Starter Level Test Sheet

L. A. Detective
Philip Prowse

Put the events in the order they happen in the story. The first is 1.

1 A man comes into Len’s office. □2

2 Carmen bites Len’s hand. □8
3 Frank hits Len on the head. □3
4 Len drives to San Francisco. □9
5 Len finds Carmen and she tells him she is happy. □10
6 Len gives the police some papers. The papers show that Blane is a criminal. □11
7 Len goes to the bus station. □7
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▪ Len is sitting in his office. Nothing is happening.

8 Len says he will help Carmen. □6

9 Len wakes up in Mr Blane’s house. □4
10 Mr Blane shows Len some letters. □5
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Starter Level Test Sheet

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

wakes trouble tough prisoner hits hard falls exciting dark busy

11 Everybody in Los Angeles is busy .

12 The man is short and dark .

13 Frank is a tough man.

14 Frank hits Len hard .

15 Len falls down.

16 Len wakes up.

17 Carmen is our prisoner .

18 Carmen is in trouble .

19 The young man hits Frank.

20 I have an exciting job.

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Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.

21 I am / is a detective.
 I am a detective.
 I is a detective.

22 But Len doesn’t / isn’t busy.

 But Len doesn’t busy.
 But Len isn’t busy.

23 He has no / not work today.

24 Len doesn’t / isn’t know him.

25 I don’t / won’t go with you.

26 Carmen has / is eighteen.

27 She has / is long, dark hair.

28 Her eyes are / is blue.

29 Are / Does you Carmen Blane?

30 I isn’t / don’t want to go home.

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