Comprehension Test

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1 Who in the story ...? a ... played the violin? ............... b ... did Holmes call a very good detective? ............... c ... followed Sir Henry in London, wearing a false beard? ............... d ... was upset and angry because Holmes had tricked him? ............... e ... fell in love with Miss Stapleton? ............... 20 marks 2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a b c d e f g h i j Holmes always thought the hound was supernatural. When Sir Charles died, Sir Henry was living in the USA. Holmes didnt think Stapleton was a very dangerous enemy. Stapletons real name was Roger Baskerville. Baskerville Hall was not an old house. Stapleton never really owned a school in the north of England. Stapleton stole one of Sir Henrys shoes to give the hound Sir Henrys scent. Laura Lyons knew she was helping Stapleton kill Sir Charles. The hound was really a small lion. Fog nearly stopped Holmes and Watson from saving Sir Henry from the hound. 20 marks 3 Match a description of a character in the book from A with a name from B. A 1 2 3 4 5 B a Laura Lyons b Miss Stapleton Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 4 1 Very friendly and generous Very pretty, dark hair Small, healthy, well-built Small, thin, between thirty and forty, fair hair Beautiful dark and tall, a lovely face

c Sir Henry Baskerville d Sir Charles Baskerville e Stapleton 20 marks 4 Match a word from A with a definition from B. A 1 2 3 4 5 B a A kind of dog b Very wet, soft ground c A living animal or person d Open, rough, windy land without trees e The place where bad people are punished when they die 20 marks 5 Fill in the gaps using creep, faint, hunt, mark, sink. Careful: sometimes you need to change the form of a word. a If animals or men go into the marsh, they will ............... into it and die. b The people say its the Hound of the Baskervilles, which is calling for something to ............... and kill. c Why had she nearly ............... when I told her about the letter? d The fog was ............... up from the marsh towards the house. e She showed us the sticks which she and her husband had put in to ............... the way. 20 marks Creature Hell Hound Marsh Moor

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Multiple-choice Test

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Setting
Choose the best answer. 1 Holmes and Watson first meet Sir Henry Baskerville at _____. a [ ] Baskerville Hall b [ ] Baker Street a [ ] lived in 1240 a [ ] Devonshire b [ ] lived in 1440 b [ ] Yorkshire c [ ] Waterloo Station c [ ] lived in 1640 d [ ] Downing Street 2 Dr Mortimer reads out a letter about the evil Sir Hugo Baskerville who _____. d [ ] lived in 1840 3 Baskerville Hall is in the county of _____. c [ ] Wiltshire d [ ] Gloucestershire 4 Baskerville Hall is _____ building. a [ ] a large, beautiful b [ ] an ugly, modern c [ ] a small, pretty d [ ] a dark, unwelcoming b [ ] long, sandy beach d [ ] deep, wide river c [ ] in the library d [ ] in the kitchen 5 Baskerville Hall is near a _____. a [ ] dark, lonely forest c [ ] wild, dangerous moor a [ ] in the garden

6 Sir Charles died _____ of Baskerville Hall. b [ ] on the steps 7 Watson goes to talk to Laura Lyons at _____. a [ ] Baskerville Hall b [ ] her house in Newton c [ ] her fathers house a [ ] shop b [ ] hotel d [ ] Stapletons house c [ ] school d [ ] restaurant c [ ] the South of France d [ ] South China 8 Stapleton had a _____ in the north of England. 9 Roger Baskerville, who was Stapletons father, ran away to _____. a [ ] South America b [ ] South Africa 10 Sir Henry goes to have dinner at _____ and then starts to walk home alone. a [ ] a restaurant in Newton c [ ] Mr Franklands house 20 marks b [ ] Laura Lyons house d [ ] Stapletons house

Characters
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Choose the best answer. 11 Sir Charles Baskerville gave some papers about the Baskerville family to _____. a [ ] Sherlock Holmes b [ ] Barrymore c [ ] Dr Mortimer d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville 12 Sir Charles was _____ man. a [ ] a handsome and famous b [ ] an angry and lonely c [ ] a dangerous and evil d [ ] a friendly and generous 13 Sir _____ Baskerville is the new head of the Baskerville family. a [ ] Hugo b [ ] William c [ ] Henry b [ ] Dr Watson d [ ] Charles c [ ] Barrymore d [ ] Stapleton 14 At first, _____ goes to Baskerville Hall on the train to learn more about the case. a [ ] Sherlock Holmes a [ ] Seldon 15 _____ is a dangerous prisoner who escapes on to the moor. b [ ] Mortimer c [ ] Stapleton d [ ] Frankland c [ ] Sherlock Holmes d [ ] Barrymore 16 _____ falls in love with Miss Stapleton. a [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville b [ ] Dr Watson a [ ] red beard a [ ] wife a [ ] house b [ ] black beard 17 Barrymore is Sir Charles butler, he has a _____. c [ ] grey moustache d [ ] sister d [ ] wedding c [ ] Laura Lyons d [ ] Miss Stapleton d [ ] brown moustache 18 Stapleton says that Miss Stapleton is his _____. b [ ] daughter b [ ] farm c [ ] cousin 19 Stapleton is helping Laura Lyons with her _____. c [ ] divorce 20 _____ likes arguing with people and studying the stars. a [ ] Dr Watson 20 marks b [ ] Mr Frankland

Dialogue
Who said or wrote this? 21 I have come to see you because I need your help. I think something terrible is going to happen in the next twenty-four hours. a [ ] Dr Watson help you. a [ ] Dr Watson a [ ] Laura Lyons b [ ] Dr Mortimer c [ ] Sherlock Holmes c [ ] Barrymore d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville 23 I can understand why my uncle felt that trouble was coming to him here. b [ ] Miss Stapleton d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville 24 Go straight back to London immediately. I cannot tell you why, but please do what I ask you, Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 4 4 b [ ] Dr Mortimer c [ ] Stapleton d [ ] Barrymore 22 If you think Sir Charles death was caused by something supernatural, my detective work cant

and never come near the moor again. a [ ] Dr Watson shut. a [ ] Barrymore a [ ] Selden b [ ] Dr Mortimer c [ ] Mr Frankland c [ ] Laura Lyons c [ ] Laura Lyons d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville 26 My unhappy brother is cold and hungry on the moor. We cannot let him die. b [ ] Miss Stapleton b [ ] Mr Frankland d [ ] Mrs Barrymore d [ ] Mrs Barrymore 27 Why should I be ashamed of writing to him? I wanted him to help me. a [ ] Stapleton 28 I have been searching the moors with my telescope, and although I have not actually seen the prisoner, I have seen the person who is taking him food. a [ ] Stapleton b [ ] Miss Stapleton b [ ] Dr Watson b [ ] Dr Watson c [ ] Dr Mortimer c [ ] Barrymore d [ ] Mr Frankland d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville d [ ] Miss Stapleton 29 I have never been so glad to see anyone in my life, nor so surprised. a [ ] Miss Stapleton a [ ] Sherlock Holmes 20 marks 30 I must apologize to you, Sir Henry. I put your life in danger. c [ ] Mr Frankland b [ ] Miss Stapleton c [ ] Stapleton d [ ] Sir Henry Baskerville 25 It was the window, sir. I go round at night to see that they are closed, and this one wasnt

Vocabulary
Choose the best answer. 31 very big a [ ] tiny b [ ] huge a [ ] lane a [ ] park a [ ] creep b [ ] path c [ ] narrow c [ ] forest d [ ] low d [ ] hedge d [ ] beach d [ ] catch d [ ] sincere 32 a row of small trees planted close together 33 very wet, soft ground in the countryside b [ ] hill c [ ] marsh b [ ] chase 34 to move along slowly and quietly keeping close to the ground c [ ] crash 35 happy and smiling a [ ] selfish b [ ] miserable 36 to go down under the water a [ ] float a [ ] grass b [ ] sink b [ ] hole c [ ] swim d [ ] climb c [ ] boot d [ ] footprint 37 a mark on the ground made by a shoe 38 a woman servant who does work like cleaning in a large house Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 4 5 c [ ] cheerful

a [ ] lady b [ ] butler a [ ] wedding a [ ] throat

c [ ] maid

d [ ] actress d [ ] death

39 the end of a marriage by law b [ ] divorce b [ ] chest c [ ] engagement 40 the front of a persons neck c [ ] forehead d [ ] face

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Plot
Choose the best answer. 41 Years ago Sir Hugo Baskerville was killed by a creature that looked like a _____. a [ ] bear b [ ] tiger c [ ] lion d [ ] hound 42 Sir Charles Baskerville was very _____ before he died. a [ ] frightened and worried b [ ] bored and unhappy c [ ] quiet and calm d [ ] happy and excited 43 Somebody takes one of Sir Henry Baskervilles _____ from his hotel. a [ ] scarves a [ ] a flag b [ ] shirts b [ ] a dog c [ ] shoes c [ ] a mirror d [ ] socks d [ ] a light c [ ] a big hole d [ ] a small hotel 44 Dr Watson sees Barrymore holding _____ in a window at Baskerville Hall. 45 Holmes comes to the moor and secretly stays in _____. a [ ] an old wooden house b [ ] an old stone hut 46 Seldon dies because he is _____. a [ ] wearing Sir Henrys old clothes c [ ] drinking too much a [ ] make up a [ ] catch b [ ] wearing cold, wet clothes d [ ] eating bad food c [ ] paper c [ ] shoot d [ ] hair d [ ] tie up b [ ] husband of Laura Lyons

47 Stapleton puts special _____ on the hound. b [ ] paint 48 Holmes and Watson _____ the hound before it kills Sir Henry Baskerville. b [ ] shout at 49 Stapleton wants to become the _____. a [ ] most famous detective in England c [ ] head of a school in Newton a [ ] sinks in the marsh 20 marks d [ ] head of the Baskerville family c [ ] falls into the sea d [ ] hits a tree

50 Stapleton loses his way in the fog and _____. b [ ] falls off a rock

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

1 a Sherlock Holmes b Dr Mortimer c Stapleton d Dr Watson e Sir Henry 2 a F b T c F d T e F 3 1 d 2 a 3 c 4 e 5 b 4 1 c 2 e 3 a 4 b 5 d 5 a sink b hunt c fainted d creeping e mark f F g T h F i F j T

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Setting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 b c a d c a b c a d

Characters 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 c d c b a a b d c b

Dialogue 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 b c d b a d c d b a 8

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Vocabulary 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Plot 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 d a c d b a b c d a b d c a c b d c b a

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