mary put the key in her pocket. She thought it might be the key
_______________ the secret garden.
5. Mary didn’t know what the present was _______________. She had to ask
Martha.
6. She was very happy about the present and she thanked Martha
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7. The garden was a mess. Everything grew everywhere _______________ great
confusion.
8. There is a certain kind _______________ flower that grows in the spring – Mary
had to find out what kind it was.
9. Dickon bought a set _______________ garden tools for Mary.
10. A squirrel was sitting _______________ a tree branch.
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Vocabulary
Chapter 5
The definitions of the words below are in the book. Copy the definitions. In the text, find the
sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.
1. pruned
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Comprehension questions
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Extra
work 5
1. Complete the words in these sentences.
a) Mary heard the noise again and she started to worry. She decided to find out what was
making that __ __ s __ __ __ __ __ __ __ noise.
b) She started walking around and saw a light coming from __ __ __ e __ __ __ a door-
she went in.
c) She saw a little boy – his face was very __ a __ __ - almost white.
d) The boy told her that he would have a crooked back – a __ __ __ c __ __ __ __ __ -
just like his father.
e) Colin was very sad. In fact, he was so __ __ __ r __ __ __ __ __ that he didn’t want to
see anybody.
f) Mary didn’t want Colin to __ __ v __ __ __ her secret – she told him not to talk to
anyone about the garden.
g) Finally, Mary sang her new friend a __ __ __ __ a __ __ and left his room when he
was asleep.
h) A __ __ o __ is one of Dickon’s friends. It’s a beautiful black bird with a shiny beak.
Mary liked to spend time with him and his animal friends.
i) One day, Mary was so __ __ __ y, she couldn’t visit her other friend, Colin.
j) That day, Colin had one of his __ __ __ __ __ __ m __ - he was bad-tempered and
angry.
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Vocabulary
Chapter 6
The definitions of the words below are in the book. Copy the definitions. In the text, find the
sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.
1. to flutter
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2. bud
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3. twig
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4. wax
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5. cripple
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6. to be fond of someone/something
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Comprehension questions
Chapter 6
1. Why did the kids have to wait for more than a week to visit the secret garden?
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2. What were Colin’s orders for the head gardener?
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3. Write three things Mary and Dickon showed to Colin on the way to the secret garden.
4. Why did Colin look like a different boy when he was in the garden? (Based on
his appearance)
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5. Why was Colin angry at Ben Weatherstaff?
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6. What did Colin do to prove Ben wrong?
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Extra
work 6
Word search
Choose five words from the word bank and write one sentence to each
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Vocabulary
Chapter 7
The definitions of the words below are in the book. Copy the definitions. In the text, find the
sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.
1. manners
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2. row
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3. to complain
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4. bun
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6. muffin
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Comprehension questions
Chapter 7
1. What is the doctor’s advice?
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2. What is Colin going to do when he grows up?
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3. What was the biggest secret of all?
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4. Why was Colin always hungry?
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5. What was the way to show Colin’s gratitude for Dickon’s mum’s gesture?
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6. What did the kids to when they were bored because of the rain?
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Extra
work 7
Find the book titles.
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Vocabulary
Chapter 8
The definitions of the words below are in the book. Copy the definitions. In the text, find the
sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.
1. lecture
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2. pound
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6. luxury
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1. Lecture
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2. Pound
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Comprehension questions
Chapter 8
1. Who came to visit the kids in the garden?
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2. Find evidence that shows Colin is happy to see Dickon’s mother.
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3. What made Mr Craven come back home?
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4. What made Mr Craven go to the garden?
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Extra
work 8
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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