WorksheetsS. H. & the Norwood Mystery: Revision of Chapters 3 & 4
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 37mins
John McFarlane lived with his parents in (a) .
Holmes is suspecting that Oldacre wrote his will on the ___________________.
horse drawn carriage
taxi
bus
train
When Sherlock needed time to think he liked to do this.
jog
walk
ride the bicycle
go hunting
Find a word from page 15 which means 'to make someone believe something'.
(a)
Blackheath was _________________ of London.
north
south
west
east
In Blackheath, Holmes needed to speak to...
Jonas Oldacre.
Mrs McFarlane.
Inspector Lestrade.
Sergeant Judd.
............................. after refusing to marry Jonas Oldacre, Mrs McFarlane married John's father.
Twelve months
Four months
Six months
Two months
Mrs McFarlane received this from Jonas Oldacre on her wedding day. It was a slashed (a) .
Next to Jonas Oldacre's house in Norwood there was a (a)
Find a phrase from page 22 which means 'to bend your knees so that your body is close to the ground'.
(a)
At Deep Dene House, Holmes meets Sergeant Judd for the first time. Choose the best description that describes this new character.
He was a well-built, middle-aged man, with an angular face and dark eyes.
He was skinny and tall, with a dark moustache and bright blue eyes.
He was fat, around fifty years old, with a plump face and bright blue eyes.
He was a short plump man in his forties. He had a beard and a moustache too.
Sergeant Judd worked for this police institution.
(a)
In the ashes, the Police found ........................ which belonged to Jonas Oldacre.
keys
money
a ring
trouser buttons
Once in Oldacre's bedroom, Holmes spent a lot of time...
looking out of the window.
looking at Oldacre's bank books.
look at a valuable painting hanging on the wall.
look at the bloodstained bedsheets.
Holmes was astonished to note that Oldacre...
was actually richer than other people thought him to be.
was billionaire.
had already transferred all his money to John McFarlane.
wasn't as rich as everyone thought.
Mr Oldacre's housekeeper was...
(a)
These important documents were not with the other papers which belonged to Oldacre.
The deed to the house.
The will.
His driving license.
His matriculation certificate.
At what time did John McFarlane visit Oldacre he night of the murder?
9.00 o'clock at night
9.30 at night
10.00 o'clock at night
8.30 at night
Before he left Deep Dene House, Sherlock Holmes...
called Dr Watson to tell him about his findings.
took some photographs of the scenes of the crime.
took one last look at the garden, house and timber yard and drew a plan in his notebook.
lit a cigarette and ate a turkey ham sandwich.
