DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

Starter Level
Sherlock Holmes: The Reigate Puzzle
9 Mr Cunningham doesn’t have _____ in his
SETTING
house.
Choose the best answer.
a  bars
1 The story begins in _____. b  clocks
a  1687 c  photos
b  1787 d  money
c  1887
d  1987 10 The police arrest Mr Cunningham and Alec in
the _____.
2 Reigate is a village in _____. a  bedroom
a  England b  garden
b  France c  kitchen
c  Ireland d  street
d  Scotland
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3 Holmes lives in _____ Street.
a  Baker CHARACTERS
b  Bond Choose the best answer.
c  Liverpool
d  Oxford 11 Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are
_____.
4 William Kirwan sees a crime at _____ house. a  army officers
a  Colonel Hayter’s b  brothers
b  Mr Acton’s c  friends
c  Sherlock Holmes’s d  policemen
d  The Cunninghams’
12 At the start of the story, Holmes is _____.
5 William Kirwan dies at about _____. a  excited
a  one o’clock b  happy
b  six o’clock c  mad
c  nine o’clock d  tired
d  twelve o’clock
13 Colonel Hayter is a _____ man.
6 William Kirwan dies in the _____. a  bad
a  bedroom b  good
b  garden c  strange
c  kitchen d  young
d  street
14 Colonel Hayter is _____ the thieves.
7 When the murder happens, Alec says he is a  afraid of
_____. b  angry about
a  at school c  happy about
b  at work d  interested in
c  downstairs
d  in his bedroom 15 William Kirwan’s mother _____.
a  doesn’t live in Reigate
8 The murderer runs away through a _____, b  doesn’t speak English
says Alec Cunningham. c  is very old
a  door d  is very tired
b  hedge
c  shop 16 Holmes loves _____.
d  window a  eating
b  reading
c  speaking
d  working

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

Starter Level
Sherlock Holmes: The Reigate Puzzle
24 ‘I can’t rest! I must always work!’
17 Mr Cunningham has white hair and _____ a  Colonel Hayter’s servant
eyes. b  Doctor Watson
a  blue c  Inspector Forrester
b  cold d  Sherlock Holmes
c  dark
25 ‘What do you think, sir? Perhaps William
d  nice
Kirwan is working with the thief?’
18 Holmes is not often _____. a  Alec Cunningham
a  excited b  Doctor Watson
b  ill c  Inspector Forrester
c  late d  Sherlock Holmes
d  wrong
26 ‘Hmm. This handwriting is very interesting.’
19 Alec Cunningham doesn’t _____ his father. a  Colonel Hayter
a  help b  Doctor Watson
b  like c  Inspector Forrester
c  trust d  Sherlock Holmes
d  understand
27 ‘You Londoners usually work more quickly
20 At the end of the story, Holmes feels _____. than this!’
a  angrier a  Doctor Watson
b  better b  Inspector Forrester
c  more important c  Mr Acton
d  worse d  Mr Cunningham
2 0 m a rk s 28 ‘But remember this: we have all our things.
The thief takes nothing.’
DIALOGUE a  Alec Cunningham
Who says this? b  Colonel Hayter
21 ‘You’re not very well.’ c  Colonel Hayter’s servant
a  Colonel Hayter d  William Kirwan
b  Doctor Watson 29 ‘Aargh! Help! Help! Murder!’
c  Inspector Forrester a  Alec Cunningham
d  Sherlock Holmes b  Mr Acton
22 ‘Tonight, I’m taking one of these pistols to my c  Mr Cunningham
bedroom with me.’ d  Sherlock Holmes
a  Alec Cunningham 30 ‘Ah, yes! But they find nothing because all my
b  Colonel Hayter important papers are with my lawyer.’
c  Mr Acton a  Alec Cunningham
d  Mr Cunningham b  Colonel Hayter
23 ‘Please can you come with me and look at the c  Mr Acton
scene of the crime, Mr Holmes?’ d  Mr Cunningham
a  Colonel Hayter’s servant 2 0 m a rk s
b  Doctor Watson
c  Inspector Forrester
d  Mr Cunningham

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Starter Level
Sherlock Holmes: The Reigate Puzzle
VOCABULARY
39 not strong
Choose the best answer.
a  early
31 something that helps the police b  easy
a  clue c  thirsty
b  post d  weak
c  mark
d  reward 40 someone who is in a film
a  actor
32 to use a gun b  coachman
a  fall c  lawyer
b  fight d  postman
c  pull
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d  shoot
33 the place in your coat where you can put PLOT
things Choose the best answer.
a  gap
b  pocket 41 The thieves do not take _____ from Mr
c  pound Acton’s house.
d  shot a  a clock
b  a picture
34 not in the house c  bottles
a  around d  pistols
b  outside
c  towards 42 Before William Kirwan dies, he says _____.
d  upstairs a  a man’s name
b  a woman’s name
35 to say what other people are saying; say ‘yes’ c  ‘help!’
a  agree d  nothing
b  hear
c  sign 43 The police find a piece of paper in William
d  smile Kirwan’s _____.
a  hand
36 when you feel something is true b  hat
a  careful c  home
b  famous d  room
c  rich
d  sure 44 Mr Cunningham corrects the _____ on the
note.
37 something happening that you do not think of a  day
a  puzzle b  name
b  question c  place
c  surprise d  time
d  truth
45 Holmes hits a table and some _____ go on
38 this is between your head and your body the floor.
a  arm a  apples
b  face b  books
c  leg c  flowers
d  neck d  pens

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

Starter Level
Sherlock Holmes: The Reigate Puzzle
46 Holmes finds the rest of the note in a _____.
a  bag
b  coat
c  dressing-gown
d  shoe
47 The note is in _____ pieces.
a  two
b  three
c  four
d  six
48 Holmes says the letter _____ is important in
the note.
aA
bE
cG
dJ
49 There is some _____ on the ground, but the
murderer doesn’t run through it.
a  blood
b  coffee
c  milk
d  water
50 Alec Cunningham kills William Kirwan
because Kirwan _____.
a  has the letter
b  is a thief
c  wants money
d  works with the police
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T o ta l m a rk s

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ANSWERS

Starter Level
Sherlock Holmes: The Reigate Puzzle
SETTING PLOT
1c 41 d
2a 42 d
3a 43 a
4d 44 d
5d 45 a
6b 46 c
7d 47 a
8b 48 b
9a 49 d
10 a 50 c

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

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

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

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY

Starter Level
Sherlock Holmes: The Reigate Puzzle
BEFORE READING WORD WORK
1 1
a Mr Acton downstairs, inspector, hedge, pocket, fight,
b Inspector Forrestor upstairs, lawyer, paper, fall
c Alec Cunningham b hedge
d Sherlock Holmes c pocket
e Colone Hayter d fall
f Mr Cunningham e fight
g Doctor Watson f downstairs
g inspector
ACTIVITY PAGES 6–7 h upstairs
READING CHECK i lawyer
a ill j paper
b house
c is 2
d angry b hedge
e clock c downstairs
f bad d inspector
g servant e fall
h twelve f paper
g upstairs
WORD WORK h pocket
1 i lawyer
b thief j fight
c servant
d murder ACTIVITY PAGES 18–19
e doctor READING CHECK
f pistol d 1
f 2
2 a 3
b Colonel g 4
c murder h 5
d shot b 6
e pistols e 7
f police c 8
g clues
WORD WORK
ACTIVITY PAGES 12–13 1
READING CHECK Agree, outside, letter, handwriting, post, towards,
b True kitchen, ground, terrible, the rest
c True
d False
e False
f False
g True

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY

Starter Level
Sherlock Holmes: The Reigate Puzzle
2 ACTIVITY PAGES 38–39
b outside
READING CHECK
c handwriting
b False
d kitchen
c True
e letter
d True
f the rest
e True
g post
f False
h towards
g True
i ground
h False
j terrible
WORD WORK
ACTIVITY PAGES 24–25
b weak
READING CHECK c dressing-gown
b 2 d gap
c 1 e trust
d 3 f actor
e 3 g strong
f 2 h puzzle

WORD WORK PROJECT A PAGES 40–41

b correct 1
c reward b How old are you?
d sure c Do you know the Cunninghams?
e light d What do you think of them?
f sign e Why are your lawyers fighting them?
f Are they murderers, do you think?
ACTIVITY PAGES 30–31
READING CHECK 2
b pens apples a I live near Reigate
c head foot b I'm 58 years old.
d Mr Acton Holmes c I know Mr Acton better than I know the
e Thief Murder Cunninghams.
f help kill d I like Acton. I'm not sure about the
g paper pistol Cunninghams.
h bread paper e They are fighting because they want to have
more money
WORD WORK f I don't want to say.
1 3, 4, 5
1 mad Students' own answers
3 surprise
4 bowl PROJECT B PAGES 42–44
5 pull 1
6 floor a DNA
7 neck b Interview
c Digital footprint
d fingerprints

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY

Starter Level
Sherlock Holmes: The Reigate Puzzle
2
b questions
c answers
d body
e later
f after the interview
g strange
h answers
i sad
j afraid
k different
l strange

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b marks
c nothing
d detectives
e windows
f scene
g criminal

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a DNA
b Nobody
c criminal's
d name
e footprint
f detective
g clues
h phone

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(top row)
body temperature
(bottom row)
blood analysis
phone position tracking

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Students' own answers

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 DOMINOES GRAMMAR KEY

Starter Level
Sherlock Holmes: The Reigate Puzzle
1
b No, he isn't. l watches
c Yes, he does. m asks
d Yes, he is. n gets
e Yes, he is. o wants
f Yes I can. p gets
g No, he doesn't. q comes
h No, she can't. r shoots
i Yes, he does s tries
j Yes, it is. t leaves
k Yes, it's them.
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2 b His
b Which, 3 c 's
c Why, 2 d ' or 's
d where, 8 e William's
e What, 1 f his
f Who, 7
g What, 6 7
h Why, 4 b 6
c 1
3 d 3
b don't begin e 5
c Give f 4
d Open
e Remember 8
f be b can
g Come c can
h Look d can't
e can't
4 f must
2d g must
3b h can
4g i must
5c j must
6f k can
7e l can
8h
9
5 b up
b hits c into
c comes d through
d goes e onto
e looks f around
f is g on
g takes h into
h kills i in, away
i cries j from
j talks k into
k tells