e Last of
the Mohicans
Activity Book
Exercises written by
Graham Read
w o r y g i n a l e
c z y t a m y
Chapter I
A. The Story
Read this short version of the chapter. There are 2 things
which didn’t really happen. Find them.
The story is set in North America during the war between the French
and the British. A group of people, two white men, two white women
and a red Indian are travelling from one British fort to another by
road. The Indian guide with gets them lost. The group are then helped
by Hawkeye and his two Indian friends. Hawkeye doesn’t trust the
Indian and tries to take him prisoner and with Duncan’s help they are
successful.
B. True or False questions
Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are true or
false.
True False
1. David’s job is a singer.
2. Alice didn’t trust or like Magua.
3.
Cora thought that it was stupid to make an opinion
about someone because of their skin colour.
4. The group of whites were being followed.
5.
Chingachgook told Hawkeye that many Indians
died because of alcohol.

3. Alice asked Duncan about their guide.
4. “A Huron! They are thieves.”
5. Duncan, the officer, had fair golden hair.
6. “the whitefaces can be together”
7. After a time David began singing a religious song.
8. Magua, feeling the danger, ran into the forest.
D. A Useful Phrases
Here are some useful phrases that appeared in the story. They are in
the same order as in the story. Can you remember the context they
were in? Try to memorise these phrases.
The land was covered in mountains, lakes and forests.
He was a strange looking man.
She had fair golden hair.
The man had narrow shoulders.
I met him by accident.
I will take us to a safe place to sleep.
The two disappeared without being seen.
E. Now, without looking at the sentences above, try to complete the
gaps.
1. The land was in mountains, lakes and forests.
2. He was a strange man.
3. She fair golden hair.
4. The man had shoulders.
5. I met him accident.
6. I will take us to a safe to sleep.
7. The two disappeared being seen.
F. Speech
Here is something which Chingachgook said. Read the original
again and then see if you can repeat what he said, but without all the
letters. The amount of dots (.) us the amount of letters missing

4. The two men spoke each other.
5. He has worked me before.
6. He heard quiet sounds the forest him.
7. Duncan decided to get his horse
8. He hoped to capture him Hawkeye had advised.
9. Hawkeye fired but missed, which was unusual him.
I. Word Search
Find the nine adjectives to describe people.
G E N A R R O W Y O I P
F D T Y R E H J K T R L
R C B E R L Y L E A T O
E B S T H I N A R S P K
S I T S T G A P K T M J
I P H E D I R W E R E O
L D A R K O M F A A N U
E L H E A U E A R N Y M
N E K O R S B I L G T E
T D R T S T R R E E E N
A B E A U T I F U L H T
G K L O P T L A R G E Y
J. Crossword
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2
3
4
5
7 8
6
9
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3. We are certain to kill the first two.
4. Are our enemies trying to frighten us?
5. Hide the animals and we will meet by the river.
6. Our work is only half finished.
7. It is the scream of a horse in great pain.
8. Don’t leave us here for God’s sake.
D. Useful Phrases
Here are some useful phrases that appeared in the story. They are in
the same order as in the story. Can you remember the context they
were in? Try to memorise these phrases.
You must be as quiet as mice.
I will do everything to keep this promise.
Don’t leave us for God’s sake.
I can sleep in peace.
The entrance was covered from view.
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8. a target, somebody who is going to be hurt
9. to try and hurt somebody with violence
12. a small road
13. the outer part, or surface, of the body
Chapter 2
A. The Story
Read this short version of the chapter. There are 2 things which
didn’t really happen. Find them.
Hawkeye took the group to a safe place after Duncan had promised
never to tell anybody about it. The Indians took the horses away and
the two groups met again near a river. They then went and hid in a cave
which was by the side of the river. They heard terrible screams in the
night which came from a group of Huron Indians. The Indians attacked
them but were unsuccessful. In the end the groups’ gunpowder ran out

8. Some of the travellers were able sleep.
9. Hawkeye took a knife.
10. The Indian was then thrown the edge into the river
I. Word Search
Find the ten words connected with nature and the wild.
W B O J G O G S X V M A
T Z A X V A L L E Y W Q
J T E F G H L Q P X O R
O P J O J U E P Z R O H
L I L R W L I A B L D P
T F K E Z Z N T C E T E
D G N S K X L H O O H Y
Q W A T E R F A L L E V
H O Z A N I M A L Z S G
I L T E D V S J C A V E
R F E Q J E K L S C J D
H A D E E R R G P Z B Q
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E. Now, without looking at the sentences above, try to complete the
gaps.
1. You must be quiet as mice.
2. I will do everything to this promise.
3. Don’t leave us God’s sake.
4. I can sleep peace.
5. The entrance was covered view.
F. Speech
Here is something which Hawkeye said. Read the original again and
then see if you can repeat what he said, but without all the letters. The
amount of dots (.) us the amount of letters missing
“I wi ta you to saf… , but fir you mu prom… two thi… . Firs… ,

can save them later. Only Uncas and Duncan stay with the two sisters.
The group are caught by the Indians although Magua is nearly killed by
Duncan. The Huron Indians are very unhappy that they didn’t catch
Chingachgook. The group are taken away by Magua and some of his
men. They goto a hill and eat some food. Magua tells Alice he wants to
marry her. She refuses so Magua prepares to kill them. They are saved
by Hawkeye and the Indians, however Magua escapes.
B. True or False questions
Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are true or
false.
True False
1. Hawkeye and the others escape by the waterfall.
2.
At first Magua thinks it is impossible that Hawkeye
can have escaped.
3. Cora left signs of where she had walked.
4. The Indians ate cooked deer for dinner.
5. Magua hates Munro because he is white.
6. Cora wants to save her sister but not herself.
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I. Crossword
1
2
3
4 5
6
7
8
9
10

O O N L B Y T J O H N E
N I P E M E C Q U I E T
F. Multiple Choice
1. They fall from the trees fruit
a) as b) like c) similar d) so
2. “And what would I say Munro?”
a) at b) on c) to d) from
3. “But we may be rescued.”
a) still b) however c) so d) far
4. He ran just in time to avoid Duncans shot.
a) of b) up c) at d) away
5. He pointed at his scars.
a) too b) very c) many d) much
6. “Take your revenge only me.”
a) about b) at c) on d) for
7. “Look at her, she is young to die.”
a) very b) much c) so d) too
8. Despite , the group were happy to be back together.
a) these b) this c) of this d) those
7.
Duncan thinks Cora marrying Magua would be
terrible.
8. Hawkeye and Magua fought together on the hill.
9.
Magua stopped fighting when he knew he couldn’t
win.
C. Who said this?
Can you remember who said this?
1.“Their dead are with the slimy fish.”
2.“You may leave us to our unhappy fortunes.”

13. the opposite of cowardly
I. Speech
Here is something which Magua said. Read the original again and
then see if you can repeat what he said, but without all the letters.
The amount of dots (.) us the amount of letters missing
“Magua was bo a free chi in the tri of t Hurons. He s his first
twe… sum…. and was hap . But th t whi men ca , and th tau…
Magua to dr… the firew…. . Then one ni… , wh he had dr… the
firew…. , he we wal…. in the ca of t whi men and wal… in the
wro pl… . He was puni…. .”
Chapter 4
A. The Story
Read this short version of the chapter. There are two things which
didn’t really happen. Find them.
The group were able to get to the British fort because of bad weather.
The French discovered them but it was too late to stop them and
the daughters met again with their father. Hawkeye was sent to Fort
Edward to get news but he was caught when he came back. Duncan
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G.Preposition Check
at to of at on by in of in into
1. At such an age it is hard die.
2.The two older men were the first to jump the water.
3.The room was hidden blankets.
4.It was still early the morning.
5.The group stopped the top a hill.
6.Magua wasn’t interested speaking to him.
7.These are scars a warrior can be proud .
8.He threw his tomahawk Alice.
9.The two men wrestled the ground.

9. God has given me my children.
D. Who said this?
Can you remember who said this?
1. “We have one chance.”
2. “Wait until you see the enemy!”
3. “Your commander is a brave man.”
4. “Do we seem so weak to you?”
5. “It is impossible for you to keep the fort.”
6. “The commander of the British fort has betrayed me.”
7. “Before you make any decisions, hear my conditions.”
8. “We have made peace with the British, and you are not to attack
them.”
E. Who said this?
Now can you say the same without looking above?
1. “We have chance.”
2. “Wait until you see the !”
3. “Your commander is a man.”
4. “Do we seem weak to you?”
5. “It is impossible for you to the fort.”
6. “The commander of the British fort has me.”
7. “Before you any decisions, hear my conditions.”
8. “We have made peace the British, and you are not to attack
them.”
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was sent to meet Moncalm, the French general. The Frenchman said
he would only give the letter to Munro, so Munro went to meet him.
Munro was given a letter from Fort Edward which said that they are
not able to help. Munro decided to surrender. Magua was unhappy
that there would be no fighting and he spoke with Montcalm who told
him that he could attack the British. The next day, after the British left

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H. Speech
Here is something which Montcalm said to Munro . Read the original
again and then see if you can repeat what he said, but without all the
letters. The amount of dots (.) us the amount of letters missing
“Sir, I beli… you ha do al. yo. ca. to def… th pla . You ha ear…
mu hon… in yo resist…. . It tak as mu brav… to recogn… wh
you ha lo as it do to fi… a bat… . I th… no. is th. ti for yo. to gi
up yo for. .”
I. Crossword.
1
2
3
4
5
6 7
8
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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F. Word Search
Find the ten words connected with war.
A R J B A T T L E F L E

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prisoner by the Huron. Hawkeye dressed as a bear went into the camp
and was able to help rescue Alice.
B. True or False questions
Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are true or false
True False
1.
David wasn’t killed by the Hurons because he was
singing.
2.
As soon as Uncas found the path that Magua took,
the group started to follow it.
3.
Duncan dressed as an Indian to get into the Indian
camp.
4.
When Magua saw David he immediately recognised
him.
5.
Alice was staying in the same hut as a sick Indian
girl.
6.
One of the Hurons thought that Duncan was a
witch-doctor.
7.
When Magua saw the bear in the hut, he thought it
was Hawkeye.
8.
Alice and Duncan escaped together, leaving
Hawkeye to rescue Uncas.

clown and went to the camp with David. Chingachgook was later taken
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C. Crossword
1
2 3
4
5
6
7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15 16
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Across:
4. a group of people in the same family, for example Hurons or
Delawares
5. a kind of magician
10. part of the body, above the arm
11. an entertainer who works in a circus, doing stupid things
13. the noise a dog makes if it is angry
14. the fur of a bird
15. an animal that lives in rivers and makes a kind of building on them
16. to hit something lightly
17. a crazy person
Down:
1. a large group of people

2. “Are you of life?”
3. “He is a prisoner and is to in the morning.”
4. “I knew you would come and me.”
5. “Fool! Go and play the women and children.”
6. “We now go to the woods.”
7. “I hope we will again.”
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4. They saw a figure quietly walking the forest.
a) along b) through c) over d) from
5. He had been following the Indians days.
a) since b) for c) ago d) during
6. “You have shown bravery in battle.”
a) much b) too c) very d) too
7. Uncas was tied and kept prisoner.
a) in b) on c) up d) down
8. “Where did you such a disguise?”
a receive b) give c) have d) get
J. Collocations
Match the words on the left with the words on the right
smile
sharp
badly made
give
a great crowd
draw
keep someone
run
a tap
way
meet

O O E K S E D A T L A S
P D T E C R D R V O B E
L D I P U M E N G L B D
S C O T E A S T O L E E
S A W E D T R O U B D R
H. Speech
Here is something which Magua said. Read the original again and
then see if you can repeat what he said, but without all the letters.
The amount of dots (.) us the amount of letters missing
“Your enem… kn th. sha of yo ba , but the. ha nev se the col…
of yo ey . Your voi is lo in th. vill… , but qui in bat… . Yo. ar. a.
embarra…… to u. .”
I. Multiple Choice
1. Holding his bible front of him.
a) by b) on c) at d) in
2. The Huron thought it was strange he was singing, they
didn’t kill him.
a) so b) because c) but d) as
3. The sisters were brave and the Indians didn’t attack of
them.
a) both b) pair c) two d) either
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C. Word Search
Find the eleven adjectives.
R E G E N E R O U S T Y
A R I L B U L O T Y R O
D T O G R E T L Y I P E
I R P T A N C I E N T X
T E L R V I A C R U T P
S F A E E L F U F R H E

Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are true or
false.
True False
1.
The Indians didn’t go into Uncas’s hut because they
were scared of David.
2.
Hawkeye and Uncas didn’t fight the six Indians
outside the hut because they didn’t think they could
win the fight.
3.
David wasn’t killed because the Indians thought he
was crazy.
4.
Magua gave the Delawares lots of presents when he
arrived at their village.
5. Tamenund was a very old man.
6. Tamenund didn’t trust the Hurons.
7.
The Delaware discovered Uncas was a Mohican
because of his haircut.
8. Cora would have rather died than marry Magua.
9. Magua respected the Delawares.
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2. a slow animal with a hard shell
3. boss of most important person
4. a ceremony performed when someone dies
5. a dangerous thing which kills or hurts you if you eat/drink it
7. to speak very quietly
8. a person who can do magic

rises
to face
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5. A shout came the hut.
a) in b) with c) to d) from
6. David was mistaken for Uncas several minutes.
a) since b) for c) ago d) during
7. Uncas pointed Magua.
a) at b) on c) to d) for
8. You should my offer.
a) have b) take c) do d) get
F. Crossword
1
2 3
4
5
6
7
8 9
10 11
12 13
14
15
Across:
6. a long line which is used to tie things
10. a present
12. to move quickly from side to side, because you are scared or cold
13. to send liquid out of your mouth
15. the collective name for expensive things, like rings, earrings,
necklaces, etc…

too wide.
6. All of the Hurons were killed.
7.
The Indians thought Cora and Uncas would meet in
the afterlife.
8. Tamenund thought he had lived for too long a time.
C. Collocations
Match the words on the left with the words on the right
an open
something blowing in
pull out
look into
ones head
a snow
a narrow
jump
a final
a knife
wish
someones eyes
flake
area
the wind
bowed
path
like a tiger
D. Speech
Here is something which Tamenund said. Read the original again
and then see if you can repeat what he said, but without all the
letters. The amount of dots (.) us the amount of letters missing

Find the ten nouns.
A S T E R Y M I S Y O P
S T H O N O U R M U N Y
T R E B I N H E I G H T
P E N E C O U C B R E A
L N D A R A Y O H A V O
O G E U W T I U E S A M
N T O T A U A R R A P I
S H I Y S I N A A D L S
I N T E L L I G E N C E
G J I L G R A E W E A R
H P E D T R E A L S V Y
T B R A V E R Y N S I D
F. Multiple Choice
1. They would the first attack.
a) do b) make c) have d) take
2. He ran towards Magua being outnumbered.
a) despite b) inspite c) but d) however
3. They shot, and of the warriors fell.
a) much b) lot c) many d) large
4. They ran up a path.
a) thin b) tight c) slim d) narrow
5. He jumped from a frightening .
a) high b) higher c) height d) tall
6. The Indian pulled his knife.
a) out b) off c) across d) up
7. He looked to the sky.
a) up b) after c) out d) for
8.The tribe gathered together.
a) whole b) full c) total d) complete

1. very unhappy
2. a loud noise that comes during a storm
4. something which isn’t moving
5. a part of the mouth used for speaking
6. intelligent
8. to give money or help to someone
9. another name for heaven
13. very happy
H. Preposition Check
from for in on above from to up or in
1. Uncas came the other side of the forest.
2. They walked to an area close the beaver lodge.
3. The way the mountain was dangerous.
4. Choose, my wigwam my knife.
5. Uncas was stabbed the back.
6. I leave them on the rocks the crows.
7. The lifted the body of Cora their heads.
8. We have been put the same path.
9. The two men front got closed to Magua.
10. Her face was forever shut the eyes of men.
I. Who said this?
Can you remember who said this? .
1. “Give me twenty rifles.”
2. “Kill me if you want.”
3. “Do what you want with me.”
4. “The whitefaces are dogs.”
5. “He isn’t looking, his ears are shut.”
6. “Why have you left us?”
7. “Why are my brothers so sad.”
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Chapter 5
A. David followed the sisters into the forest. Uncas was taken prisoner by the Huron.
B. 1. T 2 .F 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. T
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I. “Magua was born a free chief in the tribe of the Hurons. He saw his first twenty
summers and was happy. But then the white men came, and they taught Magua to
drink the firewater. Then one night, when he had drunk the firewater, he went walking
in the camp of the white men and walked into the wrong place. He was punished.”
Chapter 4
A. Montcalm told Magua not to fight with the British. The massacre was started by the

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U M U H E
I Y N A
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S S A 13 G R O W L I
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O R 15 B E A V E R 16 T A P
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D. 1. among 2. into 3. towards 4. from 5. of/away 6. for 7. inside 8. out 9. at
E. 1. Duncan 2. Hawkeye 3. Duncan 4. Alice 5. Magua 6. Hawkeye 7. Duncan
F. 1. unarmed 2. tired 3. die 4. rescue 5. with 6. must 7. meet
G.
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E R W S U
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Chapter 6
A. Hawkeye and Daivd say they are going to do magic on Uncas. Tamenund and
Magua were not friends. Magua could only keep Cora as a prisoner.
B. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. F
C.
G E N E R O U S
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R E
A N C I E N T X
V A P
S E F E
T S U R P R I S E D N
R I C H A S
A E V I L I
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G P R O T E C T E D E
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D. “Please do not listen to this man. His words are like poison. He lies to you. All we
ask is to be given permission to leave this place and return to our homes.”
E. 1. a 2. c 3. d 4. c 5. d 6. b 7. a 8. b
F.
1
2
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give someone
make a
prisoner
to face
trouble
courage
luck
rises
permission
decision
Chapter 7
A. The cave they ran through was full of Huron women and children.
Uncas and Magua didn’t fight, Uncas was stabbed in the back.
B. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. T 8. T
C.
an open
something blowing in
pull out
look into
ones head
a snow
a narrow
jump
a final
area
the wind
a knife
someones eyes
bowed
flake

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B M
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L O T U
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16 P O W E R L E S S
H. 1. from 2. to 3. up 4. or 5. in 6. for 7. above 8. on 9. in 10. from
I. 1.Hawkeye 2.Cora 3.Cora 4.Magua 5.Tamenund 6.a Deleware warrior
7. Chingachgook 8.Hawkeye 9.Tamenund
J. 1. me 2. want 3. what 4. dogs 5. shut 6. left 7. so 8. alone 9. too