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The Emerald Crown TEST Dominoes one

SETTING Choose the best answer. 1 Alexander Holder leaves the Emerald crown ___. a  at his Bank b  in his desk at home c  at Sherlock Holmes’s house d  in a gambling club 2 When he arrives home, Holder sees a stranger in a hat and a long coat in ___. a  his garden b  the street c  his room d  a carriage 3 Arthur first met Burnwell ___. a  at school b  at Holder’s house c  in the street d  in a gambling club 4 Mary first met Burnwell ___. a  in the stable lane b  at Holder’s house c  in the street d  in a gambling club 5 In the evening admirers come to see Lucy ___. a  at the kitchen door b  in the kitchen c  in the garden d  in her room 6 Arthur asks Holder for money ___. a  in Holder’s office b  at the dinner table c  in Holder’s room d  in the garden 7 Holder finds Arthur with the

crown ___. a  in his office b  in the lane c  next to an open window in the hall d  in the back garden 8 After Holder finds his son with the crown, Arthur leaves for ___. a  Sherlock Holmes’s house b  the police station c  Burnwell’s house d  the garden 9 Holmes finds footprints in ___. a  the street b  the front garden c  the Stable Lane d  Holder’s house 10 Holmes gets one of Burnwell’s shoes from ___. a  Holder’s house b  the police station c  the Stable Lane d  Burnwell’s house 20 marks CHARACTERS Choose the best answer. 11 __ is not very good with money. a  Arthur b  Mary c  Holder d  Lucy 12 ___ is handsome and a wonderful talker. a  Arthur b  Francis Prosper c  Holder d  Burnwell 13 ___ is a famous banker. a  Arthur b 

Francis Prosper c  Holder d  Burnwell 14 ___ has a wooden leg. a  Arthur b  Francis Prosper c  Holder d  Burnwell 15 ___ works in Holder’s house. a  Francis Prosper b  Arthur c  Burnwell d  Lucy 16 Mary helps ___ because he needs money. a  Francis Prosper b  Arthur c  Burnwell d  Holder 17 ___ says nothing to Holder about the crown because he wants to help Mary. a  Francis Prosper b  Arthur c Burnwell d  Holmes 18 Holder says sorry to ___. a  Arthur b  Mary c  Lucy d  Burnwell 19 Mary writes a letter to ___. a  Arthur b  Holder c Sherlock Holmes d  Burnwell 20 Holmes gets the missing emeralds back from ___. a  Arthur b  Holder c  someone in the British Royal

family d  Burnwell 20 marks DIALOGUE Who says this? 21 ‘There’s a very strange man in our street.’ a  Watson b  Holmes c Holder d  Mary 22 ‘I need to borrow fifty thousand pounds.’ a  Arthur b  Burnwell c  Holmes d  a man from the British Royal family 23 ‘Any key opens that desk.’ a  Arthur b  Mary c Burnwell d  Lucy 24 ‘Look, there are three emeralds missing.’ a  Arthur b  Mary c  Holmes d  Holder 25 ‘You’re a very good detective, Mr Holmes.’ a  Arthur b  Mary c Burnwell d  Holder 26 ‘I’m sorry but you can’t come with me this time.’ a  Watson b  Burnwell c  Holmes d  Holder

27 ‘Can you bring it to me later this evening?’ a  Holmes b  Burnwell c  Holder d  a man from the British Royal family 28 ‘I don’t have any money but I need some new shoes.’ a  Watson b  Burnwell c  Holmes d  Holder 29 ‘Give me three thousand pounds for them.’ a  Arthur b  a man from the British Royal family c Holmes d  Holder 30 ‘I can’t find words to thank you.’ a  Arthur b  Mary c  Holder d  a man from the British Royal family 20 marks VOCABULARY Choose the best answer. 31 to take for a short time a  lock b  continue c  borrow d  fall

case c  truth  crime 34 to try to find out about something a  believe b  explain c  protect d  investigate

35 when you do something wrong you are this a  terrible b  guilty c  twisted d  innocent 36 you can close or open a door with this a  path b  pistol c  key d  cheque 37 this room is at the top of the house a  corner b  attic c  kitchen d  hall 38 this person doesn’t say true things a  maid b  uncle c  liar d  greengrocer 39 excited, not doing what someone wants a  in trouble b  loud c  wild d  worried 40 blood comes from here when someone hits you a remainder b  gold c  set d  cut 20 marks

32 not usual a  strange b  surprised c  sure d  safe 33 people talk about this angrily or interestedly a  scandal b 

d

PLOT Choose the best answer.

41 At dinner Holder tells Arthur and Mary about the ___ in his desk. a  emerald crown b  money c  cheque-book d  photograph 42 Perhaps ___ listens to Holder at dinner, too. a  Francis Prosper b  Burnwell c  Lucy da man from the British Royal family 43 Holder finds Mary at the Stable Lane window soon after she speaks to ___ in the lane. a  Lucy b  Burnwell c  Arthur d Francis Prosper 44 ___ took the emeralds, thinks Holder at first. a  Arthur b  Burnwell c  Mary d Francis Prosper 45 Mary takes the crown because she ___. a  doesn’t like Holder b  likes emeralds c  doesn’t like Arthur d  loves Burnwell 46 Arthur ___ Burnwell in the back garden. a  kills b  takes the crown from c can’t find d talks with 47 You can’t ___ a gold crown easily,

and it makes a lot of noise when you do it. a  break b  make c  move d  lose 48 Holmes begins to find the answers to his questions ___. a  when he talks to Mary b  in the snow in the lane c when he talks to Arthur d  when he listens to Watson 49 Holmes wants Burnwell’s shoes because ___. a  he likes Burnwell b Burnwell wears good shoes c  he doesn’t like new shoes d  he wants to put them in the footprints in the snow 50 Holmes gives money to Burnwell because he ___. a  feels sorry for him b  wants to stop him from running away with Mary c  wants the emeralds back from him d  is rich

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