SHERLOCK HOLMES - A2 - ANSWER KEY

Part One: A Scandal in Bohemia

Chapter One

Activities

A
1. engaged 2. royal 3. breaking in 4. investigating – crime
5. delicate 6. banknote 7. receipt
B
1. doctor 2. flat 3. nobleman 4. London 5. a princess
6. King himself 7. agreed 8. one thousand
C
1. f 2. g 3. b 4. e 5. d 6. c, a
D
1. Baker 2. Bohemia 3. Irene 4. Serpentine 5. Langham 6. Clotilde

S X H W F O I E V N N E Q H T
W E F T H A X N M C U U G U Y
I S R D X P T E Y L Z Y D Q O
N Q U P K M B R T O R U X U S
N A X B E O I I B T F E Z N B
B G N Z H N S G Y I R B K J L
Q T O E C J T U C L U R Y A S
B N M Q A D W I I D W B Z R B
I I L S F U Z J N E I F S R J
A R A V X I J A Q E J Z G Z K
V D M A Y B Z Q X Y K O Q M Q
H K P P E B E P M A H G N A L
D O W D U U Q S W N R W Q T U
S V A P O S L L S I P H S F S
V P D I C T E Z A P C F M U W
Chapter Two

Activities

A
1. well-dressed 2. sideburns 3. baggy
4. shabby 5. butler 6. make-up
B
1. a 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. c
C
1. e 2. c 3. b 4. f 5. a 6. d
D
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T

Chapter Three

Activities
A
1. b 2. d 3. c 4. e 5. a
B
Across Down
1. emerald 2. reward
4. hand 3. sparkle
6. effort 5. hire
C
1. Holmes’ flat/home 2. (young) man / gentleman 3. butler
4. Europe 5. (emerald) ring 6. letter – photograph
D
1. b 2. c 3. b 4. c

Part Two: The Speckled Band

Chapter One

Activities

A
1. quarrelling 2. swinging 3. shivering
4. scratching 5. greying 6. proposing
B
Across
1. income Down
4. proposal 2. exotic
6. once 3. vagrant
7. clang 5. object
C
1. Julia 2. thirty-two (years old) 3. two years ago
4. a thousand pounds 5. in India (Bengal) 6. for her money
7 . exotic/tropical/wild animals 8. the cheetah and the baboon
D
1. battle 2. before 3. country 4. with Doctor Roylott
5. ground 6. lawn 7. feared 8. scream
9. accepted – proposal 10. death
Chapter Two

Activities

A
1. hook 2. pistol 3. lantern 4. lid
5. air vent 6. cane 7. speckled 8. veil
B
1.on purpose 2. speckle/spot 3. murmur 4. furious
5. fastened
C
1. Helen 2. Holmes 3. Holmes and Watson 4. Holmes
5. the rope and the air vent
D
1. c 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. b 6. b

Part Three: The Five Orange Pips

A
1. pips 2. headline 3. trunk 4. sundial 5. estate
6. cashbox 7. flap 8. label 9. clients 10. supporters
B
1. pile 2. dripping 3. puzzled
4. bundle 5. slaves 6. plantation
C
1. h 2. g 3. f 4. j 5. d
6. c 7. i 8. b 9. e 10. a
D
1. c 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. c