Chapter 8

1 Colin was afraid of becoming a hunchback. Mary and Dickon thought that if Colin to went into
the
secret garden, he would stop thinking about it.
2 Colin was angry with Mary because she was with Dickon all day and she didnt come to see
him.
Chapter 9
1 Mr Craven sent Mary some books, some games and a writing case.
2 Dickon brought a newborn lamb, a fox cub, two squirrels and a crow to see Colin.
Chapter 10
1 Colin had always said that fresh air would give him a cold and kill him. So Mrs Medlock was
surprised
that Colin wanted to go outside into the gardens.
2 Ben Weatherstaff cried when he saw Colin because he realized that Colin was not a
hunchback after
all.
3 Ben used to look after Mrs Cravens garden for her. When she died, Ben had secretly
continued to
come into the garden to do some work there.
Chapter 11
1 Colin wanted to walk and run like other boys before telling Dr Craven he could walk again.
Keeping it
secret from everyone would allow Colin to surprise his father when he returned to Misselthwaite.
2 Dickons mother gave the children milk and bread because they were always hungry. They
didnt want
to ask for more food or the servants wouldnt believe that Colin was still ill.
Chapter 12
1 Mr Craven came back to Misselthwaite Manor because he had a dream in which his wife was
calling
him into the garden. He also received a letter from Dickons mother asking him to come home.
2 Mr Craven could hear laughter and the noise of running feet inside the secret garden. This
sound was
unusual so Mr Craven thought that he was dreaming again.

Vocabulary: meanings of words from the story

1 disagreeable 2 selfish 3 moan 4 flutter 5 patch 6 choke 7 mood 8 medicine 9 gasp
10 miserable 11 nest 12 lump 13 seed 14 plant 15 weed 16 mysterious 17 knob 18 tremble
19 crow 20 branch 21 spade 22 temper 23 whistle 24 lawn 25 fountain 26 bare 27 disobey
28 corridor 29 curious 30 crooked 31 moor 32 gloomy 33 spoilt 34 robin 35 servant
36 carriage 37 dig 38 fox 39 relieved 40 bury
Writing: rewrite sentences
1 Mary was selfish.
2 Colin takes too much medicine.
3 His face was miserable.
4 Colin thought that there was a lump on his back.
5 There was a patch of ground where roses grew.
6 Mary cut the weeds around the roses.
7 Mary saw a door knob underneath the leaves.
8 I would like a spade to dig in the garden.
9 There was a lawn in the middle of the garden.
10 The garden had no flowers: it looked bare.
11 Mr Cravens back was crooked.
12 They travelled to the old house in a carriage.
13 He locked the door and buried the key in the ground.
14 Mary stopped crying and Martha looked relieved.
15 She led Mary down a long corridor.
16 Colins hand trembled.
17 She saw a crow land on top of the wall.
18 And all around them they heard birds fluttering their wings.
19 In India, Mary was looked after by servants.
20 It was a bird sitting on a nest.
21 Dickon lived in a cottage on the moor.
22 She was curious about where they were going.
Vocabulary & Grammar: look / feel / sound
1 Mary looked bad-tempered.
2 The garden looked bare / empty / dull.
3 The moor looked like a dark sea.
4 The gardener did not look friendly.
5 Mary felt lonely.
6 The robin sounded happy.
7 My father feels / looks miserable when he sees me.
8 He sounded angry.
9 The secret garden looked untidy / messy.
10 Mary looked healthy.

Vocabulary & Grammar: fill in the gaps

1 always 2 her 3 she 4 Teachers 5 but 6 because 7 mother 8 and 9 to 10 friends
11 must 12 servants 13 were 14 at 15 not 16 everything 17 when 18 old 19 sickness
20 came 21 heard 22 crying 23 after 24 hid 25 water 26 eat 27 go 28 morning 29 stood
30 was 31 looked 32 opened 33 another 34 doorway 35 child 36 place 37 who 38 nobody
39 left 40 dead
Vocabulary: anagrams
1 Is that the sound of the wind blowing?
2 Cant you dress yourself? she asked.
3 She kept thinking about the locked garden.
4 The gardener suddenly smiled.
5 There was nothing for her to do indoors.
6 Mary began to feel very interested in the secret garden.
7 A boy was sitting under a tree, playing on a wooden pipe.
8 Perhaps everything in it is dead already.
9 You can play outside as much as you like.
Grammar: syntax
1 Im afraid to stand up because my legs shake so much.
2 His anger made him stronger than he had ever been before.
3 They all agreed that she would never tell anyone.
4 Mr Craven kept remembering the voice he had heard in his dream.
5 He was a tall handsome boy and his face was full of colour.
6 The sun fell on Colins face like a hand with a lovely touch.
7 Hes always looking up in the sky to watch birds flying.
8 The moor was blue, and the fresh air that blew in was warm.