1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? B a b c a . . . Holmes was unhappy and bored. b . . . Watson told Holmes that he knew about the murders. c . . . was not opened for fifty years. d . . . he saw Holmes cutting up a body. e . . . but Watson decided to follow him secretly. d e f g h i j Holmes did not like A Study in Scarlet. Holmes used cocaine when he was ill. The murderer killed twice because he didn’t have time to cut up the first body. The murders happened in quiet, dark, places. Watson followed Holmes secretly because he thought Holmes was the killer. Watson moved into a hotel because he was afraid of seeing Holmes again. Moriarty was a real person. In the glass jars Holmes kept pieces of the bodies he cut up. Watson took the cocaine to keep him awake. Back in London, Watson told everyone that Holmes was the killer. 20 marks 4 Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–5. a b c d e 20 marks Watson pulled out a gun and shot Holmes. At the last moment Holmes put down the knife and stepped off the path. They took a walk to the Reichenbach Falls. Holmes and Watson stopped at a hotel in Switzerland. Holmes came towards Watson with a knife. 5 Complete the following sentences. a Holmes did’t like A Study in Scarlet because . . . ....................................................................................... b When Lestrade first came to see Holmes, he showed him . . . ....................................................................................... c Holmes was interested in Moriarty because . . . 20 marks 3 Fill in the gaps using these words: cocaine, bored, killer, intelligent, police, detective, easy, help, exciting, stupid. Sherlock Holmes became a ............... in 1877, but he got ............... because the work was ............... . Criminals were ..............., and Holmes was ............... . He took ............... to make his life ............... . But in 1888 the ............... asked him to ............... them find a ............... . 20 marks 2 Michael Dibdin ....................................................................................... d Although there were hundreds of policemen on the streets, they . . . Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. ....................................................................................... e Watson destroyed the papers and jars because he wanted to hide . . . ....................................................................................... 20 marks T Total marks A 1 2 3 4 5 The box that Dr Watson left in the bank . . . After ten years as a detective . . . Holmes told Watson to fetch Lestrade . . . When Watson woke up . . . On the path by the waterfall . . . oxford bookworms library STAge 3 21 © oxford university press photocopiable COMPREHENSION TEST The Last Sherlock Holmes Story The Last Sherlock Holmes Story Setting 16 _____ comes to Sherlock Holmes’s house to talk about the Ripper case. a F The police doctor b F Professor Moriarty c F Inspector Lestrade d F Miss Mary Morstan 17 Sherlock Holmes thinks that Professor Moriarty is _____ him. a F forgetting b F following c F working with d F shooting at 18 _____ gets married to Miss Mary Morstan. a F Dr Watson b F Sherlock Holmes c F Inspector Lestrade d F Professor Moriarty 19 The police doctor shows Dr Watson a dead _____. a F patient b F murderer c F man d F woman 20 _____ starts to act very strangely. a F Sherlock Holmes b F Inspector Lestrade c F Miss Mary Morstan d F The policeman M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e TesT Choose the best answer. 1 Dr Watson left a box to be opened in _____. a F 1956 b F 1966 c F 1976 d F 1986 2 The box contained _____. a F a packet of papers b F a map of London c F a lot of money d F a photo 3 The story happens in _____. a F 1688 b F 1788 c F 1888 d F 1988 4 The murders are in an area of _____. a F Liverpool b F Manchester c F Leeds d F London 5 Sherlock Holmes lives in _____ Street. a F Butler b F Bath c F Baker d F Brown 6 ‘Jack the Ripper’ writes a message on a _____. a F window b F wall c F door d F bed 7 Sherlock Holmes says that he sees Moriarty in the _____ opposite. a F shop b F park c F café d F house 8 When Holmes goes to France he sends Watson a _____ with a hidden message. a F letter b F box c F picture d F present 9 Holmes and Watson travel through France and Germany and then go to _____. a F Denmark b F Italy c F Austria d F Switzerland 10 At the end, Holmes and Watson walk to a _____. a F lake b F waterfall c F pub d F hotel 20 marks Dialogue Who said or wrote this? 21 ‘But your friend Mr Doyle has shown that he does not understand how important my work is.’ a F Sherlock Holmes b F Dr Watson c F Miss Mary Morstan d F Inspector Lestrade 22 ‘I hope you won’t be too lonely when I go home to my wife.’ a F Sherlock Holmes b F Dr Watson c F Arthur Conan Doyle d F Inspector Lestrade 23 ‘I still have my cocaine bottle.’ a F Sherlock Holmes b F Arthur Conan Doyle c F Miss Mary Morstan d F Professor Moriarty 24 ‘We haven’t arrested anyone yet, but I am very hopeful, Mr Holmes. You see, I have in my pocket a letter from the killer himself.’ a F Jack the Ripper b F Dr Watson c F Inspector Lestrade d F Professor Moriarty 25 ‘I know you are a doctor, but I must warn you. You have never seen anything like this before.’ a F Professor Moriarty b F Dr Watson c F Miss Mary Morstan d F the police doctor 26 ‘He kills, waits a week, kills again and waits three weeks before the next murder.’ a F Sherlock Holmes b F Dr Watson c F Miss Mary Morstan d F Mary Kelly 20 marks Characters Choose the best answer. 11 _____ usually writes stories about Sherlock Holmes. a F Inspector Lestrade b F Dr Watson c F Miss Mary Morstan d F Arthur Conan Doyle 12 _____ writes this story. a F Sherlock Holmes b F Dr Watson c F Jack the Ripper d F Professor Moriarty 13 Sherlock Holmes works as a _____. a F policeman b F police inspector c F detective d F writer 14 Sherlock Holmes starts to _____ again. a F take cocaine b F drink a lot of wine c F eat too much d F smoke cigarettes 15 _____ is an evil man and an old enemy of Sherlock Holmes. a F Dr Watson b F Professor Moriarty c F Inspector Lestrade d F Arthur Conan Doyle oxford bookworms library stage 3 Michael Dibdin 76 © oxford university press photocopiable The Last Sherlock Holmes Story 27 ‘You have failed, Mr Holmes. Your idea was very clever but you made one mistake. You forgot to tell the murderer about it.’ a F Dr Watson b F Jack the Ripper c F Inspector Lestrade d F Arthur Conan Doyle 28 ‘It is almost midnight, and you still haven’t told me how Moriarty died!’ a F Sherlock Holmes b F the police doctor c F Dr Watson d F Miss Mary Morstan 29 ‘I watched you cut Mary Kelly to pieces. You killed them! Let me hear you say that you did!’ a F Professor Moriarty b F Dr Watson c F Inspector Lestrade d F Arthur Conan Doyle 30 ‘Tell me, Moriarty, when did you kill Watson? You are very clever. You look almost like him, but I know who you are.’ a F the police doctor b F Jack the Ripper c F Inspector Lestrade d F Sherlock Holmes 40 a drawing or plan that explains something a F note b F letter c F painting d F diagram 20 marks Plot 41 Dr Watson’s box lay hidden in a bank for _____ years. a F five b F fifteen c F twenty-five d F fifty 42 ‘Jack the Ripper’ is murdering _____ in Whitechapel. a F children b F men c F women d F old people 43 Sherlock Holmes wants to _____ the murderer. a F catch b F hurt c F paint d F write to 44 The police try to catch the murderer by dressing in _____. a F red clothes b F black clothes c F old clothes d F women’s clothes 45 Sherlock Holmes says that _____ is the murderer. a F Professor Moriarty b F Dr Watson c F Inspector Lestrade d F Jack the Ripper 46 Dr Watson sees Sherlock Holmes _____ a woman called Mary Kelly. a F killing b F cutting up c F singing with d F eating with 47 Dr Watson goes to the house opposite and finds _____. a F women’s clothes b F women’s shoes c F pieces of women’s bodies d F pictures of women 48 Dr Watson begins to think that Sherlock Holmes is _____. a F a very clever man b F a very rich man c F Mary Morstan’s lover d F the murderer 49 Dr Watson starts to _____ every day. a F buy snuff b F take cocaine c F get drunk d F sell drugs 50 _____ killed the women in Whitechapel. a F Sherlock Holmes b F Dr Watson c F Inspector Lestrade d F Professor Moriarty Vocabulary Choose the best answer. 31 long pieces of cloth hung up in front of windows; you close these at night a F doors b F cupboards c F sheets d F curtains 32 when a person knows many things and knows what is right and good a F weak b F wise c F wealthy d F worried 33 to put medicine or drugs into the body with a special needle a F inject b F injure c F inhale d F inspect 34 a narrow street a F lawn b F lane c F stream d F stairs 35 when a person is very bad a F kind b F helpful c F evil d F tired 36 a place where a river falls from a high place to a lower place a F waterfall b F beach c F cloud d F shower 37 a person who is ill and goes to the doctor for medical help a F secretary b F professor c F nurse d F patient 38 a pot which is made of glass; you can keep food in it a F box b F jar c F bin d F bag 39 when a person is ill and not strong a F wonderful b F wild c F weak d F wet 20 marks Total marks 77 © oxford university press photocopiable M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e TesT Choose the best answer. 20 marks oxford bookworms library stage 3 Michael Dibdin
