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Classroom practice worksheets

Mixed ability worksheet 1 Grammar practice worksheet 1

1 Find and circle.
The pupils find and circle the words in the wordsearch
Key: fingerprints, clue, binoculars, thief, disguise, villain,
weapon, detective, hidden microphone, magnifying glass,
witness, rope
2 Read and write.
The pupils write the words in the correct category.
Key: 1 detective, witness, villain, thief 2 magnifying glass,
binoculars 3 clues, fingerprints 4 weapon, rope, disguise
Mixed ability worksheet 2
1 Read and circle.
The pupils read and circle the correct words.
Key: 1 disguise 2 detective 3 hidden microphone 4 witness
5 rope 6 magnifying glass
2 Look and write.
The pupils unscramble the anagrams and write the
words.
Key: 1 mystery 2 detective 3 villain 4 disguise 5 witness
6 weapon 7 fingerprints 8 binoculars
Reading and writing worksheet 1
1 Read and write.
The pupils read and match the questions and
responses in the dialogue.
Key: 1d 2f 3e 4b 5a 6c
2 Read again and write.
The pupils read the dialogue again and complete the
sentences.
Key: 1 detective stories and mysteries 2 the clues in the story
3 witness who sees a robbery 4 who the thief is 5 a lot of
science fiction 6 a detective book to school (for David)
1 Read and write using used to or didn’t use to.
The pupils use the prompts to write sentences with
used to or didn’t use to.
Key: 1 Rick used to play on his computer every evening.
2 He didn’t use to practise basketball 3 times a week. 3 He
used to watch football matches on TV. 4 He didn’t use to go
swimming twice a week. 5 He didn’t use to read ‘Basket Fan’
magazine. 6 He used to eat a lot of sweets. 7 He didn’t use
to like sports programmes best. 8 He used to save his pocket
money.
2 Read and write.
The pupils read the answers and write the questions.
Key: 1 Did Rick use to eat very few sweets? 2 Did he use
to play basketball on Saturdays? 3 Did he use to practise
basketball three evenings a week? 4 Did he use to go
swimming (twice a week)? 5 Did he use to spend his pocket
money on sports clothes?
Grammar practice worksheet 2
1 Order and write.
The pupils reorder the words to write the sentences.
Key: 1 The witness was walking past the jewellery shop
when the thief ran out. 2 The villain was driving to London
when the police caught him. 3 The detective was looking
at a glass when she saw some fingerprints. 4 The thief was
climbing up a rope when the man saw him.
2 Look and write.
The pupils look at the picture and write answers to the
questions.
Key: 1 The detective was holding a magnifying glass. 2 The
thief was running away. 3 The girl was carrying a rope.
4 The boy was looking through some binoculars. 5 The
detective was looking at fingerprints. 6 The thief was
wearing a disguise.

Reading and writing worksheet 2

1 Read and write.
The pupils read the text and answer the questions.
Key: 1 It’s written by Erich Kästner. 2 This text is a story
summary. 3 The story is set in Neustadt and Berlin. 4 Emil
is the main character. 5 When Emil wakes up, he thinks
Mr Grundeis has stolen the money. 6 Gustav first helps Emil
investigate and solve the crime. 7 ‘The detectives’ are
24 local children who help Emil. 8 He shows the cashier the
holes in the money where he pinned it to his jacket.
9 He’s a thief. 10 He’s given 1,000 Marks.

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