The Prisoner of Zenda (SMSTSP)

Passage 1. What have you learnt from the novel?

Gap-fill exercise I have learnt a lot from the novel The

of Zenda. Firstly, we should be loyal to our

and to our country even to the extent of

our lives. The doctor and Josef ,the

servant are

brave and loyal to the King. They try to

the king and sacrifice

their lives in doing so. for

Rassendyll is also very loyal to his duty. He

rescue

plans to save the King even though he .

in love with Princess Flavia and wants her

Col. Sapt and Fritz are also very loyal. They obedience. They take This novel also

their duty with utmost devotion and

responsibility to protect the Kings throne. brave and

us to be brave and confident. Rudolf Rassendyll is

confident of himself. He is very bold

impersonate the King. He is also very brave to .

after Rupert of Hentzau even though he is badly

I also learn that honour must come first in before love. Even though sacrifice her love . She is a very loyal

situation. Princess Flavia puts honour

loves Rudolf Rassendyll very much , she is willing honourable person .

Passage 2 Write about a moral value that you can find in the novel. Gap-fill exercise One of the moral values that we can Rudolf

in the novel Prisoner of Zenda is bravery.

is a very brave and courageous person. He is

bold to impersonate

the King. He is also very of him . He to do so.

to go after Rupert of Hentzau even though he

badly

hurt. During the coronation procession, he commands his

to ride fifty yards ahead very dangerous for him

to ride alone even though he knows that it

Princess Flavia

a different kind of bravery. She is emotionally brave.

is willing

to sacrifice her love even though she

Rudolf Rassendyll very much.

Josef and the doctor are soldiers but they sacrifice their lives to protect the and do not run away when there are dangers. Passage 3

Explain why you find the novel interesting Gap-fill exercise The novel Prisoner of Zenda is very interesting because am happy to

is full of adventures and I

that good triumphs over evil in the end. There

a lot of suspense

as Duke Michael schemes to

King Rudolf . I find his Famous Six bodyguards made a very

intimidating. They represent everything that is cruel, wicked, evil remarkable villains in the story. I admire Princess

for choosing duty and honour over love. It must

painful experience to give up the person I find the exchange of the gift of a needs

loves but she has done what is right and .

. The real King needs her to help him rule

red rose once a year a symbol of real

. It is

a very touching and poignant moment in .

story and it reminds us that true love

Passage 4 Write about a character you dislike Gap-fill exercise In the novel The Prisoner of Zenda , a

that I dislike the most is Duke of Michael. to usurp the throne and make himself

is a very cruel person who has a secret

the King killed.

Ruritania. in his way. He orders Rudolf to be

He is merciless and ruthless towards anyone who his brother as a prisoner while

is a devious schemer who is treacherous even to Castle of Zenda.

own brother. He keeps

He is also unfaithful in love, King, who was betrothed He is a coward and

evidenced by his courting of Antoinette de Mauban

to get Princess Flavia to marry him. He was

jealous of his brother, the

the beautiful Princess Flavia. protect

who hid behind his bodyguards , the Famous Six, plans. Passage 5

him as well as to carry out his

A character you dislike (2) In the novel the Prisoner of Zenda , the

I dislike is Black Michael. \

I dislike Black doing

because he is treacherous. He captures the King and

him

prosoner at Zenda. What he plans to do willing to do that

to dethrone him at the right moment. By is treacherous as he is

, he would be able to become the King himself. his own brother.

Another reason why I dislike Black beheaded

is because he is merciless. He will kill anyone

tries to stand in his way. For example ,

, the loyal servant to the King, is nearly

he attempted to save the Kingl. Josefs neck has off.

deep red wound on

it. His head was nearly

Lastly, i dislike him because he is a feelings. Nobody knows but with a smile on his lips. Based

. He is very good at pretending so that in

eyes of the public, he has done nothing wrong.

is a man who hides his

he really feels. He goes around with hatred in

eyes

the reasons given above, that is why I dislike

Michael

Passage 6 Character I dislike (3) Gap-fill exercise I dislike Duke Michael in the novel Prisoner of He

. It is because he is a cruel person.

think of killing his own brother. He also sent

of the Famous Six to the

summer house in first before the King. He is also very

New Avenue to kill Rudolf Rassendyll .He plans to . Although he already has Antoinette de Mauban who

Rassendyll very

beautiful and loves him very much, he tried He is also very cunning. He and Col. Sapt take Colonel Sapt kills one

get Princess Flavia. by Josef's body. However, Rudolf Rassendyll

to destroy the evidence of the kidnapping of the

sending eight men to the hunting lodge to

by killing 3 of the horsemen. Rassendyll kills two Passage 7

and

Write about a character you like most.

Gap-fill exercise
Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is

giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues! In the novel , the Prisoner of Zenda, him because of his physical educated. He had English. Another reason

is one character whom I like very much. He . He is very handsome, has blue eyes, red hair

Rudolf Rassendyll. I like long nose. He is also well

a German University and was able to speak French I like him very much is because he is

German as perfectly as he spoke

brave. He is bold enough to impersonate the King

willing to risk his life in order to save

King. He is also very brave to go after

of Hentzau even

though he is badly hurt. During He dares to ride alone

coronation procession, he commands his guards to ride fifty to do so.

ahead of him .

though he knows that it is very dangerous for

Rudolf Rassendyll is also a honourable the King even though he Black Michael

and very loyal to his duty. For instance, he

rescue plans to save

in love with Princess Flavia and wants her for

. In other words, he could just let

the King instead of helping him so that he

be the King and Princess Flavia his Queen but

honour would not let him do so. He feels

it is his responsibility to save the King. to sacrifice whatever he owns. Despite loving Princess he knows he must put honour before love. Because to other characters.

In

, Rassendyll is also very loyal to his duty and much , he is willing to sacrifice his love

Flavea

these reasons, I definitely like this character the most