DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

Starter
Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band
SETTING
Choose the best answer. 9 Holmes and Watson take off their shoes and wait
1 Sherlock Holmes first meets Helen in the dark _____.
Stoner _____. a  at the inn
a  in India b  in the garden
b  in a prison c  in the corridor
c  at his home d  in Julia's room
d  at her wedding
10 That night, after they hear a cry, Holmes and
2 Helen lives with _____. Watson go into _____.
a  her mother a  Julia's room
b  her stepfather b  Helen's room
c  her brother and sister c  Roylott's room
d  her mother and father d  the garden
3 Julia's room is _____. 20 marks
a  next to Grimesby Roylott's room
b  on the first floor CHARACTERS
c  on the second floor Choose the best answer.
d  very big
11 _____ visits Holmes because she is afraid.
4 Holmes and Watson take a train because they a  Julia Stoner
want to visit _____. b  Mrs Roylott
a  London c  Helen Stoner
b  Grimesby Roylott d  Mrs Hudson
c  Leatherhead 12 The Roylotts aren't an important family
d  Helen's house now, and Dr Grimesby Roylott lives on his _____
money.
5 There is a bell rope _____. a  wife's
a  next to Helen's window b  daughters'
b  In Grimesby Roylott's room c  friends'
c  over Julia's bed d  family's
d  near the chimney
13 _____ can smell incense at night, and doesn't like
6 Holmes takes out his knife and tries to it.
open _____. a  Grimesby Roylott
a  a lock b  Julia
b  the bars on a window c  Helen's mother
c  the door of a safe d  Helen
d  a ventilator 14 _____ hears a cry, and tries to help Julia.
7 Holmes and Watson go to _____ and wait for a  Watson
Grimesby Roylott to come home. b  Holmes
a  Stoke Moran c  Helen
b  the garden d  Roylott's servant
c  an inn 15 Holmes wants _____ to leave his house.
d  Helen's room a  Grimesby Roylott
8 The _____ is always in the same position in Julia's b  Watson
room. c  Mrs Hudson
a  furniture d  a gypsy
b  bed
c  chair
d  lamp

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Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band

16 _____ shows Watson Mrs Roylott's will.

23 ‘I want to go to Stoke Moran today. I must see the
a  Grimesby Roylott
house.’
b  Holmes
a  Holmes
c  Helen
b  Watson
d  Julia
c  Helen
17 People are working in _____ room, so nobody d  Grimesby Roylott
sleeps there at the moment.
a  Julia's 24 ‘Helen, do you ever hear a whistling noise
b  Helen's at night?’
c  Mrs Roylott's a  Grimesby Roylott
d  Grimesby Roylott's b  Helen's mother
c  Julia
18 _____ is not afraid of going into the house with
d  Holmes
Holmes.
a  Helen 25 ‘I'm leaving because I want to leave, not because
b  Grimesby Roylott you tell me!’
c  Julia a  Watson
d  Watson b  Mrs Hudson
19 _____ stands on a chair and puts a snake c  Grimesby Roylott
through the ventilator. d  Helen
a  Helen
26 ‘This bell-rope doesn't go anywhere.’
b  Watson
a  Holmes
c  a gypsy
b  Watson
d  Grimesby Roylott
c  Grimesby Roylott
20 _____ talks to the police about Grimesby d  Helen
Roylott's death, but doesn't say anything about
27 ‘I'm not afraid, Holmes. I want to help.’
Julia Stoner's death.
a  Grimesby Roylott
a  Helen
b  Helen
b  a gypsy
c  Watson
c  Watson
d  Julia
d  Holmes
20 marks 28 ‘Do not sleep, and have your pistol near.’
a  Watson
b  a gypsy
DIALOGUE
c  Grimesby Roylott
Who says this?
d  Holmes
21 ‘There is a young woman at the door. She wants
to see you.’ 29 ‘It’s the speckled band!’
a  Holmes a  Holmes
b  Helen b  Watson
c  Mrs Hudson c  Helen
d  Watson d  Grimesby Roylott

22 ‘Nobody wants to visit us. It's terrible!’ 30 ‘We’re sorry about your stepfather, Miss Stoner
a  Watson but snakes are dangerous animals.’
b  Grimesby Roylott a  Holmes
c  Holmes b  Watson
d  Helen c  the police
d  the gypsies
20 marks

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VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer.
39 you use this to kill someone
31 this person lives with or has nobody
a  smoke
a  terrible
b  pistol
b  alone
c  crime
c  poor
d  match
d  sad
40 people and things can go across this
32 this person doesn't have a house and travels a lot a  hiss
a  servant b  poison
b  cheetah c  snake
c  gypsy d  bridge
d  stepfather 20 marks

33 to see pictures in your head

a  imagine PLOT
b  whistle Choose the best answer.
c  smell
d  light 41 Grimesby Roylott is angry after a robbery at his
house, and he kills _____.
34 this closes a door a  a servant
a  mark b  a gypsy
b  lock c  his brother
c  lamp d  his wife
d  prison 42 Helen can't stop thinking about _____.
a  her wedding
35 smoke from a fire goes outside through this b  India
a  corridor c  the gypsies
b  chimney d  Julia's death
c  trap
d  poker 43 Julia can't sleep at night. She can smell incense
and hear _____.
36 this paper says who has your money after you die a  talking
a  cane b  whistling
b  guilty c  music
c  trap d  a door opening
d  will
44 When his stepdaughters marry, Grimesby Roylott
37 people put expensive things in this _____.
a  lead a  must leave the house
b  bell-rope b  is happy
c  safe c  is alone
d  inn d  loses money
38 to move something nearer to you 45 Helen is happy to see Holmes and Watson but
a  bend  worried when she learns about _____.
b  pull a  Roylott's visit
c  throw b  Julia's wedding
d  loop c  the gypsies
d  Mrs Roylott's will

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Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band

46 Holmes is interested in the _____ in

Julia's room.
a  bell-rope
b  safe
c  door
d  chair
47 Holmes and Watson go to Roylott's house after
they see _____ from the inn.
a  a light
b  Roylott's trap
c  Helen
d  a gypsy

48 When Holmes and Watson are in the garden,

they meet a _____.
a  cheetah
b  cat
c  child
d  baboon
49 At three o'clock, someone _____.
a  opens the door
b  shouts
c  lights a lamp
d  leaves the house
50 Holmes uses _____ to catch the snake.
a  incense
b  his cane
c  the dog lead
d  milk
20 marks

Total marks

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE ANSWERS

Starter
Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band
SETTING VOCABULARY
1c 31 b
2b 32 c
3a 33 a
4d 34 b
5c 35 b
6b 36 d
7c 37 c
8b 38 b
9d 39 b
10 c 40 d

CHARACTERS PLOT
11 c 41 a
12 a 42 d
13 b 43 b
14 c 44 d
15 a 45 a
16 b 46 a
17 b 47 a
18 d 48 d
19 d 49 c
20 a 50 c

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

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Starter
Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band
BEFORE READING Chapter 2
1 Reading Check
a 2 a True
b 1 b True
c 4 c False
d 3 d True
e False
2
f False
a marries g True
b prison h True
c inn
d lamp
Word Work

WHILE READING 1
Chapter 1 imagine, ground floor, corridor, incense, smell,
Reading Check whistle, metallic, police, mark, strange, bar, lock,
light
a Mrs Hudson
b Helen Stoner 2
c Dr Watson a ground floor
d Dr Grimesby Roylott b smell
e Sherlock Holmes c light
f Helen Stoner d incense
g Sherlock Holmes e lock
f corridor
g police
Word Work
h whistle
1 i imagine
a sad j marks
b robbery k strange
c servant l bars
d gypsy m metallic
e death
f cheetah
Guess What
2
Encourage students to guess but do not tell
a doctor them the answers now. They will find out as they
b poor read that the answers are:
c animal
a death
d stepfather
b angry
e alone
c not afraid
f terrible
d money
g wedding
e train

Guess What
Encourage students to guess but do not tell
them the answers now. They will find out as they
read that the answers are:
a, d

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Starter
Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band
Chapter 3 Chapter 4
Reading Check Reading Check
a 8 a 3
b 2 b 2
c 6 c 3
d 1 d 4
e 4 e 2
f 3 f 3
g 7
h 5
Word Work
a safe
Word Work
b pull
1 c furniture
a cane d loop
b bend e ventilator
c will f dog lead
d poker g bell-rope
e guilty
f throw
Guess What
g trap
h chimney Encourage students to guess but do not tell
them the answers now. They will find out as they
2
read that the answers are:
a bend, poker
a, d
b guilty
c will
d cane Chapter 5
e throw Reading Check
f chimney a True
g trap b True
c True
Guess What d False
e False
Encourage students to guess but do not tell
f True
them the answers now. They will find out as they
g False
read that the answers are:
a Yes
b Yes Word Work
c No 1
d Yes Down
e No 1 crime
f Yes 2 surprise
g Yes 3 match
h No Across
1 smoke
2 danger
3 pistol
4 position

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Starter
Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band

PROJECTS

Project A
1
Small animals can be very dangerous. The Poison
Dart Frog is a beautiful blue colour. It lives in
Central and South America. It is only
5 cm long but it is one of the most poisonous
animals on Earth. It eats a lot of insects and the
poison from these goes into its skin. The native
people use the poison to kill animals for food.
Not all snakes are dangerous but some of them can
hurt or kill humans. The world’s most poisonous
snake lives in Australia. Just one bite from the
Inland Taipan can kill up to 100 people. Luckily,
these snakes are very shy and do not like human
contact.
The sea is home to dangerous animals too. The
Guess What Blue-Ringed Octopus lives in the Pacific Ocean. It
Encourage students to guess but do not tell is very small, but its poison can kill a human. In
them the answers now. They will find out as they Japan, people like eating the flesh of the Puffer
read that the answer is: Fish, a strange animal with a very big mouth and
eyes. Cooks must prepare the fish carefully,
d
because it is very poisonous to humans.
2
Chapter 6
You can eat this animal, but it is dangerous.
Reading Check
Puffer Fish
a light
b cane It is very small and it lives in the sea.
c Roylott Blue-Ringed Octopus
d chair
e yellow It does not like people very much.
f safe Inland Taipan
g milk
h safe The local people use its poison.
i kills Poison Dart Frog
j well
3
k sister's
name of animal Poison Dart Frog
size 5 cm
Word Work colour blue
a bridge Lives in Central and South America
b snake eats insects
c poison is dangerous The poison from the insects go
d hiss because into its skin
e oil other interesting native people use its poison to
information kills animals for food

Guess What
Students' own answers.

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4 3
Students' own answers. Students' own answers.
5 4
Students' own answers. Students' own answers.

Project B
GRAMMAR
1
Grammar Check
date of police visit June 20th 1850
name of victim Rajesh Patel 1
age of victim 35 a When
place of death living room floor, 3 b Where
Queen's Drive, c Why
Calcutta d How much
cause of death knife wounds e Who
person arrested Dr Grimesby Roylott f How many
reason for arrest suspicion of murder
g Which
2 h What
A 2
Report on the death of Julia Stoner a Yes, he does.
On March 2nd 1881, we go to Stoke Moran House b Yes, he is.
in Surrey. We find the dead body of Julia Stoner in c No, he can't.
the corridor near her bedroom. We do not find any d Yes, they are.
weapons near the body. e Yes, he does.
The cause of Miss Stoner’s death is not clear. There f No, he isn't.
are no marks of violence on her body. Her sister, g Yes, he can.
Helen Stoner, tells us about strange noises in the h Yes, it is.
house before Julia’s death. We speak to her i No, they don't.
stepfather, Dr Roylott, and also to the gypsies living 3
near the house. a There aren't
We arrest nobody in connection with Miss Stoner’s b There is
death. c There isn't
B d There are
Report on the death of Dr Grimesby Roylott e Are there
On April 15th 1883 we go to Stoke Moran House in f there aren't
Surrey. We find the dead body of Dr Grimesby g there is
Roylott on a chair in his bedroom. We do not find h There isn't
any weapons near the body. There is a dangerous 4
snake in the safe, Mr Holmes tells us. a Yes, there is.
The cause of Dr Roylott’s death is a poisonous b Yes, there is.
snake bite. Dr Roylott has dangerous animals in his c Yes, there are.
garden and inside his house. d No, there isn't.
We arrest nobody in connection with Dr Roylott’s e No, there aren't.
death. His death is probably an accident.
We inform his stepdaughter, Miss Helen Stoner, of
this.

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5 8
a but a is
b because b says
c so c goes
d but d hears
e because e runs
f and f is not
g so g takes
h and h cries
i and i calls
j but j gives
6 k dies
l sees
a Roylott's house is very old.
m watches
b Julia's death is sad.
n does
c Roylott's words are angry
o wants
d The men's faces are afraid.
e The animals' cries are terrible.
f Roylott's death is quick.
g Sherlock's life is interesting.
h Dr Watson's friend is an unusual man.
7
a through
b up
c to
d into
e across
f out of
g around
h into
i down
j under
k past

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1 6
a When a Roylott's house is very old.
b Where b Julia's death is sad.
c Why c Roylott's words are angry
d How much d The men's faces are afraid.
e Who e The animals' cries are terrible.
f How many f Roylott's death is quick.
g Which g Sherlock's life is interesting.
h What h Dr Watson's friend is an unusual man.
2 7
a Yes, he does. a through
b Yes, he is. b up
c No, he can't. c to
d Yes, they are. d into
e Yes, he does. e across
f No, he isn't. f out of
g Yes, he can. g around
h Yes, it is. h into
i No, they don't. i down
3 j under
a There aren't k past
b There is 8
c There isn't a is
d There are b says
e Are there c goes
f there aren't d hears
g there is e runs
h There isn't f is not
4 g takes
a Yes, there is. h cries
b Yes, there is. i calls
c Yes, there are. j gives
d No, there isn't. k dies
e No, there aren't. l sees
m watches
5
n does
a but o wants
b because
c so
d but
e because
f and
g so
h and
i and
j but

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