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WorksheetsSherlock Holmes. The red-headed league
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 10mins
Sherlock Holmes lived in (a) Street
In sherlock Holmes´house there was a
man
woman
The man was
young with a red face
old, fat with a red face
young and fat with a red face
When Watson saw the man, he
wanted to go back home
wanted to wait in another room
Mr. Jabez Wilson nodded Watson. To nod means...
quick movement of the hand, saying hello
quick movement of the eyes
quick movement of the head, as in agreement, greeting, or command
Mr. Wilson came with...
a terrible story
an unusual story
a great story
Mr. Wilson pulled on an old newspaper out of his
bag
folder
Mr. Wilson turned into the ________________ page
advertisements
sports
obituary
Watson took the newspaper. It was the Morning Cronicle and was
two years old
two moths old
two weeks old
The advertisment said (a)
Vacancy means...
a vacant or unoccupied place
a holiday in the beach
"Salary" means
food with a lot of salt
a fixed amount of money paid regularly to a person for work
"League" means...
a group of animals
a group of persons, organizations, countries, etc.
Mr. Jabez Wilson had
a big shop in Saxe-Coburg square
a small shop in Saxe-Coburg square
The assistant works for
half-pay
a lot of money
The assistant does one very
unusual thing
strange thing
The assistant Vincent is interested in (a)
"cellar" means...
a room to sleep
a room for the storage of food, fuel, etc.
a room to rest.
When Mr. Wilson arrived in Fleet Street, the street was full of
women
men
red-headed men
To "grab" means...
speak
to take possession of (something) illegally
hit someone
The red-headed league job was...
to copy out the Encyclopaedia Britanica
to sell the Encyclopaedia Britanica
to write the Encyclopaedia Britanica
After eight weeks, Mr. Wilson found a white card that said
the red-headed league is closed.
the red-headed league is finished.
the red-headed league is opened.
