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Blue Diamond Test
Blue Diamond Test
Dominoes one
SETTING 16 Mrs Hudson was Holmes’s ___.
Choose the best answer. a doctor b housekeeper c maid
d mother
1 Sherlock Holmes lived in ___.
a Baker Street b Brixton Road 17 Mrs Oakshott thought that her brother was ___.
c Covent Garden d Tottenham Court Road a innocent b intelligent c terrible
d wonderful
2 The diamond disappeared from the ___.
a Alpha b British Museum 18 The police arrested ___ for taking the blue
c Cosmopolitan Hotel d High Court diamond.
a Catherine Cusack b Henry Baker
3 Henry Baker got his goose from a ___. c John Horner d James Ryder
a friend b hotel c pub d shop
19 John Horner ___ windows.
4 The Alpha got their geese from ___. a broke b made c repaired d sold
a Brixton b Covent Garden c Fulham
d Kilburn 20 When he was younger, John Horner was a ___.
a cab driver b prison officer c police
5 Holmes put the diamond in his ___. officer d thief
a jewel box b money box c pocket
d safe 20 marks
6 Mr Windigate worked in a ___.
a hotel b prison c pub d shop DIALOGUE
Who said this?
7 Holmes took the diamond thief to ___.
a court b his home c the police d 21 ‘First it was a hat, and now you’re talking about
prison a goose. I don’t understand.’
8 The thief saw 24 geese in a ___. a Detective Bradstreet b Sherlock Holmes
a garden b kitchen c shop d street c Mr Peterson d Doctor Watson
9 The thief didn’t want to stay in the ___, not with 22 ‘My wife found this in the bird!’
the police everywhere. a Mr Breckinridge b Mr Hudson
a museum b office c hotel d pub c Mr Oakshott d Mr Peterson
10 The thief went into his sister’s ___ garden to 23 ‘Every week we all put five or six pence into a
smoke and think. money box . . .’
a back b country c flower d warm a Henry Baker b Mrs Oakshott
20 marks c Catherine Cusack d Breckinridge’s boy,
Bill
CHARACTERS
24 ‘I’d like to take that nice new goose home with
Choose the best answer. me, thank you very much.’
11 James Ryder was a ___ man. a Henry Baker b John Horner c
a famous b good c strong d weak Maudsley d James Ryder
12 Mr Breckinridge was ___ when James Ryder 25 ‘But those geese weren’t our geese.’
asked him about the geese. a the Countess b Mrs Oakshott
a afraid b angry c interested d quiet c Mr Windigate d Breckinridge’s boy, Bill
13 Henry Baker’s hat was ___.
26 ‘Again and again people come and talk to me
a cheap b dirty c new d small
about those geese and I don’t like it.’
14 Holmes knew the owner of the hat was ___. a Mr Breckinridge b Mrs Hudson
a dead b ill c intelligent d young c Mr Oakshott d Mr Windigate
15 James Ryder was the ___ of the Cosmopolitan 27 ‘This is my address book.’
Hotel. a Henry Baker b Mr Breckinridge
a assistant manager b doorman c c Maudsley d Mr Peterson
manager
d owner
28 ‘Then I looked down at the geese in the garden 41 In the story it was ___.
and I thought of something.’ a spring b summer c autumn d
a the Countess b Sherlock Holmes winter
c John Horner d James Ryder
42 The thief went to talk to his friend about selling
29 ‘Very well. Catch it, kill it, and take it with you.’ the ___.
a Mr Breckinridge b Maudsley a diamond b goose c hat d house
c Mrs Oakshott d Mr Windigate
43 The thief killed a goose with a ___ tail.
30 ‘I think I’m helping Ryder to be a better man.’ a black b brown c grey d white
a Detective Bradstreet b the Countess
44 The thief took the wrong ___ to his friend’s
c Sherlock Holmes d Doctor Watson
house.
20 marks
a diamond b goose c jewel box d
train
VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer. 45 When the thief went back, there were no ___.
31 this is in your head and you think with it a animals b birds c hats d jewels
a brain b neck c nose d shoulder 46 When the young men hit Mr Baker in the street,
32 this person works to get the answers to a crime they ___ the goose.
a detective b questioner c winner a took b left c killed d ran after
d witness 47 Holmes found Henry Baker’s name on a ___.
33 the answer to a problem a coat b ticket c newspaper d hat
a accident b case c crime d solution 48 Sherlock Holmes gave Mr Baker a new ___.
34 not false a goose b hat c magnifying glass
a innocent b real c safe d weak d walking stick
35 to make something that is broken work again 49 Mrs Peterson ___ the blue diamond.
a disappear b feel sorry for c repair d a broke b cooked c ate d found
try 50 Sherlock Holmes knew Horner was ___.
36 to think about something and then do it a angry b innocent c sorry
a believe b decide c forget d d the diamond thief
remember 20 marks
37 to take a person to prison
a arrest b catch c free d question
38 you pay to put this in a newspaper 20 marks
a advertisement b letter c page d
report
39 to give money for something
a bring b buy c sell d take
40 the place in a room where you stand and walk
a address b floor c front door d
window
20 marks
PLOT
Choose the best answer.