SETTING

Choose the best answer. 9 Holmes finds footprints in _____.

a □ the street
1 Alexander Holder leaves the Emerald crown
b □ the front garden
_____.
c □ the Stable Lane
a □ at his Bank
d □ Holder’s house
b □ in his desk at home
c □ at Sherlock Holmes’s house 10 Holmes gets one of Burnwell’s shoes
from _____.
d □ in a gambling club a □ Holder’s house
b □ the police station
2 When he arrives home, Holder sees a
c □ the Stable Lane
stranger in a hat and a long coat in _____.
d □ Burnwell’s house
a □ his garden
20 marks
b □ the street
c □ his room
d □ a carriage CHARACTERS
Choose the best answer.
3 Arthur first met Burnwell _____.
a □ at school 11 _____ is not very good with money.
b □ at Holder’s house a □ Arthur
c □ in the street b □ Mary
d □ in a gambling club c □ Holder
d □ Lucy
4 Mary first met Burnwell _____.
a □ in the stable lane 12 _____ is handsome and a wonderful talker.
b □ at Holder’s house a □ Arthur
c □ in the street b □ Francis Prosper
d □ in a gambling club c □ Holder
d □ Burnwell
5 In the evening admirers come to see
Lucy _____. 13 _____ is a famous banker.
a □ at the kitchen door a □ Arthur
b □ in the kitchen b □ Francis Prosper
c □ in the garden c □ Holder
d □ in her room d □ Burnwell

6 Arthur asks Holder for money _____. 14 _____ has a wooden leg.
a □ in Holder’s office a □ Arthur
b □ at the dinner table b □ Francis Prosper
c □ in Holder’s room c □ Holder
d □ in the garden d □ Burnwell

7 Holder finds Arthur with the crown _____. 15 _____ works in Holder’s house.
a □ in his office a □ Francis Prosper
b □ in the lane b □ Arthur
c □ next to an open window in the hall c □ Burnwell
d □ Lucy
d □ in the back garden 16 Mary helps _____ because he needs
8 After Holder finds his son with the crown, money.
Arthur leaves for _____. a □ Francis Prosper
a □ Sherlock Holmes’s house b □ Arthur
b □ the police station c □ Burnwell
c □ Burnwell’s house d □ Holder
d □ the garden
17 _____ says nothing to Holder about the
25 ‘You’re a very good detective, Mr Holmes.’
crown because he wants to help Mary.
a □ Arthur
b □ Mary
a □ Francis Prosper
c □ Burnwell
b □ Arthur
d □ Holder
c □ Burnwell
d □ Holmes 26 ‘I’m sorry but you can’t come with me
this time.’
18 Holder says sorry to _____.
a □ Watson
a □ Arthur
b □ Burnwell
b □ Mary
c □ Holmes
c □ Lucy
d □ Holder
d □ Burnwell
27 ‘Can you bring it to me later this evening?’
19 Mary writes a letter to _____.
a □ Holmes
a □ Arthur
b □ Burnwell
b □ Holder
c □ Holder
c □ Sherlock Holmes
d □ a man from the British Royal family
d □ Burnwell
28 ‘I don’t have any money but I need some
20 Holmes gets the missing emeralds back
new shoes.’
from _____.
a □ Watson
a □ Arthur
b □ Burnwell
b □ Holder
c □ Holmes
c □ someone in the British Royal family
d □ Holder
d □ Burnwell
20 marks 29 ‘Give me three thousand pounds for them.’
a □ Arthur
b □ a man from the British Royal family
DIALOGUE
c □ Holmes
Who says this?
d □ Holder
21 ‘There’s a very strange man in our street.’
30 ‘I can’t find words to thank you.’
a □ Watson
a □ Arthur
b □ Holmes
b □ Mary
c □ Holder
c □ Holder
d □ Mary
d □ a man from the British Royal family
22 ‘I need to borrow fifty thousand pounds.’ 20 marks
a □ Arthur
b □ Burnwell
VOCABULARY
c □ Holmes
Choose the best answer.
d □ a man from the British Royal family
31 to take for a short time
23 ‘Any key opens that desk.’
a □ lock
a □ Arthur
b □ continue
b □ Mary
c □ borrow
c □ Burnwell
d □ fall
d □ Lucy
32 not usual
24 ‘Look, there are three emeralds missing.’
a □ strange
a □ Arthur
b □ surprised
b □ Mar
c □ sure
c □ Holmes
d □ safe
d □ Holder
33 people talk about this angrily or interestedly PLOT
a □ scandal Choose the best answer.
b □ case 41 At dinner Holder tells Arthur and Mary about
c □ truth the _____ in his desk.
d □ crime a □ emerald crown
34 to try to find out about something b □ money
a □ believe c □ cheque-book
b □ explain d □ photograph
c □ protect 42 Perhaps _____ listens to Holder at dinner,
d □ investigate too.
35 when you do something wrong you are this a □ Francis Prosper
a □ terrible b □ Burnwell
b □ guilty c □ Lucy
c □ twisted d □ a man from the British Royal family
d □ innocent 43 Holder finds Mary at the Stable Lane
36 you can close or open a door with this window soon after she speaks to _____ in
a □ path the lane.
b □ pistol a □ Lucy
c □ key b □ Burnwell
d □ cheque c □ Arthur
d □ Francis Prosper
37 this room is at the top of the house
a □ corner 44 _____ took the emeralds, thinks Holder at
b □ attic first.
c □ kitchen a □ Arthur
d □ hall b □ Burnwell
c □ Mary
38 this person doesn’t say true things
d □ Francis Prosper
a □ maid
b □ uncle 45 Mary takes the crown because she _____.
c □ liar a □ doesn’t like Holder
d □ greengrocer b □ likes emeralds
c □ doesn’t like Arthur
39 excited, not doing what someone wants
d □ loves Burnwell
a □ in trouble
b □ loud 46 Arthur _____ Burnwell in the back garden.
c □ wild a □ kills
d □ worried b □ takes the crown from
c □ can’t find
40 blood comes from here when someone hits
d □ talks with
you
a □ remainder 47 You can’t _____ a gold crown easily, and it
b □ gold makes a lot of noise when you do it.
c □ set a □ break
d □ cut b □ make
20 marks c □ move
d □ lose
48 Holmes begins to find the answers to his
questions _____.
a □ when he talks to Mary

b □ in the snow in the lane

c □ when he talks to Arthur

d □ when he listens to Watson

49 Holmes wants Burnwell’s shoes
because _____.
a □ he likes Burnwell
b □ Burnwell wears good shoes
c □ he doesn’t like new shoes

d □ he wants to put them in the footprints in

the snow
50 Holmes gives money to Burnwell because
he _____.
a □ feels sorry for him

b □ wants to stop him from running away with

Mary
c □ wants the emeralds back from him
d □ is rich
20 marks

76 Total marks