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Sherlock Holmes. The red-headed league

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sherlock Holmes lived in (a)   Street

2.

In sherlock Holmes´house there was a

a)

man

b)

woman

3.

The man was

a)

young with a red face

b)

old, fat with a red face

c)

young and fat with a red face

4.

When Watson saw the man, he

a)

wanted to go back home

b)

wanted to wait in another room

5.

Mr. Jabez Wilson nodded Watson. To nod means...

a)

quick movement of the hand, saying hello

b)

quick movement of the eyes

c)

quick movement of the head, as in agreement, greeting, or command

6.

Mr. Wilson came with...

a)

a terrible story

b)

an unusual story

c)

a great story

7.

Mr. Wilson pulled on an old newspaper out of his

a)

pocket

b)

bag

c)

folder

8.

Mr. Wilson turned into the ________________ page

a)

advertisements

b)

sports

c)

obituary

9.

Watson took the newspaper. It was the Morning Cronicle and was

a)

two years old

b)

two moths old

c)

two weeks old

10.

The advertisment said (a)  

11.

Vacancy means...

a)

a vacant or unoccupied place

b)

a holiday in the beach

12.

"Salary" means

a)

food with a lot of salt

b)

a fixed amount of money paid regularly to a person for work

13.

"League" means...

a)

a group of animals

b)

a group of persons, organizations, countries, etc.

14.

Mr. Jabez Wilson had

a)

a big shop in Saxe-Coburg square

b)

a small shop in Saxe-Coburg square

15.

The assistant works for

a)

half-pay

b)

a lot of money

16.

The assistant does one very

a)

unusual thing

b)

strange thing

17.

The assistant Vincent is interested in (a)  

18.

"cellar" means...

a)

a room to sleep

b)

a room for the storage of food, fuel, etc.

c)

a room to rest.

19.

When Mr. Wilson arrived in Fleet Street, the street was full of

a)

women

b)

men

c)

red-headed men

20.

To "grab" means...

a)

speak

b)

to take possession of (something) illegally

c)

hit someone

21.

The red-headed league job was...

a)

to copy out the Encyclopaedia Britanica

b)

to sell the Encyclopaedia Britanica

c)

to write the Encyclopaedia Britanica

22.

After eight weeks, Mr. Wilson found a white card that said

a)

the red-headed league is closed.

b)

the red-headed league is finished.

c)

the red-headed league is opened.