Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Diamond

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SETTING 19 John Horner ___ windows.

Choose the best answer. a broke b made c repaired d sold
1 Sherlock Holmes lived in ___. 20 When he was younger, John Horner was a ___.
a Baker Street b Brixton Road c Covent Garden a cab driver b prison officer c police officer
d Tottenham Court Road d thief
2 The diamond disappeared from the ___. 20 marks
a Alpha b British Museum c Cosmopolitan Hotel
d High Court
DIALOGUE
3 Henry Baker got his goose from a ___. Who said this?
a friend b hotel c pub d shop
21 ‘First it was a hat, and now you’re talking about a goose.
4 The Alpha got their geese from ___. I don’t understand.’
a Brixton b Covent Garden c Fulham a Detective Bradstreet b Sherlock Holmes
d Kilburn c Mr Peterson d Doctor Watson

Tests
5 Holmes put the diamond in his ___. 22 ‘My wife found this in the bird!’
a jewel box b money box c pocket d safe a Mr Breckinridge b Mr Hudson c Mr Oakshott
6 Mr Windigate worked in a ___. d Mr Peterson
a hotel b prison c pub d shop 23 ‘Every week we all put five or six pence into a money box . . .’
7 Holmes took the diamond thief to ___. a Henry Baker b Mrs Oakshott
a court b his home c the police d prison c Catherine Cusack d Breckinridge’s boy, Bill

8 The thief saw 24 geese in a ___. 24 ‘I’d like to take that nice new goose home with me, thank you
a garden b kitchen c shop d street very much.’
a Henry Baker b John Horner c Maudsley
9 The thief didn’t want to stay in the ___, not with the police d James Ryder
everywhere.
a museum b office c hotel d pub 25 ‘But those geese weren’t our geese.’
a the Countess b Mrs Oakshott c Mr Windigate
10 The thief went into his sister’s ___ garden to smoke and d Breckinridge’s boy, Bill
think.
a back b country c flower d warm 26 ‘Again and again people come and talk to me about those
geese and I don’t like it.’
20 marks a Mr Breckinridge b Mrs Hudson c Mr Oakshott
d Mr Windigate
CHARACTERS 27 ‘This is my address book.’
Choose the best answer. a Henry Baker b Mr Breckinridge c Maudsley
11 James Ryder was a ___ man. d Mr Peterson
a famous b good c strong d weak 28 ‘Then I looked down at the geese in the garden and I thought
12 Mr Breckinridge was ___ when James Ryder asked him of something.’
about the geese. a the Countess b Sherlock Holmes
a afraid b angry c interested d quiet c John Horner d James Ryder
13 Henry Baker’s hat was ___. 29 ‘Very well. Catch it, kill it, and take it with you.’
a cheap b dirty c new d small a Mr Breckinridge b Maudsley c Mrs Oakshott
d Mr Windigate
14 Holmes knew the owner of the hat was ___.
a dead b ill c intelligent d young 30 ‘I think I’m helping Ryder to be a better man.’
a Detective Bradstreet b the Countess
15 James Ryder was the ___ of the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
c Sherlock Holmes d Doctor Watson
a assistant manager b doorman c manager
d owner 20 marks
16 Mrs Hudson was Holmes’s ___.
a doctor b housekeeper c maid d mother VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer.
17 Mrs Oakshott thought that her brother was ___.
a innocent b intelligent c terrible 31 this is in your head and you think with it
d wonderful a brain b neck c nose d shoulder
18 The police arrested ___ for taking the blue diamond. 32 this person works to get the answers to a crime
a Catherine Cusack b Henry Baker a detective b questioner c winner d witness
c John Horner d James Ryder

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 Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Diamond
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33 the answer to a problem

a accident b case c crime d solution
34 not false
a innocent b real c safe d weak
35 to make something that is broken work again
a disappear b feel sorry for c repair d try
36 to think about something and then do it
a believe b decide c forget d remember
37 to take a person to prison
a arrest b catch c free d question
38 you pay to put this in a newspaper
a advertisement b letter c page d report
39 to give money for something

Tests
a bring b buy c sell d take
40 the place in a room where you stand and walk
a address b floor c front door d window

20 marks

PLOT
Choose the best answer.
41 In the story it was ___.
a spring b summer c autumn d winter
42 The thief went to talk to his friend about selling the ___.
a diamond b goose c hat d house
43 The thief killed a goose with a ___ tail.
a black b brown c grey d white
44 The thief took the wrong ___ to his friend’s house.
a diamond b goose c jewel box d train
45 When the thief went back, there were no ___.
a animals b birds c hats d jewels
46 When the young men hit Mr Baker in the street, they ___ the
goose.
a took b left c killed d ran after
47 Holmes found Henry Baker’s name on a ___.
a coat b ticket c newspaper d hat
48 Sherlock Holmes gave Mr Baker a new ___.
a goose b hat c magnifying glass
d walking stick
49 Mrs Peterson ___ the blue diamond.
a broke b cooked c ate d found
50 Sherlock Holmes knew Horner was ___.
a angry b innocent c sorry
d the diamond thief

20 marks

Total marks

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The Blue Diamond The Curse of the The Wild West
Mummy

SETTING SETTING SETTING

1 a 1 d 1 b
2 c 2 b 2 d
3 c 3 c 3 d
4 b 4 a 4 a
5 d 5 d 5 c
6 c 6 a 6 d
7 b 7 c 7 c
8 a 8 d 8 a
9 c 9 c 9 b
10 a 10 c 10 d

CHARACTERS CHARACTERS CHARACTERS

11 d 11 a 11 a
12 b 12 d 12 b
13 b 13 b 13 d
14 c 14 a 14 d
15 a 15 a 15 a
16 b 16 b 16 b
17 c 17 b 17 a
18 c 18 b 18 a
19 c 19 a 19 d
20 d 20 c 20 d

DIALOGUE DIALOGUE DIALOGUE

Test Answer Keys

21 d 21 c 21 b
22 d 22 b 22 a
23 a 23 c 23 d
24 a 24 b 24 b
25 c 25 d 25 c
26 a 26 b 26 a
27 b 27 a 27 c
28 d 28 b 28 b
29 c 29 c 29 c
30 c 30 a 30 d

VOCABULARY VOCABULARY VOCABULARY

31 a 31 c 31 b
32 a 32 b 32 b
33 d 33 d 33 d
34 b 34 c 34 a
35 c 35 b 35 c
36 b 36 c 36 b
37 a 37 b 37 b
38 a 38 b 38 d
39 b 39 a 39 a
40 b 40 b 40 c

PLOT PLOT PLOT

41 d 41 d 41 d
42 a 42 d 42 b
43 a 43 b 43 c
44 b 44 c 44 b
45 b 45 b 45 a
46 b 46 d 46 d
47 b 47 d 47 c
48 a 48 c 48 c
49 d 49 b 49 b
50 b 50 d 50 d

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