Libro Fantasma

Comprehension Test
A Pair of Ghostly Hands and Other Stories
Retold by Diane Mowat
1 Which story do these sentences come from? A Pair of Ghostly Hands, Lost Hearts, Mrs Amworth, The Waxwork, John Charrington’s Wedding.
a The eyes were open and the full, red mouth seemed to smile. ……………………
b But the handfuls were never thrown. ……………………
c Water was running. ……………………
d ‘Don’t let themtouch you with their cold hands.’ ……………………
e He was very white, with almost no blood in him. ……………………
f ‘And how old are you?’ ……………………
g The candle fell out of my hand and crashed on the floor. ……………………
h Everyone had painful bites from these insects. ……………………
i He understood then that it was not going to be easy after all. ……………………
j In his left side there was a great, openhole. ……………………
20 marks

2 A Pair of Ghostly Hands. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Mrs Carkeek knew about the hands.
b Aunt Emily put the cork in the pipe.
c At first Aunt Emily was frightened.
d Mrs Carkeek cleaned the house.
e Aunt Emily left the house as soon as she saw the hands.
10 marks

3 Lost Hearts. True (T) or false (F)?
aMr Abney was happy to have Stephen live with him.
b Two other children had lived in the house before Stephen.
c Mr Parkes liked going into the cellar.
d Stephen wanted to go and see Mr Abney late at night.
e Mr Abney wanted to kill three children.
10 marks

4 Mrs Amworth. True (T) or false (F)?
a Mrs Amworth looked older than her age.
b MrsAmworth liked people to sleep with their windows open.
c Mrs Amworth died because a car hit her.
d After the car killed Mrs Amworth they had no problems with vampires.
e Urcombe killed the vampire with a gun.
10 marks

5 The Waxwork. True (T) or false (F)?
a Hewson worked for a lot of newspapers.
b The Waxworks' manager often let people stay thenight in the Murderer's Room.
c They put in a bed for Hewson.
d The police put Dr Bourdette in prison.
e Dr Bourdette cut Hewson’s throat.
10 marks

6 John Charrington’s Wedding. True (T) or false (F)?
a People were surprised that John and May were going to get married.
b John saw his uncle before the wedding.
c John’s uncle was going toAmerica.
d John and May got married in church.
e May died on the way home.
10 marks

7 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Mr Abney, Mrs Amworth, Aunt Emily,
Dr Bourdette, Mrs Carkeek, John Charrington, May Forster, Hewson, Stephen, Urcombe.
a ‘Do you think I’ll let anything happen to me?’ ……………….. to ………………..
b ‘She loves you, I’m sure she does.’ ……………….. to ………………..c ‘I’m eleven, sir.’ ……………….. to ………………..
d ‘You must not sit with him, or see him.’ ……………….. to ………………..
e ‘You cannot move or speak’ ……………….. to ………………..
30 marks

Total marks


Multiple-choice Test
A Pair of Ghostly Hands and Other Stories
Retold by Diane Mowat

Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 _____ had rented the house in Cornwall before Aunt Emily.
a [ ] Nobodyb [ ] Only one person c [ ] Several people d [ ] One family
2 Aunt Emily thought that Mrs Carkeek _____ during the night.
a [ ] did the housework b [ ] washed the floors
c [ ] did the cooking d [ ] watered the garden
3 Mrs Bunch said that two children had _____.
a [ ] died in the cellar b [ ] disappeared
c [ ] died in the library d [ ] stolenMr Abney’s money
4 Stephen had a horrible dream about _____.
a [ ] a body in the cellar b [ ] two children in a garden
c [ ] a body in a bath d [ ] Mr Abney’s library
5 Everybody liked Mrs Amworth, except for _____.
a [ ] Frances Urcombe b [ ] the gardener
c [ ] the storyteller d [ ] Mr Amworth
6 _____ thought that a flying insect had bitten the...