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Rt-Valleyfear Key Test
Rt-Valleyfear Key Test
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READING & TRAINING K E Y T O T H E A C T I V I T I E S
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle information. Professor Moriarty The correct order of the sentences is:
would probably kill him if he knew C, F, A, I, E, B, G, D, H
about it.
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K E Y T O T H E A C T I V I T I E S K E Y T O T H E A C T I V I T I E S
4 G ...down the stairs. story is set, is a fictional place in at one point. can’t answer 1.
5 H ...study telling Mrs Douglas to go Sussex, England. 3 friendly, happy, cheerful 1 We do not know why the murderer
back to her room. 5 Scotland Yard, which was founded Mrs Douglas: chose to use a loud shotgun.
6 D ...with Mrs Douglas all night. in 1829, is the name of the main 1 scared but quiet 2 We now know that Mr Douglas is
7 B ...the lamp was. office of the London police force. 2 shocked but friendly, a little unable to remove the wedding ring
8 F ...they couldn’t see anything out 6 The Sherlock Holmes Museum, nervous, charming from his hand – it is not on the
of the window. which is in Baker Street, is popular 3 happy, cheerful dead body since the murdered man
with tourists. B was not Mr douglas but the cyclist
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1 Dr Watson thinks that they share – his enemy, Ted Baldwin.
1 Barker met Douglas in California, Page 41 – activity 7
some secret and are hiding 3 The missing dumbbell was used to
where they worked in a successful Student’s game. something. weigh down the package of clothes
mining company. 2 Open answers. etc to the bottom of the moat.
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2 Douglas was a widower when he 4 We learn that the cyclist was the
left California. He met his second Open answers. Page 50 – activity 5
man who was killed, and so the
wife in England. Student’s game. bicycle was not used to escape.
3 Barker thought that a secret CHAPTER FOUR
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society was after John and wanted
to kill him. Page 48 – activity 1 A 1B 2A 3E 4C 5D 6F B and C are now different
4 His first wife Ettie died a year 1A 2C 3D 4B 5B The slippers made the mark in
the study. Page 60 – activity 4
before Barker met him.
Page 49 – activity 2 B The cyclist was wearing a grey 1 Ted Baldwin
5 He didn’t like to be near other
men. 1 Mr Holmes asked the butler suit, short yellow coat and cap. 2 mark of a Lodge/ a triangle in a
6 One of John Douglas’s faults was to come in. Possible answers: Today a cyclist circle burnt onto his arm
his jealousy./Barker had seen John 2 He was wearing a pair of bedroom would wear (cycling) shorts, t- 3 22.45/ quarter to eleven
Douglas act jealously. slippers. shirt, special cycling shoes or 4 Cecil Barker
3 I left them and carried on walking. trainers, helmet, gloves, reflective 5 shot/face/sawn-off shotgun
Page 39 – activity 3 4 Watson asked if Holmes had or bright clothing. 6 Possibe accident/self-defence
1D 2C 3F 4B 5A 6E solved it. involving John Douglas
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5 Neither of them is telling the truth.
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6 ‘Watson, can you lend me your
Open answers. umbrella, please?’ Possible answers:
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7 Watson said that he had to ask 1 She’s been running.
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Holmes himself. 2 He’s been talking on the phone.
Open answers. 3 She’s been painting.
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Page 41 – activity 6 4 He’s been swimming.
Uncomfortable: confused, agitated, 1T 2T 3F 4F 5F 6T 7F 8T
5 Someone has been writing a letter.
1 Dr Watson, who also lived in Baker shy, nervous, alarmed, scared, angry, 6 Someone has been washing their
Street, often helped Holmes with shocked, worried CHAPTER FIVE clothes/doing the washing.
his detective work. Relaxed: friendly, calm, cheerful,
2 The Valley of Fear, which was Page 60 – activity 1 Page 61 – activity 6
charming, patient, happy, arrogant
published in 1914, was one of Could be either: quiet 0H 1G 2E 3B 4C 5I 6A 7F 1A 2A 3C 4B 5D 6C 7D 8D
Conan Doyle’s later works. D not needed
3 Conan Doyle, who was born in Page 50 – activity 4 Page 62 – activity 7
Edinburgh, was a very active and Page 60 – activity 2 Open answers.
A Cecil Barker:
creative man. 1 calm We now know the answers to
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4 The village of Birlstone, where this 2 friendly but a bit arrogant, angry questions 2, 3 and 4, but we still
Open answers.
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K E Y T O T H E A C T I V I T I E S K E Y T O T H E A C T I V I T I E S
Hiding Places 4 farmers 5 skills 6 museum Page 77 – activity 5 5 McMurdo shot the man in Chicago
7 society 8 film 1 Doctor Watson is telling the story. because he said he was going to
Page 66 – activity 1 go to the police.
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1 John Douglas. the story. 6 McGinty says that Ettie can choose
2 When Sherlock Holmes knew 1 Jack McMurdo is travelling in a between the two men which one
2 Ettie Shafter, Jacob Shafter, Mike
about the hiding place he realised train. she wants to marry.
Scanlan and Jack McMurdo are the
John Douglas was not really dead 2 He meets a miner called Scanlan.
new characters in the story. Page 91 – activity 2
and that the murder victim was 3 He then has an argument with the
someone else. policemen. Page 77 – activity 6 1B 2B 3C 4C 5A 6C
3 Hiding places were used by the rich 4 Jack is outside the Shafter’s house. Open answers. Page 92 – activity 3
and powerful, often kings and 5 Ettie Shafter is opening the door to
queens. Jack. Page 78 – activity 7 1 with 2 city 3 found 4 with
4 They were mainly used by people 6 Jack falls in love with her and 1C 2E 3A 4F 5D 5 least 6 been 7 printing 8 known
who need somewhere safe to hide wants to marry her. 9 looking 10 is
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because of their religion. Page 93 – activity 4
Page 76 – activity 2 Open answers.
5 Priest’s holes.
1 handsome 2 travelling 3 told Open answers.
6 He went into hiding because of the
civil war at the time and also 4 greeted 5 introduced 6 stay Secret Societies Page 93 – activity 1
because he was married to a 7 should 8 careful 9 argue
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Roman Catholic. 10 admiringly 11 carry 12 very
13 fell 14 agreed 1T 2F 3F 4F 5F 6T Page 94 – activity 2
7 They were very similar to Birlstone
House. Page 77 – activity 3 Page 82 – activity 2 1 widow 2 warned 3 gathered
8 The Pianist. Open answers. 4 blindfolded 5 rolled up 6 nodded
H 7 nodded 8 felt faint 9 applause
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T A F A S
1 in the 17th century. 1D 2A 3F 4C 5B 6E CHAPTER THREE
R G C A N E T G T
2 it belongs to a private owner.
3 a film. A R A D D C L O R A Page 83 – activity 2 Page 100 – activity 1
4 tour the gardens. V E R M I S S A V A L L E Y Open answers. 1D 2B 3A 4B 5D
5 there is a forest. E E E I N H O R E R D E
6 secret garden. L T F R T O M R R G D CHAPTER TWO Page 101 – activity 2
Page 66 – activity 3 L E U I R U E Y Y U Possible answers:
Page 91 – activity 1 1 I’d better not write another article
Open answers. I D L N O L E
1 McMurdo had not been to see about the Scowrers. They might
N G D D McGinty because he had to find kill me next time.
PART TWO G L U a job. 2 I’d better leave Vermissa Valley
Y C 2 Mr Shafter told McMurdo to leave soon – there are too many bad
CHAPTER ONE E because he didn’t want a member people and terrible things
D of the Ancient Order of Freemen happening.
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staying in his house. 3 I’d better not marry Ted Baldwin –
1 D 2 fictional place name Page 77 – activity 4 3 McMurdo promised Ettie that no he is a cruel man and wouldn’t
3A 4B 5C harm would come to her or her make me happy.
Because it tells the story of John
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to pretend to be dead. 4 Ted Baldwin shows McMurdo the help me with this case. We need
1 coal 2 mining 3 industry strange mark on his arm. his skills and experience.
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K E Y T O T H E A C T I V I T I E S K E Y T O T H E A C T I V I T I E S
5 I’d better not touch anything until would leave Vermissa Valley in 8 What – Holmes advised Douglas
the London police arrive – they about six months.
CHAPTER 5 to leave England.
will want to see everything exactly 6 Chester Wilcox left his house Page 120 – activity 1 9 What – John Douglas’s real name
how it was when I found it. because somebody warned him was Birdy Edwards.
6 I’d better tell Holmes about Mrs that he was in danger. 1E 2G 3B 4H 5F 6I 7D 8C 10 Who – Professor Moriarty was
Douglas’s behaviour – it could be 7 Brother Morris told McMurdo Page 120 – activity 2 helping the Americans to find
important to the case. about a private detective who was 1 Who – Birdy Edwards was John Douglas.
after the Scowrers and wanted to pretending to be Jack McMurdo.
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destroy their society. 2 What – The men were going to
Possible answer: 8 Ettie and McMurdo planned to Open answers.
powerful violent sly greedy kill the investigator when he
escape together; Ettie would wait arrived. Page 121 – activity 5
Page 101 – activity 4 until the McMurdo came to get her 3 Why – McMurdo told Scanlan to 1C 2A 3D 4C 5B 6D 7A 8C
and they would leave together. leave the house that night
Possible answer:
because he didn’t want him to be Page 122 – activity 6
powerful intelligent brave sensible Page 110 – activity 2
involved in the violence and Open answers.
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Good things: He works sometimes, arrested by the police.
AFTER READING
Open answers. 4 When – The Freemen arrived at
even though he can use false money; Page 124 – activity 1 Picture
he doesn’t kill anyone; he doesn’t tell nine o’clock.
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Boss McGinty about Brother Morris; 5 What – Boss McGinty was
1 up 2 off 3 out 4 up 5 out arrested and then eventually 1H 2M 3F 4B 5K 6L 7O 8D
6 down he wants to leave the Lodge and go 9 G 10 N 11 J 12 A 13 I 14 C 15 E
away with Ettie; he is kind to Ettie. hanged.
Page 102 – activity 7 Bad things: He is involved in violence 6 Who – Ettie Edwards died in Page 126 – activity 4 – Vocabulary
and knows what with the other men California.
1E 2D 3C 4B 5G 6A 7F 8H 1
of the Lodge do; he makes his own 7 Where – John Douglas was working
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Page 103 – activity 1 money illegally; he doesn’t tell the in the mining industry in California
when he met Cecil Barker. I
1T 2F 3T 4F 5T 6F police about the society in court; he D
blows up Chester Wilcox’s house; he
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CHAPTER FOUR wants to kill the detective.
2 W 3
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1 His landlady, Mrs MacNamara, 1 Brother Morris (C) 2 Boss McGinty 4 P L A S T E R O
gave McMurdo the note. (E) 3 a man in court (A) 4 Brother I 5 O
2 Brother Morris asked McMurdo to Morris (B) 5 Ettie Shafter (D) N H 6 T
meet him to talk about the Order’s Page 111 – activity 4 7 D O S P
criminal activities. B F 8 B U T L E R
1 was reported 2 was left 3 broke
3 McMurdo told McGinty that L O S I I 10
4 left 5 was found 6 was believed
Brother Morris had offered him a 9 A P P L A U S E P N D
7 wrote 8 told 9 were written
job in his shop but that he had C D K P T R
refused. Page 112 – activity 5
K 11 W A D E E 12 A
4 The witnesses say they were not 1D 2E 3A 4B M E R IN
sure about the identity of the
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attacker/what the attacker looked
like. 1 $ 2 $ 3 $$ 4 $$$ 5 $$ 6 $$$ I E D
5 McMurdo promised Ettie that they 15 D U M B B E L L 16 M I N E R S
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