Mrs. White`s Grandfather

READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY.

Mrs. White’s grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for lunch.

One morning a police car stopped outside Mrs. White’s house at twelve o’clock and the policeman helped Mr. White to get out. One of them said to Mrs. White, “The poor old gentleman lost his way in the park and telephoned us for help. So a car was sent to bring him home.”

      Mrs. White was very surprised, but she thanked the policemen and they left.

     “Grandfather, you have been to that park nearly every day for twenty years. How did you lose your way there?”

     The old man smiled, closed one eye and said, “ I didn’t quite lose my way. I just got tired and I didn’t want to walk home!”

A.     All these statements are FALSE. Correct them.

1.      Mrs. White’s grandfather lived alone. __________________________________

2.      Every afternoon he went for a walk in the park. __________________________

3.      He usually returned home for dinner. __________________________________

4.      One evening a police car stopped in front of Mrs. White’s house. ____________

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5.      Mrs. White was informed that her grandfather had been attacked. __________

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B.      Answer the following questions.

1.      Who did Mrs. White’s grandfather live with?

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2.      What did he use to do every morning?

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3.      What time did he come back home?

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4.      What happened one morning at twelve o’clock?

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5.      What did the old man tell the police when he phoned them?

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6.      Why was Mrs. White surprised?

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7.      Did the old man lose his way in the park?

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8.      Why did he phone the police?

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C.      Ask the questions.

1.      _______________________________________________________________?

Yes, Mrs. White was married.

2.      ______________________________________________________________ ?

She thanked the policemen.

3.      _______________________________________________________________?

No, she didn’t believe in the policemen’s story.

4.      ______________________________________________________________?

The old man was very clever because he fooled the policeman.

II

A.      Fill in the missing preposition of time.

1.      Mr. White’s birthday is _________ 22^nd February.

2.      He was born ____________ 1935.

3.      He usually came home ________ noon.

4.      The police car stopped in front of his granddaughter’s house ___ the morning.

5.      _______ Sundays he used to go to the shopping centre.

6.      _______ Christmas Eve, they went to church.

7.      They usually go to the beach ______ summer.

8.      ______ weekends they go to the cinema.

9.      Mr. White was born ______ 20^th century.

10.  Mr. White goes to bed ______ night.

B.      Write the following sentences:

a)- negative form

b)- interrogative form

1.      Mr. White was 80 years old.

a)- ____________________________________________________________

b)- ____________________________________________________________

        2. He left home in the morning.

            a)- _____________________________________________________________

            b)- _____________________________________________________________

       3. The policemen brought him home.

            a)- _____________________________________________________________

            b)- _____________________________________________________________