american crime stories retold by john escott bookworms... · comprehensi on test oxford bookworms...

3
COMPREHENSION TEST OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 6 5 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE American Crime Stories Retold by John Escott 1 Which crime? Match a number from A with a letter from B. A 1 A woman’s lover dies for her murders... 2 A woman murders her brother’s wife ... 3 A woman becomes a mugger ... 4 A man murders another man but makes the death look like suicide ... 5 A detective catches a gang of robbers ... 6 A woman sets fire to a house ... 7 A husband murders his wife ... B a ... in Death Wish. b ... in Death on Christmas Eve. c ... in The Heroine. d ... in Ride the Lightning. e ... in The Lipstick. f ... in Lazy Susan. g ... in The Gutting of Couffignal. 28 marks 2 Who said this? Match a number from A with a letter from B. A 1 ‘It’s about my pay, madam. It’s too much.’ 2 ‘Didn’t I steal a crutch from a cripple?’ 3 ‘When you robbed the liquor store, he stayed in the car to drive.’ 4 ‘You haven’t been out of this house since the inquest.’ 5 ‘I want you to teach me how to shoot a gun.’ 6 ‘It’s a tough world, but you’re not going to find a better one at the bottom of a river.’ 7 ‘You don’t want it known that somebody was pushed out of your office window—’ B a The cop in Death Wish. b The lawyer in Death on Christmas Eve. c The governess in The Heroine. d The private detective in Ride the Lightning. e Louise Baring in The Lipstick. f Susan Carpenter in Lazy Susan. g The detective in The Gutting of Couffignal. 28 marks 3 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a In Death Wish, Edward Wright tried to kill himself by taking too many sleeping pills. b In Death on Christmas Eve, Charlie’s wife, Celia, died twenty years ago. c In The Heroine, Lucille Smith wanted to kill the children because she hated them. d In Ride the Lightning, Nudger saved Curtis Colt from death in the electric chair. e In The Lipstick, Fred had been following his wife since Easter. f In Lazy Susan, Susan was very angry about being robbed of fifty dollars. g In The Gutting of Couffignal, the private detective shot the Russian princess in the leg. 14 marks 4 Who are these women? Match a number from A with a letter from B. A 1 She reminded me of a steel trap ready to shut down on anyone who touched her incautiously. 2 Her eyes looked like her mother’s when they opened wide like that. 3 She went to the sales office where she worked every day, and she smiled at the customers, and her bosses liked her. 4 She would play around with a woman’s husband until she was tired of him. 5 She looked at first to be about twelve years old. B a Lucille Smith in The Heroine. b Holly Ann Adams in Ride the Lightning. c Celia in Death on Christmas Eve. d Susan Carpenter in Lazy Susan. e Elinor Hammond in The Lipstick. 20 marks 5 Put these sentences from The Gutting of Couffignal in the right order. Number them 1–5. a He fell on his face on the floor. b I knocked Flippo on the head. c When her right foot was in the doorway she laughed. d I put a bullet in her leg. e The girl was half way to the door when I ordered her to stop. 10 marks Total marks

Upload: vuongdien

Post on 06-Mar-2018

298 views

Category:

Documents


56 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: American Crime Stories Retold by John Escott Bookworms... · COMPREHENSI ON TEST oxford bookworms library stage 6 5 © oxford university press photocopiable American Crime Stories

CO

MP

RE

HE

NS

IO

NT

ES

T

oxford bookworms library stage 6 5 © oxford university press photocopiable

American Crime Stories Retold by John Escott

1 Which crime? Match a number from A with a letter from B.

A

1 A woman’s lover dies for her murders...2 A woman murders her brother’s wife ...3 A woman becomes a mugger ...4 A man murders another man but makes the

death look like suicide ... 5 A detective catches a gang of robbers ...6 A woman sets fire to a house ...7 A husband murders his wife ...

B

a ... in Death Wish.b ... in Death on Christmas Eve.c ... in The Heroine.d ... in Ride the Lightning.e ... in The Lipstick.f ... in Lazy Susan.g ... in The Gutting of Couffignal.

28 marks

2 Who said this? Match a number from A with a letter from B.

A

1 ‘It’s about my pay, madam. It’s too much.’2 ‘Didn’t I steal a crutch from a cripple?’3 ‘When you robbed the liquor store, he

stayed in the car to drive.’4 ‘You haven’t been out of this house since the

inquest.’5 ‘I want you to teach me how to shoot a gun.’6 ‘It’s a tough world, but you’re not going to

find a better one at the bottom of a river.’7 ‘You don’t want it known that somebody

was pushed out of your office window—’

B

a The cop in Death Wish.b The lawyer in Death on Christmas Eve.c The governess in The Heroine.d The private detective in Ride the Lightning.e Louise Baring in The Lipstick.f Susan Carpenter in Lazy Susan.g The detective in The Gutting of Couffignal.

28 marks

3 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a In Death Wish, Edward Wright tried to kill himself by taking too many sleeping pills.

b In Death on Christmas Eve, Charlie’s wife, Celia, died twenty years ago.

c In The Heroine, Lucille Smith wanted to kill the children because she hated them.

d In Ride the Lightning, Nudger saved Curtis Colt from death in the electric chair.

e In The Lipstick, Fred had been following his wife since Easter.

f In Lazy Susan, Susan was very angry about being robbed of fifty dollars.

g In The Gutting of Couffignal, the private detective shot the Russian princess in the leg.

14 marks

4 Who are these women? Match a number from A with a letter from B.

A

1 She reminded me of a steel trap ready to shut down on anyone who touched her incautiously.

2 Her eyes looked like her mother’s when they opened wide like that.

3 She went to the sales office where she worked every day, and she smiled at the customers, and her bosses liked her.

4 She would play around with a woman’s husband until she was tired of him.

5 She looked at first to be about twelve years old.

B

a Lucille Smith in The Heroine.b Holly Ann Adams in Ride the Lightning.c Celia in Death on Christmas Eve.d Susan Carpenter in Lazy Susan.e Elinor Hammond in The Lipstick.

20 marks

5 Put these sentences from the gutting of Couffignalin the right order. Number them 1–5.

a He fell on his face on the floor.b I knocked Flippo on the head.c When her right foot was in the doorway she

laughed.d I put a bullet in her leg.e The girl was half way to the door when I

ordered her to stop.

10 marks

Total marks

BWStage6Testsp5-MB.indd 5 6/2/08 10:29:05

Page 2: American Crime Stories Retold by John Escott Bookworms... · COMPREHENSI ON TEST oxford bookworms library stage 6 5 © oxford university press photocopiable American Crime Stories

oxford bookworms library stage 2 23 © oxford university press photocopiable

MU

LT

IP

LE

-C

HO

IC

ET

ES

T

oxford bookworms library stage 6 23 © oxford university press photocopiable

American Crime Stories Retold by John Escott

SettingChoose the best answer.

1 The cop told the man on the bridge _____.a he’d get over his troubles b lifewas always difficult c he should see a psychologist d he should get a coffee

2 People suspected that Celia _____.a had pushed Jessica down the stairsb had tried to murder her brother c had murdered her mother d was completely mad

3 Charlie wanted Celia to _____.a go to prison b move outc be executed d get psychiatric help

4 The Christiansens employed Lucille _____.a after talking to Dwight Howell bafter seeing her once c because they liked her d without checking her references

5 Holly Ann Adams wanted Nudger to _____.a prove Curtis had killed the old coupleb attend Curtis’s execution c make the witnesses change their stories d visit Italy

6 The inquest concluded that Elinor _____.a accidentally fell out of the windowb was thrown from the window c jumped from the 10th floor d had always intended to kill herself

7 Louise saw Margaret Hammond looking for _____ at the side of the road.a her mascara b Elinor’s lipstickc Fred d her lipstick

8 Susan had felt _____ when she was robbed.a frightened b angry c foolishd irritated

9 The private detective had been employed to guard _____.a the wedding presents b some clientsc the guests d the bride’s father

10 The robbers on the island first blew up _____.a some houses b the bridgec some boats d the bank

20 marks

CharactersChoose the best answer.

11 Edward Wright had a long, narrow face and thick _____.a eyelashes b black hairc black eyebrows d arms

12 The psychiatrist found his patients’ dreams _____.a tiring b annoying c fascinatingd ridiculous

13 Lucille _____ when Heloise got scratched.a overreacted b punished Nickyc wanted to leave d didn’t care

14 Celia often behaved as if _____.a she was chasing something b Jessica were with her c nothing had happenedd something was chasing her

15 _____, but looked ten years older.a Charlie was the same age as Celiab Charlie was five years younger than Celiac Celia was the same age as Charlied Celia was five years younger than Charlie

16 The witnesses all said that the car driver was thin with _____.a curly fair hair and a beard b wavy black hair and glasses c straight black hair and a mustache d curly black hair and a mustache

17 Curtis probably didn’t say who had done the murders, because _____.a he didn’t think it mattered b Holly Ann had threatened him c he didn’t mind being in prison d he loved Holly Ann

18 Elinor had _____.a always been faithful b hated Fred’s many affairs c had several affairsd always been happy with Fred

19 Princess Zhukovski was _____ the private detective.a the same height as b taller thanc shorter than d fatter than

20 The detective had _____ four years previously.a sent Flippo to prison b found Flippo a job c protected Flippo d hurt Flippo

20 marks

DialogueWho said or wrote this?

21 ‘I wonder whether I do these people any good at all.’a Doctor Barclay b Lucillec Al Sharp d Edward’s psychiatrist

22 ‘There’s no reason why you should not be as normal as your father was.’a Lucille’s psychiatrist b Holly Annc Charlie d Doctor Barclay

23 ‘I had recommended that she go away for a rest.’a Edward Wright b Fred Hammondc Doctor Barclay d Charlie

24 ‘This is one day I’d like to take out of the year permanently.’a Al Sharp b Celia and Charlie’s lawyerc Curtis Colt d Holly Ann

BWStage6Testsp5-MB.indd 23 6/2/08 10:29:13

Page 3: American Crime Stories Retold by John Escott Bookworms... · COMPREHENSI ON TEST oxford bookworms library stage 6 5 © oxford university press photocopiable American Crime Stories

oxford bookworms library stage 2 24 © oxford university press photocopiable

MU

LT

IP

LE

-C

HO

IC

ET

ES

T

oxford bookworms library stage 6 24 © oxford university press photocopiable

25 ‘I was worried my false hair might slip. . .’a Holly Ann b Charlie c Markd Flippo

26 ‘You’re always talking about doing something “important” for us.’a Louise b Lucille c Mrs Christiansen d Mrs Thompson

27 ‘All my life I’ve never done anything because of her.’a Lucille b Charlie c Curtis d Fred

28 ‘Why didn’t this fiancée come to the trial and speak for Colt?’a Hammersmith b Nudgerc Louise d Len

29 ‘I don’t want to hurt you. I just want your money.’a Len b Susan c Celia d Louise

30 ‘I’m a hunter and you’re something that’s been running in front of me.’a the lawyer b Nudger c Louised the private detective

20 marks

VocabularyChoose the best answer.

31 a police officera coroner b clerk c cop d bandit

32 a street robberya ruffle b mugging c arson d hit

33 to force liquid, air, etc. into or out of somethinga pump b pour c pile d press

34 a letter to an employer describing an applicant’s suitability for a job a character b alibi c fingerprintd reference

35 put to death as a punishmenta gutted b executed c scaredd suppressed

36 a scratch or slight injury to the skina nick b tear c graze d wound

37 a woman employed by a family to educate their childrena nanny b maid c teacherd governess

38 a small, round, hard piece of medicinea trailer b pill c tank d wig

39 a room for babies or young children a nursery b range c trailer d lawn

40 showing great sadness because of a deatha depression b stern c mourningd package

20 marks

PlotChoose the best answer.

41 Edward killed his wife because she _____.a wanted a divorce b never liked himc wouldn’t divorce him d hit him

42 Mark didn’t think he would be caught because _____.a he had cleaned the gun b Edward’sdeath would look like an accidentc Edward’s ‘suicide’ wouldn’t be a surprised he intended to kill himself

43 For _____, Celia and Charlie had been acting as if Jessica had recently died.a three days b twenty yearsc two weeks d two years

44 Lucille’s main concern was to _____.a find good books for the childrenb prove herself in a crisis c work for no payment d get on with the children

45 Lucille blew up the house _____.a after leaving the gas on b with half atank of gasoline c after making bombsd with a full tank of gasoline

46 Holly Ann had been most worried about _____.a Curtis going to the electric chairb Nudger talking to the police c Curtis telling the truth in prison d Len talking to the police

47 _____, disguised as a postman, was responsible for Elinor’s murder.a Doctor Barclay b Louisec Mrs Thompson d Fred

48 After three weeks of self-defense training, Louise _____.a felt more confident b decided to teach self-defense c decided to join the policed started to mug people

49 The princess and her friends had carefully planned to rob _____.a businesses outside Russia b wealthy houses c a group of isolated, wealthy people d banks around the world

50 The wedding presents were stolen and _____.a hidden under the garage b taken off the island by Flippo c sold for more moneyd sent back to Russia

20 marks

Total marks

American Crime Stories Retold by John Escott

BWStage6Testsp5-MB.indd 24 6/2/08 10:29:14