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Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Diamond TEST Dominoes one

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

4 The Alpha got their geese from ___. a  Brixton b  Covent Garden c  Fulham d  Kilburn 5 Holmes put the diamond in his ___. a  jewel box b  money box c  pocket d  safe

8 The thief saw 24 geese in a ___. a  garden b  kitchen c  shop d

17 Mrs Oakshott thought that her brother was ___. a  innocent b  intelligent c  terrible d  wonderful

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

 sold

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

 shop

7 Holmes took the diamond thief to ___. a  court b  his home c  the police d prison

 maid

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

6 Mr Windigate worked in a ___. a  hotel b  prison c  pub d

16 Mrs Hudson was Holmes’s ___. a  doctor b  housekeeper c d  mother

DIALOGUE Who said this?



 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 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 manager d

 doorman c 

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 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

 owner

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 30 ‘I think I’m helping Ryder to be a better man.’ a  Detective Bradstreet b  the Countess c  Sherlock Holmes d  Doctor Watson 20 marks

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

 crime d  solution

 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

39 to give money for something a  bring b  buy c  sell d

 goose c  jewel box d 

 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



 take

 floor c  front door d 

PLOT Choose the best answer.

a

20 marks

40 the place in a room where you stand and walk

20 marks

44 The thief took the wrong ___ to his friend’s house.

 question

38 you pay to put this in a newspaper a  advertisement b  letter c  page d report

a  address b window

43 The thief killed a goose with a ___ tail. a  black b  brown c  grey d  white

45 When the thief went back, there were no ___.

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

34 not false a  innocent b

 autumn d 

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

a  diamond b train

VOCABULARY Choose the best answer.

33 the answer to a problem a  accident b  case c

41 In the story it was ___. a  spring b  summer c winter