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Chapter1
1Arethesesentencesright(
3)orwrong(7)?

Correctthemistakesyoufind.

a

The house is on the beach. 

c

  ………………………………………………
b

The man goes for a night swim. 

c

  ………………………………………………
c

The shark can see the woman. 

c

  ………………………………………………
d  The woman feels afraid but doesn’t know  

why. 

c

  ………………………………………………
e  The shark attacks the woman’s leg. 

c

  ………………………………………………
f

The man goes to sleep on the beach. 

c

  ………………………………………………
Chapter2
2Matchthequestions(a–f )withtheanswers

(1–6).

a  Why do Brody and Hendricks go to the 

beach? …

b  Why does Hendricks cry out? …
c  Why does Matt Hooper think it’s a Great 

White Shark? …

d  Why isn’t Harry Meadows going to write 

about the accident in his newspaper? …

e  Why doesn’t Larry Vaughan want Brody to 

close the beaches? …

f  Why doesn’t Brody close the beaches? …
 1  Because his boss doesn’t want him to, and 

he doesn’t want to lose his job.

 2Because a young woman is missing and 

they want to look for her.

 3  Because Larry Vaughan doesn’t want him 

to.

 4  Because he sees a woman’s head and some 

of her arm.

 5  Because it will soon be the Fourth of July, 

the best weekend in the summer for Amity.

 6  Because he sees that something big 

attacked the woman.

Chapter3
3Whosaysthesethings?Whodotheysaythem

to?

a  “Can I go swimming?”
  Who: ………………………………………..
  To:  …………………………………………..

b  “I didn’t do my job.”
  Who: ………………………………………..
  To:  …………………………………………..
c  “We can put food in the water for the shark.” 
  Who: ………………………………………..
  To:  …………………………………………..
d  “You knew it was dangerous!”
  Who: ………………………………………..
  To:  …………………………………………..
e  “It’s a long story.”
  Who: ………………………………………..
  To:  …………………………………………..
Chapter4
4Choosethecorrectanswer.
a
  Why do Brody and Hendricks go and look 

for Ben Gardner? …

 1  Because Brody wants him to kill the shark.
 2Because he went out in his boat to look for 

the shark, but Brody can’t see him in his 
boat.

 3Because his wife wants him to come back 

for dinner.

b  What do they find out about Gardner? …
 1  Gardner’s body was in the boat.
 2  Gardner turned his radio off.
 3  The shark attacked Gardner’s boat.
c  What does Brody want to happen to the 

shark? …

 1  He wants someone to catch the shark.
 2  He wants the shark to come back on the 

Fourth of July weekend.

 3He wants the shark to be forgotten by 

everyone.

d

Who does Meadows think can help? … 

 1  Larry Vaughan.
 2  Hooper.
 3  Quint.
Chapter5
5Finishthesesentences.
a
  Hooper doesn’t think the shark is there 

because

  ……………………………………………. .
b

Vaughan wants Brody to open the beaches 
because

  ……………………………………………. .

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Brody wants Hooper to go up and down in 
the boat because

  ……………………………………………. .
d  People don’t go into the sea because
  ……………………………………………. .
e  Brody tells the boy to come in because
  ……………………………………………. .
Chapter6
6Whosaysthesewords?Whataretheanswers

tothesequestions?

a

“Can this man Quint help us?”

  Who: ………………………………………..
  Answer: ……………………………………..
b  “Did it kill anybody?”
  Who: ………………………………………..
  Answer: ……………………………………..
c

“Can you help us?”

  Who: ………………………………………..
  Answer: ……………………………………..
d

“Can you start tomorrow?”

  Who: ………………………………………..
  Answer: ……………………………………..
e  “Can you swim?”
  Who: ………………………………………..
  Answer: ……………………………………..
Chapter7
7Choosetherightanswer.
a
  What does the shark do to the fishing  

lines? …

b  Why do the men drop meat into the  

water? …

c  How big is the shark’s head? …
d

How big does Quint think the shark is? …

e  Why do the men think the shark is going to 

attack the boat? …

f

Why does Brody say, “That thing isn’t a  
fish”? …

g  What do we learn about Quint in this 

chapter? …

 1  It breaks them.
 2  He isn’t afraid of the shark, and he doesn’t 

have a wife.

 3It is two meters across.
 4  Because fish don’t attack and kill people.
 5Because they want the shark to come near 

the boat.

 6  Perhaps eight meters or more.
 7  Because it comes very near the boat.

Chapter8
8Puttherightwordsinthesesentences.

dangerous  kill  overboard  pictures

pay  fall over  cage  boat

 

Hooper wants to take a a ……………… on to 
the boat. He wants to take b ……………… of 
the fish. Quint doesn’t want him to do it because 
he says it is very c ……………… . But Hooper 
says he will d ……………… Quint, and  
Quint agrees. The three men go out in the  
e ……………… and they see the shark. The 
shark goes below the boat and the three men  
f ……………… . Hooper wants to put the  
cage g ……………… and go down in it.  
He wants to do this because he thinks he can  
h ……………… the fish. Brody and Quint do 
not like it but they agree. 

Chapter9
9Choosetherightanswer.
a

What happens to Hooper? …

 1  He dies because Quint shot him.
 2  He dies because he accidentally shot 

himself.

 3He dies because the shark attacks the cage.
b  What is Quint going to do? …
 1  He says he’s going to go back to the shore.
 2  He says he’s going to kill the shark.
 3He says he’s going to die with the shark.
c  What is Brody going to do the next day? …
 1  He says he’s not going to the sea.
 2  He says he’s going to look for Hooper’s 

body. 

 3  He says he’s going to catch the shark and 

kill it.

Chapter10
10Answerthesequestions.
a

Why does Quint put barrels on the harpoon 
line?

  ………………………………………………
b

What does the shark do to the boat?

  ………………………………………………
c

How does Quint kill the shark?

  ………………………………………………
d  How is this shark unusual?
  ………………………………………………

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1Putthewordsfromtheboxintherightsentences.

boss  fisherman  important  newspaper

policeman  sharks  wife

a  Leonard Hendricks is a …………… .
b  Martin Brody is Hendricks’ …………… .
c  Harry Meadows writes for the local …………… .
Matt Hooper knows everything about ………… .
e  Larry Vaughan is one of the most …………… 

people in Amity.

Ellen is Brody’s …………… .
g  Quint is a …………… .

2Matchthetwopartsofthesentences.

a  Amity people want Brody to open the beaches …
Brody will open the beaches, …
c  A boy went swimming in the sea …
Quint says he will try to kill the shark, …
Hooper wants to join Quint …
1but he wants Hooper to go up and down in the 

boat.

2  but he wants four hundred dollars a day.
3  because the town is dying and people are losing 

their jobs.

4  because he wants to see the shark.
5  before Hooper saw the shark.

3Choosethecorrectanswer.

Flicka is the name of the … 
1  shark
2boat
3cat
Brody was afraid of going out to the sea because … 
1he cannot swim.
2he doesn’t like Quint.
3  he is a very bad swimmer.
c  The shark’s eyes are …
1  blue
2brown
3  black
Quint and Hooper pushed the cage overboard, …
1  but the shark didn’t come up.
2  and the shark came up.
3but Brody didn’t want to look into the water.
e  Quint and Brody dropped the cage overboard with 

Hooper in it, …

1  and Quint stood with his gun in his hand.
2  and Brody stood with his harpoon in his hand. 
3  and Hooper began taking photographs.

4Choosetherightwordsfromtheboxandchange

themtothepastform.

begin  go  put  stand  throw

a  Quint stopped the boat and Brody …………… 

dropping meat into the sea.

b  Quint …………… a line overboard.
Then he …………… a barrel on a harpoon line.
An hour …………… by.
e  Brody …………… up and looked overboard.

5Whowaskilledbythesharkfirst?Whowaskilled

next?Writethenumbers,1–6.
Ben Gardner 

c

b  Hooper 

c

c  a small boy, Alex 

c

d  a young woman, Chrissie 

c

e  an old man 

c

Quint 

c

6Finishthesentenceswithwordsfromthegrid.

a  Great White Sharks are dangerous and can 

…………… people.

b  Quint is a …………… .
A fisherman uses a …………… to catch a big fish.
d  He hit the shark’s …………… .
e  Hooper saw a …………… in the sea.
f  We swam to the …………… and then sat on the 

beach.

The fish came up to the …………… .
h  Amity is not …………… from New York.
They threw the fish into an old …………… .
j  There was a dead …………… on the beach.

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