Fiction Quest
Egurnova Aleksandra
Associate Professor
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Moscow
Content
Author Quiz
Book #1 Quest
Book #2 Quest
Book #3 Quest
Author Quiz
He was born in
(1) …, the capital
of Ireland.
Author Quiz
It was on the
(2) …th of (3) … in
(4) … .
Hints:
(2) 8 by 2 is …
(3)
(4) The voting age in Russia AND
A Rubik’s Cube has this number of colored squares.
Author Quiz
His name is (5) … (6) … .
Hints:
(5) The awarded statue of the US Academy Awards.
(6)
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Book #1 Quest
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Puzzle #1 «Verb Forms»
There is no good in my going … (see) poor Hans as long as the snow … (last), for when people … (be) in trouble they should be left alone and not … (bother) by visitors.
That at least is my idea about friendship, and I am sure I … (be) right. Why, if little Hans … (come) up here, and … (see) our good supper, and our warm fire, he might get envious or ask us … (let) him some flour on credit. But flour … (be) one thing, and friendship … (be) another, and they should not be confused.
To see
lasts
are
Be bothered
am
came
saw
To let
is
is
Book #1 Quest
Match the two parts to make one sentence.
Puzzle #2 «Match 1-6 to A-F»
1
Friendship …
2
Generosity …
3
One good action …
4
True friendship is …
5
There is no work …
6
A true friend always …
A
… quite free from selfishness of any kind.
B
… is the essence of friendship.
C
… says unpleasant things, and does not mind giving pain.
D
… never forgets.
E
… so delightful as the work one does for others.
F
… always breeds another.
D
B
F
A
e
C
Book #1 Quest
Solve the puzzle to guess the book
Puzzle #3 «Name in the Snake»
Brown: we use it before
Bible, sky, Alps, world, etc.
Orange: if you spent all or most of your
time or energy on it, you … yourself or your time or energy to something.
Yellow: false … are worse than bitter enemies; be slow in choosing a …, slower in changing him.
T
H
E
D
E
V
O
T
E
D
F
R
I
E
N
D
Book #2 Quest
Choose the correct homonym to complete the sentence.
Puzzle #1 «The Right Homophone»
I really don’t sea anything romantic inn proposing. It is very romantic two be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Y, one may bee accepted.
Won usually is, eye believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence off romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, isle certainly try too forget the fact.
The Divorce Cort was specially invented four people whose memories are sow curiously constituted.
see
in
to
why
be
one
I
of
I’ll
Court
to
for
so
Book #2 Quest
Choose the most suitable adjective to fill in each gap.
Puzzle #2 «Filling the Gaps»
You have invented a very useful … brother called Ernest, in order that you may be able to come up to town as often as you like. I have invented an … … invalid called Bunbury, in order that I may be able to go down into the country whenever I choose. Bunbury is perfectly … . If it wasn’t for Bunbury’s … … health, for instance, I wouldn’t be able to dine with you at Willis’s to-night.
invaluable
bad
invaluable
permanent
younger
extraordinary
younger
invaluable
permanent
invaluable
extraordinary
bad
Book #2 Quest
Solve the puzzle to guess the book. One word fits the whole set.
Puzzle #3 «One for Three»
1
In … first place girls never marry the men they flirt with.
She is … very picture of respectability.
Hesitation of any kind is a sign of mental decay in … young.
2
It is a matter of some … to us to know where your brother Ernest is at present.
In matters of grave …, style, not sincerity is the vital thing.
I’ve now realized for the first time in my life the vital … of Being Earnest.
THE
IMPORTANCE
Book #2 Quest
Solve the puzzle to guess the book. One word fits the whole set.
Puzzle #3 «One for Three»
3
They have some sense … shame left.
I think some preliminary inquiry on my part would not be out … place.
Where questions … self-sacrifice are concerned, men are infinitely beyond us.
4
He obtained admission to my house by means of the false pretense of … my brother.
I make up for it by … always immensely over-educated.
… the eldest son, you were naturally christened after your father.
5
You are the most …-looking person I ever saw in my life.
I’m sure he was in … when he said he wanted to marry her.
As an … of my good intentions, I shall reconsider your request.
OF
BEING
EARNEST
Book #3 Quest
Pale
Suddenly
Soul
Young
Strange
Close
Exquisite
Art
Afraid
Inspiration
When our eyes met, I grew pale with terror. I knew I had met someone whose personality could absorb my soul and my art! I had a strange feeling that fate had prepared exquisite joys and sorrows. I was afraid and wanted to leave the room. Suddenly I found myself face to face with this young man. We were quite close and our eyes met.
He is all my art to me now! He is my inspiration!
Puzzle #1 «Antonyms»: Give antonyms to the words in bold
flushed
body
familiar
vulgar
calm
expectedly
old
far
life
depression
Book #3 Quest
Give the correct form of the capitalized words
Puzzle #2 «Word Formation»
Was the murder GO to torment him all his life? Should he confess and be put to DIE? Never!
The picture was the only EVIDENT against him – he would DESTROY it! LOOK around, he saw the knife that had stabbed Basil Hallward. He would forget the past by STAB the picture with the knife.
There was a HORRID, AGONY cry and a crash. The servants went up, talking in FRIGHT voices, to see what had HAPPEN.
going
death
evidence
destroy
looking
stabbing
horrible
agonizing
frightened
happened