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L. M. Montgomery Chapter 6: Anne’s ways often get her into trouble as
a young girl, but after each incident, there is a happy
ending. Anne invites Diana for tea but instead of giving
her cordial, she gives her wine. Mrs. Barry says she doesn’t
want her to spend time with Diana. But one day, Minnie
May, Diana’s sister, has croup and Anne saves her life.
Mrs. Barry apologizes to Anne, and Anne and Diana can
be friends once again.
Chapter 7: Anne bakes a cake for Mrs. Allan, the
reverend’s wife, but she put medicine into it instead of
vanilla. Mrs. Allan finds it funny, consoles Anne and invites
her to tea with her.
Chapter 8: At Diana’s party, Anne tries to climb up
Summary Diana’s house and falls. She has to stay in bed for a long
Anne Shirley arrives by chance in Avonlea, a small rural time. When Anne gets better, she recites two poems in
village in Canada on Prince Edward Island and slowly wins a concert wearing the new dress that Matthew gives her
over the hearts of her adoptive parents and neighbors. for Christmas.
Chapter 1: Green Gables, a farm in Avonlea, is the home Chapter 9: As Anne hates her red hair, she dyes it and it
of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a midldle-aged single turns green. Although she washes it every day, the color
brother and sister who want to adopt a boy to help them stays. Marilla then decides to cut it short. Another day
on the farm. However, Anne, an orphan girl, is sent by Anne gets into trouble on an old boat when she lets the
mistake and on her first night she cries herself to sleep river carry her away. Fortunately, Gilbert Blythe saves her,
when she learns that they were looking for a boy. That but she still refuses to be his friend.
night Matthew tells Marilla that he wants to keep Anne.
Chapter 10: Anne sits for the Queen’s College
Chapter 2: As Marilla takes Anne to Mrs. Spencer, an examinations to become a teacher. Anne and Gilbert
orphanage worker, and Anne tells her the sad story of Blythe’s names come first.
her life, Marilla hesitates. She then refuses to leave Anne
Chapter 11: Matthew dies and Marilla is afraid she will
when she is told that she is going to be in the care of such
have to sell Green Gables. Anne is able to return to
an unkind woman as Mrs. Blewett.
the village to teach at her old school and take care of
Chapter 3: Mrs. Lynde meets Anne for the first time and Marilla. When she finds out that she got the teaching job
makes fun of her red hair. Anne reacts angrily and, after thanks to Gilbert, she no longer hates him and they finally
refusing to apologize for a day, she finally tells Mrs. Lynde become friends.
she is sorry just to make Matthew happy.
Chapter 4: Anne puts some wild flowers on her hat to go About the author
to church and is invited to go to a party. But then Marilla Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30,
loses a brooch and blames Anne for it. Anne makes a 1874, on Prince Edward Island, eastern Canada. Her
false confession so that she can go to the party, but Marilla mother died when she was 21 months old, and she
does not let her go. Fortunately, Marilla finds the brooch, was raised by her grandparents. Montgomery lived on
she apologizes to Anne and lets her go to the party. Prince Edward Island until she married the Reverend
Chapter 5: Diana Barry, a neighbor, becomes Anne’s Ewen Macdonald, then moved to north Ontario and had
best friend. Anne’s first day at school turns out to be a three children. She wrote a dozen novels there, many
nightmare since she breaks her slate on Gilbert Blythe’s of them about Prince Edward Island, including Anne of
head because he makes fun of her red hair. Anne is Green Gables. It was an immediate success and has been
punished and has to sit next to him the whole day. Anne translated into fifteen languages. Even Prince Edward
refuses to talk to Gilbert despite his attempts. She drops Island has become famous because of the book. Other
out of school and studies at home. books that followed are Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island,

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and Anne’s House of Dreams in which Anne finally marries While reading
Gilbert Blythe. Montgomery also wrote poems. 2 Discuss: Have students talk about gossip.
Why does Mrs. Lynde want to know about other people’s
The original text lives? Do you know anyone like her?
Anne of Green Gables, written in 1908, gives a good picture 3 Discuss: Have students talk about orphans.
Why do Matthew and Marilla want a child?
of rural society in Canada in the late 1800s. What does Mrs. Lynde think about orphans?
Anne of Green Gables is partly autobiographical. Like Do people think differently nowadays?
4 Discuss: Have students talk about homelessness.
Lucy Montgomery, Anne enjoys reading and becomes a
How does Anne feel when she learns that she is not
teacher, and most of the stories about her take place on wanted? Is it the first time that Anne feels like this?
Prince Edward Island. Both Anne and Montgomery lost
their mothers. After reading
5 Write: Have students write about Anne’s thoughts.
Have them suppose they are Anne and write down
Background and themes her thoughts after she is told they were expecting a
Anne of Green Gables is a “Bildungsroman”: a novel of boy.
6 Artwork: Get students to write Anne’s classified ad
personal development. That is why its themes are as asking for adoptive parents.
relevant now as they were in 1908, when the book was
written: Chapters 2–3
While reading
Social expectations: What are people in Avonlea like 7 Discuss: Have students discuss changing one’s mind.
at the beginning of the story? How do people new to Why does Marilla agree to have Anne? Because
Avonlea feel? Matthew asks her? Because Anne had a sad life?
Because she fears that Blewett will not want Anne after
Imagination: What kind of things does Anne imagine? a short time? Because Mrs. Blewett is an unkind woman?
Adjustment: How do people change after Anne arrives 8 Discuss: Have students talk about hair.
Anne hates her red hair. Do you like your hair? Why
at Green Gables? What things does Anne learn about
(not)? Do you dye it? Is it important that your hair looks
herself ? good? Can women show their hair in your country?
Friendship: How important are friends in life? After reading
Loss: Who does Anne lose in her life? How does she feel 9 Write: Have students think about feelings.
each time? Tell them to suppose they are Anne and write down
her feelings after she is told that she can stay with
Growth: How does Anne change from the beginning of Matthew and Marilla.
the story to the end? 10 Research: Have students consider discipline.
Have them ask their parents and grandparents
questions about what they were allowed to do when
Discussion activities they were children and compare it to what the
students are expected to do today.
Chapter 1
Before reading Chapters 4–5
1 Guess: In pairs, have students look at the cover. Have Before reading
them do the following. 11 Research: Have students think about fashion.
a Describe the picture. Have them look at the pictures in the book and use
What is the girl doing? the Internet.
How old is she? What did men and women wear in Anne’s times? Do you
What color is her hair? like those clothes?
b Look at the map on page 1.
Where is Prince Edward Island? While reading
What sea is that? 12 Discuss: Have students talk about clothes.
What do you think people on Prince Edward Island Do you remember any clothes that you hated when you
do? were a child?

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13 Read carefully: In Chapter 4, we see that Marilla Chapters 8–9
starts to like Anne. Have students underline the parts Before reading
of the text where this can be seen. 22 Read carefully and guess: Write cards with the
14 Write: Have students write Anne’s prayers. following phrases: “top of Diana’s house,” “green
The day the brooch gets lost is the day before the hair” and “boat in the river.” Have students guess
party. Have students write what Anne asks God that what happens to Anne.
night.
While reading
After reading 23 Discuss: Have students talk about their hair.
15 Write: Have students write a short letter from Do you remember doing something wrong to your hair?
Marilla to Anne saying how sorry she feels. 24 Discuss: Have students talk about pride.
16 Write: Tell students to suppose they are Anne and Why is Anne still angry with Gilbert? Is she right?
write two lists: “The Five Things I Love about Diana
Barry” and “The Five Things I Hate about Gilbert After reading
Blythe.” 25 Role play: Have students act out Anne and Gilbert’s
parts when Anne is in the river.
Chapters 6–7
Before reading Chapters 10–11
17 Guess: Have students imagine what things can go While reading
wrong if they invite somebody to tea. 26 Discuss: Have students talk about studying.
Are/Were you a good student at school? Is it important
While reading to be a good student? Why (not)?
18 Role play: In pairs, ask students to imagine the 27 Discuss: Have students talk about becoming friends.
following situation and act it out. Are you friends with somebody who was your enemy
You are Mrs. Barry and your daughter is back home first?
drunk from Anne’s house. What do you say to Marilla?
19 Discuss: Have students talk about making mistakes. After reading
Anne makes lots of mistakes in these chapters. Do you 28 Write: Have students write newspaper headlines.
remember making the same mistakes? On page 52, Diana arrives with a newspaper in her
hand. Have students write 3 headlines.
After reading 29 Discuss: Have students think about what might
20 Write: Have students write Mrs. Barry’s letter of happen after the story ends. Anne thinks at the end,
apology to Anne after Anne saved Minnie May’s life. “I know I’m going to be happy … Everything is going
21 Write: Have students write Mrs. Allan’s invitation to to be all right.”
tea with Anne. Get students to discuss what will happen after this
and write some ideas for the next book about Anne.

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Before reading Chapters 2–3
1 Look at all the pictures in the book. What 6 What are Anne, Mrs. Blewett, Mrs. Spencer,
will happen to Anne? and Marilla thinking?
2 Using books or the computer, find out about
Prince Edward Island.
While reading
Chapter 1
3 Match the sentences with the names below.
Matthew Cuthbert  Marilla Cuthbert
Mrs. Rachel Lynde  Anne Shirley
a …………………… sits by her kitchen
window to see the Avonlea road.
b …………………… is busy in her kitchen.
c …………………… doesn’t smile much.
d ……………………’s heart isn’t very strong. 7 Mrs. Lynde says to Anne that her hair is “as
e …………………… wore an ugly dress. red as carrots.” What are the different parts of
f …………………… read a story in the your body like?
newspaper about an orphan. a My face is as …………… as …………… .
g …………………… looked at the child in b My eyes are as …………… as …………… .
surprise. c My mouth is as …………… as …………… .
h …………………… doesn’t say much. d My legs are as …………… as …………… .
i …………………… thinks Anne is a very e My feet are as …………… as …………… .
good name. Then write about somebody you love.
j …………………… thinks Anne is a nice His/Her face is as …………… as …………… .
little girl. Chapters 4–5
4 Guess and choose a name. Why do you think 8 Use the words before, after, and when to
that is the right answer? complete the sentences.
a …………………… If Anne stays, Matthew / a ………… Anne went to church, she put on
Marilla will buy her a new dress. her new hat.
b …………………… If Anne stays, Matthew / b ………… Marilla was sick, Anne went by
Marilla will talk to Anne. herself to church.
c …………………… If Anne stays, Marilla / c ………… Anne saw the flowers, she put
Mrs. Lynde will not like her because she is an them on her hat.
orphan. d ………… church, Anne ran back home.
d …………………… If Anne stays, Marilla / e ………… Anne and Diana met for the first
Mrs. Lynde will ask Anne to help her to cook. time, they immediately became best friends.
e …………………… If Anne stays, Marilla / f ………… school started, Anne and Diana
Mrs. Lynde will talk badly about her. played every day.
f …………………… If Anne stays, it will be g ………… school started, Gilbert Blythe came
Matthew / Marilla’s idea. back.
h ………… Mr. Philips got angry with Anne,
5 Work with another student. Write the Gilbert tried to help her.
conversation. Then, have the conversation. i ………… Anne stood in front of the class all
Marilla goes to Mrs. Spencer’s house. What does afternoon, she didn’t speak to Gilbert again.
she tell her? And what does Mrs. Spencer tell
Marilla? 9 Is it better to study at home or to study at
school? Write your ideas and discuss them
with your classmates.
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10 Finish the story with words from the box. 13 Look at Anne on page 42. She must stop
climbing to the top of Diana’s house! What
cried smiled beautiful good can you tell her?
happy well excited  funny wonderful …………………………………………………
sad sorry unhappy bad 14 Look up the word poster in your dictionary.
thirsty drunk sick late Then make a poster for the Christmas concert.

Anne invited Diana for tea. Diana was 15 Read Elaine’s story and discuss it with other
a ……………… and she drank three glasses of students. Who is like Elaine in Anne of Green
cordial. Diana didn’t feel very b ……………… Gables? Why? Is there a Sir Lancelot in the
and when she arrived home, she was book?
c ………………. Mrs. Barry said Elaine was in love with Lancelot, one of King
d ……………… things about Anne and Anne Arthur’s men, but he loved Guinevere, Arthur’s wife.
was very e ………………. One day Minnie Elaine cried and cried and was so sad that she got
Mae was f ……………… and the doctor was into a boat on the river and died of love. The boat
g ……………… Anne helped Minnie May and carried her to the town of Camelot.
Mrs. Barry was h ……………… about the fruit Chapters 10–11
cordial and let Diana and Anne be friends again. 16 Which word is right?
Anne was i ……………… because Mr. and a Anne and Gilbert Blythe were the smartest /
Mrs. Allan were coming to tea. She made a smallest in the class.
cake and it looked very j ……………… She felt b The Queen’s College Class was very
very k ……………… because the table looked interesting / boring.
l ……………… Mrs. Allan m ……………… c The examinations were very easy / difficult.
but when she put the cake in her mouth, she d Anne’s and Gilbert’s names were at the
looked n ……………… . Anne bottom / top in the newspaper.
o ……………… in her room. Mrs. Allan told e Anne enjoyed / hated her time at Queen’s
Anne not to cry because it was a College.
p ……………… mistake. A week later Mrs. f Anne did very well / badly in her examinations.
Allan invited Anne to have tea and they had a g Gilbert Blythe can / can’t go to college, because
q ……………… time. his father doesn’t / does have the money.
11 Look at Anne on page 38. Get her to stop h Matthew was having problems with his heart /
crying. What can you tell her? face.
………………………………………………… i Marilla has to sell / buy Green Gables.

12 There are many stories in Chapters 3–7. After reading

Which one do you like best? What do you like 17 Watch Kevin Sullivan’s Anne of Green Gables
about it? (1985) and write notes. Is the movie different
Write a few words about the story you like best from the book? Are the changes good or bad?
and discuss why you like it with the class. The people: …………………………………… .
“Anne’s Hat” The place: ………………………………………
“The Missing Brooch” The story: ………………………………………
“Anne Breaks a Slate on Gilbert’s Head” Good or bad? …………………………………. .
“Diana Comes to Tea” 18 Make a brochure.
“Minnie May has Croup” Look up the word “brochure” in your dictionary.
“Anne Makes a Cake” With another student, make a brochure for
Prince Edward Island. You can draw, use
photographs, and tell parts of the story.

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Chapter 1 a ……………… made Anne three new
1 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? If dresses.
the sentence is wrong, write the right answer. b ……………… talked for a long time.
a Matthew Cuthbert went up the road on c ……………… said that Anne was crazy.
his horse in the afternoon. c d ……………… lost the brooch.
b Mrs. Lynde thought it was a good idea to e ……………… thought of a story about the
bring a strange child into the house. c brooch.
c When Matthew arrived at the station there f ……………… was the same age as Anne.
was only one person there. c g ……………… met every day.
d The child was silent on the way home. c h ……………… liked Gilbert.
e Matthew didn’t like the child talking all i ……………… didn’t listen to Gilbert.
the time. c j ……………… told Marilla to leave Anne
f When the orphan girl went to bed alone.
she cried and cried. c
Chapters 6–7
Chapters 2–3 5 Underline the mistakes. There is one mistake
2 Put Anne’s sad story in the right order. in each sentence.
Number the sentences, 1–8. a The bottle of fruit cordial was on the table.
a c After Mr. Thomas died in an accident, Mrs. b The cordial wasn’t fruit cordial, it was white
Thomas didn’t want Anne any more. So wine.
she went to live with Mrs. Hammond. c Diana was feeling well when she left Anne’s
b c When Anne was at the orphanage house.
Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert took her d Mrs. Barry said that Anne was a big bad girl.
home by mistake. e One day Diana ran in through the door. Her
c c Anne’s parents died when she was a baby. face was very red.
d c As Mrs. Thomas had four children, Anne f Anne put vanilla in the cake.
helped her with them. g Mrs. Allan thought it was a sad mistake.
e c Mrs. Hammond’s children were hard work. h Anne had a bad time at Mrs. Allan’s house.
f c So their cleaner, Mrs. Thomas, and her
Chapters 8–9
husband took Anne home. 6 What happened first? Put the sentences in
g c When Marilla saw that Mrs. Blewett order, 1–14.
wanted her, she decided to keep Anne. a c She stayed home for several weeks.
h c When Mrs. Hammond moved away, Anne b c She fell down.
had to go to the orphanage. c c Diana had a party.
3 Match the first half of the sentence with the d c Anne climbed to the top of the house.
second half. e c She could not walk.
a You can stay … c f c They climbed up a tree.
b You’re a very rude woman … c g c A man sold her black hair dye.
c Please go and say sorry … c h c She dyed her hair green.
1 to Mrs. Lynde. i c She caught a tree with her hands.
2 and you’re fat! j c Marilla had to cut Anne’s hair.
3 at Green Gables. k c Anne’s arms hurt and she felt tired.
l c Anne stayed home for a week.
Chapters 4–5
m c Gilbert pulled Anne into his boat.
4 Who’s who? Write the right name to complete
n c Anne got on an old boat.
the sentences. You can use one name twice.
Mrs. Lynde  Anne and Diana  Mr. Philips
Diana  The minister  The children
The girls at school  Marilla  Anne
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7 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
a At school Anne was always the first. c
b Anne studied during the vacation. c
c Anne and Gilbert were the best
students on the island. c
d Anne cried because Gilbert was her
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e Gilbert went to Redmond College. c

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Book key 3.3 2 Possible answer: The sky was blue and the sun
Check that this is up to date shone. There were birds in the trees and they sang
1.1 Open answers beautiful songs. The horses drank from the little
1.2 1 Canada river.
2 the 1800s There were chickens in the flowers. The flowers
3 by horse and buggy were red, orange, and yellow.
4 eleven 3.4 Open answers
5 a stranger 4.1 1 b  2 c  3 b
6 happy 4.2 1 good, different from other children, has strong
7 surprised feelings, gets angry too quickly
8 sad 2 Open answers
2.1 Name: Matthew 4.3 1 Marilla looks for the brooch but she can’t find it.
Age: 60 2 Anne has to tell Marilla about the brooch before
Problems: weak heart she can go to the party.
Wants: a boy to help him 3 Anne tells Marilla a story so she can go to the
Name: Anne party.
Age: 11 4 Marilla says sorry to Anne after she finds the
Hair: red brooch.
Eyes: gray 5 Anne is excited because she can go to the party.
Wants: a home 4.4 Open answers
Name: Marilla 5.1 1 The fruit cordial, medicine, red wine, best vanilla,
Hair: gray and cake were important.
Doesn’t want: a girl 2 a  red wine
Lives at: Green Gables b  fruit cordial
2.2 1 a  7  b  7  c  3  d  7  e  7  f  3  g  7  h  7 c medicine
2 Open answers d medicine
2.3 1 loves watching e  medicine, vanilla
2 likes being 3 Marilla
3 likes listening 5.2 1 d  2 c  3 e  4 b  5 a  6 g  7 f
4 hates wearing 5.3 1 a can’t
5 loves talking b  has to
6 likes working c will
2.4 Open answers d  has to
3.1 1 lived  2 came  3 died  4 wanted  5 was e  has to
6  didn’t go  7 was f can
3.2 1 B, D, A, C 2 Open answers
Miss Cuthbert’s 5.4 Open answers
2 a  Mrs. Lynde to Marilla 6.1 1 a exciting
b  Anne to Mrs. Lynde b  the same as
c  Marilla’s aunts c loves
d  Matthew to Anne d  old, fast
e  Mrs. Lynde to Marilla e  a tree
3 Open answers f can’t
6.2 Possible answers:
1D When Marilla comes home, there is no fire and
no tea on the table.
2A Anne’s hair is green after she uses the black hair
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3C Anne washes her hair every day but her hair is I stood in front of the class all afternoon because of
green. him.
4B Marilla cuts Anne’s hair very short. He sat next to me.
6.3 1 a boys’  b  Anne’s  c  Anne’s, friends’ He pushed some candy under my arm.
d man’s, Anne’s He wants to be my friend.
2 a more beautiful  b  shorter  c  faster 17 Open answers
d friendlier / more friendly 18 Possible answers:
6.4 Open answers Mrs. Barry: My daughter came home drunk from your
house.
Talk about it  Open answers
Marilla: I can’t believe it!
Write about it  Open answers Mrs. Barry: Anne gave her wine.
Project  Open answers Marilla: That’s impossible.
Mrs. Barry: I told Diana that she can’t be Anne’s friend.
Discussion activities key Marilla: Please, listen to me! She probably thought it
1 a The girl is playing. The girl is very young. Her hair is was cordial!
red. 19 Open answers
b Prince Edward Island is in Canada. The sea is the 20 Open answer. Mrs. Barry’s tone must be apologetic.
Atlantic Ocean. People on Prince Edward Island 21–23  Open answer
fish or work the land. 24 Possible answer: Because he hurt her a lot.
While reading 25–29  Open answers
2 Mrs. Lynde wants to know about other people’s lives
Activity worksheets key
because she has nothing to do. Open answer.
1–2  Open answers
3 Matthew and Marilla want a child because they want
3 a Mrs. Rachel Lynde
somebody to help Matthew with the farm. Mrs. Lynde
b Marilla Cuthbert
thinks that orphans are dangerous because you don’t
c Marilla Cuthbert
know anything about them. Open answer.
d Matthew Cuthbert
4 Anne feels very sad. She often felt like this.
e Anne Shirley
After reading f Mrs. Rachel Lynde
5 Open answers. Anne’s tone must be sad. g Marilla Cuthbert
6–10  Open answers h Matthew Cuthbert
11 Open answers i Marilla Cuthbert
12 Open answers j Matthew Cuthbert
13 On page 23, Marilla says, “I’m starting to love this 4 Possible answers:
child.” On page 25, Marilla doesn’t want Anne to miss a Matthew will buy her a new dress.
the party. b Marilla will talk to Anne.
14 Possible answer: “Dear God, please make Marilla find c Mrs. Lynde will not like her because she is an
the brooch and let me go to the party.” orphan.
15 Open answers d Marilla will ask Anne to help her to cook.
16 Possible answers: e Mrs. Lynde will talk badly about her.
“The Five Things I Love about Diana Barry” f It will be Marilla’s idea.
She likes talking. Justification: Open answers
She likes playing in the woods. 5 Open answers
She likes reading books. 6 Possible answers:
She likes telling stories. Anne: I don’t like Mrs. Blewett. I want to stay with
She is my best friend. Marilla and Matthew.
“The Five things I Hate about Gilbert Blythe” Mrs. Blewett:This girl will help with my new baby.
He is rude. She will work very hard.

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Mrs. Spencer: I made a big mistake. Progress test key
Marilla: I don’t like Mrs. Blewett. Anne will stay with 1 a 7 – Matthew Cuthbert went up the road in the
Matthew and me. buggy in the afternoon.
7 Open answers b 7 – Mrs. Lynde thought it was a bad idea to bring a
8 a Before  b  When  c  When  d  After  e  When strange child into the house.
f  Before  g  After  h  When  i  After c 3
9 Open answers d 7 – The child talked and talked on the way home.
10 a thirsty e 7 – Matthew liked the child talking all the time.
b well f 3
c drunk 2 1 c  2  f  3  d  4  a  5  e  6  h  7  b  8  g
d bad 3 a 3  b  2  c  1
e sad 4 a Marilla  b  The minister  c  The children
f sick d Marilla  e  Anne  f  Diana  g  Anne and Diana
g late h The girls at school  i  Mr. Philips  j  Mrs. Lynde
h sorry 5 a The bottle of fruit cordial was in the kitchen closet.
i excited b The cordial wasn’t fruit cordial, it was red wine.
j good c Diana was feeling bad when she left Anne’s house.
k happy d Mrs. Barry said that Anne was a bad little girl.
l beautiful e One day Diana ran in through the door. Her face was
m smiled very white.
n unhappy f Anne put medicine in the cake.
o cried g Mrs. Allan thought it was a funny mistake.
p funny h Anne had a wonderful time at Mrs. Allan’s house.
q wonderful 6 1 c
11 Possible answers: 2 f
Don’t cry! 3 d
The same happened to me. 4 b
The cake was not that bad. 5 e
12 Open answers 6 a
13 Possible answers: 7 g
We are going to eat the cake. 8 h
We are going to tell stories. 9 l
Mr. Barry is coming. 10 j
14 Open answer 11 n
15 Possible answer: 12 i
Anne is like Elaine because the river carries her on the 13 k
boat. Lancelot is not like Gilbert because Gilbert likes 14 m
Anne very much. 7 a 7 – sometimes Anne was first and sometimes
16 a smartest  b  interesting  c  difficult  d  top Gilbert was.
d enjoyed f  well  g  can’t, doesn’t  h  heart  i  sell b 7 – she wanted to enjoy the summer.
17–18  Open answers c 3
d 7 – Anne was sorry that Gilbert was not her friend.
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