Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

13. Decide whether the following statements are true or false
A
1. The children were to be driven to the sand of Jagborough because 
Nicholas had asked the aunt to improvise something of a festival 
nature.
2. The breakfast was partaken in silence because there was nothing 
to talk about.
3. Nicholas was a God-persevering boy and never wanted to display 
older and wiser and better people to their disadvantage.
4. The aunt was a kind and loveable old woman and she went out 
of her way to please her little charges.
5. The children felt sorry for Nicholas as he started crying when 
the moment for the departure of the expedition arrived.
6. Nicholas was determined to get into the gooseberry garden 
because it was his favourite place.
7. The aunt spent the whole afternoon in the house because she 
had many things to do about the house.
8. Nicholas stayed in the garden until the children came back.
B
1. Nicholas was disappointed when he opened the door of the 
lumber-room, as there was nothing interesting in it.
2. He sat on a roll of Indian hangings knowing not what to do.
3. Nicholas was so tired that could not concentrate his attention 
on the tapestry picture.
4. Nicholas did not leave the lumber-room until the tea-time.

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5. When the evening meal was made, the aunt went to the garden 
to air herself.
6. As soon as he heard a cry to come quickly he rushed out of the 
house to give a helping hand.
7. Nicholas and a kitchen-maid fetched the ladder and rescued the 
aunt from the rain-water tank.
8. The aunt was so elated that she promised strawberry jam for 
tea.
9. Tea that evening was partaken in a cheerful atmosphere as there 
was no end to the children’s stories about their expedition.