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GEP8 U9.3 Reading Comprehension

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long was Peter Blain sent to prison for?

a)

One year

b)

Six years

c)

36 months

d)

He wasn't

2.

Which word means that you committed a crime?

a)

Innocent

b)

Guilty

3.

Which word means that you didn't commit a crime?

a)

Guilty

b)

Innocent

4.

What word means the story or circumstances of a crime ?

a)

Criminal

b)

Case

c)

Experience

d)

Report

5.

How many cars did Blain clean?

a)

Several

b)

Thirty six

c)

Many

d)

Forty

6.

Over how many months did he clean the cars?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

It doesn't say

7.

Why was the case unusual?

a)

He pretended to want to buy the cars.

b)

He stole the cars from expensive showrooms.

c)

He stole the cars so that he could clean them and return them

d)

He stole the cars so that he could clean them but not return them.

8.

How much were many of the cars worth?

a)

£20,000

b)

£40,000

c)

Over £40,000

d)

It doesn't say

9.

What is a 'technique'?

a)

A special way of doing something

b)

A special piece of technology

c)

A special way of cleaning cars

d)

A special way of driving

10.

What is a 'residential road'?

a)

A road where businesses are.

b)

An empty road that isn't used

c)

A road where people live

d)

A road that connects major cities

11.

What does 'absolutely spotless' mean?

a)

No spots

b)

Very clean

c)

Something with dirty marks on it

d)

Absolutely sure about something

12.

Why did Blain steal the cars?

a)

He loved cleaning cars

b)

He had a mental illness

c)

He didn't know

d)

He wanted people to think he was an important businessman

13.

How did he feel when people saw him cleaning cars?

a)

Excited

b)

Embarrassed

c)

Happy

d)

Sad

14.

What does the phrasal verb 'worked out' mean?

a)

Make sense of something that was unknown or confusing

b)

To take something out of something else

c)

To make something difficult seem easy

d)

To be arrested

15.

Where did Blain live?

a)

Sheffield

b)

Midlands

c)

London

d)

Manchester

16.

He caused damage to the cars while cleaning them.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It doesn't say

17.

What does 'inevitable' mean.

a)

Something that won't happen

b)

A type of punishment

c)

Something that will happen in the future which can't be changed

d)

A victim

18.

Who were the victims of Blains crimes?

a)

The police

b)

The people who lived in the residential roads

c)

The judge

d)

The business owners of the car showrooms

19.

What was Blains wife called?

a)

Julie

b)

Mary

c)

Sarah

d)

It doesn't say

20.

What was Blains wife's reaction to the case?

a)

She forgave him

b)

She wanted a divorce

c)

She didn't seem to care

d)

She knew about the crime all the time.