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Hound vocab ch. 1- 5

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Winning the writing competition was the greatest ____ of my life

a)

motive

b)

legacy

c)

triumph

d)

legend

2.

Rodger Baskerville was the _______ of the family.

a)

dark horse

b)

old dog

c)

black sheep

d)

hell hound

3.

Sir Henry's missing boot is a true mystery, completely _________

a)

imprudent

b)

inexplicable

c)

flippant

d)

articulate

4.

Old Hugo Baskerville was a _______ character.

a)

amiable

b)

benevolent

c)

malevolent

d)

languid

5.

Holmes ______ that the spy is very ________

a)

ascertains / cunning

b)

confesses / articulate

c)

confides / imprudent

d)

infers / shrewd

6.

Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant detective known for his exceptional powers of ​ (a)   , employs his keen intellect to form ​ (b)   and draw accurate ​ (c)   from the tiniest of details, unraveling mysteries that baffle others.

Choose from the below words
deduction
hypotheses
inferences
conviction
objection
7.

If Sir Charles was murdered, a possible _____ may be that he was so rich.

a)

scandal

b)

vengeance

c)

legacy

d)

motive

8.

Some animals, like bats, are _______ - they are active only at night.

a)

ghastly

b)

congenial

c)

desolate

d)

nocturnal

9.

Sir Charles believed in the legend of the hound, and really ____________

a)

neglected it

b)

took it to heart

c)

underrated it

d)

had a reverence for it

10.

Sir Henry is the _____ to the Baskerville estate

a)

air

b)

hair

c)

heir

d)

hare