a Sherlock Holmes lived in a flat in Oxford Street. b Helen Stoner lived in the city of London. c The Speckled Band was an Indian snake. d The King of Bohemia sent his friend to see Sherlock Holmes. e Irene Adler married King Wilhelm. f Irene Adler gave the photograph to Sherlock Holmes. g In The Five Orange Pips the first letter came from Scotland. h Uncle Elias worked with the K.K.K. i A policeman found John Openshaw dead on a boat. j The police caught John Openshaw’s murderers in America.
Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences.
A
15 marks 5 Choose one of the three stories. Write a short newspaper report of the story. Remember to include all the important events. ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... ...........................................................................................
1 The police couldn’t understand why Julia died ... 2 Sherlock Holmes never forgot Irene Adler ... 3 Uncle Elias lived in America ... 4 John Openshaw died ... 5 Every night Dr Roylott put the snake through the air-vent ...
Who in The speckled Band did the following? Dr Roylott, Julia stoner, sherlock Holmes, Helen stoner, Watson
a ... came to visit Sherlock Holmes’s flat in London. ............... b ... killed his servant in India. ............... c ... died two years before in the night. ............... d ... hit the bell-rope very hard. ............... e ... went with Holmes to Dr Roylott’s house. ...............
... until the end of the civil war. ... because she was cleverer than he was. ... after his visit to Sherlock Holmes. ... because there was no poison in her body. ... and it went down the bell-rope onto the bed.
Put the following events in A scandal in Bohemia in the right order. Number them 1–5.
a
b
c
d
e
T
Watson threw the smoke-stick into the house. King Wilhelm gave Irene’s photograph to Sherlock Holmes. King Wilhelm visited Sherlock Holmes wearing a mask. Irene Adler and Godfrey Norton were married. Irene and Godfrey left England.
14 Doctor Roylott was _____ man. a c an unhappy b c a poor c c a handsome d c a violent 15 Irene Adler married _____. a c Sherlock Holmes b c Doctor Roylott c c Godfrey Norton d c Watson 16 Count von Kramm was king of _____. a c England b c Bohemia c c Spain d c France 17 The king wore _____ clothes, and a mask. a c expensive b c old c c dirty d c new 18 Uncle Elias was a strange, _____ man. a c happy b c handsome c c careful d c unhappy 19 Uncle Elias did not want any friends and he often _____ a lot. a c drank b c walked c c talked d c cried 20 John Oppenshaw moved to Uncle Elias’s house when he was _____. a c twelve b c twenty c c thirteen d c ten
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E TEST
Choose the best answer.
1 Sherlock Holmes lived in _____. a c Baker Road b c Baker Street c c Bond Street d c Barker Street 2 Sherlock Holmes and Watson were _____. a c brothers b c cousins c c friends d c father and son 3 Sherlock Holmes lived in _____. a c a flat b c a house c c a castle d c a hotel 4 Helen Stoner was afraid of _____. a c grey hair b c her sister c c death d c her father 5 Doctor Roylott kept wild animals in his _____. a c garden b c house c c bedroom d c kitchen 6 The sisters locked their rooms because they were afraid of the _____. a c snakes b c servants c c cats d c wild animals 7 The only woman Sherlock Holmes never forgot was _____. a c Helen Stoner b c Joanna Norton c c Irene Adler d c Ivy Adler 8 The king wanted Holmes to get his _____ back. a c photograph b c mask c c letters d c paper 9 Uncle Elias went to live in _____ when he was young. a c America b c Australia c c Argentina d c Germany 10 Uncle Elias got a letter with _____ in it. a c poison b c apple pips c c orange pips d c a snake
20 marks
Dialogue Who said this?
21 ‘Please help me! I’m not thirty yet and look at my grey hair!’ a c Watson b c Sherlock Holmes c c Doctor Roylott d c Helen Stoner 22 ‘Tell me everything about her death.’ a c Sherlock Holmes b c Watson c c Helen Stoner d c Doctor Roylott 23 ‘But how did you know about the snake, Holmes?’ a c Helen Stoner b c Doctor Roylott c c Watson d c Julia Stoner 24 ‘My business is most important. Before I tell you about it, do you agree to keep it a secret?’ a c Watson b c Count von Kramm c c Sherlock Holmes d c Godfrey Norton 25 ‘To the church of St Monica, as fast as you can!’ a c Godfrey Norton b c Watson c c Sherlock Holmes d c the king 26 ‘Bring him into the sitting-room.’ a c the king b c Irene Adler c c Watson d c Sherlock Holmes 27 ‘A very, very clever woman.’ a c Sherlock Holmes b c the king c c Watson d c Godfrey Norton
20 marks
Characters Choose the best answer.
11 Sherlock Holmes was _____. a c an artist b c a doctor c c a detective d c a king 12 Helen Stoner lived with her _____. a c stepbrother b c stepmother c c stepsister d c stepfather 13 Helen Stoner’s sister was called _____. a c Joanna b c Julia c c June d c Jeanne
28 ‘If he comes on business in this weather, it’s important.’ a c Watson b c John Oppenshaw c c Uncle Elias d c Sherlock Holmes 29 ‘Everything went well until a year later.’ a c Sherlock Holmes b c Watson c c John Oppenshaw d c Uncle Elias 30 ‘He has sent pips to John from London! John’s enemy is in London already!’ a c Watson b c Sherlock Holmes c c Uncle Elias d c John Oppenshaw
41 42 43 44
20 marks
45
Vocabulary Choose the best answer.
46
31 your mother’s second husband, not your real father a c stepson b c stepbrother c c stepfather d c stepmother 32 a high sound made not by the voice but by air through the lips a c scandal b c shout c c scream d c whistle 33 the most important man in the royal family a c king b c prince c c Count d c captain 34 a person who helps someone with difficult business, and keeps their important papers a c king b c Count c c majesty d c lawyer 35 a long narrow place in a house with doors which open into rooms a c kitchen b c corridor c c roof d c wall 36 you put a letter inside it a c mask b c band c c envelope d c papers 37 somebody who sees something happen a c witness b c king c c captain d c uncle 38 a small white seed inside fruit like oranges a c poison b c pip c c speckled d c stone 39 someone who works in another person’s house a c uncle b c captain c c servant d c king 40 unkind talk about someone, which is bad for that person a c scandal b c poison c c hope d c equality
47
48
49
50
Doctor Roylott needed the girls’ _____. a c house b c money c c cat d c snake The speckled band was _____. a c a cat b c a dog c c poison d c a snake Helen Stoner heard a _____ in the corridor. a c snake b c whistle c c servant d c man Sherlock Holmes kept the photograph of the woman who was _____. a c his wife b c cleverer than he was c c older than he was d c his sister Mrs Norton kept the photograph of the king in a cupboard in the _____. a c sitting-room b c dining-room c c bedroom d c bathroom Uncle Elias left America because he had _____. a c enemies b c friends c c a family d c a wife There were _____ pips inside the envelopes. a c four apple b c three orange c c five orange d c two apple Uncle Elias was found dead in _____. a c the house b c his bed c c the garden d c the river John Oppenshaw was found dead in the river near _____ Station. a c Victoria b c Baker Street c c Westminster d c Waterloo Sherlock Holmes sent the pips to the captain of the _____. a c Snake b c Sea c c Star d c Snow 20 marks Total marks
