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Detective Work

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's the name of the short story?

a)

The Speckled Band

b)

Detective Work

c)

Wonder

d)

James and the Giant Peach

2.

Who's the author of the story?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Pablo Neruda

c)

John Escott

d)

SIr Arthur Conan Doyle

3.

What's the name of chapter 1?

a)

Repsom museum

b)

The necklace

c)

The robbery

d)

To borrow

4.

Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

Paul

b)

Roger Fox

c)

Anna

d)

Cora

5.

Where does the story take place?

a)

At Repson Museum

b)

At Rapson

c)

At Repsom Museum

d)

At Rapsam Museum

6.

Why did Paul accept the job at the museum?

a)

Because he loves Anna

b)

Because he wanted to attend the museum

c)

Because he left school

d)

Because he needed the money

7.

Who's Paul co-worker?

a)

Anna Wain

b)

Repsom

c)

Ian Maxton

d)

Cora

8.

Who's an important businessman in Repsom?

a)

Paul

b)

Gilberston

c)

Patick Yardley

d)

Derek Halliday

9.

Gilberston family is the owner of the necklace

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

The necklace was very old.. but how long had the necklace been in Gilberston family?

a)

70 years

b)

80 years

c)

90 years

d)

100 years

11.

Who's the only member of the Gilberston family alive?

a)

Anna Wain

b)

Mrs Eve

c)

Cora

d)

Sophie

12.

Mrs Eve sent the necklace to the museum

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

How much was the necklace insured?

a)

a hundread thousand pounds

b)

a hundread pounds

c)

a million pounds

d)

tho thousand pounds

14.

The necklace was made in Spain

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Who were Derek Halliday and Ian Maxton?

a)

The owners of the museum

b)

The Chief Inspectors

c)

The museum attendants

d)

Two policeman

16.

There were't any cameras in the museum

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Cameras would be fitted in the new part of the museum

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Who said: "Don't worry, Paul, nobody can steal the necklace"

a)

Cora

b)

Anna

c)

Roger Fox

d)

Derek

19.

Anna and Paul were working on a display showing...

a)

the old Repsom prison and olice station

b)

the square

c)

the Repsom hospital

d)

the Repsom school

20.

The policemen and the criminal were....

a)

wax mummies

b)

wax toys

c)

wax dolls

d)

wax dummies

21.

What was Paul's job at the museum?

a)

He was in charge of the museum

b)

He helped to build the displays

c)

He took money from people coming into the museum

d)

he was the chief inspector

22.

What was Anna's job in the museum?

a)

She draw pictures of each display.

b)

She built displays

c)

She attended the musem

d)

She was installing the new cameras

23.

Cora Turner is the lady who took the money from people coming into the museum

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

Where did pirates use to hide their treasures?

a)

In their bedrooms

b)

In their boats

c)

In a safe

d)

In caves near the beach

25.

"Some people say Patrick Yardley's business is in trouble"

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

Patrick Yardley was the owner of many jewellery shops. They were called Jane's Jewellery because of...

a)

his daughter

b)

hir mother

c)

his wife

d)

his sister

27.

"Prison is for criminals. (Anna pointed out at the wax dummy) And he is the only criminal in the museum"

a)

Anna said to Patrick Yardley

b)

Anna said to Cora

c)

Anna said to Ian

d)

Anna said to Paul