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Teacher Support Programme Activity worksheets   LEVEL 4

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While reading f ‘She really thought he was crazy.’
Story 1 g ‘No clear pictures of him.’
1 Who’s who? Match the phrases below to one h ‘This has been right here, in this condition,
of Ronald’s three wives. for six months.’
north of England  seaside hotel  court case 5 Who did it? Choose the right words and
young reporter  valuable ring  girls’ school complete the sentences.
local newspaper  sick father  difficult questions Michelle Spurrier  Judy Layton  Terry Layton
insurance company Caroline Spurrier  Emerald  Lieutenant Dolan
John Birkett  Ron Cagle
Mary Dorothy Edyth
a ……………… forced open the car door.
b ……………… asked Kinsey to find the
murderer.
c ……………… sent Mrs Spurrier to see
Kinsey.
d ……………… told Kinsey about Benny
Secco.
2 Talk about why are these times and figures e ……………… had a difficult relationship
important in the story. with her mother.
a five o’clock f ……………… had just finished a
b three weeks relationship with a man.
c four years ago g ……………… took photographs at the scene
d forty-three of the crash.
e five weeks h ……………… had a dark blue Toyota with
f one, two … three no wheels or engine.
g half an hour Story 3
h £17,000 … £18,600 … £21,940 6 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
i two days ago Change the wrong sentences.
3 Write what Ronald really means when he a Humphrey liked gardening. c
thinks about … ………………………………………………
a an ‘accident’. b Mr Potter went to Antwerp instead of
b his next ‘subject’. Mr Brownlow. c
c ‘her future’. ………………………………………………
Story 2 c The competition prize was enough for
4 Who says these sentences? Who do they say Humphrey to go to Canada. c
them to? What are they talking about? ………………………………………………
Don’t look at the book! Work with another d Humphrey had to stay with the company
student. Your partner can look at the book and for another month before he could leave. c
tell you if you are right or wrong. Take 3 ………………………………………………
sentences each. e Humphrey became confused by Sergeant
a Don’t move her. Let the ambulance people do Wallace’s questions. c
it.’ ………………………………………………
b She seems to be alive.’ f Humphrey’s mother looked younger than
c ‘Why was she on the freeway instead of at she was. c
work?’ ………………………………………………
d ‘You know I’m not allowed to give out g Humphrey had planned to kill his mother
information like that!’ for a long time. c
e ‘I’m sure he had a reason for giving a false ………………………………………………
name.’
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7 Read pages 28–29 again and look at Sergeant g c put the smaller man in Woodrow Wilson’s
Wallace’s questions. chair.
Why does he believe that Humphrey has killed h c locked the back door.
his mother? Find four reasons. i c turned off the lights.
Story 4 13 Find the mistakes in this newspaper story.
8 What is it? Who is she? Explain the Change the wrong words.
underlined words.
MYSTERY KILLER:
a ‘Do the police know why she was shot?’
b ‘Sorry. It was just such a shock.’ Four Dead in Waxworks Hall
c ‘I thought you might know something about
This afternoon at 4.30 ticket man Arthur
it, Ernesto.’
d ‘Why are you interested in her?’ Keating and several visitors to Monsieur
e ‘They could be on a computer disk.’
Thibault’s Hall of Waxworks discovered four wax
f ‘She teaches Spanish, too, and she’s very busy.’
g ‘It may all be a mistake.’ figures. They were models of Mrs Mildred Veery,
9 Which words go together? Match the
aged 41, George Hartley, 43, and Richard
adjectives and nouns.
interests  punishment  top  loud  private McFadden, 37, all employed at the Hall. Police
crash  angry  story  detective  different
believe the murders happened at about ten this
suitable  cry
morning. Because the figures were put in place of
Story 5
10 Write why . . . real bodies, police are looking for a killer with a
a Skip’s wife left him.
sick mind.
b Skip was able to stop smoking and drinking.
c Andy refused to accept Skip’s offer of money. Story 7
d Skip shot himself. 14 Explain why . . .
11 Discuss with another student and then a Albert didn’t recognise Emily’s voice on the
complete. phone.
a Skip could see the river from his farm, but b Millicent wanted to know about Cynthia.
…………………………………………… . c Emily took very few clothes with her.
b Skip made Frosby a very generous offer, but d Albert took a spade into the woods but didn’t
…………………………………………… . do any digging.
c Skip hadn’t bought Maggie a horse, but e Albert told Millicent the letter was from his
…………………………………………… . aunt.
d Skip told Maggie to stop seeing young Peter f Emily hadn’t told anyone about the health
Frosby, but ……………………………… . farm.
Story 6 g Millicent had tried to trick Albert.
12 What did Clive do first? What did he do next? h Albert had tricked Millicent.
Put the sentences in the right order. After reading
a c put Mildred’s body in Marat’s bath. 15 Tell the stories. Work with another student.
b c took a coat from one of the wax figures. Student A: Look at the names of the stories on
c c dropped the keys. the Contents page. Use them to tell your friend
d c cleaned everything he had touched. the seven stories in the book.
e c arranged the taller man’s body on the Student B: After you hear the story of each
toilet. chapter, tell your partner if he / she forgot
f c found some keys and a pocketknife. anything important.

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Stories 1–2 b Victoria didn’t know which lane Alicia was in
1 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? because …
a Ronald thought that the more often you murder 1 three of the swimmers were wearing red suits.
people, the easier it becomes. c 2 she was too far away to be seen very well.
b Ronald always used the same methods to meet 3 the programme gave the wrong information.
and marry his wives. c c Ernesto helped Victoria because …
c As he was preparing Edyth’s bath, Ronald started 1 he was a good friend of hers.
to feel nervous. c 2 he knew Louise Carmody.
d As soon as everything was quiet, Ronald forced 3 she had helped his boss in the past.
the bathroom door open and shouted for help. c d Victoria realised where Alicia was when she …
e The couple next door had contacted the police. c 1 remembered Miss Finley was a friend of Alicia’s.
2 What happened first? Write the numbers, 1–10. 2 recognised the sounds of the old swimming
a c Lt. Dolan sent Michelle to see Kinsey. hole.
b c Judy told Kinsey about the problem with Terry. 3 heard Miss Finley’s voice in the background.
c c Kinsey found the .45 used to kill Caroline. e Tom dropped his gun when …
d c Lt. Dolan gave Kinsey a list of names. 1 Victoria stepped on his foot.
e c Terry tried to escape in a dark green Ford. 2 Alicia fell to the floor.
f c Kinsey found Ron Cagle and his Toyota. 3 Miss Finley shouted at him.
g c Birkett helped Kinsey with the photograph. Stories 5–7
h c The apartment manager gave Kinsey an address. 5 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
i c Emerald found the name of Benny Seco. a After her parents’ divorce Maggie went to live
j c Kinsey received a cheque for $4,000. with her mother. c
Stories 3 – 4 b Skip needed the scarecrow to protect the corn
3 Complete the sentences using the number. he was trying to grow. c
a Humphrey … c c Young Peter Frosby was an uneducated country
b Reg … c boy. c
c Mrs Denton … c d Andy accepted three hundred dollars to go away
d Mr Brownlow … c for the weekend. c
e Mr Potter … c e Skip started drinking again when his daughter
f Sergeant Wallace … c ran away. c
g Mrs Partridge … c f Skip shot Frosby with one of his two guns. c
1 put out the fire in the kitchen. 6 What’s the right answer? Circle 1, 2 or 3.
2 was too busy to go to Antwerp. a Millicent was surprised that Emily had gone to
3 spread news about people around the village. San Francisco because …
4 grew up in a children’s home. 1 it was so far away.
5 wanted to go to Canada with Humphrey. 2 Emily didn’t know anyone there.
6 had to go to Rome instead of Antwerp. 3 she had seen Emily in town.
7 never believed what Humphrey said. b Cynthia died in a boating accident because …
4 What’s the right answer? Circle 1, 2 or 3. 1 Albert murdered her.
a The swimming competition was organised by … 2 she couldn’t swim.
1 Berman Airplanes for its engineers. 3 she fell out of the boat.
2 different businesses to get money for sick c Emily wanted to lose weight in order to …
people. 1 look as attractive as Cynthia.
3 the University of Illinois for its students. 2 fit into her old clothes.
3 be as thin as her sister.

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