OXFORD BOOKWORMS COMPREHENSION TEST

Stage Starter
Vampire Killer

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 4 Match A with B to make complete
sentences.
a ___ Colin Miller needs a job.
b ___ Professor Fletcher needs Colin next A
week. 1 ___ Colin telephones the Professor …
c ___ There is a vampire in town. 2 ___ The Professor wants help …
d ___ Claudia first meets Colin outside the 3 ___ Colin’s friends laugh …
supermarket. 4 ___ Professor Fletcher looks for Renfield …
e ___ Colin’s friends think Colin’s job is 5 ___ Colin wants to run away from the
funny. Professor …
f ___ Claudia is younger than Colin.
g ___ Renfield escapes from the Professor. B
h ___ Claudia works for Renfield. a because he says he’s a vampire-killer.
i ___ She kills the Professor. b because he thinks he is crazy.
j ___ Colin escapes to another town. c because he wants a job.
d because he wants to kill a vampire.
20 marks
e because he works for the vampire.

2 Who says this? Who do they say it to? 25 marks

Professor Fletcher, Colin, Claudia,
Renfield, Colin’s friend 5 Match a word from A with a definition
from B.
a ‘Do you believe in ghosts.’
................ says this to ................ A
b ‘Come here and give me a kiss!’ 1 ___ ghost
................ says this to ................ 2 ___ joke
c ‘I’m older than you!’ 3 ___ vampire
................ says this to ................ 4 ___ blood
d ‘Good luck . . . You need it. Ha! Ha! Ha!’ 5 ___ kiss
................ says this to ................
e Are you hungry now . . .? B
................ says this to ................ a a red liquid in the body
b something that drinks the blood of living
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people
c a dead person who living people see
3 Write a police description of Claudia.
d something you say or do to make people
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laugh
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e touch with the lips
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OXFORD BOOKWORMS COMPREHENSION TEST ANSWERS
Stage Starter
Vampire Killer
1
a T
b F
c T
d F
e T
f F
g F
h F
i F
j F

2
a Professor Fletcher to Colin.
b Colin’s friend to Colin.
c Claudia to Colin.
d Renfield to Fletcher.
e Claudia to Colin.

3
She is pretty with long black hair, a black skirt
and jacket and black boots.

4
1 c
2 d
3 a
4 e
5 b

5
1 c
2 d
3 b
4 a
5 e

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Stage Starter
Vampire Killer
9 _____ are faster than Renfield.
SETTING a Colin and Fletcher
b Colin and Claudia
Choose the best answer. c Claudia and Fletcher
1 _____wants a job. d Colin’s friends
a Colin Milner 10 _____ Fletcher’s car.
b Renfield a Colin gets
c Fletcher b Claudia gets
d Dracula c Colin and Claudia get
2 Professor Fletcher’s house is at _____. d Renfield gets
a 26 Moon Road 20 marks
b 58 Moon Street
c 26 Bottle Road
CHARACTERS
d 58 Bottle Road
3 Professor Fletcher asks Colin _____. Choose the best answer.
a a question 11 Professor Fletcher’s first name is _____.
b lots of questions a Paul
c about football b Claudia
d about books c Marcus
4 Professor Fletcher asks Colin to meet him d Colin
_____. 12 Colin _____.
a at ten o’clock a likes horror films
b at midnight b plays football every week
c when the supermarket is open c believes in ghosts
d in the morning d believes in vampires
5 When Colin leaves Professor Fletcher’s 13 Colin’s friends _____.
house, _____ speaks to him. a meet him at the supermarket
a a man b believe him
b a woman c buy him a drink
c Renfield d laugh at him
d a friend
14 _____ knows where Renfield lives.
6 Colin meets his friends _____. a Claudia
a in the pub b Fletcher
b in the supermarket c Colin
c in Bottle Street d Nobody
d in Moon Street
15 The vampire lives at _____ Moon Street.
7 The man in the photo is called _____. a thirty-six
a Fletcher b thirty-four
b Colin c twenty-six
c Renfield d twenty-four
d Dracula
16 Colin doesn’t want to go to Moon Street
8 When they are waiting at Renfield’s house because _____.
Colin asks Claudia to go out with him _____. a he’s afraid
a tonight b Fletcher is crazy
b tomorrow night c Fletcher drives fast
c tomorrow morning d Claudia is going there
d tomorrow afternoon

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Stage Starter
Vampire Killer
17 Colin sees a _____ on the table. 25 ‘Is he the…vampire?’
a bottle a Renfield
b door b Professor Fletcher
c letter c Claudia
d hat d Colin
18 _____ works for Claudia. 26 ‘I can’t meet you in the afternoon.’
a Fletcher a Colin
b Dracula b Claudia
c Renfield c Professor Fletcher
d Colin d Renfield
19 _____ hits Fletcher with the door. 27 ‘Where does the vampire live?’
a Someone a Colin
b Claudia b Claudia
c Renfield c Professor Fletcher
d Colin d Renfield
20 Claudia can _____ find Colin. 28 ‘Good luck, Fletcher!’
a sometimes a Colin
b never b Claudia
c not c Professor Fletcher
d always d Renfield
20 marks 29 ‘A vampire can’t live here.’
a Colin
DIALOGUE b Claudia
c Professor Fletcher
Who says or thinks this? d Renfield
21 ‘Why are you laughing?’ 30 ‘Renfield works for me.’
a a man a Colin
b a woman b Claudia
c Colin c Professor Fletcher
d Claudia d Renfield
22 ‘Why do you want this job?’ 20 marks
a Professor Fletcher
b Colin’s friends VOCABULARY
c Claudia
d Renfield Choose the best answer.
23 ‘Do you believe in vampires?’ 31 to think that something or somebody exists
a Colin a believe
b Professor Fletcher b say
c Renfield c tell
d Claudia d question
24 ‘Perhaps he wants another helper?’ 32 a dead person who appears again
a Colin a vampire
b Colin’s friends b ghost
c Renfield c doctor
d Claudia d professor

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Stage Starter
Vampire Killer
33 not showing or feeling fear PLOT
a strong
b quick Choose the best answer.
c good 41 Colin phones Professor Fletcher because
d brave _____.
34 touch with the lips a he wants a job
a sing b he wants a drink
b kiss c he lives near Bottle Road
c hit d he knows Professor Fletcher
d smile 42 Professor Fletcher’s important question is
35 mad or insane _____.
a tired a ‘How old are you?’
b late b ‘Do you believe in vampires?’
c crazy c ‘Are you a fast runner?’
d hot d ‘Do you believe in ghosts?’

36 a teacher at a university 43 Professor Fletcher is a _____.

a father a ghost
b officer b vampire
c doctor c vampire killer
d professor d film-maker

37 something that can hurt you 44 Colin wants to have a drink because he
a dangerous _____.
b interesting a wants to meet his friends
c sudden b wants to meet Claudia
d long c is tired
d doesn’t want to go home
38 work people do to earn money
a joke 45 _____ is waiting at the supermarket.
b laugh a Claudia
c job b Renfield
d hour c Colin’s friends
d Professor Fletcher
39 red liquid in the body
a water 46 Colin and Claudia laugh at Professor
b tea Fletcher because they _____.
c blood a don’t believe in vampires
d oil b aren’t afraid of vampires
c don’t believe Professor Fletcher
40 what people and animals eat d like each other
a blood
b water 47 When Renfield comes out of the house
c drink Colin _____.
d food a runs away
b is afraid
20 marks c laughs
d calls the police

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Stage Starter
Vampire Killer
48 When Fletcher, Colin, and Claudia arrive at
26 Moon Street _____.
a they knock on the door
b Colin takes the fire-escape
c Claudia takes the fire-escape
d Fletcher takes the fire-escape
49 Claudia wants to _____.
a kill Renfield
b kill Fletcher
c drink Fletcher’s blood
d drink Colin’s blood
50 Claudia runs away because _____.
a the police arrive
b she is afraid of Fletcher
c she is afraid of the sun
d she is afraid of Renfield
20 marks

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST ANSWERS
Stage Starter
Vampire Killer
SETTING PLOT
1 a 41 a
2 d 42 b
3 b 43 c
4 b 44 d
5 b 45 a
6 a 46 c
7 c 47 b
8 d 48 c
9 a 49 d
10 c 50 c

CHARACTERS
11 c
12 b
13 d
14 b
15 c
16 a
17 c
18 c
19 d
20 d

DIALOGUE
21 c
22 a
23 b
24 d
25 d
26 b
27 b
28 d
29 a
30 b

VOCABULARY
31 a
32 b
33 d
34 b
35 c
36 d
37 a
38 c
39 c
40 d

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS BOOK ACTIVITY ANSWERS
Stage Starter
Vampire Killer
BEFORE READING AFTER READING
1 1
1 a 1 d
2 a 2 a
3 b
2 4 e
5 c
Answers will vary.

2
WHILE READING
Colin calls Professor Fletcher about a job.
1
Fletcher says he is a vampire killer and he needs
1 On a tree in the street. a helper. The helper must be strong, fast and
2 Tonight. brave. Colin does not believe in vampires, but he
3 Yes, he is. takes the job because he needs money. His
4 No, he doesn’t. friends laugh about the job. One of them buys
5 Because he needs the money. some vampire teeth from the joke shop.
At midnight Colin meets the professor outside
2 the supermarket. Claudia is there too. They find
1 F a man called Renfield. He tells them where the
2 T vampire lives. At the flat, Colin learns something
3 T – Claudia is the vampire! She wants to drink
4 T Colin’s blood. But suddenly the sun comes up.
5 T Colin runs away.
6 T
7 F 3
8 T Answers will vary.

3 4
1 b Answers will vary.
2 d
3 a
4 c

4
1 In Claudia’s flat / bedroom.
2 Claudia.
3 The door hits him and he can’t get up.
4 Because the sun comes up. / Vampires
can’t be in the sun because it can kill them.
5 He takes him outside.
6 He doesn’t know what to do.

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