Comprehension Test

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1 Who in the story ...?
a ... played the violin? ...............
b ... did Holmes call ‘a very good detective’? ...............

2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a Holmes always thought the hound was supernatural.
b When Sir Charles died, Sir Henry was living in the USA.
c Holmes didn’t think Stapleton was a very dangerous enemy.
d Stapleton’s real name was Roger Baskerville.
e Baskerville Hall was not an old house.

3 Match a description of a character in the book from A with a name from B.

A
Very pretty, dark hair
Small, thin, between thirty and forty, fair hair

B
a Laura Lyons
b Stapleton

4 Match a word from A with a definition from B.

A
1 Creature
2 Hell

B
a A living animal or person
e The place where bad people are punished when they die

5 Fill in the gaps using hunt / sink. Careful: sometimes you need to change the form of a
word.
a ‘If animals or men go into the marsh, they will ............... into it and die.’
b ‘The people say it’s the Hound of the Baskervilles, which is calling for something
to ............... and kill.’

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Multiple-choice Test

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Setting

Choose the best answer.

1 Holmes and Watson first meet Sir Henry Baskerville at _____.
a [ ] Baskerville Hall b [ ] Baker Street c [ ] Waterloo Station d [ ] Downing Street
2 Dr Mortimer reads out a letter about the evil Sir Hugo Baskerville who _____.
a [ ] lived in 1240 b [ ] lived in 1440 c [ ] lived in 1640 d [ ] lived in 1840
3 Baskerville Hall is in the county of _____.
a [ ] Devonshire b [ ] Yorkshire c [ ] Wiltshire d [ ] Gloucestershire
4 Baskerville Hall is _____ building.
a [ ] a large, beautiful b [ ] an ugly, modern
c [ ] a small, pretty d [ ] a dark, unwelcoming

Characters

Choose the best answer.

11 Sir Charles Baskerville gave some papers about the Baskerville family to _____.
a [ ] Sherlock Holmes b [ ] Barrymore c [ ] Dr Mortimer d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville
12 Sir Charles was _____ man.
a [ ] a handsome and famous b [ ] an angry and lonely
c [ ] a dangerous and evil d [ ] a friendly and generous
13 Sir _____ Baskerville is the new head of the Baskerville family.
a [ ] Hugo b [ ] William c [ ] Henry d [ ] Charles
14 At first, _____ goes to Baskerville Hall on the train to learn more about the case.
a [ ] Sherlock Holmes b [ ] Dr Watson c [ ] Barrymore d [ ] Stapleton
15 _____ is a dangerous prisoner who escapes on to the moor.
a [ ] Seldon b [ ] Mortimer c [ ] Stapleton d [ ] Frankland

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Dialogue

Who said or wrote this?

21 ‘I have come to see you because I need your help. I think something terrible is going to
happen in the next twenty-four hours.’
a [ ] Dr Watson b [ ] Dr Mortimer c [ ] Stapleton d [ ] Barrymore
22 ‘If you think Sir Charles’ death was caused by something supernatural, my detective work
can’t help you.’
a [ ] Dr Watson b [ ] Dr Mortimer c [ ] Sherlock Holmes d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville
23 ‘I can understand why my uncle felt that trouble was coming to him here.’
a [ ] Laura Lyons b [ ] Miss Stapleton c [ ] Barrymore d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville
24 ‘Go straight back to London immediately. I cannot tell you why, but please do what I ask you,
and never come near the moor again.’
a [ ] Dr Watson b [ ] Miss Stapleton c [ ] Stapleton d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville
25 ‘It was the window, sir. I go round at night to see that they are closed, and this one wasn’t
shut.’
a [ ] Barrymore b [ ] Dr Mortimer c [ ] Mr Frankland d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville

Vocabulary

Choose the best answer.

31 very big
a [ ] tiny b [ ] huge c [ ] narrow d [ ] low
32 a row of small trees planted close together
a [ ] lane b [ ] path c [ ] forest d [ ] hedge
33 very wet, soft ground in the countryside
a [ ] park b [ ] hill c [ ] marsh d [ ] beach
34 to move along slowly and quietly keeping close to the ground
a [ ] creep b [ ] chase c [ ] crash d [ ] catch
35 happy and smiling
a [ ] selfish b [ ] miserable c [ ] cheerful d [ ] sincere

Plot

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Choose the best answer.
41 Years ago Sir Hugo Baskerville was killed by a creature that looked like a _____.
a [ ] bear b [ ] tiger c [ ] lion d [ ] hound
42 Sir Charles Baskerville was very _____ before he died.
a [ ] frightened and worried b [ ] bored and
unhappy c [ ] quiet and calm d [ ] happy and excited
43 Somebody takes one of Sir Henry Baskerville’s _____ from his hotel.
a [ ] scarves b [ ] shirts c [ ] shoes d [ ] socks
44 Dr Watson sees Barrymore holding _____ in a window at Baskerville Hall.
a [ ] a flag b [ ] a dog c [ ] a mirror d [ ] a light
45 Holmes comes to the moor and secretly stays in _____.
a [ ] an old wooden house b [ ] an old stone hut c [ ] a big hole d [ ] a small hotel

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