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

Tests
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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33 the answer to a problem
a accident b case c crime d solution
34 not false

Tests
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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Test Key
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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Grammar Key
GRAMMAR PAGES: ANSWER KEY 8 b After I left the hotel,
c when I got to her house.
1 b has got d before my sister came into the garden.
c has got e Before I went to see my friend,
d has got f when I got to his house.
e has got g After I told my friend about the diamond,
f has got h when I ran back to my sister’s house.
g hasn’t got i after I left with the dead goose.
h hasn’t got j before I arrived at his shop.
i has got
2 b There were some young men in the street in front of them.
c Holmes gave the advertisement to me.
d They say a young man, John Horner, took it.
e Shall I leave the diamond with you, sir?
f Then Mr Ryder told us the true story.
g Please don’t tell her! I never did anything wrong before!
3 b it
c him
d He
e it
f me
g you
h me
i it
j he
k him
l I
m you
4 b The police are going to go after John Horner.
c The police aren’t going to catch us.
d The police are going to put John Horner in prison.
e We aren’t going to go to prison.
f I’m going to sell the diamond for a lot of money.
g We’re never going to work again.
h We’re going to buy a big house in France.
i We aren’t going to tell people about the diamond.
5 b to buy
c cleaning
d to think
e wearing
f to put
g working
h drinking
i to write
j to give
6 b into
c across
d along
e into
f out of
g past
h to
i into
j to
k out of
l up
m into
7 b Who took the diamond?
c Who did you see in the hotel room?
d Who did the manager take to the Countess’s room?
e What made Horner angry?
f What did James Ryder do?
g What did the police find in the room?
h Who put an advertisement in a newspaper?
i Who sold the owner of The Alpha twenty-four geese?

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Key
BEFORE READING Activities pages 18–19
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers READING CHECK

Activity
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: b3 c3 d3
1 Mr Peterson: a hotel doorman WORD WORK

Answers
Mr Baker: unemployed b safe f housekeeper
James Ryder: assistant manager in a hotel c address g Museum
John Horner: workman d innocent h pub
Catherine Cusack: lady’s maid e already
Mrs Hudson: housekeeper GUESS WHAT
Mr Windigate: pub owner (or landlord) Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
Mr Breckinridge: shopkeeper now. They will find out as they read that the answer is ‘c’.
Mrs Oakshott: goose farmer aF bF cT dF
2 The people who help steal the diamond are James Ryder and
Catherine Cusack. Activities pages 24–25
a5 b6 c3 d1 e4 f7 g2
Activities pages 6–7 WORD WORK
b sell d page
READING CHECK c beer e winner
1 b T GUESS WHAT
c F (The tall man left a Christmas bird in the street.) Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
d T now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
e F (Holmes gave the bird to Peterson.) a Holmes feels happy about the case.
f F (Peterson’s wife found a blue diamond in the bird.) b Holmes and Watson to 221B Baker Street.
WORD WORK c They speak to the hotel’s assistant manager.
1 b brain f walking stick
c poor g birds Activities pages 30–31
d newspapers h goose READING CHECK
e shoulder Holmes and Watson talk in the street near Breckinridge’s shop.
2 The answer is ‘sapphire’. Holmes is happy to get Mrs Oakshott’s address. Behind them they
hear Mr Breckinridge talking in front of his shop with a little
3 b ADVERTISEMENT - Do you want to buy a new hat? man. This man is very interested in Mrs Oakshott’s geese. Mr
c He’s an intelligent man, with a red nose and grey hair. Breckinridge gets angry with him. Holmes tells the man that he
d The crime didn’t happen in the sitting room. knows something about the case. The man says his name is John
e He tried to catch it before it fell. Robinson, but his real name is James Ryder. Holmes, Watson and
f The doorman isn’t the owner of the hat. Ryder go back to Holmes’s house.
g The blue diamond is very interesting. WORD WORK
GUESS WHAT b shouted d job
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers c cabs e real
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: GUESS WHAT
a Nobody d Holmes Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
b Holmes e Holmes now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
c Nobody f Holmes a At home Holmes takes out the blue diamond.
b Ryder has a drink.
c We learn that Ryder was the diamond thief.
Activities pages 12–13 d In the end no-one goes to prison.
READING CHECK
b It disappeared from the Countess’s hotel room. Activities pages 38–39
c The police think John Horner took it. READING CHECK
d Holmes doesn’t understand how the diamond got into the b ‘How did you know about the diamond?’
goose. c ‘The Countess’s maid told me.’
e Holmes wants to find the thief. d ‘I put it in a goose at my sister’s house. But she had two birds
f Peterson leaves the goose with his wife. / Peterson takes the with black tails!’
diamond to Sherlock Holmes. e ‘Please don’t tell the police!’
g Peterson must buy a goose for Henry Baker. f ‘Get out!’
g ‘Let’s have dinner!’
WORD WORK WORD WORK
1 b jewel d disappear, sir Words across: feel sorry for, witnesses, neck, police officers,
c believe e thief solution, arrest
2 b court e Countess Words down: decide, floor, tail, truth, catch
c repair f High Court b feel sorry for g tail
d prison g report c truth h arrest
3 The answer is ‘Morocco’. d police officers i witnesses
GUESS WHAT e solution j floor
f catch k neck
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
a Yes b No c Yes d No e No

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Key
BEFORE READING Activities pages 18–19
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers READING CHECK

Activity
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: b3 c3 d3
1 Mr Peterson: a hotel doorman WORD WORK

Answers
Mr Baker: unemployed b safe f housekeeper
James Ryder: assistant manager in a hotel c address g Museum
John Horner: workman d innocent h pub
Catherine Cusack: lady’s maid e already
Mrs Hudson: housekeeper GUESS WHAT
Mr Windigate: pub owner (or landlord) Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
Mr Breckinridge: shopkeeper now. They will find out as they read that the answer is ‘c’.
Mrs Oakshott: goose farmer aF bF cT dF
2 The people who help steal the diamond are James Ryder and
Catherine Cusack. Activities pages 24–25
a5 b6 c3 d1 e4 f7 g2
Activities pages 6–7 WORD WORK
b sell d page
READING CHECK c beer e winner
1 b T GUESS WHAT
c F (The tall man left a Christmas bird in the street.) Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
d T now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
e F (Holmes gave the bird to Peterson.) a Holmes feels happy about the case.
f F (Peterson’s wife found a blue diamond in the bird.) b Holmes and Watson to 221B Baker Street.
WORD WORK c They speak to the hotel’s assistant manager.
1 b brain f walking stick
c poor g birds Activities pages 30–31
d newspapers h goose READING CHECK
e shoulder Holmes and Watson talk in the street near Breckinridge’s shop.
2 The answer is ‘sapphire’. Holmes is happy to get Mrs Oakshott’s address. Behind them they
hear Mr Breckinridge talking in front of his shop with a little
3 b ADVERTISEMENT - Do you want to buy a new hat? man. This man is very interested in Mrs Oakshott’s geese. Mr
c He’s an intelligent man, with a red nose and grey hair. Breckinridge gets angry with him. Holmes tells the man that he
d The crime didn’t happen in the sitting room. knows something about the case. The man says his name is John
e He tried to catch it before it fell. Robinson, but his real name is James Ryder. Holmes, Watson and
f The doorman isn’t the owner of the hat. Ryder go back to Holmes’s house.
g The blue diamond is very interesting. WORD WORK
GUESS WHAT b shouted d job
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers c cabs e real
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: GUESS WHAT
a Nobody d Holmes Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
b Holmes e Holmes now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
c Nobody f Holmes a At home Holmes takes out the blue diamond.
b Ryder has a drink.
c We learn that Ryder was the diamond thief.
Activities pages 12–13 d In the end no-one goes to prison.
READING CHECK
b It disappeared from the Countess’s hotel room. Activities pages 38–39
c The police think John Horner took it. READING CHECK
d Holmes doesn’t understand how the diamond got into the b ‘How did you know about the diamond?’
goose. c ‘The Countess’s maid told me.’
e Holmes wants to find the thief. d ‘I put it in a goose at my sister’s house. But she had two birds
f Peterson leaves the goose with his wife. / Peterson takes the with black tails!’
diamond to Sherlock Holmes. e ‘Please don’t tell the police!’
g Peterson must buy a goose for Henry Baker. f ‘Get out!’
g ‘Let’s have dinner!’
WORD WORK WORD WORK
1 b jewel d disappear, sir Words across: feel sorry for, witnesses, neck, police officers,
c believe e thief solution, arrest
2 b court e Countess Words down: decide, floor, tail, truth, catch
c repair f High Court b feel sorry for g tail
d prison g report c truth h arrest
3 The answer is ‘Morocco’. d police officers i witnesses
GUESS WHAT e solution j floor
f catch k neck
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
a Yes b No c Yes d No e No

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Key
GUESS WHAT
1 Encourage students to guess and to give reasons for their

Activity
answers before telling them the answers:
a The Final Problem
b The Sign of Four

Answers
c The Empty House
d The Dancing Men
2 Open answers.

Project A pages 40–41

1 Open answers.
2 Name: Sherlock Holmes
Home: Baker Street, London
Appearance: tall and thin, can look very different when he wants
Usual clothes: hat and coat
Habits: smokes, lives with his housekeeper, Mrs Hudson
Hobbies: plays music in his free time
3 Open answer.

Project B pages 42–44

2 1e 2c 3f 4d 5a 6b
3 Goering buys a fake Vermeer!
During the Second World War a Dutchman, Hans van Megeeren
sold a painting to a German called Herman Goering for $150,000.
Goering thought the painting was by a famous Dutch painter
called Vermeer, but it was by Van Megeeren.
Later police arrested Van Megeeren for selling a great Dutch
painting, but when he painted another painting in the style of
Vermeer, they released him.
4 Open answer.

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