Sherlock Holmes and the Midnight Killer

Which word best completes the sentence?

During the ______________, scientists determined that the whale died of natural causes.

• coroner

• autopsy

• contorted

• ventilator

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which word best completes the sentence?

Jeremy's body looked _____________ as he squeezed through the narrow opening in the gate.

• coroner

• autopsy

• contorted

• ventilator

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which word best completes the sentence?

The police called the ______________ when they realized there had been a death at the scene.

• coroner

• autopsy

• contorted

• ventilator

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which word best completes the sentence?

After the hurricane, volunteers helped the ______________ homeowners make repairs.

• distraught

• autopsy

• contorted

• schemer

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which word best completes the sentence?

"What a(n) _________________ read that was!" Sara said, closing her book.

• contorted

• distraught

• illuminating

• schemer

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which word best completes the sentence?

When my family plays Chinese checkers, my dad is a ______________, always plotting to block my moves.

• autopsy

• distraught

• coroner

• schemer

Based on their conversation in Scene 1, you can tell that Mrs. Hudson and Holmes are

• annoyed by each other.

• not friends.

• fond of each other.

• related.

Which of the following lines from Scene 1 helps you understand that Sherlock very much enjoys his job as a detective?

• Homes: Hello, madam! Please come in. I will get you a cup of hot coffee; I see you are shivering.

• SD1: The curtain rises on a cluttered sitting room. Books and papers litter every surface...

• Holmes: Oh, just some dead rats. Part of an experiment.

• Holmes: It's looking to be a perfectly boring day. I've no cases to solve.

Which pair of words best describes the mood in Scene 2?

• spooky and suspenseful

• calm and sad

• energetic and joyful

• dull and quiet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

In Scene 3, Watson says, "Don't worry, Miss Stoner. This is just the sort of thing that Sherlock excels at figuring out." Context clues reveal that to excel means to

• fail.

• enjoy.

• do very well.

• look forward to.