Pride and Prejudice Extract: Jane’s Illness and Elizabeth’s Visit

15 fill-in-the-blank flashcards reviewing key characters, events and vocabulary from the Pride and Prejudice extract.

Mrs Bennet’s primary concern in the extract is finding suitable __ for her daughters.

husbands

The Bennets’ five daughters are Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine and __.

Lydia

The wealthy tenant of Netherfield Park is .

Charles Bingley

Jane becomes ill after being caught in heavy __ on her way to Netherfield.

rain

Mrs Bennet proudly refers to Jane’s enforced stay as the “felicity of her __.”

contrivance

Mr Bennet jokes that if Jane died it would be in pursuit of __.

Mr Bingley

When the carriage is unavailable, Elizabeth resolves to walk the __ miles to Netherfield.

three

Mary moralises that “exertion should always be in __ to what is required.”

proportion

Catherine and __ accompany Elizabeth as far as Meryton.

Lydia

Elizabeth’s muddy arrival shocks Miss Bingley and Mrs __.

Hurst

Despite social disapproval, Mr __ admires the brilliancy of Elizabeth’s complexion.

Darcy

The medical man who attends Jane is called the __.

apothecary

On the apothecary’s advice, Jane is given medicinal __ and kept in bed.

draughts

Miss Bingley first offers Elizabeth the __ to return home, then invites her to stay.

carriage (or chaise)

A servant is sent to __ to inform the Bennet family of Elizabeth’s stay.

Longbourn