A. Reading comprehension – True or False ?

Read our article about ALICE IN WONDERLAND on pages 6-7 of English Now No 121. Then decide if the statements below are true or false. If a statement is false, think about why it is false. Then check your answers in part B.

1. ALICE IN WONDERLAND is a great example of the literary nonsense genre.
- a. True
- b. False
2. Lewis Carroll considered other titles for ALICE IN WONDERLAND, such as THE MAGICAL ADVENTURES OF ALICE.
- a. True
- b. False
3. In ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, Alice arrives in a world where everything is reversed.
- a. True
- b. False
4. The poem ‘Jabberwocky’ is about a white rabbit.
- a. True
- b. False
5. Lewis Carroll illustrated his books alone.
- a. True
- b. False
6. Lewis Carroll published a shortened version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND for children.
- a. True
- b. False
7. The books about Alice have been translated into about 100 languages.
- a. True
- b. False
8. The first film adaptation of ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND was released in 1951.
- a. True
- b. False
9. The 2010 ALICE IN WONDERLAND film version stars Johnny Depp.
- a. True
- b. False
10. The Cheshire Cat is a character created by Lewis Carroll.
- a. True
- b. False

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A. Reading comprehension – True or False ?

1. ALICE IN WONDERLAND is a great example of the literary nonsense genre.

2. Lewis Carroll considered other titles for ALICE IN WONDERLAND, such as THE MAGICAL ADVENTURES OF ALICE.

3. In ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, Alice arrives in a world where everything is reversed.

4. The poem ‘Jabberwocky’ is about a white rabbit.

5. Lewis Carroll illustrated his books alone.

6. Lewis Carroll published a shortened version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND for children.

7. The books about Alice have been translated into about 100 languages.

8. The first film adaptation of ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND was released in 1951.

9. The 2010 ALICE IN WONDERLAND film version stars Johnny Depp.

10. The Cheshire Cat is a character created by Lewis Carroll.