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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll Name: 7
Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland
By Lewis Carroll
Name:
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapter 1
Before you read the chapter:
The title of Lewis Carroll's famous novel may remind readers of the many theme parks which
have sprung up with that name: Canada's Wonderland; Dutch Wonderland Theme Park; Dubai's
Wonderland Theme and Water Park, and many more. How do you think Alice's Wonderland and
these theme park wonderlands will differ?
Describe what you already know about this novel before you begin reading it.
Vocabulary:
Choose a word from the list to complete each sentence.
waistcoat severe longitude curtsey antipathy
earnest conversation curiosity consider respectable
1. The gentleman's ______________ was filled with large words and confusing
contradictions.
2. You'd think she would have enough ______________ to cause her to open the mysterious
parcel.
3. His plea could not have been any more ___________ than it was.
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4. When she found herself in the presence of Queen Elizabeth, she thought that performing
a ______________ would show her respect.
5. Alice had a marked _______________ toward those who were messy and rude.
6. It is difficult to appear _______________ when your clothes are all worn and frayed with
age.
7. My little brother has a _____________ cough.
8. "I know the latitude of the city is 43N," the teacher said with a scowl, "but what is the
_______________?"
9. Did you ever _______________ becoming a police officer?
10. The rabbit put the watch into the pocket of his ______________.
Questions
1. Alice is of the opinion that a book without pictures and conversation is not one she would
be interested in. In your opinion, what are two other things which make a book interesting?
2. Investigate: Alice takes a jar down from the shelf marked ORANGE MARMALADE.
Using resources in your school library or on the Internet, find out what the typical
ingredients of orange marmalade are.
3. Anthropomorphism is a literary device in which animals or inanimate objects are
portrayed in a story as people, such as by walking and talking or being given human-like
facial features. In what three ways is the rabbit with pink eyes an example of this in
Chapter One?
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4. Describe the setting of the story as Chapter One begins.
5. Sometimes English expressions make little sense to a person learning the language. An
example of such an expression is found in this chapter: burning with curiosity. In actual
fact we know that Alice is not really on fire. What is the author really saying?
b. Give another example of an expression which might be quite confusing to someone
learning the language.
6. When Alice falls into the rabbit hole she finds she has plenty of time to look about her and
decides that the hole is either very deep or she is falling very slowly. What clue do we have
in the story which supports one of these two possibilities?
7. After arriving safely at the bottom of the hole, Alice found a golden key sitting on a table
made of glass. When she opened the tiny door with this key, what unusual sight did she see
on the other side of the door?
8. What happened to Alice when she drank from the bottle?
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b. Why might drinking from this bottle have been a rather unwise thing to do?
c. What still prevented her from going through the tiny door?
Language Activity
A simile is a comparison using the words “like” or “as”. An example from Chapter One is “I
must be shutting up like a telescope."
What two things are being compared in this example?
Invent your own similes comparing the following items with something from your
imagination:
a) the frightened cry of a child
b) the slamming of a car door
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Extension Activity
Storyboard
A storyboard is a series of pictures that tell about an important event in a story. A storyboard can
tell the story of only one scene – or the entire novel.
Complete the storyboard below illustrating the events described in the first chapter of Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland. You may wish to practice your drawings on a separate piece of
paper.
1 2
3 4
5 6
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapter 2
Before you read the chapter
Chapter Two finds Alice in a great state of confusion and frustration. Why might being in a
strange place with unusual characters cause one to feel like this?
Vocabulary:
Many of the words in this Crossword Puzzle are from Chapter Two. Use the words in the box to
complete the puzzle.
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10
11 12
13
14 15 16
17 18 19
20 21 22 23
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25 26
27 28
29 30
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Down Across 1. Gasoline is sometimes measured in _____.
2. To color.
3. Immediately following in order.
4. Weep.
5. Having an urgent need.
6. Take a _____.
8. Accommodations.
10. Places where flowers grow.
13. Crude.
15. She ______ her paycheck.
16. That dog will begin to _____ his fur.
19. The smallest component of an element.
20. An extinct bird.
21. Offenses or wrongdoings.
22. The home of Adam and Eve.
26. What results from weeping.
28. Dinah was the ______.
7. The novel's main character.
8. A type of small parrot.
9. A young eagle.
11. Opposite of longitude.
12. "I beg your ______."
14. The finish.
15. More curious.
17. A joke.
18. One of the five senses.
20. The White Rabbit was worried about
keeping her waiting.
23. An advantage.
24. A color.
25. To offer advice.
26. Shy.
27. To climb or ascend.
29. Excited and enthusiastic.
30. The White _____.
CASHES CAT LORY NEXT SCALE PARDON
RABBIT VULGAR LATITUDE TEARS TIMID CURIOUSER
ATOM GARDENS RED END DUCHESS DODO
ADVISE ALICE CRIMES TINT SHED STAND
TASTE EAGLET CRY PASSIONATE ASSET EDEN
GALLONS LODGINGS GAG DESPERATE
Questions
1. What event made Alice think about sending a present to one's own feet?
2. What resulted from Alice shedding gallons of tears?
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3. Who was the White Rabbit worried about being kept waiting?
b. Why do you suppose he was worried about this?
4. When Alice began thinking confused thoughts, what two girls did she consider she
may have been changed into?
5. In her confusion Alice gives many incorrect answers to her own question. Below list
the correct answers to the questions she asks.
a) four times five __________ b) four times six ________________
c) four times seven _________ d) London is the capital of ________________
6. What did holding the fan cause Alice to do?
7. What subject did Alice bring up with the mouse that the rodent found offensive?
8. Other than the mouse, what four animals had fallen into the pool with Alice?
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Language Activities
A. Chapter 2 contains an important literary device called a cliffhanger. A cliffhanger usually
occurs at the end of a chapter when the author leaves the reader in suspense. How is this true in
Chapter 2? Why do you think the author ended the chapter like this?
B. Choose ten words from these chapters with two or more syllables. Indicate the syllables
by drawing a line between each syllable. Example: some / time.
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapter 3
Before you read the chapter:
In Chapter Three Alice continues to meet some rather interesting and unusual characters. Think
about the most unusual adult you have ever met. Who was it and what was there about this
person that made him/her fascinating?
Vocabulary:
In each of the following sets of words, underline the one word that does not belong. Then write
a sentence explaining why it does not fit.
1. insolence sass disrespect humility
2. gravely mildly seriously exceedingly
3. lethargic energetic animated vigorous
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4. comfit bonbon confectionery stripling
5. absurd rational inane ludicrous
6. reality pretext guise disguise
7. melancholy despondent disconsolate energized
Questions
Cloze Call
Complete the following exercise filling in the correct words from the Word Box.
death dodo Dinah judge thimble
offended duck comfit lory jury
dry Conqueror eaglet race circle
At the end of Chapter Three we learn that at least four animals are in the pool with Alice.
They are a ____________, a ___________, a ____________ and an ____________. After
climbing from the pool the first question was, how to get _______ again. Mouse then began a
very dry and boring speech about, among other things, William the ______________. The
Dodo decided that the best way to get dry would be to have a Caucus-_________. The course
was set out in the shape of a __________. For prizes Alice awarded everyone a _________,
except herself. She received a ___________ for her efforts. In the mouse's poem the Fury
offered to be both __________ and __________ and condemn the mouse to __________.
After discussing the poem, Alice accused the mouse of being easily _______________.
Alice's cat was named __________.
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Language Activities
A. Shape Poems
A Shape Poem is a poem that describes an object and is written in the shape
of its subject. In Chapter 3 we see an example of a Shape Poem describing
the conversation of the mouse. A shape can be in the form of a pyramid, a
hand or foot, a flower, snowflake or any interesting topic.
The Read-Write-Think website has an excellent interactive activity on the Shape Poem. Its website is:
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/student_material.asp?id=44
Create your own Shape Poem on a topic of your choice. You may wish to consider a topic
featured in this novel, such as rabbits, mice, a key, or a hole in the ground.
B. Homonyms
The author has some fun in this chapter with the two words - tail and tale. When the mouse says,
"Mine is a long and a sad tale!" Alice thinks he is actually referring to his tail. These two words
are examples of homonyms - two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the
same way but have different meanings.
Think of two more examples of homonyms and use each in a sentence showing the meaning of
each word quite clearly.
Example 1
Homonyms Sentence
1
2
Example 2
Homonyms Sentence
1
2
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapters 4
Before you read the chapters:
Think of one advantage to being a giant and one disadvantage.
Vocabulary:
Draw a straight line to connect the vocabulary word to its definition. Remember to use a straight
edge (like a ruler).
1. execute a. carve
2. hasty b. wanted
3. engrave c. flatten
4. resource d. condition
5. fancied e. kill
6. feeble f. pipe
7. trample g. cart
8. circumstance h. quickly
9. hookah i. ineffective
10. barrow j. asset
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Questions
Indicate whether the following statements are True or False.
1. The White Rabbit was afraid that Dinah would execute him for losing the fan
and pair of white gloves.
True or False
2. The White Rabbit thought Alice was Mary Ann, his housemaid. True or False
3. Shortly after finding the fan and white gloves, Alice spotted a bottle with the
words "Don't Drink Me" on it.
True or False
4. After drinking half the bottle Alice grew so big her head reached the ceiling True or False
5. Alice said that when she grew up she would get her sister to write a book
about her.
True or False
6. The White Rabbit couldn't get into the room because Alice's elbow was
pressed against the door.
True or False
7. Pat was the one who informed the White Rabbit that it was an arm he saw in
the window.
True or False
8. The White Rabbit told Pat that he must go down the chimney. True or False
9. When the White Rabbit threatened to burn the house down Alice suggested
she would set Dinah on to them.
True or False
10. After eating the cakes Alice grew even larger still . True or False
Your Thoughts
Describe the one scene or event in the novel which you have enjoyed the most thus far.
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Language Activities
A. Write the plural of the following nouns from this chapter. Careful – you may wish to
consult a dictionary for some of these words.
Singular Noun Plural Nounmouse
glass
opportunity
sky
puppy
grass
pebble
tongue
chimney
goose
B. Rewrite the following sentences putting in the correct capitalization and
punctuation.
alice found herself wandering about wonderland looking for dinah
why can't you and tim come to toronto sometime in march
my friend raymond has toured buckingham palace
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapter 5
Before you read the chapters:
Chapter Five has a very intriguing title – “Advice From a Caterpillar". Predict what this advice
might be.
Vocabulary:
Choose a word from the list that means the same or nearly the same as the underlined word(s).
content contemptuous venture supple indignant
incessant languid wretched stern piteous
1 Upon eating the seven course meal, Jeremy began to feel
quite sleepy and satisfied with himself.
2 My aunt is quite disrespectful when it comes to those she
feels are not of her station in life.
3 "Must you continue on with that ceaseless, irritating subject
matter?" Maria asked her brother.
4 Olga is much more flexible than one would imagine.
5 The St. Bernard puppy had such a woeful expression that my
dad decided to take him home.
6 I cannot imagine any circumstances more miserable than
huddling under that bridge in a torrential downpour.
7 The twins were most satisfied with their birthday presents.
8 I think it is most important for a principal to appear to be
very serious at the appropriate times.
9 If you are so sure of yourself, why not risk a bet?
10 My grandmother was so angry that she slapped the salesman
across the face.
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Questions
1. Investigate: The caterpillar is sitting on a mushroom smoking a hookah. Using
resources in your school library or on the Internet, find out more about the hookah –
its possible appearance and purpose.
2. Alice suggests that the caterpillar would one day be more understanding about the
changes she had experienced that day. When did she think this might happen?
3. The poem "You are old, Father William" which Alice quotes to the caterpillar was a
nonsense verse by Lewis Carroll which was a parody of Robert Southey's poem "The
Old Man's Comforts and How He Gained Them", which was written about 70 years
before Alice's adventures were penned by Carroll. Find out what a parody is, and
suggest why the author might have included this in the novel.
b. What is the rhyming scheme of this poem?
4. How did Alice discover what to eat in order to change her size once again?
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5. Why was the Pigeon forever on the lookout for serpents?
6. At the end of this chapter why does Alice eat herself down to nine inches in height?
Language Activities
A. The author seems to enjoy using alliteration – a literary device where the author repeats the
same sound at the beginning of several words. An example from this chapter is: “'Serpent!'
screamed the Pigeon” and "so she set to work"..
Using your imagination, create your own examples of alliteration from the following topics.
Each example must contain a minimum of three words.
The sound of a young boy sobbing
The noise of angry bees
From your imagination
B. As Chapter 5 concludes, poor Alice must be quite confused and feeling very badly about her
situation. Describe a similar emotional experience in your own life. What happened and how did
you feel?
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C. Copy out any three sentences from these chapters and underline the verbs.
Extension Activity
A Comic Strip
This activity is especially for students with an artistic flair or who love comic books! It can
be done for any event up to this point in the story. The first step is to decide on the length
of your comic strip (6 to 12 frames is suggested); next consider what events you will
include. You may wish to highlight a brief incident (i.e. Alice meeting the caterpillar), or
include the highlights of the novel to this point. You may even want to provide an alternate
ending to your scene!
A quick sketch of the comic strip can first be accomplished in a storyboard format before
a final, good copy is attempted. The strip should include a title, dialogue, and color. It
should be neat and imaginative.
A Scene From 'Alice In Wonderland' (2010)
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapter 6
Before you read the chapters:
In this chapter we meet a very famous character, the Cheshire Cat. By the time Lewis Carroll
wrote this novel, almost 150 years ago, there were already a couple of popular expressions
regarding the grin of the Cheshire Cat. One was by Francis Grose (The Second Edition,
Corrected and Enlarged, London 1788): "CHESHIRE CAT. He grins like a Cheshire cat; said of
any one who shows his teeth and gums in laughing." With a partner, consider two or three more
expressions involving the characteristics of animals (i.e. "strong as an ox").
Vocabulary:
Solve the following word search puzzle using the words from the Word Box. Remember – the
words can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal. They may be forward or even backward!
Word Box:
livery solemn croquet extraordinary uncivil
Cheshire idiotic alternate hearth variation
dreadful absurd giddy mushroom abide
W Q E I D I O T I C E R T Y M
C H E S H I R E U I O A S U D
G D A F A B S U R D F G S H N
Z I X B C V B Q N M Q H W E O
L K D J I H G O F D R E T R I
L L K D J D H R G O F A D S T
L I P O Y I E C O U Y R T R A
I L V K J H G M F N D T S A I
V M N E B V C X Z D M H F G R
I P O I R U E T A N R E T L A
C L K J H Y G F D S C V L B V
N D R E A D F U L C C V B O N
U Y R A N I D R O A R T X E S
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Questions
1. The word "livery" has many possible meanings. Read how the word is used in the
first paragraph of this chapter and using a dictionary determine its proper meaning.
livery
2. Investigate: The Duchess receives an invitation in this chapter to a game of croquet
with the Queen. Using resources in your school library or the Internet, find out at
least two facts about this very British game.
croquet 1.
2.
3. What was there was about Footman's attitude toward Alice which caused her to
remark about him, "he's perfectly idiotic"?
4. Describe the scene which greeted Alice in the kitchen.
5. Describe what happened to the baby while Alice was holding it.
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6. Why did the Cheshire Cat assume that Alice must be mad?
b. What proof did the Cat offer to Alice that she (the Cat) was indeed mad?
7. At the end of the chapter why did Alice assume she had reached the house of the March
Hare?
Language Activities
A. Beside each of the following words from this chapter, write its root word.
running sobbed
invitation expressing
judging timidly
impossible disappearing
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B. Foreshadowing is a literary device used by authors to provide clues for the reader so that
they are able to predict what might occur later in the story. How might the conclusion to this
chapter prove to be an example of foreshadowing?
C. In this chapter the Duchess sings a lullaby to the baby:
Speak roughly to your little boy,
And beat him when he sneezes:
He only does it to annoy,
Because he knows it teases.
1. What is the rhyming scheme of this little poem?
_____ _____ _____ _____
2. How many syllables are in each line?
_____ _____ _____ _____
3. Now write your own verse with the same rhyming scheme and number of syllables in
each line as the verse from the novel. Use the guide below to help you. The last word in
each line has been given for you.
cat,
sunshine:
sat,
mine.
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapters 7
Before you read the chapters:
In this chapter Alice attends a rather unusual tea party hosted by the March Hare and attended by
a couple of other unusual characters. Describe below a rather memorable social event that you
once attended (i.e. a birthday party or a visit to the home of a relative.) What was there about the
event that made it so memorable?
Vocabulary:
Write a sentence using the following words. Make sure that the meaning of the word is clear in
your sentence.
indignant –
severity –
contemptuous –
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mournful –
ventured –
triumphant -
earnest -
sulkily -
civil -
hoarse -
proposal -
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Questions
1. "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" The Hatter asks Alice this riddle but never gives
her the answer. With a partner come up with at least one plausible response to this riddle.
2. Besides Alice, who were the three characters attending the Hatter's Tea Party?
3. The March Hare's watch is most unusual. How so? Record one advantage and one
disadvantage to such a watch.
4. Why does the Hatter suggest that Alice is not on the best of terms with time?
5. Why had the Queen threatened the Hatter with, "Off with his head!" and what was the
result?
6. In the Dormouse's story he claims that the three little sisters lived on treacle. What is
treacle?
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7. Why did all the members of the tea party move into each other's places at the table?
8. Describe where Alice finds herself as the chapter ends.
Extension Activities
A. One of the characters introduced in this chapter is a dormouse. Using resources in your
school library or on the Internet, investigate this fascinating creature. Below record three
interesting facts about the dormouse.
The Dormouse1
2
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B. A Letter Home
It had been a most difficult and confusing time for poor Alice to this point in
our story. Imagine that you are Alice and write a letter home to your parents
or to your best friend describing your adventures during these first seven
chapters. Be sure to describe your feelings as well as some of the things you
have been going through. Your letter should be at least a half-page in length
and follow the proper format of a friendly letter.
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C. The Five W’s Chart
Choose a major event from the novel, then complete the following chart with
the important details.
What happened?
Who was there?
Why did it happen?
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapter 8
Before you read the chapters:
In this chapter we meet a most unpleasant character – the Queen. Every good book usually has at
least one character who is very hard to warm up to. Why do you think such characters are
important to a good story?
Vocabulary:
Choose a word from the list to complete each definition.
evident dispute ornamented unjust courtier
procession impertinent passion severe oblong
1. A person who is is usually quite biased.
2. Something which is has the shape of a rectangle or an ellipse.
3. An highly decorated object can be said to be ____________.
4. A is a person who often serves at the court of a king or queen.
5. A line of persons moving along together can be said to be in a .
6. Synonyms of include the words harsh, stern and uncompromising.
7. If something is it is abundantly clear.
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8. A usually entails an argument or a quarrel.
9. A person who is might be considered sassy or rude.
10. Anyone who has a for something must show a keen interest in the subject.
BONUS QUESTION: The author enjoys using unusual and creative expressions in his novels.
Rewrite the following three expressions in your own words:
Leave off that!
We've no time to wash the
things between whiles.
If everybody minded their own
business the world would go
round a deal faster than it does.
Questions
Indicate whether the following statements are True or False.
1. As the chapter opens Alice discovers three gardeners painting white roses red. T or F
2. Last of all in the procession came the King and Queen of Diamonds. T or F
3. Alice felt that she needn't be afraid of them because they were only a pack T or F
of cards.
4. Alice was much too intimidated by the Queen to speak rudely to her. T or F
5. Alice prevented the three gardeners from being beheaded by hiding them T or F
behind the water fountain.
6. The Duchess was to be executed for boxing the Queen's ears. T or F
7. For the game of croquet hedgehogs were used as mallets and flamingos as balls. T or F
8. The reappearance of the Cheshire Cat made Alice happy because she would T or F
have someone to talk to.
9. The Queen had only one way of settling all difficulties. T or F
10. The Duchess was brought from prison to ask her if it was possible for the T or F
Cheshire Cat to be executed.
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Language Activities
A. Find three examples of the following parts of speech from this chapter.
Nouns Verbs Adjectives
B. Interview at least three other students for their views of this novel. (Try to get both
positive and negative comments.) Write a brief report putting these views together.
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C. Observation Chart
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a novel filled with sights and sounds. Look back
over the novel and get as many examples of the five senses, listing them in the chart
below with a brief description about where each was found. You may wish to choose
your examples from one particular scene, or include a number of different scenes.
Sight Sound Touch Taste Smell
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapter 9
Before you read the chapters:
One of the most popular features of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the fascinating array
of characters we get to meet. Chapter 9 introduces us to a couple more of these memorable
figures. Other than Alice, who has been your favorite character to this point - and why did you
find him/her/it so intriguing?
Vocabulary:
Synonyms are words with similar meanings. Using the context of the sentences below, choose
the best synonym for the underlined words in each sentence.
1. The Duchess put her arm affectionately around Alice's shoulder.
a) hatefully b) fondly c) carelessly d) limply
2. The fable made no sense - in fact it did not even seem to even have a moral.
a) hero b) plot c) theme d) lesson
3. The Queen's attendants took many citizens into custody.
a) detention b) dinner c) consideration d) favor
4. Alice merely remarked that she was a bit hungry and thirsty.
a) loudly b) simply c) distastefully d) dryly
5. Do you think that the King will end up pardoning the gardeners?
a) lecturing b) executing c) discharging d) punishing
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6. The cable service was occasionally interrupted by inclement weather.
a) infrequently b) only c) agonizingly d) irritatingly
7. The colorful umpire proved to be quite the distraction at my brother's ball game.
a) bonehead b) comic c) irritation d) diversion
Questions
1. How did Alice attempt to justify the crankiness of the Duchess when she was in the
kitchen?
2. Alice associates different foods with the moods of people. Below are listed her
examples. Complete the chart with additional examples.
Food The Mood it Creates Another Food That Would
Create This Mood
pepper hot-tempered
camomile bitter
vinegar sour
barley-sugar sweet-tempered
3. The Duchess seems obsessed with every story or incident having a moral. What does
it mean for a story to have a moral? Give an example.
4. Investigate: The Duchess and Alice have a small disagreement as to where mustard
comes from. Using resources in your school library or on the Internet, find out how
the mustard we put on our hot dogs comes into being.
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5. What was Alice's opinion of the present offered to her by the Duchess?
6. The Gryphon is an important character in Chapter 9. Using resources in your school
library or on the Internet, find out two facts about this legendary creature.
7. The Mock Turtle enjoys word plays. At one point he says, "We called him Tortoise
because he taught us." Find another example of word play in a remark made by the
Gryphon in the Chapter's last five paragraphs.
Language Activities
A. Try to reassemble the word parts listed below into ten compound words found in Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland.
thunder be some them other mush every foot
storm under her body headed stand selves thing
wise steps room self
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
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B. The author, Lewis Carroll, is famous for using the word play as a literary technique in his
novels. Chapter 9 features some of the best examples of this in Alice's conversation with the
Mock Turtle. Complete the chart below by identifying the "real" subject in each case. The first
one is done for you. [The last two may be a challenge. Hint: they are languages.]
Mock Turtle's Subject The "Real" Subject
Reeling Reading
Writhing
Ambition
Distraction
Uglification
Derision
Mystery
Seaography
Drawling
Stretching
Fainting in Coils
Laughing
Grief
Extension Activity
Mock Turtle Soup is the basis for the character of the Mock Turtle in this novel, the joke being
that Mock Turtle Soup is supposedly made from Mock Turtles. Mock turtle soup is an English
soup that was created in the mid-18th century as a cheaper imitation of green turtle soup. It often
used the brains and organ meats such as calf's head, or a calf's foot to duplicate the texture and
flavor of the original's turtle meat. Create your own unusual ingredients for the following two
"mock" soups.
Mock Soup Ingredients
Mock Spider Soup
Mock Octopus Soup
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapter 10
Before you read the chapters:
The Quadrille is an historic dance performed by four couples in a square formation. It is
believed that the traditional square dancing came from the Quadrille. What are three other dance
forms which are popular in the 21st Century?
Vocabulary:
Choose a word from the list to complete each sentence.
sluggard solemn persistent obliged declare
capered melancholy askance delightful offend
1. On the weekend I attended a most ______________ birthday party at the Governor's
mansion.
2. The horse was so pleased at seeing his master, it ____________ across the yard.
3. The soldier's eulogy was a most ___________ occasion.
4. Marsha looked ______________ at her younger sister when she burped in public.
5. "I did not mean to _______________ you," my cousin apologized.
6. Please don't feel _______________ to come to the event if you aren't feeling well.
7. "I do _____________," the old woman said in surprise. "I didn't expect to win the prize."
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8. Everyone in the village regarded the lazy boy as being a real _______________.
9. It is often worthwhile to be _______________ when you are trying to achieve an
important goal.
10. The old picture of his long-departed wife left the gentleman in a state of deep
______________.
Questions
1. What were thrown out into the sea as far as they could be thrown during the Lobster
Quadrille?
2. Investigate: The fish called the whiting is introduced to the reader in this chapter. Using
resources in your school library or on the Internet, research two facts about this fish.
3. Describe Alice's feeling when the Mock Turtle and Gryphon finished their song and
dance routine.
4. What word play does the Mock Turtle make with the word porpoise?
5. What does the expression, "turns out his toes" refer to (as explained by Alice)?
6. What event interrupts things as the Chapter ends?
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Language Activities
A. Copy out any three sentences from this chapter and underline the nouns.
B. The word “stand” can be used as a noun or a verb, depending on the sentence. Use your
imagination and write sentences to illustrate how this word can be used as both a noun and verb.
STANDNoun
Verb
Extension Activities
A. We have already read about a number of important conflicts in this novel. Conflict is an
important element in a novel. There are generally three types of conflict: person against
person; person against self; and person against nature. Find two examples of conflict in
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and tell which type of conflict each is.
1.
2.
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B. A News Report
Imagine you are a newspaper reporter at the time and place of Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland. You are asked by your editor to write a short
summary of Alice’s adventures for your interested readers.
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapter 11
Before you read the chapters:
In Chapter 11 Alice attends a very unusual court session in Wonderland. What do you think
would be one exciting thing about attending a session of a normal trial? How do you think the
session described in this chapter might be different?
Vocabulary:
Synonyms are words with the same meanings. Draw a line from each word in column A to its
synonym in column B. Then use the words in column A to fill in the blanks in the sentences
below.
Column A Column B
1 parchment disgruntled
2 memorandum commotion
3 sensation implication
4 obliged face
5 undertone restrained
6 suppressed paper
7 indignant directive
8 spectacles required
9 frontispiece allegation
10 accusation glasses
See next page for sentences ...
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1. I hope you don't feel _________________ to come to my brother's wedding.
2. Look at that ______________ if you want to see a picture of the king.
3. A copy of the ancient manuscript was found on a crumbling piece of _____________.
4. The professor was quite ____________ when one of his students accused him of being
unfair.
5. I'm sure that the elderly gentleman left his ___________ at his cottage.
6. Before making such a serious ________________ you had better be sure of your facts.
7. I could tell from the ___________ of the meeting that the crowd was not on his side.
8. Did you receive the _________ from the boss outlining the dates of our holidays?
9. Letitia _______________ a giggle when the comedian's pants ripped.
10. Sophia Loren caused quite a ______________ when she arrived at the airport.
Questions
Cloze Call
Complete the following exercise filling in the correct words from the Word Box.
suppressed grow hat treacle butter slates
canvas cook pencil tea birds Alice
wig teacup Lizard tarts Knave court
King
At the trial, a large dish of _____________ sat on a table in the middle of the
_____________. The judge at the trial was really the ____________, and Alice knew
who he was right away because of his large _________. Some of the jurors were animals
and some were _________. These creatures spent much of the trial writing furiously on
their ____________. Alice stole the pencil from Bill the __________ because his
____________ squeaked. The ____________ of Hearts was accused of stealing tarts
from the Queen. The Hatter came to the trial with a ___________ in one hand and a piece
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of bread-and-_____________ in the other because he hadn't finished his __________.
When asked by the king to remove his _________ the Hatter replied that it wasn't his to
remove. In the midst of the trial Alice realized she was beginning to ____________
again. The guinea pig was _______________ by being slipped into a ______________
bag and then being sat upon. When called upon to give evidence, the ___________
refused. The Dormouse caused quite a stir by calling out "____________" in a sleepy
voice. The last witness to be called in this chapter was ___________________.
Extension Activities
A. A Book Cover
Create a book cover for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Be sure to
include the title, author, and a picture that will make other students want to
read the novel.
B. Talk Show
With two or three other students prepare to participate in a television talk
show featuring characters from this novel. Choose an interesting character
from the book (it doesn’t necessarily have to be Alice). Prepare about a half-
dozen questions to ask and possible answers.
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis Carroll
Chapter 12
Before you read the chapters:
Briefly predict how you think the novel will end.
Vocabulary:
Analogies are equations in which the first pair of words has the same relationship as the second
pair of words. For example, stop is to go as fast is to slow. In this example, both pairs of words
are opposites. Choose the best word from the word box to complete each of the analogies below.
vague triumph verdict dismay notion
melancholy signify grave obstacle imitate
1. Serious is to as lad is to boy.
2. Anguish is to as infant is to baby.
3. Distinct is to as war is to peace.
4. Joyful is to as difficult is to easy.
5. Indicate is to as contemporary is to modern.
6. Blockage is to as illusion is to dream.
7. Frighten is to scare as idea is to .
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8. Despise is to love as sorrow is to .
9. Under is to beneath as copy is to ____________.
10. Expensive is to costly as judgment is to _______________.
Questions
1. The climax of a story occurs when the main problem of the story is solved. When
does the climax of this novel occur?
2. Describe your feelings about this novel. What was one thing you really enjoyed, and
something you think that the author might have improved?
3. Describe the accident caused by Alice at the beginning of this chapter.
4. According to the King, what was the oldest rule in the book?
5. What objection did Alice make regarding the oldest rule in the book?
6. Who did the King accuse of writing the poem?
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7. How did the King account for the poem not being written in the accused's
handwriting?
8. In a nutshell, what was the poem about?
9. When the King suggested they consider the verdict, what unusual suggestion did the
Queen make to this?
10. Describe your feelings about the way the author ended the novel. Was it satisfying
to you? Why or why not?
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Extension Activities
A. Collage
Make a collage from magazine pictures illustrating a scene from the novel,
or events and characters from the entire novel.
B. A Book Review
Now is your chance to share the novel with others. Write a review of Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland, describing in no more than one paragraph an
outline of the plot, and then in another paragraph how you enjoyed the novel
(or didn’t) and why. (Please don’t give away the ending!) This review can
be posted to a website like www.amazon.com for others to enjoy.
C. Lights, Camera, Action!
You are the casting director for a project designed to put together a movie version of Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland. Who would you cast for the principal roles:
1. Alice –
2. Queen of Hearts –
3. King of Hearts –
4. Hatter –
5. March Hare –
6. Dormouse –
7. Duchess –
8. Cheshire Cat –
You may wish to choose Hollywood actors for this task, or for some fun, limit your choices to
people in your school (teachers and students). Beside each selection write a brief explanation for
your choice.
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D. Sequence Chart
List the main events of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in the order in which they
occurred.
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