THE UNQUIET GRAVE - TEST

Comprehension Test

The Unquiet Grave – Short Stories M. R. James 1

Match a name from A with a description from B.

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Mr Betts

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Mrs Bowles

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Mr Williams

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Professor Parkins

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Mr Karswell

B a A young man who went away on holiday, to play golf and to read. $ Owner of an inn in Suffolk. c A rich man who used witchcraft against his enemies. d A collector and uyer of pictures at O!ford "ni#ersity. e A murderer murderer who was urnt to t o death.

20 marks 2

%hich words are missin&' (or each sentence) tic* 1)  or !.

white stone that Mr $homson saw on the heath was used for ... . a $he tall white %

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$ Professor Parkins found a whistle with some words in ... on the side.

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c +#entually, the figure in the picture of Anningly all carried away ... .

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a dog

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a chi child

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a purse

d S-uire Bowles died ... .

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sudd sudden enly ly

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when he was #ery young

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in an accident at sea

e Karswell secretly ga#e unning a piece of paper co#ered in ... .

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pictures

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Are these sentences true +T, or fa-se +(,'

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Mr Britnell wanted to sell a picture of an old country house for twenty pounds.

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$he innkeeper knew aout the ghost in the inn, ut he/d ne#er seen it.

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Karswell e#entually killed Mr unning.

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S-uire Bowles was uried in an e!pensi#e coffin.

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When the 0olonel saw the whistle, he ad#ised Parkins to throw it into the sea. 20 marks

4

These sentences are a$out some of the events in The Picture. (i-- in the &aps usin& amateur ) nervous) lawn) rows) crawling .

Picture 1umer 234 showed the front of a large country house. $he house had three ............... of windows. $here was a large ............... in front of the house. 5t was not a #ery good picture, and was proaly painted y an ............... artist. At first, there were no people in the picture6 ut later a figure appeared, ............... towards the house on its hands and knees. Mr Williams locked the picture in a cupoard. e felt #ery ............... when he went to unlock the cupoard the ne!t morning. 20 marks 5

/ut the fo--owin& events in the stor0 Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Boy in the ri&ht order. um$er them 1–#. a

Parkins found a piece of old metal pipe.

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Parkins went to the *loe 5nn for a holiday.

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A #iolent wind lew Parkins/ window open in the night.

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A dark figure followed Parkins along the each.

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Parkins disco#ered the remains of a #ery old church. 20 marks

Total marks


Multiplechoice Test

The Unquiet Grave – Short Stories M. R. James

Setting 4056 2hoose the $est answer.

% Mr Britnell sends Mr Williams a picture of a 77777. a 8 9 church

 8 9 mountain

c 8 9 country house

d 8 9 school

& At first, Mr Williams thinks the picture is 77777. a 8 9 interesting

 8 9 too e!pensi#e

c 8 9 eautiful

d 8 9 strange

' Mr $homson stays at an inn near 77777. a 8 9 the sea

 8 9 a city

c 8 9 a mountain

d 8 9 a lake

: $he inn where Mr $homson stays is #ery 77777. a 8 9 noisy

 8 9 e!pensi#e

c 8 9 usy

d 8 9 -uiet

; Karswell is #ery interested in 77777. a 8 9 magic

 8 9 sport

c 8 9 music

d 8 9 trees

< =ohn arrington died ecause he said ad things aout Karswell/s 77777. a 8 9 wife

 8 9 house

c 8 9 ook

d 8 9 face

3 S-uire Bowles wants to e uried 77777. a 8 9 in a coffin

 8 9 in the earth

c 8 9 in the family tom

d 8 9 in his garden

4 When S-uire Bowles dies, his wife wants to find out aout his 77777. a 8 9 friends

 8 9 clothes

c 8 9 ooks

d 8 9 money

2 Professor Parkins goes to an inn in Burnstow ecause he wants to 77777. a 8 9 go fishing

 8 9 impro#e his golf

c 8 9 swim in the sea

d 8 9 look for ghosts

%> Professor Parkins finds a whistle under a stone 77777. a 8 9 on a golf course

 8 9 in the sea

c 8 9 in a garden

d 8 9 in the remains of a church

20 marks

Characters78 2hoose the $est answer.

%% Mr Williams works for the 77777 at the "ni#ersity of O!ford. a 8 9 lirary

 8 9 museum

c 8 9 restaurant

d 8 9 ookshop

%& $he 77777, Mr (ilcher, thinks Williams/ picture would gi#e his daughter ad dreams. Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 4 3

a 8 9 teacher

 8 9 doctor

c 8 9 painter

d 8 9 ser#ant

%' Mr $homson stays at an inn for a month ecause he wants to 77777. a 8 9 study

 8 9 go sailing

c 8 9 sleep

d 8 9 meet his friends

%: When Mr $homson faints, Mr Betts gi#es him a glass of 77777. a 8 9 eer

 8 9 milk

c 8 9 whisky

d 8 9 water

%; One 0hristmas, 77777 showed a film that frightened the #illage children. a 8 9 unning

 8 9 Mrs Bennett

c 8 9 Karswell

d 8 9 Mr *ayton

%< 77777 knows more aout alchemy than any other person in +ngland. a 8 9 Mrs Bennett

 8 9 Mr *ayton

c 8 9 Karswell

d 8 9 unning

%3 After his death, S-uire Bowles/ soul is 77777. a 8 9 angry

 8 9 happy

c 8 9 silent

d 8 9 peaceful

%4 S-uire Bowles/ wife tries to escape with 77777. a 8 9 r all

 8 9 Mr Wickem

c 8 9 her son

d 8 9 Mr (owler

%2 Professor Parkins finds a whistle with some 77777 words on the side. a 8 9 (rench

 8 9 )atin

c 8 9 +nglish

d 8 9 *reek

&> After seeing a ghost, 77777 is more ner#ous than efore. a 8 9 0olonel Wilson

 8 9 Mr ?ogers

c 8 9 r all

d 8 9 Professor Parkins

20 marks

Dialogue 9: %ho said or wrote this'

&% @5 think you might e interested in Picture 1umer 234 in our list./ a 8 9 Mr Williams

 8 9 r *reen

c 8 9 Mr Britnell

d 8 9 Mr (ilcher

&& @5 would uy it if the price was two pounds./ a 8 9 Mr Britnell

 8 9 Mr Williams

c 8 9 r *reen

d 8 9 Mr *arwood

&' @5/ll ust check that 5 ha#en/t left a ook or anything in my room./ a 8 9 Mr Betts

 8 9 Mrs Betts

c 8 9 a #illager

d 8 9 Mr $homson

&: @ou shouldn/t go looking into other people/s secrets./ a 8 9 Mr Betts

 8 9 Mr $homson

c 8 9 a #illager

d 8 9 Mrs Betts

&; @5 am returning your paper on $he $ruth of Alchemy./ a 8 9 =ohn arrington

 8 9 Mr *ayton

c 8 9 unning

d 8 9 Karswell

&< @5 can grow a eard so that he won/t recognise me./ a 8 9 unning

 8 9 Mr *ayton

c 8 9 Karswell

d 8 9 =ohn arrington

&3 @5 had only ust finished saying the words when 5 heard him./ a 8 9 S-uire Bowles

 8 9 Mrs Bowles

c 8 9 Mrs Bowles/ son


d 8 9 r all

&4 @We/ll take the night oat to olland./ a 8 9 Mrs Bowles

 8 9 Mr Wickem

c 8 9 r all

d 8 9 S-uire Bowles

&2 @5 cannot accept the idea of ghosts./ a 8 9 0olonel Wilson

 8 9 Mr ?ogers

c 8 9 the ser#ant at the inn

d 8 9 Professor Parkins

'> @$he sheets and lankets were thrown all o#er the place./ a 8 9 Professor Parkins

 8 9 Mr ?ogers

c 8 9 the ser#ant at the inn

20 marks

Vocabulary +B 2hoose the $est answer.

'% an area of grass in a garden a 8 9 court

 8 9 pitch

c 8 9 lawn

d 8 9 s-uare

'& to mo#e slowly along the ground on hands and knees a 8 9 crawl

 8 9 run

c 8 9 ump

d 8 9 roll

'' metal rings oined together a 8 9 string

 8 9 chain

c 8 9 key

d 8 9 rope

': to shake with fear a 8 9 growl

 8 9 rush

c 8 9 tremle

d 8 9 lean

'; an acti#ity that you do in your free time a 8 9 hoy

 8 9 garment

c 8 9 dream

d 8 9 hait

'< a printed piece of paper which contains information a 8 9 leaflet

 8 9 lanket

c 8 9 ooklet

d 8 9 film

'3 someone who knows a lot aout a suect a 8 9 amateur

 8 9 secretary

c 8 9 neighour

d 8 9 e!pert

'4 to make a low angry sound like a dog a 8 9 shout

 8 9 whistle

c 8 9 crawl

d 8 9 growl

'2 in the shape of a circle a 8 9 wide

 8 9 round

c 8 9 crumpled

d 8 9 s-uare

:> annoyed, a little angry a 8 9 polite

 8 9 cross

c 8 9 ner#ous

d 8 9 tired

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Plot CD


d 8 9 0olonel Wilson

2hoose the $est answer.

:% Williams is shocked y the picture ecause it 77777. a 8 9 talks

 8 9 mo#es

c 8 9 disappears

d 8 9 changes

:& 5n the end, the figure in Williams/ painting carries 77777 from the house. a 8 9 a o!

 8 9 a child

c 8 9 a dog

d 8 9 some money

:' One afternoon when the inn is empty, Mr $homson decides to 77777. a 8 9 lea#e without paying

 8 9 look in other rooms

c 8 9 watch $C

d 8 9 steal money

:: Many years ago, the innkeeper of Mr Betts/ inn was 77777. a 8 9 shot

 8 9 urnt

c 8 9 hanged

d 8 9 drowned

:; Karswell secretly gi#es unning a 77777. a 8 9 stone

 8 9 ook

c 8 9 coin

d 8 9 piece of paper

:< A piece of stone falls from a church and kills 77777. a 8 9 Karswell

 8 9 unning

c 8 9 enry arrington

d 8 9 Mr *ayton

:3 Mrs Bowles kills her husand with 77777. a 8 9 a knife

 8 9 a rope

c 8 9 poison

d 8 9 a gun

:4 Mrs Bowles tells 77777 the truth. a 8 9 a ournalist

 8 9 a priest

c 8 9 a neighour

d 8 9 a policeman

:2 When Professor Parkins lows the whistle, there is a terrile 77777. a 8 9 wind

 8 9 fire

c 8 9 e!plosion

d 8 9 noise

;> 0olonel Wilson takes the whistle and 77777. a 8 9 throws it away

 8 9 keeps it

c 8 9 gi#es it to a shop

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d 8 9 throws it in the sea

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