Answers to Activities Activity Key Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four The Sign of Four DOMINOES Four Dominoes BEFORE READING 1 2 WORD WORK Sherlock Holmes e Dr Watson d Miss Morstan a Thaddeus Sholto f Major Sholto c Mordecai Smith g Jonathan Small h Tonga b Sentences a, b and c are all true. c3 Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers now. They will find out as they read that: a, d and e happen in the next chapter d2 e1 f2 g3 WORD WORK b c d e f telegram waste retired governess fingerprint g h i j received situation impatiently souvenirs Activity pages 28–29 READING CHECK B2 c3 d1 Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers now. They will find out as they read that: The things that happen in the next chapter are: a 3, b 1, c 6, d 5, e 2, f 4 Activity pages 12–13 READING CHECK F (he reads about Major Sholto’s death) F (he thinks Captain Morstan visited Major Sholto) T T F (he doesn’t understand why it is important) T T 2 2 servant/solve/ugly/gentleman/whips/revolver/lamps/crosses/ passages/sign b gentleman g lamps c revolver h whips d passages i ugly e crosses j servant f sign 1 2 DOMINOES Dominoes three Four laboratory twins measure examine suggest expect a6 b c d e f g b2 c5 d3 e1 f4 true true (for Sherlock Holmes) false (they travel by cab) false (he isn’t interested in her money) true true WORD WORK 1 C F S O W U Y T O Activity pages 20–21 READING CHECK 2 d e f f g h Activity pages 36–37 READING CHECK Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers now. They will find out as they read that: b, c and e happen in the next chapter An Indian servant takes Holmes, Watson and Miss Morstan along a dark passage to a room, where a short, ugly man is waiting for them. He looks about thirty years old. The man introduces himself as Major Sholto’s son, Thaddeus Sholto. He explains that Captain Morstan died by accident after an argument with Major Sholto about some treasure which they had acquired in India. Sholto and his servant buried Captain Morstan’s body and said nothing to the police. Sholto tells Thaddeus and his brother Bartholomew about Captain Morstan’s death and the Indian treasure. Thaddeus goes on to explain how he and his brother searched the house for a dark hairy man, but found only a footprint. Now, after some time, Bartholomew has found the treasure. Thaddeus Sholto says that they must go to Bartholomew’s house to ask for their part of the treasure. a2 b1 c3 d6 e7 f5 g4 thorn city ladder tar enormous crouch down space Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: a1, b3 and c2 GUESS WHAT 1 a b c b c d e GUESS WHAT WORD WORK 1 e2 f3 WORD WORK 1 GUESS WHAT b c d e f g h nervous curtains chest bodyguards divide painting terrified breathe nodded GUESS WHAT Activity pages 12–13 READING CHECK b3 b c d e f g h i j 2 1/3 1/3 b c d e f g h A T T A C K S U K N H E S S D T R I D P U S J R A K N L U N O E A N Y T E N T C S I S I R S I R I F N U L O F S E A O P R M D W H A T Z I E A U O T D E S P Y Z C D R A S N E I P E S E R G E A N T T drainpipe punish candles attacks associates tread introduce Photocopiable © Oxford university © OxfOrd press university press DOMINOES Three Dominoes three GUESS WHAT g Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: ahj, bgl, cei and dfk h WORD WORK b c d Activity pages 42–43 READING CHECK b2 c1 d2 e2 f1 g3 coal launch leader e f Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: a Wiggins arrives at Baker Street with ten or more other boys. b Holmes asks the Baker Street boys to find the Aurora. c Mordecai Smith is not found. d Watson takes Toby back to his owner. e Mrs Hudson is worried about Sherlock Holmes. Activity pages 48–49 READING CHECK b c d e f g h i j 1 2 a3 a b c d e f g 1 M E R C H A N T F F e f g natives delays muttering GUESS WHAT Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: a4 b1 c5 d2 e3 Activity pages 56–57 READING CHECK 1 2 b c d e f a2 ‘Is Mr Sherlock Holmes here?’ ‘Do you have a revolver?’ ‘Are you all right?’ ‘Perhaps you’d like a glass of whisky?’ ‘Your friend Mr Holmes is a wonderful man.’ b4 c5 d1 e6 f3 WORD WORK 1 2 crew/repairs/whisky/cigar/wig/tower/remind/certain/give up b wig f whisky c give up g certain d repairs h tower e remind i crew 2 1 2 R E X U O P S G S N G B D T U L U U J A L E E A S U W I E N disguised rebels jewels guilty financial trick F L F U I N I L W C h i j k l O S E H N G A T E I R P N T S E I Y L A T U D T R I C K S L D I S G U I S E D S cousins plunge gate defend merchant Open answers. Open answers. Project A pages 72–73 1 Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: a and c Activity pages 62–63 READING CHECK a b c d e f g h i j True False (he thinks he can see a dog) True False (he shoots a poisoned thorn) True DOMINOES Three Dominoes three b c d e f g A R D S C P D G E I WHAT NEXT? GUESS WHAT b c d e f b1 c6 d2 e4 f5 g9 h8 i7 Mahomet Singh, Abdullah Khan, Dost Akbar, Jonathan Small For the murder of Achmet. For life. Major Sholto and Captain Mostan. Playing cards. Two maps of the Agra fort. Major Sholto With the help of Tonga. WORD WORK The boys are dressed in dirty clothes. Holmes explains that the Aurora is a black boat. Holmes tells the boys to search the banks. Jonathan Small’s associate kills people with poisoned thorns. People from the Andaman Islands are very short. Watson falls asleep in his chair. Watson decides to visit Miss Morstan in Camberwell. Miss Morstan is worried about Thaddeus Sholto. Holmes talks to himself in a strange way. disappointed cannibals thrilled speed companion Activity pages 70–71 READING CHECK WORD WORK b c d e f Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: a1 b3 c2 d2 e3 exhausted committed GUESS WHAT fire furious race GUESS WHAT WORD WORK b c d False (Holmes offers Jonathan Small a whisky and a cigarette) False (she was very calm and not troubled) 2/3 2/3 Major John Sholto Yesterday evening At his home – Pondicherry Lodge 68 years old His sons He’d fallen seriously ill Because of his very poor health For five years He worked as an officer in the British army in India and the Andaman Islands His twin sons – Thaddeus and Bartholomew Photocopiable © Oxford university © OxfOrd press university press Answers to Activities Activity Key Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four The Sign of Four DOMINOES Three Dominoes three 2 3 4 Possible answer: At about midnight last night Mr Bartholomew Sholto was discovered dead by the famous detective Sherlock Holmes in his room at his home, Pondicherry Lodge, in Norwood, south London. He was 32 years old. He was alone when he died. Mr Sholto had recently discovered some valuable Indian treasure in the house. It is believed that he was murdered in order to steal this treasure. He had lived in Pondicherry Lodge since his father, Major John Sholto, died. Years ago Major Sholto hid the treasure in a secret room in the house. Mr Sholto leaves one twin brother behind him – Thaddeus. a Just after the sun went down. b On the launch the Aurora in the river Thames. c He was shot dead by Holmes and Watson and he fell into the river. d His friend, Jonathan Small, Mordecai Smith – the captain of the Aurora – and a small boy. e He had tried to kill Holmes and Watson with poisoned thorns. f He had killed Bartholomew Sholto with a poisoned thorn and taken the treasure from him with Johnathan Small. g He had helped Johnathan Small to escape from the Andaman islands. h His friend, Johnathan Small, Mordecai Smith, the small boy, and the empty treasure chest. Open answer. 2 3 Devil’s Island is one of three islands in the Caribbean Sea near French Guiana. In 1852 a prison was opened on Devil’s Island – in the Caribbean Sea near French Guiana – by the French Emperor Napoleon III. From 1852 to 1938 over 80,000 French prisoners were sent to the island. Many were never seen again. A lot died of terrible illnesses. Few prisoners escaped. The only ways out were through the jungle or by boat. In 1854 a new law meant that Devil’s island prisoners had to stay on in French Guiana for the same time again as they had been in prison – or for life if they had been there for over eight years. In 1885 a new law meant that criminals who were guilty of a number of smaller crimes were sent to the island, too. A few women were also sent to French Guiana. The idea was for them to marry some of the men after they left prison. In 1907 this plan was stopped. In 1895, the French army captain Alfred Dreyfus was sent to Devil’s Island on January 5th as an enemy of France. He was innocent. A plan to send women prisors to French Guiana was stopped in 1907. In 1938 the French government stopped sending prisoners to Devil’s Island, and in 1952 the prison was closed. Most of the prisoners went to France, but some decided to stay in French Guiana. Open answers. Project B pages 74–76 1 Timeline of the Andaman Islands’ History 200 BC People were living on the Andaman islands. The 9th century The name ‘Andaman’ was first used by Arab travellers. 1290 Marco Polo wrote about the islands, but perhaps only saw them from a ship. 1789 A prison was built by the British in Port Blair. 1796 The prison closed. 1839 Dr Helfer, a German visitor, was killed. 1858 A second British prison was built. 1872 Lord Mayo was murdered by an island prisoner. 1896 The British started building a new prison – the Cellular Jail. 1902 The Cellular Jail was finished. 1942 The Japanese army attacked the islands. 1945 The Japanese army left the islands. 1947 The Islands became part of newly independent India 2001 The island population was about 315,000 2004 A 10 metre high Tsunami hit the Andaman islands. 7,000 people were killed. DOMINOES Three Dominoes three 3/3 3/3 Photocopiable © Oxford university © OxfOrd press university press Answers to Activities Activity Key Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four The Sign of Four
