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While reading
Chapter 1
1 How many people are or were planning to go
to Egypt? Who are they? Make a list as you
read.
2 Complete the crossword puzzle.
a f g h
b
c them.
d
e
Across
a Joanne asks Linnet to let her wear her
……………… till dinner time.
b Mrs Otterbourne feels she has to defend her
……………… .
c Mrs Otterbourne is wrong when she says that
going to Egypt or not isn’t a matter of life or
……………… .
d The owner of Chez Ma Tante is very kind to
Poirot, whom he considers a very important
……………… .
e Simon and Linnet go to Egypt on their
……………… .
Down
f William Carmichael gets excited when he
reads a letter that arrives from Egypt by
……………… .
g Linnet doesn’t worry about her pearls being
stolen because they are ……………… .
h Tim Allerton is happy because he has
made a good amount of money from an
……………… .
3 Match a– d with 1–4.
a Mrs Allerton’s son’s cousin is …..
b Linnet’s husband is …..
c Mrs Van Schuler’s cousin’s daughter is …..
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Grant’s partner’s nephew is …..
d
1) Cornelia Robson
2) Jim Fanthorp
3) Linnet’s friend
4) Linnet’s former classmate’s ex fiancé
Chapter 2
4 Poirot had conversations with these people.
Order them as they occurred. Write numbers
1–16. Make notes about details that you think
may be important later in the story. Share
your notes with another student and keep
Poirot spoke with …
a c Rosalie; about Assuan and Linnet
b c Rosalie, about her mother
c c Mrs Otterbourne and Rosalie
d c Mrs Otterbourne
e c Tim Allerton
f c Mrs Allerton and Tim
g c Mrs Allerton
h c Linnet, about Jacqueline
i c Linnet, about feeling afraid
j c Jackie, about why she was there
k c Jackie, about the need to follow one’s
star
l c Guido Richetti
m c a young man in dirty clothes and Richetti
n c Miss Van Schuyler
o c Mr Ferguson
p c Simon Doyle
5 Where were the passengers when these
events happened? Write the correct number.
On the way …
1  from Cairo to Shellal
2  from Shellal to Ez Zebua
3  from Ez Zebua to Wadi Halfa
a Linnet and Simon are surprised to meet
Jacqueline again. …..
b Mr Pennington tries to make Linnet sign some
documents. …..
c Poirot meets Miss Van Schuyler. …..
d Poirot tells Rosalie that speaking about her
feelings may help her feel relieved. …..
e Mrs Allerton, Tim and Poirot try to guess
who the passengers are. …..
f Cornelia enjoys her conversation with Dr
Bessner. …..
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Death on the Nile Photocopiable

Chapter 3 c Windlesham ………………………………..
6 Use the syllables in the box to make the d George Wode ……………………………….
missing words. e Fleetwood …………………………………..
f Pennington …………………………………
ple co vet ci col in nel tem
Is there any other person you think may have
dence vel ket mar o
a motive? Who? Share your answers with
A ……………… is a commissioned army
a another student.
officer with a high rank.
10 Put these events in order. Write numbers 1– 4.
A ……………… is a situation in which two
b
a c Fanthorp can’t find the pistol in the
events accidentally happen at the same time
lounge.
and seem to be related.
b c Miss Van Schuyler sees Miss Otterbourne
……………… is a cloth with a soft surface.
c
through something overboard.
A ……………… is a building where religious
d
c c Louise Bourget helps Linnet to undress
people go to pray or for ceremonies.
and go to bed.
The stock ……………… is the business of
e
d c Pennington hears noises outside Dr
buying and selling shares.
Bessner’s cabin.
7 Are these sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)?
Chapter 5
a Mr Ferguson likes Cornelia. c
11 Answer these questions.
b Cornelia enjoys her time with Dr Bessner. c
a How many guns were there on board the
c Rosalie likes Mrs Allerton. c
Karnak and whose were they?
d Tim Allerton likes Poirot. c
b Which cabins were next to Linnet’s?
e Linnet likes Richetti. c
c Who was the man that Rosalie saw come out
f Mr Ferguson likes Linnet. c
of Linnet’s room?
8 Write a number and a letter to make true d How many people had died by the end of the
sentences. story and who were they?
1 hurry  2 look  3 come  4 turn e What surprises Poirot about what he found in
a off  b away  c up  d across the cabins?
f How many bullets were fired with the pistol
Jackie did not push the rock that almost killed
a that killed Linnet and who were they aimed
Linnet. Simon saw her ….. ….. a boat a few at?
minutes after the accident.
Linnet’s reaction to Richetti’s rude behaviour
b 12 Write ✓ next to the crimes that were
was to ….. ….. from him. committed or attempted in the story. Use
When Colonel Race meets Poirot, the
c your dictionary if necessary. Write the name
detective is watching Jackie ….. ….. after of the people who committed or attempted to
saying she’d rather kill Simon than see him commit them.
happy with Linnet. a kidnapping c …………………………
On the night of the crime, Simon seems not
d b blackmailing c …………………………
to concentrate on the game he is playing. c theft c …………………………
Jackie’s comments make him ….. ….. from his d bigamy c …………………………
cards and ….. the room at Jackie. e conspiracy c …………………………
f forgery c …………………………
Chapter 4 g murder c …………………………
9 What motive for killing Linnet may these h trespassing c …………………………
people have?
a Ferguson ……………………………………
b Jackie ……………………………………….

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level 5 Progress test
Death on the Nile Photocopiable
Chapter 1
1 Replace the words in brackets with the correct
word or phrase from the box.
pyramids honeymoon engaged
land agent  pearls
a Joanna wanted to wear the ……………… .
(valuable, small round objects used in jewellery).
b Jackie said that she was ……………… (had agreed
to get married) to a boyish, charming, lovable young
man.
c Jackie wanted to see the Nile and the
……………… . (ancient stone buildings with four
walls that come to a point at the top).
d Linnet went on a journey along the Nile for her
……………… . (holiday that people have after
their wedding).
e Linnet met her husband when she employed him
as her ……………… . (manager of her large
property).
Chapter 2
2 Write ✓ next to the people who openly admit they
dislike Linnet and ✗ next to those who do not.
a Tim Allerton c
b Jaqueline de Bellefort c
c Rosalie Otterbourne c
d Mr Ferguson c
e Mr Pennington c
Chapter 3
3 Complete the sentences with words from the box.
little heavily bad pleasantly close
uncomfortable poor boring deeply
a Tim complains about his …………… health,
…………… money and …………… life.
b Linnet had a …………… escape from death
thanks to her husband’s quick reaction.
c Mr Ferguson’s comment to Cornelia about Linnet
was followed by an …………… silence.
d Miss Van Schuyler could not find her shawl and left
the lounge in a …………… temper.
e Jacqueline’s behaviour made Cornelia feel
…………… embarrassed and …………… excited.
f Fanthorp managed to awake the ……………
sleeping Dr Bessner and returned to the lounge.
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4 Who thinks this? Who do the words in italics refer
to? Write the names.
Dr Bessner Jacqueline Linnet (×2) Joanna
Mrs Allerton Cornelia Pennington
(a) …………… thinks, ‘I wonder why Poirot asks
questions about her (b) (……………) financial affairs.’
(c) …………… thinks, ‘I love to hear him
(d) (……………) read to me!’
(e) …………… thinks, ‘My son likes her a lot, but
I really do not like her (f ) (……………)!’
(g) …………… thinks, ‘He (h) (……………) will
bleed to death! Then she (i) (……………) will live,
he will die, and I will be all alone!’
Chapter 4
5 Change one word to make each sentence true.
Use the syllables in the box to form the words.
let fa er gage ther en ment
wait fa ter so
a A name was found on the wall at the scene of the
crime. ……………
b After shooting Simon, Jackie kicked the gun under a
table. ……………
c Only the Captain heard the shot against Simon,
because all windows were closed. ……………
d Simon told Poirot that there was a passenger
whose mother had lost money doing business with
Linnet’s father. ……………
e Fleetwood was angry with Linnet because she
had advised Marie to end her marriage with him.
……………
Chapter 5
6 Use the words and the names to complete the
sentences.
rosary insistence scandal blackmail Simon
Jackie Tim Rosalie Louise
a …………… tried to …………… a murderer and
was murdered herself.
b ……………’s …………… that Jackie was not left
alone gave her a perfect alibi.
c …………… hid the real pearls inside a
…………… .
d …………… and …………… told Poirot they
were not talking about …………… but comparing
lipsticks.
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