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Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Diamond TEST Dominoes one 16 Mrs Hudson was Holmes’s ___. a doctor b housekeeper c d mother

SETTING Choose the best answer. 1 Sherlock Holmes lived in ___. a Baker Street b Brixton Road c Covent Garden d Tottenham Court Road 2 The diamond disappeared from the ___. a Alpha b British Museum c Cosmopolitan Hotel d High Court

19 John Horner ___ windows. a broke b made c repaired d

20 marks DIALOGUE Who said this?

shop

7 Holmes took the diamond thief to ___. a court b his home c the police d 8 The thief saw 24 geese in a ___. a garden b kitchen c shop d

sold

20 When he was younger, John Horner was a ___. a cab driver b prison officer c police officer d thief

Fulham

5 Holmes put the diamond in his ___. a jewel box b money box c pocket d safe 6 Mr Windigate worked in a ___. a hotel b prison c pub d

17 Mrs Oakshott thought that her brother was ___. a innocent b intelligent c terrible d wonderful 18 The police arrested ___ for taking the blue diamond. a Catherine Cusack b Henry Baker c John Horner d James Ryder

3 Henry Baker got his goose from a ___. a friend b hotel c pub d shop 4 The Alpha got their geese from ___. a Brixton b Covent Garden c d Kilburn

maid

prison

street

21 ‘First it was a hat, and now you’re talking about a goose. I don’t understand.’ a Detective Bradstreet b Sherlock Holmes c Mr Peterson d Doctor Watson

9 The thief didn’t want to stay in the ___, not with the police everywhere. a museum b office c hotel d pub

22 ‘My wife found this in the bird!’ a Mr Breckinridge b Mr Hudson c Mr Oakshott d Mr Peterson

10 The thief went into his sister’s ___ garden to smoke and think. a back b country c flower d warm

23 ‘Every week we all put five or six pence into a money box . . .’ a Henry Baker b Mrs Oakshott c Catherine Cusack d Breckinridge’s boy, Bill

20 marks

24 ‘I’d like to take that nice new goose home with me, thank you very much.’ a Henry Baker b John Horner c Maudsley d James Ryder

CHARACTERS Choose the best answer. 11 James Ryder was a ___ man. a famous b good c strong d

weak

12 Mr Breckinridge was ___ when James Ryder asked him about the geese. a afraid b angry c interested d quiet 13 Henry Baker’s hat was ___. a cheap b dirty c new d

small

14 Holmes knew the owner of the hat was ___. a dead b ill c intelligent d young 15 James Ryder was the ___ of the Cosmopolitan Hotel. a assistant manager b doorman c manager d owner

25 ‘But those geese weren’t our geese.’ a the Countess b Mrs Oakshott c Mr Windigate d Breckinridge’s boy, Bill 26 ‘Again and again people come and talk to me about those geese and I don’t like it.’ a Mr Breckinridge b Mrs Hudson c Mr Oakshott d Mr Windigate 27 ‘This is my address book.’ a Henry Baker b Mr Breckinridge c Maudsley d Mr Peterson

Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Diamond TEST Dominoes one 28 ‘Then I looked down at the geese in the garden and I thought of something.’ a the Countess b Sherlock Holmes c John Horner d James Ryder 29 ‘Very well. Catch it, kill it, and take it with you.’ a Mr Breckinridge b Maudsley c Mrs Oakshott d Mr Windigate

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

20 marks VOCABULARY Choose the best answer.

47 Holmes found Henry Baker’s name on a ___. a coat b ticket c newspaper d hat

31 this is in your head and you think with it a brain b neck c nose d shoulder

48 Sherlock Holmes gave Mr Baker a new ___. a goose b hat c magnifying glass d walking stick

32 this person works to get the answers to a crime a detective b questioner c winner d witness

34 not false a innocent b

real c

crime d safe d

20 marks try



question

38 you pay to put this in a newspaper a ment b letter c page d 39 to give money for something a bring b buy c sell d

50 Sherlock Holmes knew Horner was ___. a angry b innocent c sorry d the diamond thief

weak

36 to think about something and then do it a believe b decide c forget d 37 to take a person to prison a arrest b catch c free d

49 Mrs Peterson ___ the blue diamond. a broke b cooked c ate d found

solution

35 to make something that is broken work again a disappear b feel sorry for c repair d

report

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

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

30 ‘I think I’m helping Ryder to be a better man.’ a Detective Bradstreet b the Countess c Sherlock Holmes d Doctor Watson

33 the answer to a problem a accident b case c

42 The thief went to talk to his friend about selling the ___. a diamond b goose c hat d house

autumn d

winter

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