Winter Vacation Outside Reader Test 2 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Class Name No A Vocabulary
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1. When Watson and Sherlock Holmes meet the lady in the sitting room, they notice that she is wearing black and that her expression is very “grave”. (pg. 15)
Grave can also mean:
a) funny b) kind c) serious d) dead
2 That night, I tossed and turned all night. I did not sleep a wink. (pg. 24) In the sentence above, “did not sleep a wink” means the person:
a) didn’t sleep at all b) got a lot of sleep c) didn’t close her eyes d) didn’t sleep in a bed
3 We were twins and people say that twins can sense things about each other. (pg.
24)
In the passage above, sense is used to mean:
a) taste b) smell c) hear d) feel
4 When Helen tells the story of her sister’s death, Holmes listened “intently” and with
“a serious expression on his face”. (pg. 27) To listen intently is to listen:
a) with confusion b) carefully c) casually d) with fear
5. When Holmes arrives at Helen’s house, he says, “Don’t worry, Miss Stoner. We will get to the bottom of this.” (pg. 34)
To “get to the bottom” of something means the same thing as:
a) go downstairs
b) lie down on the floor
c) solve the mystery d) look downstairs
6. You must do everything I tell you. It is vital.” (pg. 38) Vital means:
a) very important b) about an animal c) safe
d) okay
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
7. When Watson visits Holmes a few days after Christmas, he notices a magnifying glass on the chair and assumes that Holmes was looking at it. (pg. 50)
To assume is to:
a) guess b) know c) doubt d) question
8. In a police statement, Horner had resisted arrest claiming that he was innocent.
(pg. 55)
In the above passage, “innocent” is used to mean:
a) No one knows who did it.
b) Horner didn’t do it.
c) Horner said he did it.
d) Horner doesn’t know he did it.
9. Look at it in the light! See how it shines and sparkles. It’s a very valuable stone I must say. (pg. 58)
Another word for “valuable” is:
a) large b) rare c) expensive d) hard
10. “Just out of curiosity, where did you buy your goose from? It tasted very good and I’d like to get another one from where you got it,” Holmes asked. (pg. 63) What does “just out of curiosity” mean in the above quote?
a) Holmes wants to know something.
b) Holmes feels bad for eating the goose.
c) Holmes feels hungry.
d) Holmes wants to be polite.
11. “But if you won’t tell us where you got them from, I’ll have to call off my bet. I bet five pounds that those geese were raised in the country,” Holmes told the man.
(pg. 70)
To call off something is to:
a) make a phone call b) cancel
c) collect money d) yell loudly
12. He stormed out of the market and I followed just behind. (pg. 71) To storm out is to:
a) rain heavily b) blow heavily c) walk out angrily d) fall down
13. He looked very suspiciously at Holmes and me. (pg. 74) In the passage above, to be suspicious is to:
a) not trust someone b) be guilty
c) be friendly d) not care
14. “Come over to my house,” said Holmes. “What is your name?”
The man hesitated for a bit and then said, “John Robinson.” (pg. 74) In the passage above, what does hesitate mean?
a) to lie
b) to become shy c) to run away d) to pause
A Scandal in Bohemia
15. “Watson! It’s been such a long time! Come in! Come in! It’s lucky that you dropped by tonight.” (pg. 86)
In the above quote, to drop by means to:
a) go away b) visit c) fall down d) drive
16. “You must promise to keep it a secret.” (pg. 89) In the above quote, to keep something secret” is to:
a) take something b) hide something c) tell other people d) not tell other people
17. When Holmes pretends to be a house servant, he tells Watson that he “discovered so much outside of Irene’s house.” (pg. 96)
Which of the following is the best meaning of discover in the quote above?
a) find out b) walk around c) walk far d) lose
18. She turned and saw Holmes on the ground.
“Is he injured?” she asked. (pg. 101) In the above passage, injured means:
a) standing b) hurt c) talking d) missing
19. “Good evening, Mr. Sherlock Holmes.”
The voice was very familiar to Holmes. “Whose is that voice? I can’t put a face to it,” Holmes said to me. (pg. 102)
A familiar voice is a voice that:
a) is loud
b) is hard to hear c) one knows
d) one doesn’t know
20. At the end of the story, the King tells Holmes, “I am very grateful for what you have done.” (pg. 106)
To be grateful is to be:
a) thankful b) disappointed c) polite
d) upset
B Reading Comprehension
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1. According to Helen Stoner, what is the Roylott family like right now?
a) It is large and has a lot of money.
b) It is small and has a lot of money.
c) It is large and doesn’t have much money left.
d) It is small and doesn’t have much money left.
2. What did the will of Helen Stoner’s mother say?
a) Her daughters get all of the money.
b) Dr. Roylott gets the money but he must take care of the daughters.
c) Dr. Roylott doesn’t get any money.
d) No one gets any money.
3. What is Dr. Roylott like after the death of Helen’s mother?
a) He is mean and fights with others.
b) He is kind to everyone in the neighborhood.
c) He hides from everyone.
d) He is kind only to the daughters.
4. What did Julia, Helen’s sister hear every morning?
a) hissing b) a whistle c) singing
d) strange voices talking
5. According to Sherlock Holmes, what is the most important clue to Julia’s death?
a) the matchbox in Julia’s hand b) smell of smoke that night
c) the blood-curdling scream that Helen heard d) Julia saying “the speckled band” before she died
6. When Holmes and Watson go back to the house Stoke Moran that night, what must they not do?
a) fall asleep b) eat any food c) make any noise d) go outside
7. What was the “speckled band” that killed Julia?
a) a watch b) a music group c) a snake d) a tiger
8. How did Holmes make the snake go back to Dr. Roylott?
a) He whistled.
b) He hit it.
c) He yelled at it.
d) He turned on the lights.
9. What happened when the snake went back to Dr. Roylott?
a) It returned to its cage.
b) It bit Helen.
c) It disappeared.
d) It bit Dr. Roylott.
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle 10. What did the Holmes’s doorman find?
a) a diamond b) a duck
c) a goose and a hat d) a chicken and a hat
11. What was inside of the goose?
a) a valuable stone b) a golden egg c) a silver ring d) money
12. What has Watson read about the blue carbuncle?
a) It is from France.
b) It is dangerous.
c) It is stolen.
d) It brings people bad luck.
13. What did Holmes do to find Henry Baker?
a) They made an announcement over the radio.
b) They put a message in the newspaper.
c) He made a phone call.
d) He called the police.
14. How did Holmes know that Henry Baker was not the thief?
a) Baker didn’t ask about the missing stone b) Baker seemed too nice.
c) Baker said he wasn’t the thief.
d) Baker was happy with a new goose.
15. According to Holmes, why did Mr. Ryder set up Horner?
a) Horner was Mr. Ryder’s friend.
b) Horner had trouble with the law before.
c) Mr. Ryder did not like Horner.
d) Horner did not know Mr. Ryder.
16. Why did Ryder put the blue carbuncle in the goose?
a) He didn’t want Holmes to find it.
b) A goose is easy to carry.
c) He was hiding it from his sister.
d) He thought the police would search him at any moment.
17. Why didn’t Holmes take Ryder to the police?
a) Ryder ran away.
b) It would take the police too much time to get there.
c) Holmes wanted to forgive and knew Ryder wouldn’t do it again.
d) Holmes did not have any good proof that Ryder stole the carbuncle.
A Scandal in Bohemia 18. Who is Irene Adler?
a) Watson’s favorite singer b) Holmes’s friend
c) a woman whom the King of Bohemia used to love d) a woman whom Holmes used to love
19. What is in the photograph that the King wants back?
a) his family
b) the location of his house c) the King with Irene Adler d) the King with another woman 20. What is the King afraid of?
a) the press finding out about his marriage b) his fiancé refusing to marry him
c) losing his family fortune
d) having people say bad things about him 21. Why did Holmes start the fight and fire?
a) to get into Irene Adler’s house b) to scare Irene Adler
c) to get other people to help him d) to get away from the crowd of people 22. How did Adler find out about Holmes’s plan?
a) She followed Holmes back to his house.
b) A servant told her.
c) She heard the King talking to Holmes.
d) She dressed as a man and had Holmes tell her.
23. What does Irene Adler say she will do in her letter?
a) get married
b) not use the photograph against the King c) see the King again
d) destroy the photograph
24. Why does Holmes apologize to the King?
a) Because Holmes asks for Adler’s photograph.
b) Because he also loves Adler
c) Because he did not get the photograph back.
d) Because they had an argument.
25. Why does Holmes want the photograph of Irene Adler?
a) Because she is very beautiful.
b) Because Holmes still wants to find her.
c) Because she outsmarted him.
d) Because the King still wants to find her.