Elementary Level

Test Sheet

Seven Stories of Mystery and Horror

Edgar Allan Poe

Match the sentences (ao) to the correct story.

a A man is being tortured.

b A secret message helps them find the treasure of Captain Kidd.

c The body disappears and all that is left is a pool of yellow liquid and some bones.

d The body of the mans wife is in the box.

e The hands of the clock stop at midnight and then everyone dies.

f The man thinks he is going to die, but he is rescued by French soldiers.

g The man ties himself to a barrel with some rope.

h The man visits the house of his old friend, Roderick.

i The story is about a hypnotist.

j There is a big whirlpool in the sea that swallows ships.

k There is a golden bug with black marks on its back in the shape of a skull.

l There is a terrible storm and the house falls into the lake.

m There is a big storm and the ship hits some rocks and sinks.

n There is a party where everyone wears a mask to hide their face.

o There are rats and they are chewing at the rope.

The Pit and the Pendulum

A man is being tortured.

The Gold Bug

The Facts in the Case of Mr Valdemar

The Fall of the House of Usher

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Down into the Maelstrm

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The Masque of the Red Death

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The Oblong Box

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14

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Match the words in the box to the correct picture. Be careful! There are 4 extra words.

compass barrel pendulum shovel coffin scythe mask creek hourglass lantern peg

15 ____________________ 18 ____________________

19 ____________________

16 ____________________

20 ____________________

17 ____________________

21 ____________________

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Match the words (2226) with the words (af) to make collocations.

a pitcher of a wine

22 a piece of b water

23 a loaf of c treasure

24 a glass of d paper

25 a dish of e meat

26 a box of f bread

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Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

27 I _____________ (feel) the horrible animals on my mouth and my eyes and my nose. I heard their high,
sharp cries.

28 The pendulum _____________ (swing) lower and lower. It was now only a few inches above me.

29 The rats had _____________ (eat) part of the rope, but I was not free yet.

30 Then someone _____________ (hold) my arm and pulled me back.

31 The list of passengers was _____________ (keep) in the shipping office.

32 In a few minutes, the ship had _____________ (sink) beneath the sea.

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Complete the sentences with the correct preposition from the box.

across along beneath beside between inside through toward

33 Legrand pulled open the lid of the box and looked _______________.

34 We climbed the stairs. Lamps burned _______________ the walls, but they gave little light.

35 Madeline crossed the room slowly. Then she turned and went _______________ a doorway. She left the
room as silently as she had entered it.

36 He reached out his hand and pointed _______________ the sea.

37 Now listen and look at the sea _______________ the islands. he said.

38 My guide pointed _______________ the islands of Moskoe and Vurrgh again.

39 I did not sink _______________ the water because I was tied to the barrel, he said.

40 The clerk wrote the passengers names _______________ the names of the ships.

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Total: ___ / 40

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Extra: Exam Practice

Choose ONE of the stories and write a brief summary (between 30 and 40 words).

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