Sherlock Holmes Story Sequencing and Reading Quiz
Sherlock Holmes: Story Sequencing and Comprehension
Put the Events in the Story in the Right Order
Put the following events in the story in the right order.
- a 3 Watson pulled out a gun and shot Holmes.
- b 5 At the last moment Holmes put down the knife and stepped.
- c 2 They took a walk to the Reichenbach Falls.
- d 1 Holmes and Watson stopped at a hotel in Switzerland.
- e 4 Holmes came towards Watson with a knife.
Match a Number from Column A with a Letter from Column B
Match a number from Column A with a letter from Column B.
- 1 C The box that Dr Watson left in the bank ...
- 2 A After ten years as a detective ...
- 3 E Holmes told Watson to fetch Lestrade ...
- 4 D When Watson woke up ...
- 5 B On the path by the waterfall ...
Fill in the Gaps Using These Words
Fill in the gaps using these words.
Sherlock Holmes became a detective in 1877, but he got bored because the work was easy. Criminals were stupid, and Holmes was intelligent. He took cocaine to make his life exciting. But in 1888 the police asked him to help them find a killer.
Complete the Following Sentences
Complete the following sentences.
- Holmes did not like A Study in Scarlet because ...He thought it was rubbish.
- When Lestrade first came to see Holmes, he showed him ...A letter from Jack the Ripper.
- Holmes was interested in Moriarty because ...He was very intelligent.
- Although there were hundreds of policemen on the streets, they ...Couldn't stop the murders.
- Watson destroyed the papers and jars because he wanted to hide ...The evil things that Holmes had done.
Alternatives
alternativas
- 2 The box contained _____. a [ ] a packet of papers
- 3 Sherlock Holmes lives in _____ Street. c [ ] Baker
- 4 Sherlock Holmes works as a _____. c [ ] detective
Questions 41–50
- 41 Dr Watson’s box lay hidden in a bank for __ years. d [ ] fifty
- 42 ‘Jack the Ripper’ is murdering __ in Whitechapel. c [ ] women
- 43 Sherlock Holmes wants to _____ the murderer. a [ ] catch
- 44 The police try to catch the murderer by dressing in __. d [ ] women’s clothes
- 45 Sherlock Holmes says that _____ is the murderer. a [ ] Professor Moriarty
- 46 Dr Watson sees Sherlock Holmes _____ a woman called Mary Kelly. b [ ] cutting up
- 47 Dr Watson goes to the house opposite and finds ___. c [ ] pieces of women’s bodies
- 48 Dr Watson begins to think that Sherlock Holmes is ___. d [ ] the murderer
- 49 Dr Watson starts to _____ every day. b [ ] take cocaine
- 50 _____ killed the women in Whitechapel. a [ ] Sherlock Holmes