Dead Man´S Island

Comprehension Test
Dead Man’s Island
John Escott
1 Can you complete the occupations of these people?
Carol’s father: Businessman
Carol’s mother: Secretary
a Jake Rosso: ...............
b Mr Ross: ...............
c Mrs Duncan: ...............
d Mr Duncan: ...............
e Dan and Stella Parks: ...............
10 marks

2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
aCarol’s mother found the job in a newspaper.
b Carol and her mother talked to Mr Ross in London.
c Many visitors came to the island.
d The people on the island were members of Mr Ross’s family.
e Jake Rosso killed a young girl when he was riding a motorbike.
10 marks

3 Describe the differences. How has Jake Rosso changed?














20marks

4 Complete the following sentences with information from the story.
a Carol lives in England now but ...
b Carol’s mother took her daughter to England because ...


c Mr Ross is a rich man because …


d Carol wanted to see inside the locked room because ...


e Mr Ross didn’t want Carol to take a photograph of him so ...


20 marks

5 Carol says that Mr Ross is adead man. Why does she say this? Do you think Mr Ross can be happy?










40 marks

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Multiple-choice Test
Dead Man’s Island
John Escott

Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Carol Sanders lived in _____ for seven years.
a [ ] Australia b [ ] India c [ ] Hong Kong d [ ] Singapore
2 Her father died _____.
a [ ] in a plane crash b [] on holiday c [ ] in a car accident d [ ] in Scotland
3 Carol’s favourite _____ was Jake Rosso.
a [ ] actor b [ ] writer c [ ] teacher d [ ] singer
4 At the time of the plane crash, Carol was _____.
a [ ] a secretary b [ ] working on a farm c [ ] a student d [ ] still at school
5 She had to leave college because _____.
a [ ] she took drugsb [ ] she didn’t pass her exams
c [ ] her mother wanted to leave Hong Kong d [ ] she didn’t like her course
6 Carol and her mother decided to _____.
a [ ] go to Australia b [ ] go back to England
c [ ] travel round the world d [ ] stay in Hong Kong
7 They looked in the newspapers _____.
a [ ] to find a job for Carol’s mother b [ ] for interesting newsarticles
c [ ] for a flat in London d [ ] to find a big house in Scotland
8 Greta Ross wanted to know _____.
a [ ] if they liked Hong Kong b [ ] where they lived in India
c [ ] all about Carol’s father d [ ] where they lived before Hong Kong
9 Carol said she would like to _____.
a [ ] become Greta’s secretary b [ ] work in the local shop
c [ ] workon the farm d [ ] stay in London
10 Carol became worried _____.
a [ ] after hearing about the big house b [ ] about working in a garden
c [ ] after hearing Greta’s phone call d [ ] about flying to Scotland
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Carol liked _____ music at school.
a [ ] pop b [ ] hip-hop c [ ] classical d [ ] reggae
12She _____ when her father died.
a [ ] played her records a lot b [ ] stopped going out with her friends
c [ ] stopped eating d [ ] saw a lot of her old friends
13 Greta Ross was about _____.
a [ ] thirty b [ ] twenty-five c [ ] thirty-five d [ ] twenty
14 Her husband invested money in companies _____.
a [ ] around the world b [ ] in the USA c [] in Britain d [ ] in Scotland
15 He had _____ and wore glasses.
a [ ] short dark hair, a beard b [ ] long dark hair
c [ ] short dark hair, a moustache d [ ] long dark hair
16 Everything on the island belonged to _____.
a [ ] Mr Parks b [ ] Mrs Ross
c [ ] Mr Ross d [ ] Mrs Duncan
17 Carol’s mother _____.
a [ ] didn’t like the work b [ ]...