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Title Stories
Ghost Retold by Rosemary  Author 
Border 

1  Fill in the gaps in the instructions for the game Smee 4  Which story do these sentences come from? Smee ,
using: challenges , lights , blank , players , same , sheet , The Judge’s House , The Stranger in the Mist , The
finds , hides , written , continue . Confession of Charles Linkworth , The Ghost Coach ,
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Every player is given a ............... of paper. The Fullcircle.
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sheets are ............... except one which has Smee a ‘With his thin old hand the stranger pointed to a   S
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  E  T
............... on it. Nobody else knows who Smee   place on the map.’ ...............
is. When the ............... are off Smee leaves b ‘I looked again at the passenger opposite me.’
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and ................ . The other players look for Smee. ...............   E  E
When one player ............... another, he or she says, c ‘Two nights ago my telephone rang ... and I   R  T
‘Smee!’ The other person replies, ‘Smee!’ and they could only hear whispers.’ ...............   P
............... searching. The real Smee must not d ‘At the end of the bell rope hung the body of   M
answer when someone ................ . The second the student.’ ...............   O
e ‘I knew every girl in the house by name except
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player stays with Smee. This continues until all the
............... are in the ............... place. one.’ ...............

10 marks   10 marks

2  In The Confession of Charles Linkworth   why did
Charles want to speak to the chaplain?
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5  In The Judge’s House   why did John Moore rent the
old house in Benchurch?
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3  Complete the following sentences with information   10 marks

from the stories.
 
a Brenda Ford broke her neck playing hide and 6 Choose one of the stories. Write a short criticism of
  seek because ... the story. Did you enjoy it? Why/why not? Comment
  ....................................................................................... on the following: realism, tension, suspense,
  ....................................................................................... excitement.
b The judge’s picture had a smile of triumph   ...........................................................................................
  because ... ...........................................................................................
  ....................................................................................... ...........................................................................................
  ....................................................................................... ...........................................................................................
c Giles didn’t understand the stranger in the mist ...........................................................................................
  because ... ...........................................................................................

  ....................................................................................... ...........................................................................................
  ....................................................................................... ...........................................................................................

d Jacob told James Murray that his master lived ...........................................................................................

  alone because ...   ...........................................................................................

  ....................................................................................... ...........................................................................................
  ....................................................................................... ...........................................................................................
e   Lord Carterton built Fullcircle because ... ...........................................................................................
  ....................................................................................... ...........................................................................................
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  20 marks  ...........................................................................................
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  40 marks

T Total marks 

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  Setting 12 Brenda Ford died because she fell _____ when

playing hide and seek.
  Choose the best answer.
1 In the game of ‘Smee’ you have to _____ in a   a
the  onto
□
windowa knife b □ into
d □ down thethe fire c □ out of
stairs
dark house. 13 John Moore learns that the Judge was a _____ man.
  a □ play cards b □ answer questions   a □ sad, lonely b □ hard, cruel c □ kind,
  c □ find people d □ chase people friendly d □ serious, honest
2 Jackson sits behind a _____ with Mrs Gorman 14 Doctor Thornhill says that if he hears _____ he
for a long time. will come to help John Moore.
  a □ table b □ curtain c □ wardrobe   a □ the alarm bell b □ the sound of rats
  d □ door   c □ a loud scream d □ some singing
3 John Moore goes to the _____ town of 15 Giles Hampton is interested in finding and
Benchurch. collecting _____.
  a □ quiet, sleepy b □ beautiful, expensive   a □ stamps b □ insects c □ stones d □ plants
  c □ big, noisy d □ busy, dangerous 16 Madog ap Rhys was a strange, lonely man who
   E 4 John Moore stays in a house that once belonged
   C
   I to a _____.
died in _____.
  a □ 1620 b □ 1720 c □ 1820 d □ 1920
   O   a □ singer b □ rich doctor c □ famous judge 17 Charles Linkworth _____ that he did the
   H d □ student
   C   T murder.
  - 5 Giles Hampton goes to _____ to visit his friend
   E   S
  a □ told his wife b □ told a journalist
   L   E
Beverly.   c □ told the police d □ refused to admit
   P    T   a □ England b □ Wales c □ Scotland 18 Charles Linkworth was _____.
   I   d □ France
   T   a □ hanged b □ shot c □ sent to prison
   L 6 One day, Giles Hampton goes to _____ for a walk.   d □ sent to Australia
   U   a □ the forest b □ the town c □ the beach 19 Jacob takes James Murray to the house of a
   M d □ the mountains
7 Charles Linkworth killed his _____.  _____.
  a □ large, important family b □ kind,
  a □ mother b □ grandmother c □ sister generous woman c □ cold, unhappy man
  d □ wife   d □ wild, dangerous couple
8 Charles Linkworth did the murder because he 20 Julian and Ursula Giffen are interesting people
 _____. who _____.
  a □ was jealous b □ was mad c □ wanted   a □ write books b □ buy old books c □ study
money d □ wanted the house plants d □ study languages
9 James Murray _____ in the snowy mountains.
  a □ lives b □ works c □ dies d □ becomes   20 marks 
lost
10 Fullcircle is _____ that was built in 1660.
  a □ an interesting church b □ a large, beautiful
house c □ a pretty, white cottage d □ a small
  Dialogue
  Who said or wrote this?
village shop
21 ‘No, I’m sorry. I won’t play hide and seek.’
  20 marks    a □ Violet Sangston b □ Jackson
  c □ Mrs Gorman d □ Brenda Ford
22 ‘… nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen. That’s silly
  Characters   – there’s one too many!’
  a □ Jack Sangston b □ Jackson
  Choose the best answer.
  c □ Mrs Gorman d □ Brenda Ford
11 When Jackson arrives at the Sangstons, he 23 ‘I’m studying for an important examination and
doesn’t learn the name of _____. I have no time for horrors or mysteries.’
  a □ a thin, shy boy b □ a small, talkative man   a □ Doctor Thornhill b □ Mrs Wood
c □ a tall, handsome girl d □ a quiet, older   c □ Mrs Dempster d □ John Moore
woman

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24 ‘I suppose you know what the rope is?’ 39 a carriage pulled by horses
  a □ Doctor Thornhill b □ Mr Carnford   a □ car b □ van c □ coach d □ lorry

 25 c‘Madog
□ the Judge d □ John Moore
ap Rhys was a good, kind man. He only 40
  to
a □say or agree
 deny that youcdid
b □ admit something wrong
□ obey d □ remind
wanted to help me.’
  a □ Mr Roberts b □ Beverly   20 marks 

  c □ Giles Hampton d □ Parry

26 ‘Are you quite sure that nobody telephoned me
last night?’   Plot
  a □ Charles Linkworth b □ Doctor Teesdale   Choose the best answer.
c □ Mr Dawkins d □ Mrs Parker 41 The people who are playing ‘Smee’ start to feel
27 ‘Charles Linkworth, are you truly sorry for your that there _____.
crime?’   a □ are not enough players b □ is an extra
  a □ Prison Officer Draycott b □ Doctor player c □ are two extra players d □ are three
Teesdale c □ Mr Dawkins, the chaplain extra players    E
  d □ Mrs Parker 42 The young woman next to Jackson says her    C
   I
28 ‘My master has been a broken man since that name is _____.
day. His only son was one of the passengers.’    O
  a □ Violet Sangston b □ Mrs Fernley
   H
  a □ Jacob b □ the old man in the house   c □ Mrs Gorman d □ Brenda Ford    C   T
  -
   E   S
  c □ James Murray d □ James Murray’s wife 43 At night, John Moore sees _____.
29 ‘The wall was broken at the edge of the road,   a □ a black cat b □ an old grey dog    L   E
   P    T
and you fell down into the valley.’   c □ a very big rat d □ a brown bird    I
  a □ the old man in the house b □ Jacob 44 In the morning, Doctor Thornhill finds John    T
  c □ James Murray d □ James Murray’s wife    L
Moore _____.    U
30 ‘We never felt at home in London, somehow. We   a □ hanging on a rope b □ hiding
   M
are both so happy here.’ c □ crying behind a door d □ sleeping
a □ Leithen b □ Harry Peck c □ Julian Giffen 45 Giles Hampton meets an old man who gives him
d □ Lord Carteron a _____.
  a □ cloak b □ stone c □ letter d □ map
  20 marks 
46 Giles Hampton nearly falls _____.
  a □ into the sea b □ into a river c □ over a
cliff d □ off a bridge
  Vocabulary 47 Doctor Teesdale starts to get some strange _____
  Choose the best answer. from the prison.
31 to warn somebody that you will hurt them   a □ phone calls b □ letters c □ messages
  a □ threaten b □ discuss c □ assist d □ annoy   d □ visitors

32
  when a piece
a □ bald b□ of basic
paper chas nothing on it
□ blank d □ bitter
48 In the end, _____.
Linkworth the chaplain hears Charles
33 a woman who rents rooms in a house or hotel   a □ cry b □ confess his crime
a □ maid b □ servant c □ lady d □ landlady   c □ say a prayer d □ talk about his life
34 water that comes out of the skin when 49 James Murray nearly dies because he _____.
somebody is hot or frightened   a □ falls under the ghost coach b □ tries to
  a □ shower b □ sweat c □ rain d □ blood stop the ghost coach c □ jumps on the roof of
35 a person who you do not know the ghost coach d □ falls off the ghost coach
  a □ stranger b □ outsider c □ neighbour 50 Julian and Ursula Giffen start to change and
  d □ patient become similar to _____.
36 to make a deep, rough sound like an angry dog   a □ the servants b □ the old owner of the
  a □ stare b □ whisper c □ grin d □ growl house c □ their parents d □ their children
37 a small animal with a long tail
  a □ rabbit b □ rat c □ fox d □ spider   20 marks 

38 when something is a little wet; not dry

  a □ damp b □ deep c □ dark d □ dull   Total marks 

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