Standard Level
9 Teacher’s notes and answer keys: Unit test
1 Listen and circle.
The pupils listen and circle the correct answer.
(2 points for each correct answer. Total 14 points.)
1 • 37 Listen and circle.
I’m going to give you some help with your mystery stories.
1 When you write a mystery story, there should always be a
villain in it. Think about what sort of person he or she is
going to be, and why they do what they do.
2 Your villain could even be one of the main characters, but
wearing a disguise so no one guesses who he or she is.
3 Then there is the detective in your story. He or she has to
have an interesting personality, as this character is going
to appear a lot in the story. If the character’s boring, no
one will want to read your story.
4 If someone in the story is going to get hurt, think carefully
about what weapon is used – planning other parts of the
story will depend on that.
5 Another character you can include in your story is a
witness who sees all or part of the crime.
6 When you plan your story, think about how to give the
reader clues all the way through it, so the reader can solve
the puzzle.
7 The one thing you shouldn’t do, of course, is to solve the
mystery too soon. You have to keep the reader’s interest
right to the end of the story.
8 You have a lot of choices to make when writing a mystery
story. I prefer stories that have a lot of new technology in
them, but other people like more traditional stories with
magnifying glasses and fingerprints!
Key: 1a 2b 3b 4a 5b 6a 7b 8a
2 Listen and write.
The pupils listen and complete the text with the
missing words. (2 points for each correct answer.
Total 16 points.)
1 • 38 Listen and write.
1 One of my favourite stories is called ‘Black Castle’, by
Tory Macey. It’s a really good mystery story. You can’t
guess who the villain is until the end.
2 The main character in it is a detective called Rick
Williams.
3 What happens is this. A thief, whose name is Brad Larson,
steals some jewellery from the people that live at Black
Castle.
4 Brad is very clever and wears gloves so that he doesn’t
leave any fingerprints.
5 He escapes down a rope from the window of the castle.
6 Then there’s a character called Joe. He’s a witness.
7 He sees Brad escaping through his binoculars.
8 Luckily, Rick Williams finds lots of clues.
9 I won’t tell you exactly what happens, but in the end, Rick
Williams uses a hidden microphone to solve the mystery.
Footprints 6
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Reading and writing
3 Read and write Yes or No.
Pupils read the text and write Yes if the sentences are
correct or No if they aren’t. (2 points for each correct
answer. Total 10 points.)
Key: 1 Yes 2 No 3 Yes 4 Yes 5 No 6 No
4 Read and write.
The pupils write sentences using the prompts.
(2 points for each correct answer. Total 10 points.)
Key: 1 Sherlock Holmes used to be the most popular
detective character. 2 We didn’t use to watch mystery
films. 3 People used to tell mystery stories to their friends.
4 Detectives used to use a magnifying glass to find
fingerprints. 5 Thieves used to ride horses to steal from
people. 6 Detectives didn’t use to use hidden microphones.
7 Women didn’t use to be detectives.
5 Read, choose and write.
Pupils read the text, choose the correct words and
write them in the gaps. (2 points for each correct
answer. Total 10 points.)
Key: 1 Were staying 2 Suddenly 3 villain 4 investigate
5 suspects 6 motive
Speaking
6 Talk about the picture.
Vocabulary: Point to the picture and say detective.
Prompt the pupil to say four more words whilst pointing
to the picture. (1 point for each answer. Total 4
points.)
Sentences: Point to the picture and say One of the
detectives is looking at some fingerprints. Prompt the
pupil to say six more sentences about the picture.
(1 point for each answer. Total 6 points.)
Questions: Point to the detective next to the desk and
ask What’s this detective using? Prompt the pupil to ask
you six questions about the pictures. (1 point for each
answer. Total 6 points.)
Pronunciation: Point to the rhyme on PB page 87
and prompt the pupil to say it. (2 points for correct
pronunciation, 2 points for rhythm and intonation.
Total 4 points.)
Total points for listening, reading and writing, and
speaking sections of the test: 80 points.