TEST YOUR ENGLISH NAME _No _ CLASS EVALUATION TEACHER PARENT Read the following text attentively As soon as Mr Sandeford had gone, Holmes started to strange things Lestrade and I watched carefully First he took a clean white cloth from the cupboard and laid it on the table Next he carefully put the bust on the cloth He took his stick and hit the bust hard It broke into small pieces Holmes shouted loudly and picked up a small black thing from the cloth Lestrade and I were silent “This is the Black Pearl of the Borgias!” said Holmes We were both very surprised “Well done, Holmes!” I cried “How did you know it was there?” “It’s impossible,” said Lestrade quietly Holmes explained He told us that this, the most well-known pearl in the world, had been stolen from the hotel room of the Princess of Colonna on 22nd May the year before “I’m sure you remember that, Mr Lestrade,” said Holmes “Yes, I do,” replied Lestrade “Well,” Holmes continued, “you may also remember that the hotel where she was staying was near to the part of London where Gelder and Company have their shop The police thought that the pearl might have been taken by an Italian girl who worked at the hotel Her name was Lucretia Venucci and I think that the man who was killed two nights ago was her brother Pietro I looked at my old newspapers and discovered that Beppo was taken to prison only two days after the pearl was stolen This was the same time that the busts were being made I think that Pietro Venucci and Beppo worked together to steal the pearl Perhaps Venucci stole it, then Beppo stole it from him; it doesn’t matter The important thing is that Beppo had the pearl with him when the police tried to catch him after the street fight he had with another Italian He ran to Gelder’s and wanted to hide the pearl – but where? He didn’t have much time and he saw the soft plaster busts of Napoleon which had just been made and were not yet dry He pushed the pearl into one of them and covered the hole He could this quickly and easily because he had made many busts like it in the past It was the perfect place to hide the pearl Because of the fight, Beppo was sent to prison for one year During that time the six busts were sold but, luckily for Beppo, he had a friend who worked at Gelder’s I think this friend was able to tell him who bought the busts There were only six busts, five in London and one in Reading Beppo started looking for the one with the pearl in it Of course it was best for him to begin in London Venucci knew that Beppo knew where the pearl was When Beppo came out of prison, Venucci tried to find him At last he followed Beppo to Mr Harker’s house in Kensington They fought and Beppo killed Venucci.” “If Venucci knew Beppo well, why did he carry his photograph?” asked Lestrade “To ask other people if they had seen Beppo, when he was trying to find him,” replied Holmes “Of course I couldn’t be sure that the pearl had not been in Mr Harker’s bust but I warned Josiah Brown and his family We were lucky; the pearl was not in Mr Harker’s bust Beppo went to Mr Brown’s house and we caught him I knew then that the pearl must be in Mr Sandeford’s bust What Mr Harker wrote in the newspaper helped us He made Beppo think that the police had the wrong idea He thought that they were looking for a madman who hated napoleon; he didn’t know that I had discovered the true secret of the busts Now we have the pearl and the man who killed Venucci.” “Mr Holmes,” said Lestrade, “I have seen you work on many cases in the past, but this is one of the best My friends at Scotland Yard will, I am sure, be very interested in the case and the way you have worked on it Can you come and meet them tomorrow? If you can, I am sure they will be very pleased to talk to you.” “I shall be happy to come,” said Holmes “Thank you.” “It is I that must thank you,” said Lestrade “I didn’t understand this case completely Without your help I am sure I would never have found the pearl.” Holmes smiled for a moment I think he didn’t quite know what to say Then suddenly his face changed “Well, Watson,” he said, “we have work to This is not our only case! Goodbye, Lestrade If you have any more little cases for me I shall be happy to help you with them, if I can.” SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” Longman (adapted and abridged) I A According to the text, say if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE Quote from the text to support all your answers Holmes acted strangely as soon as Mr Sandeford had arrived Lestrade couldn’t believe Holmes had found the black pearl 5x 2%= 10% The pearl had been stolen the previous year Beppo escaped from the police and didn’t have time to hide the pearl Beppo was sent to prison because of the theft B Answer the following questions about the text, writing complete sentences What did Holmes after Mr Sandeford had left? How did Lestrade react to Holmes finding? Where did Beppo hide the pearl? 5x 3%= 15% How long did he stay in prison? If Venucci knew Beppo well, why did he carry his photograph? C Ask the questions It had been stolen from the hotel room of the Princess of Colonna 3x 3%= 9% Yes, Beppo was taken to prison two days after the theft One of his friends told him the names of the people who bought the busts D Find synonyms for these words/expressions in the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs astonished 4x 1,5%= 6% shouted in a low voice famous Total 40% II A Rewrite the sentences as indicated Use the reported speech “This is the Black Pearl of the Borgias!” Holmes said … “How did you know it was there?” Watson asked … 3.“It’s impossible.” Lestrade said … “Why did he carry his photograph?” Lestrade wanted to know… 4x 2%= 8% B Join the sentences using a relative pronoun Beppo was taken to prison He was Italian Beppo,… 3x 3%= 9% Venucci had stolen the pearl His sister worked in the hotel Venucci, … The busts were cheap They were made of plaster The busts, … C Rewrite the following sentences as indicated Sherlock Holmes is a good listener That’s why Lestrade visits him If … 4x 2%= 8% Lestrade admires Holmes because he solves many cases If Holmes … If you don’t study, I won’t give you the book “The Six Napoleons Unless … We won’t go to the cinema if you don’t buy the tickets Unless … D Put the following sentences in the passive voice Holmes took a clean white cloth from the cupboard Beppo killed Venucci two days ago 5x 2%= 10% Beppo pushed the pearl into one of the busts Different people had bought the six busts Holmes has found the Black Pearl of the Borgias Total 35% III Choose one of the following topics and write about 100 words on it 25% Topic one: Summarize the chapter you’ve just read Topic two: Sherlock Holmes was a private detective Have you ever thought about your future career? What would you like to do? Total 100% KEY: I A According to the text, say if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE Quote from the text to support all your answers Holmes acted strangely as soon as Mr Sandeford had arrived FALSE “As soon as Mr Sandeford had gone, Holmes started to strange things.” Lestrade couldn’t believe Holmes had found the black pearl TRUE “It’s impossible,” said Lestrade quietly The pearl had been stolen the previous year TRUE 5x 2%= 10% “He told us that this, the most well-known pearl in the world, had been stolen from the hotel room of the Princess of Colonna on 22nd May the year before.” Beppo escaped from the police and didn’t have time to hide the pearl FALSE “He pushed the pearl into one of them and covered the hole.” Beppo was sent to prison because of the theft FALSE “Because of the fight, Beppo was sent to prison for one year.” B Answer the following questions about the text, writing complete sentences What did Holmes after Mr Sandeford had left? He took a cloth from the cupboard, put the bust on it and broke it into pieces with his stick How did Lestrade react to Holmes finding? Lestrade was so surprised that he couldn’t believe his eyes 5x 3%= 15% Where did Beppo hide the pearl? He hid the pearl in one of the plaster Napoleon busts which weren’t dry How long did he stay in prison? He stayed in prison for one year 10 If Venucci knew Beppo well, why did he carry his photograph? He carried Beppo’s photograph to ask people if they had seen him C Ask the questions It had been stolen from the hotel room of the Princess of Colonna 3x 3%= 9% Where had the pearl been stolen from? Yes, Beppo was taken to prison two days after the theft Was Beppo taken to prison two days after the theft? One of his friends told him the names of the people who had bought the busts Who told him the names of the people who had bought the busts? D Find synonyms for these words/expressions in the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs astonished - surprised 4x 1,5%= 6% shouted - cried in a low voice - quietly famous - well-known Total 40% II A Rewrite the sentences as indicated Use the reported speech “This is the Black Pearl of the Borgias!” Holmes said that that was the Black Pearl of the Borgias “How did you know it was there?” Watson asked how he had known it had been there 4x 2%= 8% 3.“It’s impossible.” Lestrade said that it was impossible “Why did he carry his photograph?” Lestrade wanted to know why he had carried his photograph B Join the sentences using a relative pronoun Beppo was taken to prison He was Italian Beppo, who was Italian, was taken to prison 3x 3%= 9% Venucci had stolen the pearl His sister worked in the hotel Venucci, whose sister worked in the hotel, had stolen the pearl The Napoleon busts were cheap They were made of plaster The Napoleon busts, which were made of plaster, were cheap C Rewrite the following sentences as indicated Sherlock Holmes is a good listener That’s why Lestrade visits him If Holmes wasn’t a good listener, Lestrade wouldn’t visit him 4x 2%= 8% Lestrade admires Holmes because he solves many cases If Holmes didn’t solve many cases, Lestrade wouldn’t admire him If you don’t study, I won’t give you the book “The Six Napoleons Unless you study, I won’t give you the book “The Six Napoleons We won’t go to the cinema if you don’t buy the tickets Unless you buy the tickets, we won’t go to the cinema D Put the following sentences in the passive voice Holmes took a clean white cloth from the cupboard A clean white cloth was taken from the cupboard by Holmes Beppo killed Venucci two days ago Venucci was killed by Beppo two days ago 5x 2%= 10% Beppo pushed the pearl into one of the busts The pearl was pushed into one of the busts by Beppo Different people had bought the six busts The six busts had been bought by different people 10 Holmes has found the Black Pearl of the Borgias The Black Pearl of the Borgias has been found by Total Holmes 35% III Choose one of the following topics and write about 100 words on it 25% Topic one: Summarize the chapter you’ve just read Topic two: Sherlock Holmes was a private detective Have you ever thought about your future career? What would you like to do? Total 10 100%