Sherlock Holmes And The Mystery Of Boscombe Pool

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PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme

Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Boscombe Pool
While reading Pages 1–10 1 Choose the right answers. a Who is telling the story? … 1 Sherlock Holmes 2 Dr Watson 3 Dr Watson’s wife b What happened when Dr Watson was having breakfast with his wife? … 1 There was a telephone call. 2Sherlock Holmes came to see them. 3 A telegram arrived. c Where did Dr Watson meet Sherlock Holmes? … 1 Paddington Station 2 Baker Street Station 3 King’s Cross Station 2 Put the words from the box in the right places. You can use the same words more than once. about six Australia Boscombe Boscombe Pool eighteen gun Hatherley James John Turner Monday, 3 June threeo’clock two Notes about John Turner a John Turner lives in ……………… Valley. b Turner made his money in ……………… . c Daughter’s age: ……………… . d Number of servants: ……………… . Notes about Charles McCarthy e Charles McCarthy lives in ……………… Valley. f Name of farm: ……………… g Owner of farm: ……………… h Son’s name: ……………… i Son’s age: ……………… j Number of servants:……………… k Charles McCarthy first met John Turner in ……………… . Notes about the murder l Day and date of murder: ……………… m Probable time of murder: ……………… n Probable place: ……………… o The person who said he found the body: ……………… p The murderer possibly killed the man with the wooden part of a ……………… .
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q They found James McCarthy’s ……………… by the deadman. 3 Put the sentences in order, 1–6. a Patience Moran ran away and told her mother. c b William Crowder saw James McCarthy. James was going the same way as his father, with a gun. c c James McCarthy ran to the Moran’s house and told them his father was dead. c d Patience Moran saw Charles and James McCarthy by the lake. They were arguing. c e An old woman and WilliamCrowder saw Charles McCarthy. He was walking alone. c f Charles McCarthy left his house and walked to Boscombe Pool. c Pages 11–15 4 Put the words in the right order to make a sentence. a pass / see / shall / takes / that / us / We / where. ……………………………………………… b all / and / becomes / clear / clearer / every / fact / is / It / it / new / quite / with. ………………………………………………c ever / girls / have / I / in / life / my / of / one / prettiest / seen / She / that / the / was. ……………………………………………… d behind / Clearly / from / him / hit / murderer / the. ……………………………………………… Pages 17–26 5 Answer these questions. Use the words so that, because or to. a Why can’t James McCarthy marry Miss Turner? ……………………………………………… b Why did James McCarthy go toBristol? ……………………………………………… c Why is James McCarthy a lot happier now? ……………………………………………… d Holmes thinks that Charles McCarthy went to the pool to meet someone else, not his son. Why does he think this? ………………………………………………

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PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support ProgrammeSherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Boscombe Pool
e Why does Holmes think Charles McCarthy’s friendliness to Turner was unusual? ……………………………………………… 6 Who says these? Write H for Holmes, L for Lestrade and W for Watson. a ‘I don’t think much of his taste if he really does not want to marry Miss Turner.’ c b ‘This boy is deeply in love with her.’ c c ‘Everyone round herespeaks of his kindness to McCarthy.’ c d ‘You do find it difficult to notice the facts.’ c e ‘I thought that maybe there was a gun or a piece of clothing or something like that in the water.’ c

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Pages 26 –29 7 Answer these questions. a What is the connection between Australia and ‘Cooee’? ……………………………………………… b What is the connection between...