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WorksheetsGEP8 U9.3 Reading Comprehension
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
How long was Peter Blain sent to prison for?
One year
Six years
36 months
He wasn't
Which word means that you committed a crime?
Innocent
Guilty
Which word means that you didn't commit a crime?
Guilty
Innocent
What word means the story or circumstances of a crime ?
Criminal
Case
Experience
Report
How many cars did Blain clean?
Several
Thirty six
Many
Forty
Over how many months did he clean the cars?
One
Two
Three
It doesn't say
Why was the case unusual?
He pretended to want to buy the cars.
He stole the cars from expensive showrooms.
He stole the cars so that he could clean them and return them
He stole the cars so that he could clean them but not return them.
How much were many of the cars worth?
£20,000
£40,000
Over £40,000
It doesn't say
What is a 'technique'?
A special way of doing something
A special piece of technology
A special way of cleaning cars
A special way of driving
What is a 'residential road'?
A road where businesses are.
An empty road that isn't used
A road where people live
A road that connects major cities
What does 'absolutely spotless' mean?
No spots
Very clean
Something with dirty marks on it
Absolutely sure about something
Why did Blain steal the cars?
He loved cleaning cars
He had a mental illness
He didn't know
He wanted people to think he was an important businessman
How did he feel when people saw him cleaning cars?
Excited
Embarrassed
Happy
Sad
What does the phrasal verb 'worked out' mean?
Make sense of something that was unknown or confusing
To take something out of something else
To make something difficult seem easy
To be arrested
Where did Blain live?
Sheffield
Midlands
London
Manchester
He caused damage to the cars while cleaning them.
True
False
It doesn't say
What does 'inevitable' mean.
Something that won't happen
A type of punishment
Something that will happen in the future which can't be changed
A victim
Who were the victims of Blains crimes?
The police
The people who lived in the residential roads
The judge
The business owners of the car showrooms
What was Blains wife called?
Julie
Mary
Sarah
It doesn't say
What was Blains wife's reaction to the case?
She forgave him
She wanted a divorce
She didn't seem to care
She knew about the crime all the time.
