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Gulliver’s

Travels

Activity Book

Exercises written by

Scotia Victoria Gilroy

w o r y g i n a l e

Contents

Chapter I

Activities to chapter 1: A Voyage to Lilliput......................................3

A. Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are

true or false.

Activities to chapter 2: The War against Blefuscu..............................8

Activities to chapter 3: Fire in the Palace.........................................12

True False

Activities to chapter 4: A Voyage to Brobdingnag...........................17

1. Gulliver was very interested in travelling.

2. Gulliver’s first voyage was to the South Seas, by

ship.

3. During the trip there was a terrible storm, which

destroyed the ship.

4. Gulliver swam to the land with some other men

Activities to chapter 5: Performing for the Crowds.........................22

Activities to chapter 6: At the Palace .............................................27

Activities to chapter 7: Return to England.......................................30

from the ship.

5. When Gulliver reached the land he was very tired

Key: .................................................................................................35

and fell asleep in the grass.

6. Gulliver felt a lot of very small people climbing up

his body, to his chin.

7. The little people spoke to Gulliver in English.

8. Gulliver couldn’t move because he was tied down to

the ground.

9. Gulliver was afraid of the little people.

10. The little people brought Gulliver a lot of food and

drink.

11. The Emperor wanted to see Gulliver, so Gulliver

walked to the capital city.

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B. Useful Phrases

Here are some useful phrases that appeared in the story. Can you

remember the context they were in? Try to memorise these phrases.

4. I was ex.................. tired

5. my arms and legs were strongly tied to the gr..................

6. I lay all this time very uncomfor..................

7. When the people saw I was quiet, they stopped att.................. me

8. the people were amazed at my size and app..................

9. they were now treating me kindly and with great gen..................

to travel around the world

I was employed as a surgeon

there was a violent storm

the ship was split in half

I lay down on the grass and fell asleep

in a little while

it was a human creature less than six inches high

the creatures ran away before I could grab them

he made a long speech

I took three loaves of bread at a time

E. Complete the crossword puzzle using the clues below.

4 L

6 P

7 U

C. What prepositions are missing from these sentences?

Prepositions: to, on, from, away, from, with, of, upon, around

1. the only thing I dreamed .................. was to travel around the world

2. I was employed as a surgeon .................. a ship

3. We left England .................. May 4th, 1699

4. I was nearly dead .................. tiredness

5. My arms and legs were strongly tied .................. the ground

6. I heard a lot of noise .................. me.

7. The creatures ran .................. before I could grab them

8. The people supplied me .................. as much food as they could

9. A messenger .................. the Emperor appeared

1. All his life Gulliver wanted to ................... .

2. There was a violent storm and the ship was .................. in half.

3. When the arrows hit Gulliver’s hand, they felt like .................. .

4. The loaves of bread were as big as rifle .................. .

5. Gulliver was tied down with ................... .

6. The .................. of Lilliput commanded the people to bring Gulliver

to the capital city.

7. Gulliver drank a whole barrel of wine in one .................. .

8. Gulliver and the people of Lilliput spoke different languages, so it

was difficult to .................. .

D. Complete the words in these sentences

1. The ship was making a voy.................. to the South Seas.

2. Unfor.................., however, there was a violent storm.

3. I don’t know what ha.................. to the rest of the men on the ship

F. Match the sentences.

f) we didn’t have any problems

g) said something long and important

1. The only thing I

dreamed

2. I couldn’t see

3. I was extremely tired,

4. I tried to stand up,

5. The sun was beginning

to grow hot,

6. The creatures ran away

7. I believed I would have

no trouble

8. He was no taller

9. Five hundred

carpenters and engineers

a. but I wasn’t able to move

b. than my middle finger.

c. before I could grab them.

d. to travel around the world and see new

lands.

e. began to prepare the greatest vehicle

they could make to carry me to the city

f. and the light was very painful to my eyes

g. so I lay down on the grass and fell

asleep.

h. any houses or people.

i. fighting against the greatest armies they

could bring against me

H. Cloze

Here is the part where the people of Lilliput bring Gulliver food.

Some of the verbs have been taken out. Read the text and see if you

can remember what goes in the gaps. Use the verbs from the box,

but remember to put them into the correct form .

Verbs: roll, walk, finish, understand, want, attempt, be, carry, drink,

be, make, bring, command, taste, climb, drink, take, want, dance,

supply, shout, bring

I 1. ................ extremely hungry and 2. ................ to communicate

this by putting my finger on my mouth, to show that I 3. ................

food. The man 4. ................ me very well. He 5. ................ down

from the stage and 6. ................ that several ladders should be put

against my body, which over a hundred of the people climbed up.

They 7. ................ towards my mouth 8. ................ baskets full of

meat and bread. I 9. ................ three loaves of bread at a time, which

10. ................ about as big as rifle bullets. The people 11. ................

me with as much food as they could, amazed at my size and appetite.

I then 12. ................ another sign that I 13. ................ something to

drink. They 14. ................ one of their largest barrels, 15. ................ it

towards my hand. I 16. ................ it in one mouthful, and it

17. ................ like delicious wine. They 18. ................ me a second

barrel, which I 19. ................ in the same way. When I had

20. ................, they 21. ................ for joy and 22. ................ upon my

chest.

G. Match the underlined phrases to their meanings.

1. Finally the chance to travel came when I was employed as a surgeon

upon a ship that was making a voyage to the South Seas.

2. Finally the chance to travel came when I was employed as a surgeon

upon a ship that was making a voyage to the South Seas.

3. We left England on May 4 th , 1699, and at first our voyage was very

successful .

4. Our ship hit a large rock and was immediately split in half .

5. The creatures ran away before I could grab them

6. He made a long speech directed at me.

7. I tried to tell him that I wouldn’t harm the people .

a) catch them in my hand

b) that was going to

c) hurt the people

d) was immediately broken into two parts

e) I got a job as

Chapter 2

The Emperor allowed Gulliver to be free, on certain conditions.

A. Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are true or

false.

Gulliver was taught the language of Lilliput by scholars and soon was

able to speak the language well.

True False

The Emperor decided that Gulliver had to live in an empty temple,

with chains around his leg to tie him down.

1. Gulliver lived at the Emperor’s palace.

2. The little people enjoyed climbing up onto

Gulliver’s body.

3. Gulliver had chains attached to his leg so that he

The Emperor was pleased by Gulliver’s kindness, and decided to give

him lots of food every day.

couldn’t escape.

4. The Emperor was taller than the other people.

Reldresal came to Gulliver’s house and told him that the Emperor

hoped Gulliver would help defend Lilliput from its enemy, Blefuscu.

5. The Emperor spoke English to Gulliver.

6. Gulliver was kind to the little people, even when

they shot their arrows at him.

7. It was difficult for Gulliver to learn the language of

The Emperor visited Gulliver, but they couldn’t understand each other.

Lilliput.

8. Gulliver agreed to help defend Lilliput against its

Gulliver went through the water to Blefuscu, and pulled Blefuscu’s

ships to Lilliput.

powerful enemies, the people of Blefuscu.

9. The people of Lilliput and the people of Blefuscu

break their eggs at different ends.

10. The Emperor gave Gulliver his freedom.

11. Gulliver killed all the people of Blefuscu.

C. What prepositions are missing from these sentences?

Prepositions: from, by, down, in, about, onto, in, by

1. about ten thousand of them climbed up ................ my body with the

help of ladders

2. a law was soon made ................ the Emperor to forbid this

3. they cut all the strings that tied me ................ .

4. though I spoke to him ................ all the languages I knew, we could

not understand each other

5. some strong guards stayed near me to protect me ................ the

crowds of people

6. I treated the rest ................ the same way

7. the people were very pleased ................ my kindness

8. he needed some time to think ................ it

B. All of these things happened in the story. Put them in the order

in which they happened.

After some of the inhabitants shot arrows at Gulliver, the guards gave

them to Gulliver to punish, but Gulliver only scared them and let them

go free.

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