Challenge: use a highlighter to pick out

the most important information. You can

only highlight 15 words!

Patrick Maloney was found dead at his home

yesterday evening. He was found by his wife,
Mary Maloney. Mary Maloney dialled 999
immediately. Patrick Maloney was found lying on
the floor of his living room. He had been killed by
a blow to the back of his head. Police said his
head was broken to pieces and had dried blood
around it. Mary Maloney told the police that she
had popped out to Sam’s Grocery Store to buy
some vegetables to accompany the leg of lamb she
had cooking in the oven. She told them that when
she returned she found Patrick dead on the floor.
No murder weapon was discovered at the scene
but police believe that something big and heavy
was used.
Challenge: fill in blank spaces to complete the sentence
which describes the picture.

A m_ _ c_ _ _ed, Patrick Maloney is s_ _ _ _ _ g

in his arm c _ _ _ _

His wife, Mary Maloney goes to buy vegetables

from the gr_ _ _ _y store.

Mary goes h_ _ e and Patrick is _ _ _ _ on the

_ _ _ _ _
Mary Maloney calls the p_li_ _.

The police do not know who Ki_ _ _d Patrick Maloney.

Now write down the words which you have completed

and an alternative synonym for each word:
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MARY MALONEY
Unscramble the
words in the
sentences to find
out some more
information about
Mary Maloney!

Cared she husband about her.

Pregnant she with child her first was.

She at home stayed on her own all day.

She everything for her husband did.

PATRICK MALONEY

Use the words in the

box to complete the
sentences about
Patrick Maloney!

Patrick Maloney was a _________. He worked

____ hard everyday. He lived with his ____,
Mary Maloney. Patrick Maloney liked to have a
_____ when he came home from work and sit in
his _____. Usually, his wife ______ his dinner
for him or sometimes they would go out for
______.
very drink cooked dinner
policeman wife chair

very drink cooked dinner

policeman wife chair
very drink cooked dinner
policeman wife chair

very drink cooked dinner

policeman wife chair
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