Exercises

1. Complete the sentences.

I climbed up a _______ hill from which I could look ________. I was surprised to see that ___________ here was very high, about __________ feet. Then I came to a _______ road, as I thought, but it was _______ only a foot-path _________ a field. I walked along that ________ till I came to a great _________ at the end of the field. Here I saw another ________, who climbed over the ________. He was as high as a ____________.

2. Fill in the prepositions.

I was very much afraid and tried to run away and hide ____ the grass, but I soon fell down. I was lying and thinking _____ Lilliput, where I could pull a whole fleet _____one hand, when I saw the giant’s foot _____ me. I screamed as loudly as I could, and he heard me. He stopped and looked _____ the ground _______ him. _____ last he saw me. He took me _____ his hand and brought me ______ his eyes to see me better.

3. Open the brackets.

He (to think) __________ that I (to be) ________ some insect or little animal. I (to be) __________terribly frightened. “He (to drop) __________ me on the ground,” I (to think) __________. I (to raise) ____________ my arms and (to look) _____________ up and (to ask) ___________ him not to drop me. He not (to understand) _________________me, but he (to be) ____________ surprised that I could speak, so he (to carry) ____________________ me to his master who (to be) _________________ a farmer.

4. Complete the sentences.

The farmer looked at me with interest, then ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

But I got up at once and walked slowly

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I took off my hat and said ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

They found the smallest glass, which was

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5. Write a description of the giant.

giant’s family ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Gulliver’s dinner ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

6. Find in the text who saved Gulliver’s life and get to know how it was done. Write the story below.

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