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The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1 Who in the story ...? a... played the violin? Sherlock Holmes b ... did Holmes call ‘a very good detective’? Dr Mortimer c ... followed Sir Henry in London, wearing a false beard? Stapleton d ... was upset and angry because Holmes had ‘tricked’ him? Dr Watson e ... fell in love with ‘Miss Stapleton’? Sir Henry 20 marks 2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a F Holmes always thought the hound was supernatural. b T When Sir Charles died, Sir Henry was living in the USA. c F Holmes didn’t think Stapleton was a very dangerous enemy. d T Stapleton’s real name was Roger Baskerville. e F Baskerville Hall was not an old house. f F Stapleton never really owned a school in the north of England. g T Stapleton stole one of Sir Henry’s shoes to give the hound Sir Henry’s scent. h F Laura Lyons knew she was helping Stapleton kill Sir Charles. i F The hound was really a small lion. j T Fog nearly stopped Holmes and Watson from saving Sir Henry from the hound. 20 marks 3 Match a description of a character in the book from A with a name from B A 1 D) Sir Charles Baskerville: Very friendly and generous 2 A) Laura Lyons: Very pretty, dark hair 3 C) Sir Henry Baskerville: Small, healthy, well-built 4 E) Stapleton: Small, thin, between thirty and forty, fair hair 5 B) Miss Stapleton: Beautiful – dark and tall, a lovely face 20 marks

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4 Match a word from A with a definition from B. A 1 C) A living animal or person: Creature 2 E) The place where bad people are punished when they die: Hell 3 A) A kind of dog: Hound 4 B) Very wet, soft ground: Marsh 5 D) Open, rough, windy land without trees: Moor 20 marks

5 Fill in the gaps using creep, faint, hunt, mark, sink. Careful: sometimes you need to change the form of a word. a ‘If animals or men go into the marsh, they will sink into it and die.’ b ‘The people say it’s the Hound of the Baskervilles, which is calling for something to hunt and kill.’ c ‘Why had she nearly fainted when I told her about the letter?’ d ‘The fog was creeping up from the marsh towards the house.’ e ‘She showed us the sticks which she and her husband had put in to mark the way.’ 20 marks

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Multiple-choice Test

The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Setting Choose the best answer. 1 Holmes and Watson first meet Sir Henry Baskerville at _____. a [ ] Baskerville Hall b [ X ] Baker Street

c [ ] Waterloo Station

d [ ] Downing Street

2 Dr Mortimer reads out a letter about the evil Sir Hugo Baskerville who _____. a [ ] lived in 1240

b [ ] lived in 1440

c [ X ] lived in 1640

d [ ] lived in 1840

3 Baskerville Hall is in the county of _____. a [ X ] Devonshire

b [ ] Yorkshire

c [ ] Wiltshire

d [ ] Gloucestershire

4 Baskerville Hall is _____ building. a [ ] a large, beautiful b [ ] an ugly, modern c [ ] a small, pretty

d [ X ] a dark,

unwelcoming 5 Baskerville Hall is near a _____. a [ ] dark, lonely forest

b [ ] long, sandy beach c [ X ] wild, dangerous moor

d [ ] deep, wide river 6 Sir Charles died _____ of Baskerville Hall. a [ X ] in the garden

b [ ] on the steps

c [ ] in the library

d [ ] in the kitchen

7 Watson goes to talk to Laura Lyons at _____. a [ ] Baskerville Hall b [ X ] her house in Newton c [ ] her father’s house d [ ] Stapleton’s house 8 Stapleton had a _____ in the north of England. a [ ] shop

b [ ] hotel

c [ X ] school

d [ ] restaurant

9 Roger Baskerville, who was Stapleton’s father, ran away to _____. Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 4 3

a [ X ] South America

b [ ] South Africa

c [ ] the South of France

d [ ] South China

10 Sir Henry goes to have dinner at _____ and then starts to walk home alone. a [ ] a restaurant in Newton

b [ ] Laura Lyons’ house

c [ ] Mr Frankland’s house

d [ X ] Stapleton’s house

20 marks

Characters Choose the best answer. 11 Sir Charles Baskerville gave some papers about the Baskerville family to _____. a [ ] Sherlock Holmes

b [ ] Barrymore

c [ X ] Dr Mortimer

d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville

12 Sir Charles was _____ man. a [ ] a handsome and famous

b [ ] an angry and lonely

c [ ] a dangerous and evil d [ X ] a friendly and generous 13 Sir _____ Baskerville is the new head of the Baskerville family. a [ ] Hugo

b [ ] William c [ X ] Henry

d [ ] Charles

14 At first, _____ goes to Baskerville Hall on the train to learn more about the case. a [ ] Sherlock Holmes

b [ X ] Dr Watson

c [ ] Barrymore

d [ ] Stapleton

15 _____ is a dangerous prisoner who escapes on to the moor. a [ X ] Seldon

b [ ] Mortimer

c [ ] Stapleton

d [ ] Frankland

16 _____ falls in love with Miss Stapleton. a [ X ] Sir Henry Baskerville b [ ] Dr Watson

c [ ] Sherlock Holmes

d [ ] Barrymore

17 Barrymore is Sir Charles’ butler, he has a _____. a [ ] red beard

b [ X ] black beard

c [ ] grey moustache

18 Stapleton says that Miss Stapleton is his _____. a [ ] wife

b [ ] daughter

c [ ] cousin

d [ X ] sister

19 Stapleton is helping Laura Lyons with her _____. a [ ] house

b [ ] farm

c [ X ] divorce

d [ ] wedding

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d [ ] brown moustache

20 _____ likes arguing with people and studying the stars. a [ ] Dr Watson

b [ X ] Mr Frankland

c [ ] Laura Lyons

d [ ] Miss Stapleton

20 marks

Dialogue Who said or wrote this? 21 ‘I have come to see you because I need your help. I think something terrible is going to happen in the next twenty-four hours.’ a [ ] Dr Watson

b [ X ] Dr Mortimer

c [ ] Stapleton

d [ ] Barrymore

22 ‘If you think Sir Charles’ death was caused by something supernatural, my detective work can’t help you.’ a [ ] Dr Watson

b [ ] Dr Mortimer

c [ X ] Sherlock Holmes

d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville

23 ‘I can understand why my uncle felt that trouble was coming to him here.’ a [ ] Laura Lyons

b [ ] Miss Stapleton

c [ ] Barrymore

d [ X ] Sir Henry Baskerville

24 ‘Go straight back to London immediately. I cannot tell you why, but please do what I ask you, and never come near the moor again.’ a [ ] Dr Watson

b [ X ] Miss Stapleton

c [ ] Stapleton

d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville

25 ‘It was the window, sir. I go round at night to see that they are closed, and this one wasn’t shut.’ a [ X ] Barrymore

b [ ] Dr Mortimer

c [ ] Mr Frankland

d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville

26 ‘My unhappy brother is cold and hungry on the moor. We cannot let him die.’ a [ ] Selden

b [ ] Miss Stapleton

c [ ] Laura Lyons

d [ X ] Mrs Barrymore

27 ‘Why should I be ashamed of writing to him? I wanted him to help me.’ a [ ] Stapleton

b [ ] Mr Frankland

c [ X ] Laura Lyons

d [ ] Mrs Barrymore

28 ‘I have been searching the moors with my telescope, and although I have not actually seen the prisoner, I have seen the person who is taking him food.’ a [ ] Stapleton

b [ ] Miss Stapleton

c [ ] Dr Mortimer

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d [ X ] Mr Frankland

29 ‘I have never been so glad to see anyone in my life, nor so surprised.’ a [ ] Miss Stapleton

b [ X ] Dr Watson

c [ ] Barrymore

d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville

30 ‘I must apologize to you, Sir Henry. I put your life in danger.’ a [ X ] Sherlock Holmes

b [ ] Dr Watson

c [ ] Mr Frankland

20 marks

Vocabulary Choose the best answer. 31 very big a [ ] tiny b [ X ] huge

c [ ] narrow

d [ ] low

32 a row of small trees planted close together a [ ] lane

b [ ] path

c [ ] forest

d [ X ] hedge

33 very wet, soft ground in the countryside a [ ] park

b [ ] hill c [ X ] marsh

d [ ] beach

34 to move along slowly and quietly keeping close to the ground a [ X ] creep

b [ ] chase

c [ ] crash

d [ ] catch

35 happy and smiling a [ ] selfish b [ ] miserable

c [ X ] cheerful d [ ] sincere

36 to go down under the water a [ ] float

b [ X ] sink

c [ ] swim d [ ] climb

37 a mark on the ground made by a shoe a [ ] grass

b [ ] hole

c [ ] boot

d [ X ] footprint

38 a woman servant who does work like cleaning in a large house a [ ] lady b [ ] butler

c [ X ] maid

d [ ] actress

39 the end of a marriage by law a [ ] wedding

b [ X ] divorce

c [ ] engagement

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d [ ] death

d [ ] Miss Stapleton

40 the front of a person’s neck a [ X ] throat

b [ ] chest

c [ ] forehead

d [ ] face

20 marks

Plot Choose the best answer. 41 Years ago Sir Hugo Baskerville was killed by a creature that looked like a _____. a [ ] bear

b [ ] tiger

c [ ] lion

d [ X ] hound

42 Sir Charles Baskerville was very _____ before he died. a [ X ] frightened and worried

b [ ] bored and unhappy c [ ] quiet and calm

d [ ] happy and excited 43 Somebody takes one of Sir Henry Baskerville’s _____ from his hotel. a [ ] scarves

b [ ] shirts

c [ X ] shoes

d [ ] socks

44 Dr Watson sees Barrymore holding _____ in a window at Baskerville Hall. a [ ] a flag

b [ ] a dog

c [ ] a mirror

d [ X ] a light

45 Holmes comes to the moor and secretly stays in _____. a [ ] an old wooden house

b [ X ] an old stone hut

c [ ] a big hole

d [ ] a small hotel

46 Seldon dies because he is _____. a [ X ] wearing Sir Henry’s old clothes c [ ] drinking too much

b [ ] wearing cold, wet clothes

d [ ] eating bad food

47 Stapleton puts special _____ on the hound. a [ ] make up

b [ X ] paint

c [ ] paper

d [ ] hair

48 Holmes and Watson _____ the hound before it kills Sir Henry Baskerville. a [ ] catch

b [ ] shout at

c [ X ] shoot

d [ ] tie up

49 Stapleton wants to become the _____. a [ ] most famous detective in England

b [ ] husband of Laura Lyons

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c [ ] head of a school in Newton

d [ X ] head of the Baskerville family

50 Stapleton loses his way in the fog and _____. a [ X ] sinks in the marsh

b [ ] falls off a rock

20 marks

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c [ ] falls into the sea

d [ ] hits a tree