Comprehension Test
Goldfish Raymond Chandler 1 Are Are these these senten sentences ces true true (T) (T) or false false (F)? (F)?
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Kathy Kathy Horne Horne is a policew policewoma oman. n.
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Sol Leander paid $25,000 for the pearls.
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Peeler Peeler Mardo Mardo dran dran too m!ch. m!ch.
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"ally ally Sype illed illed a man. man.
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Someone Someone shot Peeler Peeler Mardo. Mardo.
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L!tin L!tin wanted wanted #armady #armady to find the pearls. pearls.
#armady #armady lies water in his whisey. whisey.
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#armady #armady dro%e to "estport in his car. car.
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"ally ally Sype chaned chaned his name to Mr "allace. allace.
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'he pearls in the oldfish oldfis h were real. 20 marks
2 Put the follow following ing eents eents in the right right order order!! "um#er them them 1$1%! 1$1%!
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#armad #armady y ca!ht ca!ht the plane plane north. north.
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Mrs Sype shot #arol (ono%an.
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Kathy Kathy told told #armady #armady abo!t abo!t the pearls. pearls.
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#armady #armady fo!nd Peeler Mardo)s Mardo)s body. body.
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"ally ally Sype stole stole the pearls. pearls.
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*!sh Madder Madder and #arol #arol (ono%an (ono%an ca!ht ca!ht the plane plane north. north.
Sol Leander Leander bo!ht bo!ht two pearls. pearls.
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#armad #armady y fo!nd fo!nd the pearls. pearls.
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"ally ally Sype Sype went went to prison prison..
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#armady met "ally "ally Sype. 20 marks
& 'h 'ho o in the the sto story ry ! ! ! ? Carmady, Peeler Mardo, Sunset, Rush Madder, Carol Donovan, Wally Sype, Kathy Horne Horne
a. . . was married to a croo+ b. . . taled in his sleep+ c. . . had a thin blac mo!stache+ Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 3 1
d. . . wored at a hotel+ e. . . a%e #armady somethin strane to drin+ f. . . had a map in his shoe+ . . . shot a mail cler+ h. . . told #armady which town "ally Sype li%ed in+ i. . . shot S!nset+ &. . . shot *!sh Madder in the nee+ 20 marks 'ho said this? 'ho did they say it to? Carol Donovan, Lutin, Sunset, Rush Madder, Mrs Sype, Carmady
a *emember them+ 'hey cost this company $-50,000.) .. to .. b / don)t lie the way she does thins.) .. to .. c "hy didn)t Peeler come himself+) .. to .. d Slam it) .. to .. e Mister "allace li%e here+) .. to .. 20 marks 'here were they? *atch a num#er from A with a letter from +!
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Kathy)s h!sband was in . . .
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Peeler Mardo rented a room in . . .
#armady)s office was opposite . . .
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S!nset was playin pool at . . .
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"ally Sype died in . . .
4 a. . . the Smoe Shop b. . . "estport c. . . Kathy)s ho!se d. . . prison e. . . the Mansion Ho!se Hotel. 20 marks Total marks
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Multiple-choice Test
Goldfish Raymond Chandler
Setting Choose the #est answer!
- #armady wors in . a 6 7 8ew 9or
b 6 7 San :rancisco
c 6 7 Los 1neles
d 6 7 Seattle
2 Kathy Horne comes to tal to #armady at his . a 6 7 shop
b 6 7 olf cl!b
c 6 7 bar
d 6 7 office
Kathy wors at the . a 6 7 *eliance /ns!rance #ompany c 6 7 nearest police station
b 6 7 Mansion Ho!se Hotel
d 6 7 local fish shop
3 'here are of the Leander pearls. a 6 7 two
b 6 7 fo!r
c 6 7 si;
d 6 7 eiht
5 Sol Leander bo!ht the pearls for his . a 6 7 mother
b 6 7 wife
c 6 7 da!hter
d 6 7 irlfriend
< 'he pearls cost dollars. a 6 7 twenty
b 6 7 two h!ndred
c 6 7 two tho!sand
d 6 7 two h!ndred tho!sand
= 'he mail>car robbery happened years ao. a 6 7 two
b 6 7 nine
c 6 7 nineteen
d 6 7 thirty>nine
? 'here is a dollar reward for the pearls. a 6 7 fi%e tho!sand
b 6 7 twenty>fi%e tho!sand
c 6 7 fifty tho!sand
d 6 7 h!ndred tho!sand
@ #armady ets on a plane and oes !p north to a town called . a 6 7 Leander
b 6 7 Lea%enworth
c 6 7 S!nset
d 6 7 Alympia
-0 #armady oes into a bar called Smoe Shop) and ass abo!t . a 6 7 oldfish
b 6 7 pearls
c 6 7 fish tans
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Characters Choose the #est answer!
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d 6 7 ciarettes
-- #armady is a . a 6 7 police officer
b 6 7 hotel manaer
c 6 7 lawyer
d 6 7 pri%ate detecti%e
-2 was in prison for fifteen years. a 6 7 "ally Sype
b 6 7 *!sh Madder
c 6 7 Kathy Horne
d 6 7 #arol (ono%an
- heard abo!t the pearls in prison. a 6 7 #armady
b 6 7 Peeler Mardo
c 6 7 *!sh Madder
d 6 7 L!tin
-3 Peeler Mardo . a 6 7 fihts #armady
b 6 7 r!ns away
c 6 7 dies in bed
d 6 7 finds the pearls
-5 was once in the police and is now married to a croo. a 6 7 Kathy Horne
b 6 7 #arol (ono%an
c 6 7 Mrs Sype
d 6 7 Sol Leander
-< is a lawyer b!t also a croo. a 6 7 #armady
b 6 7 Sol Leander
c 6 7 Sype
d 6 7 *!sh Madder
-= #arol (ono%an is a woman. a 6 7 f!nny and attracti%e c 6 7 cold and hard
b 6 7 warm and friendly
d 6 7 B!iet and sweet
-? #armady meets in a bar in Alympia. He helps #armady to find Sype. a 6 7 L!tin
b 6 7 S!nset
c 6 7 *!sh Madder
d 6 7 Sol Leander
-@ has a lot of money. a 6 7 Mrs Sype
b 6 7 #armady
c 6 7 Kathy Horne
d 6 7 Peeler Mardo
20 Sype now !ses the name of . a 6 7 Leander
b 6 7 M!rdo
c 6 7 "allace
d 6 7 "estport
20 marks
Dialogue 'ho said or wrote this?
2- "ell, listen to this. Peeler Mardo rents a room in my ho!se and he drins too m!ch and he tals in his sleep.) a 6 7 #armady
b 6 7 Kathy Horne
c 6 7 #arol (ono%an
d 6 7 *!sh Madder
22 / thin he probably died B!icly and didn)t say %ery m!ch. "hen / went there, / didn)t belie%e this story, b!t now /)m not so s!re.) a 6 7 #armady
b 6 7 Kathy Horne
c 6 7 Sol Leander
d 6 7 *!sh Madder
2 'hey cost this company one h!ndred and fifteen tho!sand dollars. S!re / remember them.) a 6 7 #armady
b 6 7 Kathy Horne
c 6 7 L!tin
d 6 7 Sype
23 Here)s the deal, #armady. "e)ll c!t it two ways C yo! and me. 8ot #arol. / don)t lie the way Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 3 4
she does thins.) a 6 7 Peeler Mardo
b 6 7 *!sh Madder
c 6 7 Sol Leander
d 6 7 Kathy Horne
25 (on)t be st!pid, #armady. 1 few ho!rs) sleep for yo!, a few ho!rs) start for !s. (on)t mae me shoot. / will if / ha%e to.) a 6 7 Peeler Mardo
b 6 7 Sype
c 6 7 Kathy Horne
d 6 7 #arol (ono%an
2< / thin /)ll tie yo! !p with rope, really hard. 'hen me and my friend)ll o looin for some pretty stones C pearls to yo!.) a 6 7 Sype
b 6 7 #arol (ono%an
c 6 7 S!nset
d 6 7 Kathy Horne
2= 8ow / heard there was an old !y here with h!ndreds of fish.) a 6 7 Peeler Mardo
b 6 7 Kathy Horne
c 6 7 Sol Leander
d 6 7 #armady
2? / did my time in prison. / now people aren)t oin to stop wonderin.) a 6 7 #armady
b 6 7 Kathy Horne
c 6 7 Sype
d 6 7 Mrs Sype
2@ 'he Moors, Hattie C the Moors.) a 6 7 Sype
b 6 7 Mrs Sype
c 6 7 *!sh Madder
d 6 7 #arol (ono%an
0 'hey)re cle%er, don)t yo! thin+ 'hey loo %ery fine C &!st lie the real thin. Af co!rse / ne%er saw any really %al!able pearls.) a 6 7 #armady
b 6 7 Mrs Sype
c 6 7 Sype
d 6 7 *!sh Madder
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Vocabulary Choose the #est answer!
- a %ery %al!able &ewelD a small white shiny ball fo!nd inside oysters a 6 7 old
b 6 7 rin
c 6 7 diamond
d 6 7 pearl
2 to sh!t a door B!icly and mae a lo!d noise a 6 7 slam
b 6 7 p!ll
c 6 7 loc
d 6 7 t!rn off
to ha%e a bi wide smile on yo!r face a 6 7 la!h
b 6 7 rin
c 6 7 cry
d 6 7 sho!t
3 money that yo! et for findin somethin that is lost a 6 7 deal
b 6 7 crime
c 6 7 reward
d 6 7 rent
5 when somethin or someone is bad or not nice a 6 7 nasty
b 6 7 famo!s
c 6 7 f!nny
d 6 7 wonderf!l
< when a person is well>dressed or fashionable a 6 7 dirty
b 6 7 careless
c 6 7 smart
d 6 7 laEy
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a 6 7 brea
b 6 7 ic
c 6 7 noc
d 6 7 shae
? an informal word for a police officer a 6 7 cop
b 6 7 croo
c 6 7 e;>con
d 6 7 !y
@ to breathe o!t slowly when yo! feel %ery sad or tired a 6 7 smell
b 6 7 say
c 6 7 spea
d 6 7 sih
30 the time when the s!n oes down a 6 7 midday
b 6 7 midniht
c 6 7 s!nset
d 6 7 s!nrise
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Plot Choose the #est answer!
3- Ane day, Kathy Horne comes to tell #armady abo!t some stolen . a 6 7 oldfish
b 6 7 money
c 6 7 old
d 6 7 pearls
32 Peeler Mardo rents a room in . a 6 7 Kathy)s hotel
b 6 7 Kathy)s ho!se
c 6 7 #arol)s ho!se
d 6 7 #armady)s ho!se
3 Mardo is dead beca!se somebody b!rned his . a 6 7 feet
b 6 7 hands
c 6 7 finers
d 6 7 arms
33 #armady oes to an ins!rance company to as abo!t the pearls. a 6 7 the name of
b 6 7 the colo!r of
c 6 7 a photo of
d 6 7 the reward for
35 #armady learns that also want to o and find the pearls. a 6 7 Kathy Horne and Peeler Mardo
b 6 7 Kathy Horne and Sol Leander
c 6 7 #arol (ono%an and *!sh Madder
d 6 7 *!sh Madder and Peeler Mardo
3< "hen #armady tals to *!sh Madder, #arol (ono%an comes o!t of the closet with . a 6 7 a !n
b 6 7 a nife
c 6 7 a oldfish
d 6 7 the pearls
3= /n "estport, #armady and then ass the man abo!t Sype)s ho!se. a 6 7 has a coffee
b 6 7 has a l!nch of ham and es
c 6 7 b!ys some fish
d 6 7 b!ys a !n
3? *!sh Madder and #arol (ono%an escape and arri%e at with !ns in their hands. a 6 7 the SnoB!almie Hotel c 6 7 Sype)s ho!se
b 6 7 the Smoe Shop) bar
d 6 7 Sype)s boat
3@ #armady finds the pearls inside . a 6 7 Sype)s !n
b 6 7 an empty fish tan
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c 6 7 two oldfish
d 6 7 two blac fish
50 1t the end, #armady !nderstands that the pearls are . a 6 7 real
b 6 7 not real
c 6 7 not %al!able
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a L!tin to #armady
b *!sh Madder to #armady c S!nset to #armady d #arol (ono%an to *!sh Madder e #armady to Mrs Sype
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