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Activity worksheets LEVEL 3 Teacher Support Programme

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While reading   f  “He’s a doctor’s son and went to school in 
Chapters 1–3 Paris.”
1 Put these words in the right places. There is     ……………………………… is talking 
one word that you do not need to use. about ………………………………………
  g  “Is she lying? Is she pretty?”
blue-eyed  dangerous  fair-haired  mad
    ……………………………… is talking 
nervous  sad  scared  surprised
about ………………………………………
well-dressed  worried
Chapters 4–6
  a  A ……………… man is shot by a boy.
3 Are these sentences about Silvia true (T) or
  b  Silvia is a ……………… woman with fair 
not true (NT)?
hair.
  a She only heard a whisper.  c
  c  Silvia is ……………… when she goes into 
  b  She was at a protest meeting in Matobo.  c
the men’s rest room.
  c  A man in a mask tries to frighten her.  c
  d  A ……………… man watches Silvia from his 
  d  She tells Tobin about her boyfriend in  
car.
Africa.  c
  e  The American Ambassador looks 
  e  Soldiers killed all her family when she was 
……………… .
young.  c
  f  Matobo is a ……………… country.
  f  She made lists when she was young.  c
  g  Kuman-Kuman thinks that President Zuwanie 
  g  She is in love with Philippe.  c
is ……………… .
  h  Tobin follows her in his car.  c
  h  Nils Lud is ……………… when he sees 
4 Answer these questions.
Silvia’s passport.
  a  Why does Tobin look through a one-way 
  i  Silvia is ……………… when she walks down 
window?
the street.
    ………………………………………………
  j  Tobin is ……………… when he listens to 
  b  Why does Tobin speak coldly to Nils Lud?
the answering machine.
    ………………………………………………
2 Who says these things? What do the
  c  Why does Tobin want the names of everyone 
underlined words mean?
in the U.N. who arrived from Africa?
  a  “The Teacher says, ‘Good day to you.’ ”
    ………………………………………………
    ……………………………… is talking 
  d  Why does Tobin show Silvia a photo?
about ………………………………………
    ………………………………………………
  b  “They can’t stop Zuwanie from killing people 
  e  Why does Tobin go to Silvia’s apartment?
in Matobo.”
    ………………………………………………
    ……………………………… is talking 
  f  Why does Tobin want somebody to look at 
about ………………………………………
Silvia’s locker?
  c  “If he leaves, the French plan will fail.”
    ………………………………………………
    ……………………………… is talking 
  g  Why did Tobin want to kill Eddie?
about ………………………………………
    ………………………………………………
  d  “He won’t go shopping and he won’t visit the 
theater.” Chapters 7–9
    ……………………………… is talking  5 Choose the right answer.
about ………………………………………   a  Philippe thinks Silvia was ….. to leave Africa.
  e  “They saw me and I’m scared!”     1)  smart
    ……………………………… is talking      2)  unlucky
about ………………………………………     3)  wrong

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Activity worksheets LEVEL 3 Teacher Support Programme

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  b  When Silvia sees Tobin in the apartment    c  How does Tobin feel when Silvia learns about 
across the street, she is ….. . her brother?
    1)  pleased     ………………………………………………
    2)  angry   d  How does Silvia escape from Jean Gamba?
    3)  worried     ………………………………………………
  c  Kuman-Kuman believes that ….. will bring    e  How does Zuwanie feel about his welcome in 
peace to his country. New York?
    1)  business     ………………………………………………
    2)  war   f  How does Tobin know that Marcus Matu is 
    3)  words in the U.N. building?
  d  Kuman-Kuman and ….. are killed by a      ………………………………………………
bomb. Chapters 13–15
    1)  Agent Mohammad 9 Choose the right person (1–5) to complete the
    2)  Jean Gamba sentences.
    3)  Doug Sample   a  ….. is taken by U.N. security officers.
6 Answer these questions.   b  ….. wrote, “We can hear a whisper above the 
  a  What is the “terrible” thing Philippe has  noise of a thousand soldiers.”
done?   c  ….. wants to kill a murderer.
    ………………………………………………   d  ….. is dying of an illness.
  b  Who is Silvia’s ex-boyfriend?   e  ….. thinks punishment is a bad idea.
    ………………………………………………     1)  Matu
  c  Where is Jad Jamal’s body?     2)  Nils Lud
    ………………………………………………     3)  Tobin
  d  Why does Silvia talk to Kuman-Kuman?     4)  Silvia
    ………………………………………………     5)  Zuwanie
  e  Why did Silvia lie to Tobin? 10 Choose the right words in italics.
    ………………………………………………   a  Matu hits / shoots the man in the interpreters’ 
  f  Why did Silvia come to the U.N.? booth.
    ………………………………………………   b  Lud / Tobin kills Matu.
Chapters 10 –12   c  In his second speech, Zuwanie speaks in 
7 Put these things in the order that Tobin does English / Ku.
them. Write 1–7.   d  Silvia wants to help Tobin / her country.
  a  He looks at a lot of photographs.  c   e  Tobin understands / doesn’t understand Silvia’s 
  b  He looks for Marcus Matu in the U.N.  final words.
building.  c After reading
  c  He finds a dead body in a hotel room.  c 11 Write a sentence using these words.
  d  He listens to a message from Silvia on his    a  truth
answering machine.  c     ………………………………………………
  e  He gives Silvia a bag of notebooks.  c   b  protest
  f  He kills a man.  c     ………………………………………………
  g  He sends Agent Mohammad to the     c  security
airport.  c     ………………………………………………
8 Answer these questions.   d  peace
  a  How does Philippe die?     ………………………………………………
    ………………………………………………   e  mask
  b  How does Silvia learn that her brother is      ………………………………………………
dead?
    ………………………………………………
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1 Put these words in the right places.   1)  Marcus Matu.
agent  ambassador  bomb  gloves   2)  Jad Jamal.
peace  stadium   3)  Jean Gamba.
e  Which language does Silvia speak when she talks to 
a  a secret …………………
Philippe? …..
b  a baseball …………………
  1)  English.
c  the American …………………
  2)  Matoban.
d  war and …………………
  3)  French.
e  a time …………………
5 Put the names, 1–7, in the right place, a–g.
f  a pair of …………………
a  A bomb on the bus killed ….. . 
2 Choose the right words in italics.
b  Jean Gamba killed ….. .
a  The Interpreter is an exciting / a true story.
c  ….. killed himself.
b  Silvia Broome works for the President of Matobo / 
d  Tobin killed ….. .
the United Nations.
e  Nils Lud killed ….. .
c  Tobin Keller knows that Silvia has problems / secrets.
f  Zuwanie’s soldiers killed ….. .
d  Sidney Pollack is a movie director / writer.
g  A car accident killed ….. .
e  The United Nations building is in New York / 
  1)  Marcus Matu
Washington.
  2)  Jad Jamal
3 Put the names from the box in the right places.
  3)  Jean Gamba
Ajene Xola  Dot Woods  Edmond Zuwanie   4)  Tobin’s wife
Jay Pettigrew  Jean Gamba  Lee Wu  Nils Lud   5)  Kuman-Kuman
Philippe Broullet  Silvia Broome  Tobin Keller   6)  Silvia’s family 
a  ………………… is an interpreter.   7)  Philippe Broullet
b  ………………… lost his wife. 6 Write the words from the box in the right place in
c  ………………… is U.N. Security Chief. the sentences.
d  ………………… is Tobin’s partner. cell phone  fingerprints  interpret  mask
e  ………………… is Tobin’s boss. protect  protest  whisper
f  ………………… is an African president.
a  There was a ………………… against Zuwanie 
g  ………………… is a rebel leader in Matobo.
outside the U.N. building.
h  ………………… takes photos for a French 
b  Silvia heard only a …………………, so she doesn’t 
newspaper.
think she can recognize the speaker.
i  ………………… is Zuwanie’s head of security.
c  The American Ambassador’s assistant asked Silvia to 
j  ………………… leaves a bomb on the bus.
………………… in a private meeting.
4 Choose the right answers, 1, 2 or 3.
d  Silvia’s brother gave her a ………………… of 
a  Who killed Simon Broome? …..
peace.
  1)  Kuman-Kuman.
e  The Secret Service looked for ………………… on 
  2)  Edmond Zuwanie.
Silvia’s locker at the U.N.
  3)  Ajene Xola.
f  Silvia called Tobin on his ………………… .
b  What organization does Tobin work for? …..
g  Many of the protesters wore face masks to 
  1)  CIA.
………………… their families in Matobo. 
  2)  FBI.
7 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
  3)  Secret Service.
a  President Zuwanie used to be a good man.  c
c  Where does Kuman-Kuman live? …..
b  Zuwanie always carried a gun.  c
  1)  In Matobo.
c  Silvia once loved Kuman-Kuman.  c
  2)  In Paris.
d  Dot loves Tobin.  c
  3)  In New York.
e  Jad Jamal was wearing gloves because it was  
d  Who was wearing an African mask on the fire 
cold.  c
escape at Silvia’s apartment? …..
f  Silvia sent her brother some notebooks.  c

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