Introduction and Instructions…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...1-2
Answer Keys
High Level Reader Answer Keys…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3-6
Intermediate/Grade Level Reader Answer Keys……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7-10
Low Level/Differentiated Reader Answer Keys………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11-14
Plot Summary Answer Key…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15
Crossword Puzzle Answer Keys……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………16
Graphic Organizers
High Level-Part 1…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….18-33
High Level-Part 2…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….34-49
Intermediate Level-Part 1……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….51-66
Intermediate Level-Part 2……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….67-82
Low Level-Part 1……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..83-98
Low Level-Part 2……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………99-114
Extra Credit
Plot Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….115
Crossword Puzzles-Versions 1-4………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….116-119
Greetings, fellow educator!
Thanks for including my graphic organizers in your classroom. I hope you will find them as useful as I do. Some might call what I do overkill but
making different versions of worksheets helps me attain my classroom goals. I rarely use worksheets from my textbooks or supplements from
retailers. This is done for several reasons. First, I believe the best educators gain a better mastery of their content by creating their own material. Secondly, what I do cuts down on cheating (or what students like to call “collaboration”). Lastly, graphic organizers effectively assist students in organizing their thoughts (a fact I am not even the close to being the first to discover and surely don’t need to tell you but which
bears mentioning nonetheless).
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It all started with The Old Man and the Sea. I purchased a supplement student workbook for the novel and assigned it to my class as homework, instructing them to read the
book and do the workbook at home, and we did various other activities in class. Well, about 1/3 of my students actually read the book and then gave the answers to their
friends. Eventually, I deduced that with creative delegation among groups of friends, even less than 1/3 of the students actually read the whole book. This resulted in false
passing grades for the project; something which keeps me up late at night, being a teacher who wants to teach kids how to solve problems and maybe even inspire them to
enjoy reading. I had a “come to Jesus” meeting with all of my classes, the overall theme of which can be summed up in the words “Fool me once”.
So, I started taking extra time to make different versions along with sectioning off the different skills the students would practice while engaging each text. This had a remarkable effect. Students were able to move from skill to skill without getting confused. Using the same format of organizer for different texts introduced familiarity and
routine. Different versions of the front three work sections virtually eliminated cheating. Even though the “Extended Activities” sections are the same for the day’s work, by
the time the students got to that section they were already so deep into their work that “collaboration” didn’t cross their mind. Mission accomplished. No need for a “Fool
me twice” lecture.
Here’s a few guidelines and tips for using these:
The organizers and answer keys are broken down by level (1, 2, and 3) and by version (A-H). The text assigned is listed in the middle diamond. When correcting, the answer keys have the level in the top right and each of the four quadrants is a new version, the letter for which is by the middle diamond. One quadrant on each answer
key will contain the “Extended Activities” key, which pertains to all versions.
“Level 1” is for honors students. I offer extra credit for my non-honors students who are high level readers, so long as they complete the organizer. “Level 2” is for grade
level readers. “Level 3” is for special needs, differentiated, low level, and English-language-learners.
The study questions section shows they’ve actually read the text. When it comes to high level thinking, it’s actually the least important. However, reading the assigned
text is mandatory in my classroom.
Although there’s a few extra points of work here and there, I always make these worth 25 points; 5 for each front section and 10 for the back. That keeps grading and
percentages easier. For the honors version, the back section typically has 20 points of work so I make each problem worth 1/2 of a point.
“Meaningful sentence” for the vocabulary section means a sentence which shows they know the word and is connected to the student’s life. I remind them I know the
difference between a sentence they wrote and a sentence they got off Google. A Google sentence doesn’t earn them credit.
For the thinking section questions which deal with turning regular language into eloquent language, there are page references. Those page references are based on using the text of the story from the following link: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/AdveSpec.shtml Make sure if you use a different version you inform the students of the change in page references.
Although your classroom is your own kingdom to rule, I wouldn’t advise accepting incomplete organizers. Students often think that they can leave one or two sections
incomplete if they are under the gun or feeling lazy. It’s a chronic problem and I don’t think allowing it holds the students to a high standard.
Sherlock Holmes is intimidating literature due to the nature of the narration and dialogue. To ease them into it, I introduced this text to my students by first engaging
them in a deductions activity, playing a character for my students. I dressed in a slovenly manner, talked with a cockney accent, and had props laid on a table. Based on
what I said, how I was dressed, and what I had in my pockets, the students had to make deductions like Holmes would. It worked FABULOUSLY! Of course, feel free to
find your own way. Happy reading!
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Extended Activities-Deductions, All versions
Fear/terror
Her Stepfather
The family estate/his land
A woman screaming/her sister
screaming
Thinking Section: 1-A, 2-D, 3-B, 4C, 5-E
Thinking Section: 1-B, 2-E, 3-C, 4-D, 5-A
Black
__B_ The client came by a train
200 years
__C_ The client came by dog-cart along
heavy roads
Extended Activities-Sequence of Events, all
versions
India
Alone
__A_Julia had struck a light when the
alarm took place
__6_
__2_
__D_Helen was “screening” and had been
“cruelly used” by her stepfather.
__4_
__1_
__5_
__3_
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Love of his art
30
Surrey/Roylotts
Native butler
Grey
Cheetah and baboon
2 years old
Fear/nervous shock
Two years
Thinking Section: 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-E, 5-B
Julia’s room/Her sister’s room
Thinking Section: 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-E, 5-B
Secrecy
Untimely death of the lady he pledged to
Farintosh
A month or six weeks
Married
Railway Accident
Married
Miss Honoria Westphail
Dr. Roylott/Her stepfather
Busybody
Thinking Section: 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-E, 5-C
Thinking Section: 1-E, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B, 5-D
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
1883
Profession
Watson
Quarrels
Helen Stoner
Indian cigars
Wandering gipsies
The poker
A whistle
Thinking Section: 1-E, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B, 5-C
His revolver
Thinking Section: 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D, 5-E
Helen Stoner/Miss Stoner
Evening
The bell rope
Work/ring
Thinking Section
Moved
Clamped/Fastened
A horrible cry/Cry
Lashed at the bell-pull
Swamp adder
Serpent/Snake
The doctor's death
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: “There was no slit through which a knife could be passed to
raise the bar.”
__3_Holmes and Watson get a room at a
nearby inn, telling Helen to put a lamp in
her window when the doctor goes to his
room.
__5_Watson relates how they took Helen
Stoner to her aunt’s house in Harrow
after the events of the night.
__2_Holmes inspects the bedroom of
Helen, the windows, and the bedroom of
the doctor.
__4_Holmes angers the snake by beating
it with his cane, and it goes back to kill
the doctor.
Extended Activities-All version
Connections
Aunt's house/Harrow
Room
Criminals
Dr. Roylott's room
India
The doctor's death
__1_Holmes and Watson travel to Stoke
Moran and meet up with Helen Stoner.
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
__C_ Helen could only sleep under the bellrope.
__A_ The snake was trained to return to its
master.
Ruinous condition
__E_The danger to the occupant of the bedroom could not come from outside the house.
The baboon
__B_The cheetah, baboon, and snake were
from India.
__D_The snake had to have a means of getting
into and out of the bedroom.
__F_Helen had heard a metallic clang the night
of her sister’s death.
Elements of Plot: 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B, 5-A
Cat
Turkish slippers
10 seconds
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: 1-B, 2-A, 3-A, 4-B
Workmen
Pass/Come
Saucer of milk
Wicked/Clever
Sound/Light
Shoes
The short stock with the long lash
Dressig gown
Milk
In the safe
The doctor's death
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: “He is so cunning that I never know when I am safe from him.”
Thinking Section: “Yes, sir, that be the house of Dr. Grimesby Roylott,” remarked the driver.”
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
The Bell/Bell rope
In her bedroom
Used/Get
Thin cane
Her lamp
His brow
Three
Serpent/Snake
His brow/His head
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: “He must guard himself, for he may find that there is
someone more cunning than himself upon his track.”
Her aunt's/Harrow
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: “There is some building going on there,”
said Holmes; “that is where we are going.”
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8 years
Extended Activities-Deductions, All versions
Fear/terror
Her Stepfather
The family estate/his land
A woman screaming/her sister
screaming
Thinking Section: 1-A, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C, 5-E
Black
__B_ The client came by a train
200 years
__C_ The client came by dog-cart along
heavy roads
India
Alone
__A_Julia had struck a light when the
alarm took place
Thinking Section: 1-B, 2-E, 3-C, 4-D, 5-A
__D_Helen was “screening” and had been
“cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Vocabulary: 1-D, 2-A, 3-E, 4-B, 5-C
Vocabulary: 1-B, 2-E, 3-D, 4-A, 5-C
Love of his art
The Adventure of the
Speckled BandPart 1
30
Surrey/Roylotts
Native butler
Grey
Cheetah and baboon
2 years old
Fear/nervous shock
Two years
Thinking Section: 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-E, 5-B
Vocabulary: 1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-E, 5-C
Julia’s room/Her sister’s room
Thinking Section: 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-E, 5-B
Vocabulary: 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-E
Secrecy
Untimely death of the lady he pledged to
Farintosh
A month or six weeks
Married
Railway Accident
Married
Miss Honoria Westphail
Dr. Roylott/Her stepfather
Thinking Section: 1-E, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B, 5-D
Busybody
Thinking Section: 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-E, 5-C
Vocabulary: 1-D, 2-B, 3-E, 4-C, 5-A
Vocabulary: 1-E, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
1883
Profession
Watson
Quarrels
Helen Stoner
Indian cigars
Wandering gipsies
The poker
A whistle
Thinking Section: 1-E, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B, 5-C
Vocabulary: 1-A, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C, 5-E
His revolver
Thinking Section: 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D, 5-E
Vocabulary: 1-E, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B, 5-D
Helen Stoner/Miss Stoner
Evening
The bell rope
Work/ring
Thinking Section
Moved
Clamped/Fastened
A horrible cry/Cry
Lashed at the bell-pull
Swamp adder
Serpent/Snake
The doctor's death
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: “There was no slit through which a knife could be passed to
raise the bar.”
Vocabulary: 1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-C
5-E
Vocabulary: 1-A, 2-D, 3-C, 4-B, 5-E
__3_Holmes and Watson get a room at a
nearby inn, telling Helen to put a lamp in
her window when the doctor goes to his
room.
__5_Watson relates how they took Helen
Stoner to her aunt’s house in Harrow
after the events of the night.
__2_Holmes inspects the bedroom of
Helen, the windows, and the bedroom of
the doctor.
__4_Holmes angers the snake by beating
it with his cane, and it goes back to kill
the doctor.
__1_Holmes and Watson travel to Stoke
Moran and meet up with Helen Stoner.
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Aunt's house/Harrow
Room
Ruinous condition
Criminals
Cat
Dr. Roylott's room
India
The baboon
Extended Activities-All version
Elements of Plot: 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B, 5-A
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: “It’s a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his
brains to crime it is the worst of all.”
Vocabulary: 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D, 5-E
Turkish slippers
10 seconds
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: 1-B, 2-A, 3-A, 4-B
Vocabulary: 1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-E, 5-B
Workmen
Pass/Come
Saucer of milk
Wicked/Clever
Sound/Light
Shoes
The short stock with the long lash
Dressig gown
Milk
In the safe
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: “Yes, sir, that be the house of Dr. Grimesby Roylott,” remarked the driver.”
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: “He is so cunning that I never know when I am safe from him.”
Vocabulary: 1-E, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-B
Vocabulary: 1-C, 2-A, 3-E, 4-D, 5-B
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
The Bell/Bell rope
In her bedroom
Used/Get
Thin cane
Her lamp
His brow
Three
Serpent/Snake
His brow/His head
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: “He must guard himself, for he may find that there is
someone more cunning than himself upon his track.”
Vocabulary: 1-C, 2-E, 3-A, 4-D, 5-B
Her aunt's/Harrow
The doctor's death
Thinking Section: “There is some building going on there,”
said Holmes; “that is where we are going.”
Vocabulary: 1-C, 2-E, 3-D, 4-A, 5-B
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Fear/terror
Her Stepfather
The family estate/his land
A woman screaming/her sister
screaming
Vocabulary: 1-B, 2-E, 3-D, 4-A, 5-C
Extended Activities-Deductions, All versions
Black
__B_ The client came by a train
200 years
__C_ The client came by dog-cart along
heavy roads
__A_Julia had struck a light when the
alarm took place
India
Alone
Vocabulary: 1-D, 2-A, 3-E, 4-B, 5-C
__D_Helen was “screening” and had been
“cruelly used” by her stepfather.
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Love of his art
30
Surrey/Roylotts
Native butler
Grey
Cheetah and baboon
2 years old
Fear/nervous shock
Two years
Vocabulary: 1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-E, 5-C
Julia’s room/Her sister’s room
Vocabulary: 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-E
Secrecy
Untimely death of the lady he pledged to
Farintosh
A month or six weeks
Married
Railway Accident
Married
Miss Honoria Westphail
Dr. Roylott/Her stepfather
Busybody
Vocabulary: 1-D, 2-B, 3-E, 4-C, 5-A
Vocabulary: 1-E, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
1883
Profession
Watson
Quarrels
Helen Stoner
Indian cigars
Wandering gipsies
The poker
A whistle
Vocabulary: 1-A, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C, 5-E
His revolver
Vocabulary: 1-E, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B, 5-D
Helen Stoner/Miss Stoner
Evening
The bell rope
Work/ring
Moved
Clamped/Fastened
A horrible cry/Cry
Lashed at the bell-pull
Swamp adder
Serpent/Snake
The doctor's death
The doctor's death
Vocabulary: 1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-C, 5-E
Vocabulary: 1-A, 2-D, 3-C, 4-B, 5-E
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Aunt's house/Harrow
Room
Ruinous condition
Criminals
Cat
Dr. Roylott's room
India
The baboon
Extended Activities-All version
Elements of Plot: 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B, 5-A
The doctor's death
Vocabulary: 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D, 5-E
Turkish slippers
10 seconds
The doctor's death
Vocabulary: 1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-E, 5-B
Workmen
Pass/Come
Saucer of milk
Wicked/Clever
Sound/Light
Shoes
The short stock with the long lash
Dressig gown
Milk
In the safe
The doctor's death
The doctor's death
Vocabulary: 1-E, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-B
Vocabulary: 1-C, 2-A, 3-E, 4-D, 5-B
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
The Bell/Bell rope
In her bedroom
Used/Get
Thin cane
Her lamp
His brow
Three
Serpent/Snake
His brow/His head
The doctor's death
Vocabulary: 1-C, 2-E, 3-A, 4-D, 5-B
Her aunt's/Harrow
The doctor's death
Vocabulary: 1-C, 2-E, 3-D, 4-A, 5-B
Plot Summary
Holmes wakens 9 with the promise of a new case. Helen Stoner, the new 31, was fearful as she told her
story to the men. She tells of her mother who married 15 when they were young. Their mother died several
years later, leaving her 40 to her husband but stipulating in her will that her twin daughters should receive a
portion of her money in the event of their 19.
Their father was a fierce man with few friends save some 25 he allowed to stay on his family’s land. 4 and
Helen’s bedrooms were on the 35 floor. They always locked their doors for fear of a 23 and cheetah; animals
the 33 had brought back from his travels in 11. Near the time of Julia’s marriage, she had been hearing a 29 in
the middle of the night. Helen was awoke one night by her sister 18 and heard the sound of a whistle and a 1
sound. Her sister’s last words were “The 7!” The 32 didn’t see marks of 12 or poison on Julia so Helen believe
she died of 13 and 21 shock.
Helen is about to get married and had been 17 in her sister’s room due to 36 in the house and heard the
whistle the night before she came to see Holmes. Having followed Helen, Dr. Roylott then comes and 37
Holmes in his room, bending the 34 fire 6 in the process. Holmes and Watson travel to 10 to see the house
themselves. Upon arriving at the grounds of 8, they have a chance 22 with the baboon. Holmes first inspects
Julia’s room, the 2 and shutters, and discovers that the bed is 27 to the floor, the 5 doesn’t connect to the outside, and the 14 is a “dummy”. Upon inquiring about the bell-rope, Helen states that she and her sister never
bothered the 39 and would always got things for themselves. He then inspects the Dr. Roylott’s room and finds
a small dog leash, iron safe, and 16 of milk. He then asks Mrs. Stoner if her father keeps a 20, to which she answers no.
Holmes and Watson then make the plans of renting a room at a nearby 24 from where they can see the
mansion, instructing Helen to leave a 3 in her window when her stepfather goes to bed, along with staying in
her bedroom despite the renovations happening at the time. When she lights the lantern around 26, they travel to her bedroom and wait in utter darkness without making a 38 until about 28. At that time they hear the
ventilator open and Holmes 41 furiously at the bell-rope with the 46 he had brought while excitedly asking
Watson if he can “see it!” Moments later, a horrible scream comes from the doctor’s room. Holmes and Watson go to his room and see the “Speckled Band”, a 44, wrapped around the doctor’s 45. Holmes puts the snake
in the safe and informs Watson he deduced a snake from the evidence of a whistle, saucer of milk, dog leash,
iron safe, and the fact that the doctor had access to Indian artifacts and animals. In the final moments of the
story, Holmes explains he aroused the snake’s 47 by lashing at it and was consequently somewhat responsible
for the doctor’s death, something which wouldn’t weigh heavily on his 43.
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Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
I was depressed and reflective after the _________________ death of my twin brother.
A. Untimely
B. Trivial
C. Feeble.
D. Comprehensive
E. Widespread
How many cases has the narrator worked with Sherlock Holmes?
Instead of the cold, what is making the client shiver?
I’ve made a _________________________ study of the fossil record.
A. Untimely
B. Trivial
C. Feeble.
D. Comprehensive
E. Widespread
Who does the client (Helen Stoner) live with?
Where did Dr. Roylott give the wandering gipsies leave to encamp?
All these matters are __________________ compared to the real issue; your chronic tardiness.
A. Untimely
B. Trivial
C. Feeble.
D. Comprehensive
E. Widespread
What woke Helen the night of her sister’s death?
He made a ______________ attempt at blocking me but was shut down by my awesomeness.
A. Untimely
B. Trivial
C. Feeble.
D. Comprehensive
E. Widespread
There was _______________ panic in the streets when the zombie virus hit.
A. Untimely
B. Trivial
C. Feeble.
D. Comprehensive
E. Widespread
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Association____________________________________
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Pledge______________________________________________
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Dense______________________________________________
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Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Glance______________________________________________
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____ Vocabulary Section
Tragic_______________________________________________
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_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Sequence of Events
Instructions: Place the main events of the reading in order.
____Holmes and Watson travel to Surrey to see the house
of Helen and Dr. Roylott (Stoke Moran).
____The client tells Holmes that she is from the Roylott
Family of Stoke Moran, on the western border of Surrey
and that they were ruined financially.
____We find out that Helen’s sister Julia died near the
time of her wedding and that night, Helen had heard a
whistle and metallic clanging.
____Holmes wakes up Watson and tells him they have a
new client.
____Dr. Roylott came to Holmes’ room and threatened
him, bending the poker out of shape.
____We learn that Dr. Roylott changed after the death of
his wife and started quarreling with people, having a hereditary violence of temper.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
I was _______________ to finally see my wife after her kidnapping.
A. Obstacle
B. Overjoyed
C. Indulge
D. Ferocious
E. Quarrel
How many years has the narrator studied the methods of Sherlock
Holmes?
I have no _____________ with you sir. I suggest you take your anger somewhere else.
A. Obstacle
B. Overjoyed
C. Indulge
D. Ferocious
E. Quarrel
What color was the client dressed in?
How old is the house of the Roylotts?
Dr. Roylott has a passion for animals from what country?
I’d like to ______________ my imagination for awhile and suppose you were doing something bad.
A. Obstacle
B. Overjoyed
C. Indulge
D. Ferocious
E. Quarrel
The coroner concluded that due to the bars on the windows, the locks on
the doors, and the chimney being stapled, Julia was quite ___________
when she died.
I saw a _______________ beast in front of me and was quite terrified.
A. Obstacle
B. Overjoyed
C. Indulge
D. Ferocious
E. Quarrel
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
I’ve gotten past the first ___________________. In this ordeal On to the next one.
A. Obstacle
B. Overjoyed
C. Indulge
D. Ferocious
E. Quarrel
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of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Recollect________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Fantastic____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Intimate_____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Ungrateful___________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Presume____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Sequence of Events
Instructions: Place the main events of the reading in order.
____Holmes and Watson travel to Surrey to see the house
of Helen and Dr. Roylott (Stoke Moran).
____The client tells Holmes that she is from the Roylott
Family of Stoke Moran, on the western border of Surrey
and that they were ruined financially.
____We find out that Helen’s sister Julia died near the
time of her wedding and that night, Helen had heard a
whistle and metallic clanging.
____Holmes wakes up Watson and tells him they have a
new client.
____Dr. Roylott came to Holmes’ room and threatened
him, bending the poker out of shape.
____We learn that Dr. Roylott changed after the death of
his wife and started quarreling with people, having a hereditary violence of temper.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
I was caught in the middle of the ____________ and got my nose broken.
A. Hereditary
B. Intensify
C. Residence
D. Brawl
E. Immense
Sherlock Holmes worked for the ______ of his ______ rather than the acquirement of wealth.
Some ________________ defects can be passed on to one’s children.
A. Hereditary
B. Intensify
C. Residence
D. Brawl
E. Immense
About how old is the client?
Who did the client’s (Helen Stoner) father beat to death?
You are trespassing upon my place of ________________. Please leave before I call the police.
A. Hereditary
B. Intensify
C. Residence
D. Brawl
E. Immense
What two Indian animals wander freely over his grounds?
Since there were no marks of violence or evidence of poison, Helen believes Julia died of what?
I saw an ________________ bird swoop down and pick up the rabbit.
A. Hereditary
B. Intensify
C. Residence
D. Brawl
E. Immense
We need to __________________ the pressure we’re putting on them so they will confess.
A. Hereditary
B. Intensify
C. Residence
D. Brawl
E. Immense
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
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of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Commonplace_________________________________
_________________________________________________
Bachelor___________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Premature___________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Vague______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Feeble______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Sequence of Events
Instructions: Place the main events of the reading in order.
____Holmes and Watson travel to Surrey to see the house
of Helen and Dr. Roylott (Stoke Moran).
____The client tells Holmes that she is from the Roylott
Family of Stoke Moran, on the western border of Surrey
and that they were ruined financially.
____We find out that Helen’s sister Julia died near the
time of her wedding and that night, Helen had heard a
whistle and metallic clanging.
____Holmes wakes up Watson and tells him they have a
new client.
____Dr. Roylott came to Holmes’ room and threatened
him, bending the poker out of shape.
____We learn that Dr. Roylott changed after the death of
his wife and started quarreling with people, having a hereditary violence of temper.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
You’ve taken advantage of my kindness and ________________ and I don’t appreciate it.
A. Exposure
B. Vagabond
C. Hospitality
D. Correspondent
E. Engagement
What was the name of the family associated with this case?
What color did the client’s hair have a shot of?
He was in sub-zero weather. He must have died of ____________________.
A. Exposure
B. Vagabond
C. Hospitality
D. Correspondent
E. Engagement
How old were the client and her twin Julia when her mother married Dr.
Roylott (her stepfather)?
This is Tricia. She’s our foreign news _______________________.
A. Exposure
B. Vagabond
D. Correspondent
E. Engagement
How many years prior to this story did Julia die?
Where did Helen sleep the night before she came to Holmes?
C. Hospitality
I broke off the _________________ after I found out that she’d been seeing someone else.
A. Exposure
B. Vagabond
C. Hospitality
D. Correspondent
E. Engagement
You’re nothing but a rambling, brawling ___________________ and I’ll be happy to see you locked up.
A. Exposure
B. Vagabond
C. Hospitality
D. Correspondent
E. Engagement
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
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of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Acquire______________________________________
__________________________________________________
Untimely____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Resentment__________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Trivial_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Probable____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Sequence of Events
Instructions: Place the main events of the reading in order.
____Holmes and Watson travel to Surrey to see the house
of Helen and Dr. Roylott (Stoke Moran).
____The client tells Holmes that she is from the Roylott
Family of Stoke Moran, on the western border of Surrey
and that they were ruined financially.
____We find out that Helen’s sister Julia died near the
time of her wedding and that night, Helen had heard a
whistle and metallic clanging.
____Holmes wakes up Watson and tells him they have a
new client.
____Dr. Roylott came to Holmes’ room and threatened
him, bending the poker out of shape.
____We learn that Dr. Roylott changed after the death of
his wife and started quarreling with people, having a hereditary violence of temper.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
I didn’t mean to __________ the meat by grilling it too long.
A. Objection
B. Fortnight
D. Precise
E. Sear
The narrator made a promise of _____________ to not record this case.
What is the name of the woman who gave the new client Mr. Holmes’
name?
You’ve tried to _____________ me of my happiness and freedom by keeping me here.
A. Objection
B. Fortnight
C. Deprive
D. Precise
E. Sear
How was Helen Stoner’s mother killed?
I have no _______________ to working on the weekends and traveling for my job.
A. Objection
B. Fortnight
C. Deprive
D. Precise
E. Sear
What is the name of Helen’s maiden aunt?
Who came to visit Holmes almost immediately after Helen left?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
C. Deprive
Just think, in just a ____________ we will be married.
A. Objection
B. Fortnight
D. Precise
E. Sear
C. Deprive
When making these calculations, you need to be ___________.
A. Objection
B. Fortnight
D. Precise
E. Sear
C. Deprive
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of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Retort_______________________________________
______________________________________________
Widespread________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Considerable_______________________________________
_________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Presume____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Outset______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Sequence of Events
Instructions: Place the main events of the reading in order.
____Holmes and Watson travel to Surrey to see the house
of Helen and Dr. Roylott (Stoke Moran).
____The client tells Holmes that she is from the Roylott
Family of Stoke Moran, on the western border of Surrey
and that they were ruined financially.
____We find out that Helen’s sister Julia died near the
time of her wedding and that night, Helen had heard a
whistle and metallic clanging.
____Holmes wakes up Watson and tells him they have a
new client.
____Dr. Roylott came to Holmes’ room and threatened
him, bending the poker out of shape.
____We learn that Dr. Roylott changed after the death of
his wife and started quarreling with people, having a hereditary violence of temper.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
All of a sudden, a ___________ smell invaded my nose and made me get sick.
A. Inhabit
B. Wretched
C. Plantation
D. Proceed
E. Impending
What freed the narrator from his promise of secrecy to not record this
case?
Our people used to _________________ this land but we left for a better place.
A. Inhabit
B. Wretched
C. Plantation
D. Proceed
E. Impending
About how long before the client is married?
Helen’s mother gave her money to Dr. Roylott and the twins were to be
given a certain amount if they got __________________.
Please _____________ with your statement and I will take care of the interruptions.
A. Inhabit
B. Wretched
C. Plantation
D. Proceed
E. Impending
Julia died when she was about to get _________________.
I had a sense of _______________ doom creep upon me as all my earlier fears were realized.
A. Inhabit
B. Wretched
C. Plantation
D. Proceed
E. Impending
Dr. Roylott calls Holmes three insults. They are “the meddler”, “the
______________”, and “the Scotland-yard Jack-in-office”.
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
I’m getting out of this racist __________________ before I hear a whip start cracking.
A. Inhabit
B. Wretched
C. Plantation
D. Proceed
E. Impending
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Keen_________________________________________
________________________________________________
Pitiable_____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Agitation____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Weary______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Haggard_____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Sequence of Events
Instructions: Place the main events of the reading in order.
____Holmes and Watson travel to Surrey to see the house
of Helen and Dr. Roylott (Stoke Moran).
____The client tells Holmes that she is from the Roylott
Family of Stoke Moran, on the western border of Surrey
and that they were ruined financially.
____We find out that Helen’s sister Julia died near the
time of her wedding and that night, Helen had heard a
whistle and metallic clanging.
____Holmes wakes up Watson and tells him they have a
new client.
____Dr. Roylott came to Holmes’ room and threatened
him, bending the poker out of shape.
____We learn that Dr. Roylott changed after the death of
his wife and started quarreling with people, having a hereditary violence of temper.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
Please ____________ away before they catch you!
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
What year did this case take place?
When speaking of his reward, Holmes says that his __________ is its own
reward.
I had the horrible __________________ of being kidnapped and held for ransom.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
C. Custom
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
Helen’s stepfather didn’t come out but to indulge in ferocious
__________ with whoever came across his path.
What was in the custom of Dr. Roylott to smoke?
What possession of Holmes did Dr. Roylott bend out of shape?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
C. Custom
He began to _____________ in his agony so I put him down.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
C. Custom
He’s a _____________ criminal and has a sadistic personality.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
C. Custom
It’s not in my family’s _____________ to celebrate Christmas.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
C. Custom
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Comprehensive_______________________________
______________________________________________
Defray____________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Profession__________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Avert_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Manifold____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Sequence of Events
Instructions: Place the main events of the reading in order.
____Holmes and Watson travel to Surrey to see the house
of Helen and Dr. Roylott (Stoke Moran).
____The client tells Holmes that she is from the Roylott
Family of Stoke Moran, on the western border of Surrey
and that they were ruined financially.
____We find out that Helen’s sister Julia died near the
time of her wedding and that night, Helen had heard a
whistle and metallic clanging.
____Holmes wakes up Watson and tells him they have a
new client.
____Dr. Roylott came to Holmes’ room and threatened
him, bending the poker out of shape.
____We learn that Dr. Roylott changed after the death of
his wife and started quarreling with people, having a hereditary violence of temper.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
I have found a special person in whom I can ______________ all my most sensitive secrets.
A. Probably
B. Averse
C. Confide
D. Sinister
E. Nocturnal
What is the name of the narrator?
What is the name of the client?
I _________________ have some money in my other pants. Let me check.
A. Probably
B. Averse
C. Confide
D. Sinister
E. Nocturnal
Who were Dr. Roylott’s only friends?
What did Julia keep hearing about three in the morning?
I’m not ____________________ to going to that movie but I really want to see the other one.
A. Probably
B. Averse
C. Confide
D. Sinister
E. Nocturnal
What weapon does Holmes ask Watson to bring to Waterloo?
He’s working on a ___________________ plot to take over the world.
A. Probably
B. Averse
C. Confide
D. Sinister
E. Nocturnal
I like to get to bed early. I’m not cut out for _________________ living.
A. Probably
B. Averse
C. Confide
D. Sinister
E. Nocturnal
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Encompass___________________________________
_______________________________________________
Dissolute__________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Disposition__________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Perpetrate___________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Morose____________________________________________
__________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Sequence of Events
Instructions: Place the main events of the reading in order.
____Holmes and Watson travel to Surrey to see the house
of Helen and Dr. Roylott (Stoke Moran).
____The client tells Holmes that she is from the Roylott
Family of Stoke Moran, on the western border of Surrey
and that they were ruined financially.
____We find out that Helen’s sister Julia died near the
time of her wedding and that night, Helen had heard a
whistle and metallic clanging.
____Holmes wakes up Watson and tells him they have a
new client.
____Dr. Roylott came to Holmes’ room and threatened
him, bending the poker out of shape.
____We learn that Dr. Roylott changed after the death of
his wife and started quarreling with people, having a hereditary violence of temper.
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 11 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
Who did Holmes and Watson meet as they got off the trap (horse and
cab)?
What object in the bedroom does Holmes describe as "a dummy"?
There was not to be found a small crease through which to pass a serrated
cutting instrument for the purpose of raising the cylinder-shaped metal mass.
The bed in Helen/Julia's room was ________ to the floor.
What did Holmes do with his cane when a light, movement, and smell of
oil came from the ventilator?
What animal has the speckled band?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Architect_______________________________________
_________________________________________________
Erect(ed)___________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Compliance_________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Recoil_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Chamber____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Connections
Instructions: In the space provided, write the letter of the
evidence/objects with the plot point they are connected to.
____ Helen could only sleep under the bell-rope.
____ The snake was trained to return to its master.
____The danger to the occupant of the bedroom could
not come from outside the house.
____The cheetah, baboon, and snake were from India.
____The snake had to have a means of getting into and
out of the bedroom.
____Helen had heard a metallic clang the night of her
sister’s death.
Evidence
The small dog leash, the whistle, and saucer of milk
The doctor, from his travels and business relationships,
had access to exotic animals.
The bed was clamped to the floor.
The bell-rope was new and not connected to a bell. The
ventilator was not connected to the outside.
The windows, doors, and shutters were all locked.
The snake was kept locked in an iron safe.
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is
not necessary that I should prolong a narrative which has already run to too great
a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed,
and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at
the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was gazing up at the ventilator, when
suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I
have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my
ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Instructions: Place the events from the second part of the story in order from 1-5
Miss Stoner thinks Roylott won't be back before what time?
__3_Holmes and Watson get a room at a nearby inn, telling Helen to put a lamp in
her window when the doctor goes to his room.
There was a bell rope in the bedroom but it didn't ______.
Helen's bed was clamped to the floor so it could not be _________.
__5_Watson relates how they took Helen Stoner to her aunt’s house in Harrow
after the events of the night.
What did they hear after the whistle and Holmes had ceased striking at
the bell-pull?
__2_Holmes inspects the bedroom of Helen, the windows, and the bedroom of
the doctor.
What type of serpent is it?
__4_Holmes angers the snake by beating it with his cane, and it goes back to kill
the doctor.
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
__1_Holmes and Watson travel to Stoke Moran and meet up with Helen Stoner.
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Splendid(ly)_____________________________________
___________________________________________________
Chamber___________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Astonish(ment)______________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Tangible_____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Recoil_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Connections
Instructions: In the space provided, write the letter of the
evidence/objects with the plot point they are connected to.
____ Helen could only sleep under the bell-rope.
____ The snake was trained to return to its master.
____The danger to the occupant of the bedroom could
not come from outside the house.
____The cheetah, baboon, and snake were from India.
____The snake had to have a means of getting into and
out of the bedroom.
____Helen had heard a metallic clang the night of her
sister’s death.
Evidence
The small dog leash, the whistle, and saucer of milk
The doctor, from his travels and business relationships,
had access to exotic animals.
The bed was clamped to the floor.
The bell-rope was new and not connected to a bell. The
ventilator was not connected to the outside.
The windows, doors, and shutters were all locked.
The snake was kept locked in an iron safe.
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is
not necessary that I should prolong a narrative which has already run to too great
a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed,
and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at
the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was gazing up at the ventilator, when
suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I
have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my
ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Holmes tells Miss Stoner that if the doctor gets violent they will take her
to where?
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 13 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
The ventilator in the bedroom doesn't open to the outside, it opens to another _______.
This cosmic sphere abounds in evilness, and when a deviously intelligent human decides in his mind to engage in illegal activity it is supremely bad.
Holmes says that "when a doctor goes wrong, he is the first of
________________."
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Where did Holmes and Watson go after Holmes had stopped striking at
the bell-pull?
Where is the swamp adder from?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Unlikely_______________________________________
__________________________________________________
Alteration__________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Subtle______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Thrust______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Errand______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Connections
Instructions: In the space provided, write the letter of the
evidence/objects with the plot point they are connected to.
____ Helen could only sleep under the bell-rope.
____ The snake was trained to return to its master.
____The danger to the occupant of the bedroom could
not come from outside the house.
____The cheetah, baboon, and snake were from India.
____The snake had to have a means of getting into and
out of the bedroom.
____Helen had heard a metallic clang the night of her
sister’s death.
Evidence
The small dog leash, the whistle, and saucer of milk
The doctor, from his travels and business relationships,
had access to exotic animals.
The bed was clamped to the floor.
The bell-rope was new and not connected to a bell. The
ventilator was not connected to the outside.
The windows, doors, and shutters were all locked.
The snake was kept locked in an iron safe.
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is
not necessary that I should prolong a narrative which has already run to too great
a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed,
and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at
the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was gazing up at the ventilator, when
suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I
have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my
ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Based on Watson's information, is the house in excellent or ruinous condition?
Instructions: Choose the best synonym or synonum phrase for the underlined word.
“You must confine yourself to your room, on pretense of a headache, when your
stepfather comes back.”
A. Money
B. False explanation
C. Pretest
Holmes asks if there is what kind of animal in the Doctor's safe?
What animal did Holmes and Watson get scared by on their approach to
the house?
“I believe, Mr. Holmes, that you have already made up your mind,” said Miss Stoner, laying her hand upon my companion’s sleeve. “Perhaps I have.”
A. Maybe
B. Definitely
C. Certainly not
What kind of slippers was Dr. Roylott wearing?
“I think that there was probably some more tangible cause.”
A. Real and touchable
B. An idea in the mind
C. Doesn’t exist
How long did it take for Roylott to die after being bitten?
“Then when you hear him retire for the night, you must open the shutters of your
window.”
A. Stop working his full time job B. Go to bed
D. Change the tires on
his car.
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Acquaintance___________________________________
___________________________________________________
Perplex(ity)________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Errand______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Prolong_____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Perplex(ity)__________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Connections
Instructions: In the space provided, write the letter of the
evidence/objects with the plot point they are connected to.
____ Helen could only sleep under the bell-rope.
____ The snake was trained to return to its master.
____The danger to the occupant of the bedroom could
not come from outside the house.
____The cheetah, baboon, and snake were from India.
____The snake had to have a means of getting into and
out of the bedroom.
____Helen had heard a metallic clang the night of her
sister’s death.
Evidence
The small dog leash, the whistle, and saucer of milk
The doctor, from his travels and business relationships,
had access to exotic animals.
The bed was clamped to the floor.
The bell-rope was new and not connected to a bell. The
ventilator was not connected to the outside.
The windows, doors, and shutters were all locked.
The snake was kept locked in an iron safe.
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is
not necessary that I should prolong a narrative which has already run to too great
a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed,
and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at
the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was gazing up at the ventilator, when
suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I
have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my
ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Some scaffolding was visible on the house but there were no signs of the
_________________.
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 10 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
What is sitting next to the Doctor's safe which leads him to ask if there's a
cat in it?
“Affirmative, male adult, it is the residential abode of Dr. Grimesby Roylott,”
responded the man guiding the vehicle.
After encountering the baboon, what article of clothing did Watson and
Holmes slip off?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
What was Dr. Roylott dressed in?
Where did Holmes put the snake?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Eager(ly)______________________________________
__________________________________________________
Examine____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Agitation____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Inquiry______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Sketch______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Connections
Instructions: In the space provided, write the letter of the
evidence/objects with the plot point they are connected to.
____ Helen could only sleep under the bell-rope.
____ The snake was trained to return to its master.
____The danger to the occupant of the bedroom could
not come from outside the house.
____The cheetah, baboon, and snake were from India.
____The snake had to have a means of getting into and
out of the bedroom.
____Helen had heard a metallic clang the night of her
sister’s death.
Evidence
The small dog leash, the whistle, and saucer of milk
The doctor, from his travels and business relationships,
had access to exotic animals.
The bed was clamped to the floor.
The bell-rope was new and not connected to a bell. The
ventilator was not connected to the outside.
The windows, doors, and shutters were all locked.
The snake was kept locked in an iron safe.
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is
not necessary that I should prolong a narrative which has already run to too great
a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed,
and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at
the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was gazing up at the ventilator, when
suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I
have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my
ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Holmes inspected the windows and shutters and deduced that no one
could ___________ through them if they were bolted.
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 10 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
Holmes says that it is "a ________ world and when a ________ man turns
his brains to crime it is the worst of all".
He is exceedingly clever and crafty I do not have sufficient knowledge to know
if my safety is to be counted on with him.
Holmes tells Watson as they are in the bedroom they must not make a
________ and sit without _______.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
What was across Dr. Roylott's lap?
The doctor used a saucer of ______ and the whistle to bring the snake
back to his room.
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Sketch________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Technical___________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Murmur(ed)_________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Indiscreet___________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Inquiry______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Connections
Instructions: In the space provided, write the letter of the
evidence/objects with the plot point they are connected to.
____ Helen could only sleep under the bell-rope.
____ The snake was trained to return to its master.
____The danger to the occupant of the bedroom could
not come from outside the house.
____The cheetah, baboon, and snake were from India.
____The snake had to have a means of getting into and
out of the bedroom.
____Helen had heard a metallic clang the night of her
sister’s death.
Evidence
The small dog leash, the whistle, and saucer of milk
The doctor, from his travels and business relationships,
had access to exotic animals.
The bed was clamped to the floor.
The bell-rope was new and not connected to a bell. The
ventilator was not connected to the outside.
The windows, doors, and shutters were all locked.
The snake was kept locked in an iron safe.
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is
not necessary that I should prolong a narrative which has already run to too great
a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed,
and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at
the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was gazing up at the ventilator, when
suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I
have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my
ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 10 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
What object in Miss Stoner's/Julia's bedroom was newer than all of the
other items?
Where does Holmes say that he and Watson must spend the night?
He must look to his own safety, for he is likely to perceive that a person who is
more crafty and clever than himself is hunting him.
Watson had a revolver. What weapon did Holmes have?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Where on Dr. Roylott's body was the speckled band located?
What animal has the speckled band?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Cunning_______________________________________
__________________________________________________
Grim______________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Vigil________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
(In)sufficient_________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Merit_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Connections
Instructions: In the space provided, write the letter of the
evidence/objects with the plot point they are connected to.
____ Helen could only sleep under the bell-rope.
____ The snake was trained to return to its master.
____The danger to the occupant of the bedroom could
not come from outside the house.
____The cheetah, baboon, and snake were from India.
____The snake had to have a means of getting into and
out of the bedroom.
____Helen had heard a metallic clang the night of her
sister’s death.
Evidence
The small dog leash, the whistle, and saucer of milk
The doctor, from his travels and business relationships,
had access to exotic animals.
The bed was clamped to the floor.
The bell-rope was new and not connected to a bell. The
ventilator was not connected to the outside.
The windows, doors, and shutters were all locked.
The snake was kept locked in an iron safe.
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is
not necessary that I should prolong a narrative which has already run to too great
a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed,
and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at
the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was gazing up at the ventilator, when
suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I
have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my
ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
The bell rope went to the housekeeper's room but Julia never _______ it
and used to ______ things for herself.
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 10 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
What is Stoner supposed to put in her window as a signal that her father
has retired for the night?
“Some architectural work is happening in that direction,” remarked the detective; “we are headed to that location.”
What hour had struck on the parish bell before anything happened as
Watson and Holmes were waiting in the bedroom?
What part of Dr. Roylott's body was the speckled band wrapped around?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
After Holmes and Watson broke the news to Helen, where did they take
her?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Use each word in a meaningful sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Comparative(ly)________________________________
__________________________________________________
Essential____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Audible_____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Merit_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____ Vocabulary Section
Vigil________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____ Letter Grade
_____/25 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Connections
Instructions: In the space provided, write the letter of the
evidence/objects with the plot point they are connected to.
____ Helen could only sleep under the bell-rope.
____ The snake was trained to return to its master.
____The danger to the occupant of the bedroom could
not come from outside the house.
____The cheetah, baboon, and snake were from India.
____The snake had to have a means of getting into and
out of the bedroom.
____Helen had heard a metallic clang the night of her
sister’s death.
Evidence
The small dog leash, the whistle, and saucer of milk
The doctor, from his travels and business relationships,
had access to exotic animals.
The bed was clamped to the floor.
The bell-rope was new and not connected to a bell. The
ventilator was not connected to the outside.
The windows, doors, and shutters were all locked.
The snake was kept locked in an iron safe.
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is
not necessary that I should prolong a narrative which has already run to too great
a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed,
and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at
the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was gazing up at the ventilator, when
suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I
have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my
ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
How many cases has the narrator worked with Sherlock Holmes?
Instead of the cold, what is making the client shiver?
Who does the client (Helen Stoner) live with?
Where did Dr. Roylott give the wandering gipsies leave to encamp?
What woke Helen the night of her sister’s death?
My trophies are all displayed on the _____________________.
A. Mantlepiece
B. Bequeath
D. Abandon
E. Ancestral
C. Provision
I won’t ever ____________ you to danger and suffering. I promise.
A. Mantlepiece
B. Bequeath
D. Abandon
E. Ancestral
C. Provision
I wanted to ____________ my possessions to you before I die.
A. Mantlepiece
B. Bequeath
D. Abandon
E. Ancestral
C. Provision
There is a ________________ in the will which says you only get the horses if you divorce your husband.
A. Mantlepiece
B. Bequeath
C. Provision
D. Abandon
E. Ancestral
How dare you come into my _____________ home and tell me I’m doing wrong!
A. Mantlepiece
D. Abandon
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
I took a solemn ___________ to serve and protect the community.
A. Association
B. Pledge
C. Dense
D. Glance
E. Tragic
I didn’t even have time to _________ over my shoulder before I was attacked.
A. Association
B. Pledge
C. Dense
D. Glance
E. Tragic
I want to play for the National Basketball _______________ someday.
A. Association
B. Pledge
C. Dense
D. Glance
E. Tragic
The fog is too _________ for me to see anything down the road.
A. Association
B. Pledge
C. Dense
D. Glance
E. Tragic
C. Provision
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Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
It’s really ____________ how those twins were drowned by their mother.
A. Association
B. Pledge
C. Dense
D. Glance
E. Tragic
B. Bequeath
E. Ancestral
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
I was _______________ to finally see my wife after her kidnapping.
A. Obstacle
B. Overjoyed
C. Indulge
D. Ferocious
E. Quarrel
How many years has the narrator studied the methods of Sherlock
Holmes?
I have no _____________ with you sir. I suggest you take your anger somewhere else.
A. Obstacle
B. Overjoyed
C. Indulge
D. Ferocious
E. Quarrel
What color was the client dressed in?
How old is the house of the Roylotts?
Dr. Roylott has a passion for animals from what country?
I’d like to ______________ my imagination for awhile and suppose you were doing something bad.
A. Obstacle
B. Overjoyed
C. Indulge
D. Ferocious
E. Quarrel
The coroner concluded that due to the bars on the windows, the locks on
the doors, and the chimney being stapled, Julia was quite ___________
when she died.
I saw a _______________ beast in front of me and was quite terrified.
A. Obstacle
B. Overjoyed
C. Indulge
D. Ferocious
E. Quarrel
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
I’ve gotten past the first ___________________. In this ordeal On to the next one.
A. Obstacle
B. Overjoyed
C. Indulge
D. Ferocious
E. Quarrel
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Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
All your life, you’ve been very _________________ for the sacrifices I’ve made for you.
A. Recollect.
B. Fantastic
C. Intimate
D. Ungrateful
E. Presume
I don’t rightly ______________ the amount of money I’m supposed to give you.
A. Recollect.
B. Fantastic
C. Intimate
D. Ungrateful
E. Presume
I _________________ you’re the doctor I’m supposed to meet with.
A. Recollect.
B. Fantastic
C. Intimate
D. Ungrateful
E. Presume
I’ve come up with a ______________ idea to make our money back and then some.
A. Recollect.
B. Fantastic
C. Intimate
D. Ungrateful
E. Presume
We’ve always been close and ______________ friends.
A. Recollect.
B. Fantastic
C. Intimate
D. Ungrateful
E. Presume
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
I was caught in the middle of the ____________ and got my nose broken.
A. Hereditary
B. Intensify
C. Residence
D. Brawl
E. Immense
Sherlock Holmes worked for the ______ of his ______ rather than the acquirement of wealth.
Some ________________ defects can be passed on to one’s children.
A. Hereditary
B. Intensify
C. Residence
D. Brawl
E. Immense
About how old is the client?
Who did the client’s (Helen Stoner) father beat to death?
You are trespassing upon my place of ________________. Please leave before I call the police.
A. Hereditary
B. Intensify
C. Residence
D. Brawl
E. Immense
What two Indian animals wander freely over his grounds?
Since there were no marks of violence or evidence of poison, Helen believes Julia died of what?
I saw an ________________ bird swoop down and pick up the rabbit.
A. Hereditary
B. Intensify
C. Residence
D. Brawl
E. Immense
We need to __________________ the pressure we’re putting on them so they will confess.
A. Hereditary
B. Intensify
C. Residence
D. Brawl
E. Immense
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
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Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
You need to be more specific and not so _______ in your descriptions.
A. Commonplace
B. Bachelor.
C. Premature
D. Vague
E. Feeble
I’m never getting married. I’m a confirmed _______________ for life.
A. Commonplace
B. Bachelor.
C. Premature
D. Vague
E. Feeble
My girlfriend is nothing special or extraordinary. She’s quite ___________________.
A. Commonplace
B. Bachelor.
C. Premature
D. Vague
E. Feeble
He made a ______________ attempt at apologizing to me but I could tell it wasn’t sincere.
A. Commonplace
B. Bachelor.
C. Premature
D. Vague
E. Feeble
It’s quite ______________ of you to start thinking such wild things. Wait until you have all of the
facts.
A. Commonplace
B. Bachelor.
C. Premature
D. Vague
E. Feeble
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
You’ve taken advantage of my kindness and ________________ and I don’t appreciate it.
A. Exposure
B. Vagabond
C. Hospitality
D. Correspondent
E. Engagement
What was the name of the family associated with this case?
What color did the client’s hair have a shot of?
He was in sub-zero weather. He must have died of ____________________.
A. Exposure
B. Vagabond
C. Hospitality
D. Correspondent
E. Engagement
How old were the client and her twin Julia when her mother married Dr.
Roylott (her stepfather)?
This is Tricia. She’s our foreign news _______________________.
A. Exposure
B. Vagabond
D. Correspondent
E. Engagement
How many years prior to this story did Julia die?
Where did Helen sleep the night before she came to Holmes?
C. Hospitality
I broke off the _________________ after I found out that she’d been seeing someone else.
A. Exposure
B. Vagabond
C. Hospitality
D. Correspondent
E. Engagement
You’re nothing but a rambling, brawling ___________________ and I’ll be happy to see you locked up.
A. Exposure
B. Vagabond
C. Hospitality
D. Correspondent
E. Engagement
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
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Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
My brother met an _______________ death when he was hit by a car.
A. Acquire
B. Untimely
C. Resentment
D. Trivial
E. Probable
All of the things that I saw were _____________ and unimportant. I had to really look hard for the
extraordinary details.
A. Acquire
B. Untimely
C. Resentment
D. Trivial
E. Probable
Graded for:
I was able to ____________ my driver’s license and first job in the same day.
A. Acquire
B. Untimely
C. Resentment
D. Trivial
E. Probable
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
I don’t bear any _______________ towards you for making me look foolish in front of the class.
A. Acquire
B. Untimely
C. Resentment
D. Trivial
E. Probable
____ Vocabulary Section
It’s quite ______________ that you’re going to miss your train since you didn’t get up on time.
A. Acquire
B. Untimely
C. Resentment
D. Trivial
E. Probable
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
I didn’t mean to __________ the meat by grilling it too long.
A. Objection
B. Fortnight
D. Precise
E. Sear
The narrator made a promise of _____________ to not record this case.
What is the name of the woman who gave the new client Mr. Holmes’
name?
You’ve tried to _____________ me of my happiness and freedom by keeping me here.
A. Objection
B. Fortnight
C. Deprive
D. Precise
E. Sear
How was Helen Stoner’s mother killed?
I have no _______________ to working on the weekends and traveling for my job.
A. Objection
B. Fortnight
C. Deprive
D. Precise
E. Sear
What is the name of Helen’s maiden aunt?
Who came to visit Holmes almost immediately after Helen left?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Just think, in just a ____________ we will be married.
A. Objection
B. Fortnight
D. Precise
E. Sear
C. Deprive
When making these calculations, you need to be ___________.
A. Objection
B. Fortnight
D. Precise
E. Sear
C. Deprive
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Date due ___/___/_____
Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
I have been here since the ______________ of the program.
A. Retort
B. Widespread
D. Presume
E. Outset
C. Deprive
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
C. Considerable
I _________________ you are one of the new hires. What’s your name?
A. Retort
B. Widespread
C. Considerable
D. Presume
E. Outset
There is _______________ panic in the streets since the virus hit.
A. Retort
B. Widespread
C. Considerable
D. Presume
E. Outset
I had a ____________________ amount of acne in my teenage years.
A. Retort
B. Widespread
C. Considerable
D. Presume
E. Outset
She answered her debate opponent with a well-planned _______________.
A. Retort
B. Widespread
C. Considerable
D. Presume
E. Outset
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
All of a sudden, a ___________ smell invaded my nose and made me get sick.
A. Inhabit
B. Wretched
C. Plantation
D. Proceed
E. Impending
What freed the narrator from his promise of secrecy to not record this
case?
Our people used to _________________ this land but we left for a better place.
A. Inhabit
B. Wretched
C. Plantation
D. Proceed
E. Impending
About how long before the client is married?
Helen’s mother gave her money to Dr. Roylott and the twins were to be
given a certain amount if they got __________________.
Please _____________ with your statement and I will take care of the interruptions.
A. Inhabit
B. Wretched
C. Plantation
D. Proceed
E. Impending
Julia died when she was about to get _________________.
I had a sense of _______________ doom creep upon me as all my earlier fears were realized.
A. Inhabit
B. Wretched
C. Plantation
D. Proceed
E. Impending
Dr. Roylott calls Holmes three insults. They are “the meddler”, “the
______________”, and “the Scotland-yard Jack-in-office”.
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
I’m getting out of this racist __________________ before I hear a whip start cracking.
A. Inhabit
B. Wretched
C. Plantation
D. Proceed
E. Impending
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Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
I’m quite ____________ after exercising and working all day.
A. Keen
B. Pitiable
C. Agitation
D. Weary
E. Haggard
Hers was a ___________________ existence, full of pain, toil, and suffering.
A. Keen
B. Pitiable
C. Agitation
D. Weary
E. Haggard
After not eating or sleeping for three days, he had a _____________ look about him.
A. Keen
B. Pitiable
C. Agitation
D. Weary
E. Haggard
You can’t even begin to experience my _______________ until you see what I put up with.
A. Keen
B. Pitiable
C. Agitation
D. Weary
E. Haggard
I’m not too _____________ on going through that again.
A. Keen
B. Pitiable
C. Agitation
D. Weary
E. Haggard
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
Please ____________ away before they catch you!
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
What year did this case take place?
When speaking of his reward, Holmes says that his __________ is its own
reward.
I had the horrible __________________ of being kidnapped and held for ransom.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
C. Custom
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
Helen’s stepfather didn’t come out but to indulge in ferocious
__________ with whoever came across his path.
What was in the custom of Dr. Roylott to smoke?
What possession of Holmes did Dr. Roylott bend out of shape?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
He began to _____________ in his agony so I put him down.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
C. Custom
He’s a _____________ criminal and has a sadistic personality.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
C. Custom
It’s not in my family’s _____________ to celebrate Christmas.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
C. Custom
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Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
I’ve made a ___________________ study of the primates in South America
A. Comprehensive
B. Defray
C. Profession
D. Avert
E. Manifold
Please ____________ your eyes when the sun is at its brightest.
A. Comprehensive
B. Defray
C. Profession
D. Avert
E. Manifold
Having multiple donors will help us _________________ the cost among several sources.
A. Comprehensive
B. Defray
C. Profession
D. Avert
E. Manifold
Soccer is my sport, books are my hobby, teaching is my ____________________.
A. Comprehensive
B. Defray
C. Profession
D. Avert
E. Manifold
We have ________________ witnesses who identified you as the suspect.
A. Comprehensive
B. Defray
C. Profession
D. Avert
E. Manifold
C. Custom
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence.
Please ____________ away before they catch you!
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
What year did this case take place?
When speaking of his reward, Holmes says that his __________ is its own
reward.
I had the horrible __________________ of being kidnapped and held for ransom.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
C. Custom
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
Helen’s stepfather didn’t come out but to indulge in ferocious
__________ with whoever came across his path.
What was in the custom of Dr. Roylott to smoke?
What possession of Holmes did Dr. Roylott bend out of shape?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
He began to _____________ in his agony so I put him down.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
C. Custom
He’s a _____________ criminal and has a sadistic personality.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
C. Custom
It’s not in my family’s _____________ to celebrate Christmas.
A. Misfortune
B. Notorious
D. Writhe
E. Hasten
C. Custom
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Band-Part 1
Date due ___/___/_____
Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
You have a depressed and ______________ look. What’s wrong?
A. Encompass
B. Dissolute
C. Disposition
D. Perpetrate
E. Morose
With so many soldiers, we were able to __________________ the enemy’s camp and force them
to surrender.
A. Encompass
B. Dissolute
C. Disposition
D. Perpetrate
E. Morose
Graded for:
He has a melancholy and morose ___________________. I wouldn’t make friends with him.
A. Encompass
B. Dissolute
C. Disposition
D. Perpetrate
E. Morose
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
He has changed his carefree, immoral, and _____________ ways and is now a new person.
A. Encompass
B. Dissolute
C. Disposition
D. Perpetrate
E. Morose
____ Vocabulary Section
I didn’t ___________________ the crime but I know who did.
A. Encompass
B. Dissolute
D. Perpetrate
E. Morose
C. Custom
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
C. Disposition
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 11 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
Who did Holmes and Watson meet as they got off the trap (horse and
cab)?
What object in the bedroom does Holmes describe as "a dummy"?
There was not to be found a small crease through which to pass a serrated
cutting instrument for the purpose of raising the cylinder-shaped metal mass.
The bed in Helen/Julia's room was ________ to the floor.
What did Holmes do with his cane when a light, movement, and smell of
oil came from the ventilator?
What animal has the speckled band?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
He went to college to be an ______________ because he wants to
design buildings.
A. Architect
B. Erect
C. Compliance
D. Recoil
E. Tangible
The sight of his bloated corpse and ghostly face made me ________ in terror.
A. Architect
B. Erect
C. Compliance
D. Recoil
E. Tangible
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
I’m going to need your full ______________ in all orders I give you.
A. Architect
B. Erect
C. Compliance
D. Recoil
E. Tangible
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
I wish we could ________ a monument to the people who died in the shooting.
A. Architect
B. Erect
C. Compliance
D. Recoil
E. Tangible
____ Vocabulary Section
You’re going to need to provide more ______________ proof that he’s the killer, not just what you
think.
A. Architect
B. Erect
C. Compliance
D. Recoil
E. Tangible
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is not necessary that I should prolong a narrative
which has already run to too great a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed, and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was
gazing up at the ventilator, when suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to
distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Instructions: Place the events from the second part of the story in order from 1-5
Miss Stoner thinks Roylott won't be back before what time?
____Holmes and Watson get a room at a nearby inn, telling Helen to put a lamp in
her window when the doctor goes to his room.
There was a bell rope in the bedroom but it didn't ______.
Helen's bed was clamped to the floor so it could not be _________.
____Watson relates how they took Helen Stoner to her aunt’s house in Harrow
after the events of the night.
What did they hear after the whistle and Holmes had ceased striking at
the bell-pull?
____Holmes inspects the bedroom of Helen, the windows, and the bedroom of
the doctor.
What type of serpent is it?
____Holmes angers the snake by beating it with his cane, and it goes back to kill
the doctor.
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
____Holmes and Watson travel to Stoke Moran and meet up with Helen Stoner.
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
You’re going to need to provide ________ proof that he’s the killer,
not just what you think.
A. Splendidly
B. Chamber
C. Astonishment
D. Tangible
E. Erect
Please find my watch. It’s in the other _______ next to this room.
A. Splendidly
B. Chamber
C. Astonishment
D. Tangible
E. Erect
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
You’ve done _______________ in all of your tryouts. I’m so proud of you.
A. Splendidly
B. Chamber
C. Astonishment
D. Tangible
E. Erect
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
I sat there, unable to speak due to my sheer _________________.
A. Splendidly
B. Chamber
C. Astonishment
D. Tangible
E. Erect
____ Vocabulary Section
I wish we could ________ a monument to the people who died in the shooting.
A. Splendidly
B. Chamber
C. Astonishment
D. Tangible
E. Erect
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is not necessary that I should prolong a narrative
which has already run to too great a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed, and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was
gazing up at the ventilator, when suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to
distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Holmes tells Miss Stoner that if the doctor gets violent they will take her
to where?
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 13 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
The ventilator in the bedroom doesn't open to the outside, it opens to another _______.
This cosmic sphere abounds in evilness, and when a deviously intelligent human decides in his mind to engage in illegal activity it is supremely bad.
Holmes says that "when a doctor goes wrong, he is the first of
________________."
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Where did Holmes and Watson go after Holmes had stopped striking at
the bell-pull?
Where is the swamp adder from?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
You’re too _______ with your hints. I need you to dumb it down and
give me something clear.
A. Unlikely
B. Alteration
C. Subtle
D. Thrust
E. Prolong
It’s _____________ that he ever got through. I think he’s dead.
A. Unlikely
B. Alteration
C. Subtle
D. Thrust
E. Prolong
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
My dress for prom needed an _______________ so I took it to the tailor.
A. Unlikely
B. Alteration
C. Subtle
D. Thrust
E. Prolong
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Please __________ one end of the tube through the hole and I will send it through the other end.
A. Unlikely
B. Alteration
C. Subtle
D. Thrust
E. Prolong
____ Vocabulary Section
I hope you don’t __________ this ordeal any longer by dragging the argument on and on.
A. Unlikely
B. Alteration
C. Subtle
D. Thrust
E. Prolong
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is not necessary that I should prolong a narrative
which has already run to too great a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed, and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was
gazing up at the ventilator, when suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to
distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Based on Watson's information, is the house in excellent or ruinous condition?
Instructions: Choose the best synonym or synonum phrase for the underlined word.
“You must confine yourself to your room, on pretense of a headache, when your
stepfather comes back.”
A. Money
B. False explanation
C. Pretest
Holmes asks if there is what kind of animal in the Doctor's safe?
What animal did Holmes and Watson get scared by on their approach to
the house?
“I believe, Mr. Holmes, that you have already made up your mind,” said Miss Stoner, laying her hand upon my companion’s sleeve. “Perhaps I have.”
A. Maybe
B. Definitely
C. Certainly not
What kind of slippers was Dr. Roylott wearing?
“I think that there was probably some more tangible cause.”
A. Real and touchable
B. An idea in the mind
C. Doesn’t exist
How long did it take for Roylott to die after being bitten?
“Then when you hear him retire for the night, you must open the shutters of your
window.”
A. Stop working his full time job B. Go to bed
D. Change the tires on
his car.
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
It’s very nice to meet you and make your _________________.
A. Acquaintance
B. Perplexity
C. Errand
D. Prolong
E. Thrust
I have an _____________ to run on the other side of town. I won’t be gone long.
A. Acquaintance
B. Perplexity
C. Errand
D. Prolong
E. Thrust
I hope you don’t __________ this ordeal any longer by dragging the argument on and on.
A. Acquaintance
B. Perplexity
C. Errand
D. Prolong
E. Thrust
Please __________ one end of the tube through the hole and I will send it through the other end.
A. Acquaintance
B. Perplexity
C. Errand
D. Prolong
E. Thrust
I couldn’t understand this new __________________ so I rolled with it until I could wrap my head
around it.
A. Acquaintance
B. Perplexity
C. Errand
D. Prolong
E. Thrust
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is not necessary that I should prolong a narrative
which has already run to too great a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed, and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was
gazing up at the ventilator, when suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to
distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Some scaffolding was visible on the house but there were no signs of the
_________________.
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 10 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
What is sitting next to the Doctor's safe which leads him to ask if there's a
cat in it?
“Affirmative, male adult, it is the residential abode of Dr. Grimesby Roylott,”
responded the man guiding the vehicle.
After encountering the baboon, what article of clothing did Watson and
Holmes slip off?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
What was Dr. Roylott dressed in?
Where did Holmes put the snake?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
I could see the _______________ on his face. He was really mad.
A. Eagerly
B. Examine
C. Agitation
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
I ___________ awaited in line until it was my turn to show my skills.
A. Eagerly
B. Examine
C. Agitation
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
I got two ______________ fouls and was ejected from the basketball game.
A. Eagerly
B. Examine
C. Agitation
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
Our detailed _____________ led us down some dark and dangerous paths of crime.
A. Eagerly
B. Examine
C. Agitation
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
I’d like to ______________ the crime scene for evidence your men may have missed.
A. Eagerly
B. Examine
C. Agitation
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is not necessary that I should prolong a narrative
which has already run to too great a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed, and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was
gazing up at the ventilator, when suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to
distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Holmes inspected the windows and shutters and deduced that no one
could ___________ through them if they were bolted.
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 10 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
Holmes says that it is "a ________ world and when a ________ man turns
his brains to crime it is the worst of all".
He is exceedingly clever and crafty I do not have sufficient knowledge to know
if my safety is to be counted on with him.
Holmes tells Watson as they are in the bedroom they must not make a
________ and sit without _______.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
What was across Dr. Roylott's lap?
The doctor used a saucer of ______ and the whistle to bring the snake
back to his room.
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
I got two ______________ fouls and was ejected from the basketball game.
A. Sketch
B. Murmur
C. Indiscreet
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
Our detailed _____________ led us down some dark and dangerous paths of crime.
A. Sketch
B. Murmur
C. Indiscreet
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
Can you draw a detailed ___________ of the man who robbed you?
A. Sketch
B. Murmur
C. Indiscreet
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
Your ________________ and open-to-everything ways will get you in trouble someday.
A. Sketch
B. Murmur
C. Indiscreet
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
All I could hear was a low _______________ and couldn’t make out any words.
A. Sketch
B. Murmur
C. Indiscreet
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is not necessary that I should prolong a narrative
which has already run to too great a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed, and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was
gazing up at the ventilator, when suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to
distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 10 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
What object in Miss Stoner's/Julia's bedroom was newer than all of the
other items?
Where does Holmes say that he and Watson must spend the night?
He must look to his own safety, for he is likely to perceive that a person who is
more crafty and clever than himself is hunting him.
Watson had a revolver. What weapon did Holmes have?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Where on Dr. Roylott's body was the speckled band located?
What animal has the speckled band?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Your candlelight __________ for that kidnapped girl didn’t do any good for the family.
A. Cunning
B. Grim
C. Vigil
D. Insufficient
E. Audible
He made a sound which was barely ____________ so I had to lean in really closely.
A. Cunning
B. Grim
C. Vigil
D. Insufficient
E. Audible
Your _______________ ways have done nothing but destroyed your reputation and good name.
A. Cunning
B. Grim
C. Vigil
D. Insufficient
E. Audible
We had to close the case due to __________________ evidence.
A. Cunning
B. Grim
C. Vigil
D. Insufficient
E. Audible
His face was harsh and ____________. He wore the face of a man ready to die.
A. Cunning
B. Grim
C. Vigil
D. Insufficient
E. Audible
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is not necessary that I should prolong a narrative
which has already run to too great a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed, and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was
gazing up at the ventilator, when suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to
distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
The bell rope went to the housekeeper's room but Julia never _______ it
and used to ______ things for herself.
Instructions: Your teacher has taken a passage from page 10 and rewritten it in fancy
language. Using context clues for important words, find the passage from the story
and write it on the lines below.
What is Stoner supposed to put in her window as a signal that her father
has retired for the night?
“Some architectural work is happening in that direction,” remarked the detective; “we are headed to that location.”
What hour had struck on the parish bell before anything happened as
Watson and Holmes were waiting in the bedroom?
What part of Dr. Roylott's body was the speckled band wrapped around?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
After Holmes and Watson broke the news to Helen, where did they take
her?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
He made a sound which was barely ____________ so I had to lean in really closely.
A. Comparatively
B. Essential
C. Audible
D. Merit
E. Insufficient
We had to close the case due to __________________ evidence.
A. Comparatively
B. Essential
C. Audible
D. Merit
E. Insufficient
I want to earn this award not by cheating but by my own _____________.
A. Comparatively
B. Essential
C. Audible
D. Merit
E. Insufficient
We’ve had _______________ little trouble when considering what you’ve gone through to get
here.
A. Comparatively
B. Essential
C. Audible
D. Merit
E. Insufficient
This is just one of the many vitamins which are ____________ to sustaining life.
A. Comparatively
B. Essential
C. Audible
D. Merit
E. Insufficient
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Elements of Plot
Instructions: Choose the element of plot that each sentence represents.
“Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is not necessary that I should prolong a narrative
which has already run to too great a length.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Have your pistol ready in case we should need it. I will sit on the side of the bed, and you in that chair.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“His costume was peculiar mixture of the professional and of the agricultural.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull...He had ceased to strike, and was
gazing up at the ventilator, when suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I have ever listened.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
“Then creeping up to me and making a trumpet of his hand, he whispered into my ear again so gently that it was all that I could do to
distinguish the words.
“The least sound would be fatal to our plans.”
I nodded to show that I had heard.”
A. Rising Action
B. Climax/Resolution
C. Falling Action
D. Exposition
Instructions:
How many cases has the narrator worked with Sherlock Holmes?
Draw an event from the reading.
Instead of the cold, what is making the client shiver?
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Who does the client (Helen Stoner) live with?
Where did Dr. Roylott give the wandering gipsies leave to encamp?
What woke Helen the night of her sister’s death?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
I took a solemn ___________ to serve and protect the community.
A. Association
B. Pledge
C. Dense
D. Glance
E. Tragic
It’s really ____________ how those twins were drowned by their mother.
A. Association
B. Pledge
C. Dense
D. Glance
E. Tragic
I didn’t even have time to _________ over my shoulder before I was attacked.
A. Association
B. Pledge
C. Dense
D. Glance
E. Tragic
I want to play for the National Basketball _______________ someday.
A. Association
B. Pledge
C. Dense
D. Glance
E. Tragic
The fog is too _________ for me to see anything down the road.
A. Association
B. Pledge
C. Dense
D. Glance
E. Tragic
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
How many years has the narrator studied the methods of Sherlock
Holmes?
Draw an event from the reading.
What color was the client dressed in?
___________________________________________________________________
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
How old is the house of the Roylotts?
Dr. Roylott has a passion for animals from what country?
The coroner concluded that due to the bars on the windows, the locks on
the doors, and the chimney being stapled, Julia was quite ___________
when she died.
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
All your life, you’ve been very _________________ for the sacrifices I’ve made for you.
A. Recollect.
B. Fantastic
C. Intimate
D. Ungrateful
E. Presume
I don’t rightly ______________ the amount of money I’m supposed to give you.
A. Recollect.
B. Fantastic
C. Intimate
D. Ungrateful
E. Presume
I _________________ you’re the doctor I’m supposed to meet with.
A. Recollect.
B. Fantastic
C. Intimate
D. Ungrateful
E. Presume
I’ve come up with a ______________ idea to make our money back and then some.
A. Recollect.
B. Fantastic
C. Intimate
D. Ungrateful
E. Presume
We’ve always been close and ______________ friends.
A. Recollect.
B. Fantastic
C. Intimate
D. Ungrateful
E. Presume
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
Sherlock Holmes worked for the ______ of his ______ rather than the acquirement of wealth.
Draw an event from the reading.
About how old is the client?
___________________________________________________________________
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
Who did the client’s (Helen Stoner) father beat to death?
What two Indian animals wander freely over his grounds?
Since there were no marks of violence or evidence of poison, Helen believes Julia died of what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
The Adventure of the
Speckled BandPart 1
You need to be more specific and not so _______ in your descriptions.
A. Commonplace
B. Bachelor.
C. Premature
D. Vague
E. Feeble
I’m never getting married. I’m a confirmed _______________ for life.
A. Commonplace
B. Bachelor.
C. Premature
D. Vague
E. Feeble
My girlfriend is nothing special or extraordinary. She’s quite ___________________.
A. Commonplace
B. Bachelor.
C. Premature
D. Vague
E. Feeble
He made a ______________ attempt at apologizing to me but I could tell it wasn’t sincere.
A. Commonplace
B. Bachelor.
C. Premature
D. Vague
E. Feeble
It’s quite ______________ of you to start thinking such wild things. Wait until you have all of the
facts.
A. Commonplace
B. Bachelor.
C. Premature
D. Vague
E. Feeble
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
What was the name of the family associated with this case?
Draw an event from the reading.
What color did the client’s hair have a shot of?
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
How old were the client and her twin Julia when her mother married Dr.
Roylott (her stepfather)?
How many years prior to this story did Julia die?
Where did Helen sleep the night before she came to Holmes?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
My brother met an _______________ death when he was hit by a car.
A. Acquire
B. Untimely
C. Resentment
D. Trivial
E. Probable
All of the things that I saw were _____________ and unimportant. I had to really look hard for the
extraordinary details.
A. Acquire
B. Untimely
C. Resentment
D. Trivial
E. Probable
Graded for:
I was able to ____________ my driver’s license and first job in the same day.
A. Acquire
B. Untimely
C. Resentment
D. Trivial
E. Probable
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
I don’t bear any _______________ towards you for making me look foolish in front of the class.
A. Acquire
B. Untimely
C. Resentment
D. Trivial
E. Probable
____ Vocabulary Section
It’s quite ______________ that you’re going to miss your train since you didn’t get up on time.
A. Acquire
B. Untimely
C. Resentment
D. Trivial
E. Probable
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
The narrator made a promise of _____________ to not record this case.
Draw an event from the reading.
What is the name of the woman who gave the new client Mr. Holmes’
name?
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
How was Helen Stoner’s mother killed?
What is the name of Helen’s maiden aunt?
Who came to visit Holmes almost immediately after Helen left?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Date due ___/___/_____
Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
I have been here since the ______________ of the program.
A. Retort
B. Widespread
D. Presume
E. Outset
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
C. Considerable
I _________________ you are one of the new hires. What’s your name?
A. Retort
B. Widespread
C. Considerable
D. Presume
E. Outset
There is _______________ panic in the streets since the virus hit.
A. Retort
B. Widespread
C. Considerable
D. Presume
E. Outset
I had a ____________________ amount of acne in my teenage years.
A. Retort
B. Widespread
C. Considerable
D. Presume
E. Outset
She answered her debate opponent with a well-planned _______________.
A. Retort
B. Widespread
C. Considerable
D. Presume
E. Outset
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
What freed the narrator from his promise of secrecy to not record this
case?
Draw an event from the reading.
About how long before the client is married?
___________________________________________________________________
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
Helen’s mother gave her money to Dr. Roylott and the twins were to be
given a certain amount if they got __________________.
Julia died when she was about to get _________________.
Dr. Roylott calls Holmes three insults. They are “the meddler”, “the
______________”, and “the Scotland-yard Jack-in-office”.
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
I’m quite ____________ after exercising and working all day.
A. Keen
B. Pitiable
C. Agitation
D. Weary
E. Haggard
Hers was a ___________________ existence, full of pain, toil, and suffering.
A. Keen
B. Pitiable
C. Agitation
D. Weary
E. Haggard
After not eating or sleeping for three days, he had a _____________ look about him.
A. Keen
B. Pitiable
C. Agitation
D. Weary
E. Haggard
You can’t even begin to experience my _______________ until you see what I put up with.
A. Keen
B. Pitiable
C. Agitation
D. Weary
E. Haggard
I’m not too _____________ on going through that again.
A. Keen
B. Pitiable
C. Agitation
D. Weary
E. Haggard
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
What year did this case take place?
Draw an event from the reading.
When speaking of his reward, Holmes says that his __________ is its own
reward.
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Helen’s stepfather didn’t come out but to indulge in ferocious
__________ with whoever came across his path.
What was in the custom of Dr. Roylott to smoke?
What possession of Holmes did Dr. Roylott bend out of shape?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
I’ve made a ___________________ study of the primates in South America
A. Comprehensive
B. Defray
C. Profession
D. Avert
E. Manifold
Please ____________ your eyes when the sun is at its brightest.
A. Comprehensive
B. Defray
C. Profession
D. Avert
E. Manifold
Having multiple donors will help us _________________ the cost among several sources.
A. Comprehensive
B. Defray
C. Profession
D. Avert
E. Manifold
Soccer is my sport, books are my hobby, teaching is my ____________________.
A. Comprehensive
B. Defray
C. Profession
D. Avert
E. Manifold
We have ________________ witnesses who identified you as the suspect.
A. Comprehensive
B. Defray
C. Profession
D. Avert
E. Manifold
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
What year did this case take place?
Draw an event from the reading.
When speaking of his reward, Holmes says that his __________ is its own
reward.
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Helen’s stepfather didn’t come out but to indulge in ferocious
__________ with whoever came across his path.
What was in the custom of Dr. Roylott to smoke?
What possession of Holmes did Dr. Roylott bend out of shape?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 1
Date due ___/___/_____
Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word for each sentence:
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
You have a depressed and ______________ look. What’s wrong?
A. Encompass
B. Dissolute
C. Disposition
D. Perpetrate
E. Morose
With so many soldiers, we were able to __________________ the enemy’s camp and force them
to surrender.
A. Encompass
B. Dissolute
C. Disposition
D. Perpetrate
E. Morose
Graded for:
He has a melancholy and morose ___________________. I wouldn’t make friends with him.
A. Encompass
B. Dissolute
C. Disposition
D. Perpetrate
E. Morose
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
He has changed his carefree, immoral, and _____________ ways and is now a new person.
A. Encompass
B. Dissolute
C. Disposition
D. Perpetrate
E. Morose
____ Vocabulary Section
I didn’t ___________________ the crime but I know who did.
A. Encompass
B. Dissolute
D. Perpetrate
E. Morose
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
C. Disposition
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
Who did Holmes and Watson meet as they got off the trap (horse and
cab)?
Draw an event from the reading.
What object in the bedroom does Holmes describe as "a dummy"?
___________________________________________________________________
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
The bed in Helen/Julia's room was ________ to the floor.
What did Holmes do with his cane when a light, movement, and smell of
oil came from the ventilator?
What animal has the speckled band?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
The Adventure
of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
He went to college to be an ______________ because he wants to
design buildings.
A. Architect
B. Erect
C. Compliance
D. Recoil
E. Tangible
The sight of his bloated corpse and ghostly face made me ________ in terror.
A. Architect
B. Erect
C. Compliance
D. Recoil
E. Tangible
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
I’m going to need your full ______________ in all orders I give you.
A. Architect
B. Erect
C. Compliance
D. Recoil
E. Tangible
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
I wish we could ________ a monument to the people who died in the shooting.
A. Architect
B. Erect
C. Compliance
D. Recoil
E. Tangible
____ Vocabulary Section
You’re going to need to provide more ______________ proof that he’s the killer, not just what you
think.
A. Architect
B. Erect
C. Compliance
D. Recoil
E. Tangible
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
Miss Stoner thinks Roylott won't be back before what time?
Draw an event from the reading.
There was a bell rope in the bedroom but it didn't ______.
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Helen's bed was clamped to the floor so it could not be _________.
What did they hear after the whistle and Holmes had ceased striking at
the bell-pull?
What type of serpent is it?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
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of the Speckled
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Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
You’re going to need to provide ________ proof that he’s the killer,
not just what you think.
A. Splendidly
B. Chamber
C. Astonishment
D. Tangible
E. Erect
Please find my watch. It’s in the other _______ next to this room.
A. Splendidly
B. Chamber
C. Astonishment
D. Tangible
E. Erect
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
You’ve done _______________ in all of your tryouts. I’m so proud of you.
A. Splendidly
B. Chamber
C. Astonishment
D. Tangible
E. Erect
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
I sat there, unable to speak due to my sheer _________________.
A. Splendidly
B. Chamber
C. Astonishment
D. Tangible
E. Erect
____ Vocabulary Section
I wish we could ________ a monument to the people who died in the shooting.
A. Splendidly
B. Chamber
C. Astonishment
D. Tangible
E. Erect
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
Holmes tells Miss Stoner that if the doctor gets violent they will take her
to where?
Draw an event from the reading.
The ventilator in the bedroom doesn't open to the outside, it opens to another _______.
___________________________________________________________________
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
Holmes says that "when a doctor goes wrong, he is the first of
________________."
Where did Holmes and Watson go after Holmes had stopped striking at
the bell-pull?
Where is the swamp adder from?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
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of the Speckled
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Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
You’re too _______ with your hints. I need you to dumb it down and
give me something clear.
A. Unlikely
B. Alteration
C. Subtle
D. Thrust
E. Prolong
It’s _____________ that he ever got through. I think he’s dead.
A. Unlikely
B. Alteration
C. Subtle
D. Thrust
E. Prolong
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
My dress for prom needed an _______________ so I took it to the tailor.
A. Unlikely
B. Alteration
C. Subtle
D. Thrust
E. Prolong
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
Please __________ one end of the tube through the hole and I will send it through the other end.
A. Unlikely
B. Alteration
C. Subtle
D. Thrust
E. Prolong
____ Vocabulary Section
I hope you don’t __________ this ordeal any longer by dragging the argument on and on.
A. Unlikely
B. Alteration
C. Subtle
D. Thrust
E. Prolong
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
Based on Watson's information, is the house in excellent or ruinous condition?
Draw an event from the reading.
Holmes asks if there is what kind of animal in the Doctor's safe?
___________________________________________________________________
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
What animal did Holmes and Watson get scared by on their approach to
the house?
What kind of slippers was Dr. Roylott wearing?
How long did it take for Roylott to die after being bitten?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
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of the Speckled
Band-Part 2
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
It’s very nice to meet you and make your _________________.
A. Acquaintance
B. Perplexity
C. Errand
D. Prolong
E. Thrust
I have an _____________ to run on the other side of town. I won’t be gone long.
A. Acquaintance
B. Perplexity
C. Errand
D. Prolong
E. Thrust
I hope you don’t __________ this ordeal any longer by dragging the argument on and on.
A. Acquaintance
B. Perplexity
C. Errand
D. Prolong
E. Thrust
Please __________ one end of the tube through the hole and I will send it through the other end.
A. Acquaintance
B. Perplexity
C. Errand
D. Prolong
E. Thrust
I couldn’t understand this new __________________ so I rolled with it until I could wrap my head
around it.
A. Acquaintance
B. Perplexity
C. Errand
D. Prolong
E. Thrust
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
Some scaffolding was visible on the house but there were no signs of the
_________________.
Draw an event from the reading.
What is sitting next to the Doctor's safe which leads him to ask if there's a
cat in it?
___________________________________________________________________
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
After encountering the baboon, what article of clothing did Watson and
Holmes slip off?
What was Dr. Roylott dressed in?
Where did Holmes put the snake?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
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of the Speckled
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Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
I could see the _______________ on his face. He was really mad.
A. Eagerly
B. Examine
C. Agitation
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
I ___________ awaited in line until it was my turn to show my skills.
A. Eagerly
B. Examine
C. Agitation
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
I got two ______________ fouls and was ejected from the basketball game.
A. Eagerly
B. Examine
C. Agitation
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
Our detailed _____________ led us down some dark and dangerous paths of crime.
A. Eagerly
B. Examine
C. Agitation
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
I’d like to ______________ the crime scene for evidence your men may have missed.
A. Eagerly
B. Examine
C. Agitation
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
Holmes inspected the windows and shutters and deduced that no one
could ___________ through them if they were bolted.
Draw an event from the reading.
Holmes says that it is "a ________ world and when a ________ man turns
his brains to crime it is the worst of all".
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Holmes tells Watson as they are in the bedroom they must not make a
________ and sit without _______.
What was across Dr. Roylott's lap?
The doctor used a saucer of ______ and the whistle to bring the snake
back to his room.
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
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Date due ___/___/_____
Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
1. For the Study Questions, there is a right answer to each of them. The correct answer will
come from reading the text. 5 points
1. I got two ______________ fouls and was ejected from the basketball game.
A. Sketch
B. Murmur
C. Indiscreet
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
2. Our detailed _____________ led us down some dark and dangerous paths of crime.
A. Sketch
B. Murmur
C. Indiscreet
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
3. Can you draw a detailed ___________ of the man who robbed you?
A. Sketch
B. Murmur
C. Indiscreet
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
4. Your ________________ and open-to-everything ways will get you in trouble someday.
A. Sketch
B. Murmur
C. Indiscreet
D. Inquiry
E. Technical
____ Vocabulary Section
5. All I could hear was a low _______________ and couldn’t make out any words.
_____ Letter Grade
A. Sketch
D. Inquiry
B. Murmur
E. Technical
C. Indiscreet
_____/25 points
2. For the Thinking section, sometimes there is
not a right answer. You need to follow whatever
directions are given. 5 points
3. For the Vocabulary section you may be asked
to use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
4. On the Extended Activities section, please
follow directions for whatever activity is listed.
10 points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
What object in Miss Stoner's/Julia's bedroom was newer than all of the
other items?
Draw an event from the reading.
Where does Holmes say that he and Watson must spend the night?
___________________________________________________________________
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
Watson had a revolver. What weapon did Holmes have?
Where on Dr. Roylott's body was the speckled band located?
What animal has the speckled band?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
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Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
Your candlelight __________ for that kidnapped girl didn’t do any good for the family.
A. Cunning
B. Grim
C. Vigil
D. Insufficient
E. Audible
He made a sound which was barely ____________ so I had to lean in really closely.
A. Cunning
B. Grim
C. Vigil
D. Insufficient
E. Audible
Your _______________ ways have done nothing but destroyed your reputation and good name.
A. Cunning
B. Grim
C. Vigil
D. Insufficient
E. Audible
We had to close the case due to __________________ evidence.
A. Cunning
B. Grim
C. Vigil
D. Insufficient
E. Audible
His face was harsh and ____________. He wore the face of a man ready to die.
A. Cunning
B. Grim
C. Vigil
D. Insufficient
E. Audible
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Instructions:
The bell rope went to the housekeeper's room but Julia never _______ it
and used to ______ things for herself.
Draw an event from the reading.
What is Stoner supposed to put in her window as a signal that her father
has retired for the night?
___________________________________________________________________
Describe which event you are drawing.___________________________________
What hour had struck on the parish bell before anything happened as
Watson and Holmes were waiting in the bedroom?
What part of Dr. Roylott's body was the speckled band wrapped around?
After Holmes and Watson broke the news to Helen, where did they take
her?
By angering the snake, Holmes said he is indirectly responsible for what?
Date assigned ___/___/_____
Date due ___/___/_____
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Instructions: Choose the correct word for each sentence
For the Study Questions, there is a right answer
to each of them. The correct answer will come
from reading the text. 5 points
He made a sound which was barely ____________ so I had to lean in really closely.
A. Comparatively
B. Essential
C. Audible
D. Merit
E. Insufficient
We had to close the case due to __________________ evidence.
A. Comparatively
B. Essential
C. Audible
D. Merit
E. Insufficient
I want to earn this award not by cheating but by my own _____________.
A. Comparatively
B. Essential
C. Audible
D. Merit
E. Insufficient
We’ve had _______________ little trouble when considering what you’ve gone through to get
here.
A. Comparatively
B. Essential
C. Audible
D. Merit
E. Insufficient
This is just one of the many vitamins which are ____________ to sustaining life.
A. Comparatively
B. Essential
C. Audible
D. Merit
E. Insufficient
Graded for:
____ Lateness
____ Study Questions
____ Effort (thinking
and/or Extended Activities sections)
____ Vocabulary Section
_____/25 points
_____ Letter Grade
For the Thinking section, sometimes there is not
a right answer. You need to follow whatever directions are given. 5 points
For the Vocabulary section you may be asked to
use the word in a meaningful sentence or to
complete multiple choice exercises for the
words. 5 points
On the Extended Activities section, please follow
directions for whatever activity is listed. 10
points
Holmes’ Methods
Instructions: Match the letter of the deduction Holmes makes with the evidence he
uses
Deductions
____ The client came by a train
____ The client came by dog-cart along heavy roads
____Julia had struck a light when the alarm took place
____Helen was “screening” and had been “cruelly used” by her stepfather.
Evidence
Julia had a match and matchbox in her hand the night of her death.
There is a second half of a return ticket in the palm of the client’s left glove.
There were seven fresh splash marks on the client’s left arm and only a dog-cart
throws up mud in that way when sitting on the left hand of the driver.
Helen’s wrist had the pressed marks of four fingers and a thumb.
Plot Summary
Holmes wakens ____ with the promise of a new case. Helen Stoner, the new ____, was fearful as she told her story to the men. She tells of her mother who married ____ when they were
young. Their mother died several years later, leaving her ____ to her husband but stipulating in
her will that her twin daughters should receive a portion of her money in the event of their ____.
Their father was a fierce man with few friends save some ____ he allowed to stay on his family’s land. ____ and Helen’s bedrooms were on the ____ floor. They always locked their doors for
fear of a ____ and cheetah; animals the ____ had brought back from his travels in ____. Near the
time of Julia’s marriage, she had been hearing a ____ in the middle of the night. Helen was awoke
one night by her sister ____ and heard the sound of a whistle and a ____ sound. Her sister’s last
words were “The ____!” The ____ didn’t see marks of ____ or poison on Julia so Helen believe
she died of ____ and ____ shock.
Helen is about to get married and had been ____ in her sister’s room due to ____ in the
house and heard the whistle the night before she came to see Holmes. Having followed Helen,
Dr. Roylott then comes and ____ Holmes in his room, bending the ____ fire ____ in the process.
Holmes and Watson travel to ____ to see the house themselves. Upon arriving at the grounds of
____, they have a chance ____ with the baboon. Holmes first inspects Julia’s room, the ____ and
shutters, and discovers that the bed is ____ to the floor, the ____ doesn’t connect to the outside,
and the ____ is a “dummy”. Upon inquiring about the bell-rope, Helen states that she and her
sister never bothered the ____ and would always got things for themselves. He then inspects the
Dr. Roylott’s room and finds a small dog leash, iron safe, and ____ of milk. He then asks Mrs.
Stoner if her father keeps a ____, to which she answers no.
Holmes and Watson then make the plans of renting a room at a nearby ____ from where
they can see the mansion, instructing Helen to leave a ____ in her window when her stepfather
goes to bed, along with staying in her bedroom despite the renovations happening at the time.
When she lights the lantern around ____, they travel to her bedroom and wait in utter darkness
without making a ____ until about ____. At that time they hear the ventilator open and Holmes
____ furiously at the bell-rope with the ____ he had brought while excitedly asking Watson if he
can “see it!” Moments later, a horrible scream comes from the doctor’s room. Holmes and Watson go to his room and see the “Speckled Band”, a ____, wrapped around the doctor’s ____.
Holmes puts the snake in the safe and informs Watson he deduced a snake from the evidence of
a whistle, saucer of milk, dog leash, iron safe, and the fact that the doctor had access to Indian
artifacts and animals. In the final moments of the story, Holmes explains he aroused the snake’s
____ by lashing at it and was consequently somewhat responsible for the doctor’s death, something which wouldn’t weigh heavily on his ____.
Instructions: For the plot summary, choose the appropriate word from
the word bank and place the corresponding number in the blank spot.
Make sure to mark off words from the word bank as each is only used
once.
Word Bank
Nervous
Conscience
Clanging
Encounter
Swamp adder
Windows
Baboon
Brow
Lantern
Inn
Cane
Julia’s
Gypsies
Anger
Ventilator
9pm
Poker
Clamped
Speckled Band
3am
Stoke Moran
Whistle
Watson
Cell phone
Surrey
Client
India
Coroner
Violence
Doctor
Fear
Detective’s
Bell-rope
Ground
Dr. Grimesby
Roylott
Repairs
Saucer
Sleeping
Screaming
Marriage
Cat
Threatens
Sound
Housekeeper
Money
Lashes
Xbox 360
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Pitiable
Agitation
Premature
Bachelor
Probably
Commonplace
Resentment
Comprehensive
Retort
Considerable
Trivial
Feeble
Untimely
Haggard
Vague
Keen
Weary
Outset
Widespread
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1 Lacking physical strength
2 Say something in answer to a remark or
accusation
4 Happening or done at an unsuitable time
5 A man who has never been married
6 Notably large in size or amount
10 Looking exhausted and unwell
12 Of unclear character or meaning
13 Feel bitterness at a circumstance or person
16 Feeling or showing tiredness
Having eagerness or enthusiasm
Of little value or importance
Not unusual; ordinary
A state of anxiety or nervous excitement
Likely to be the case or to happen
Done before the usual or proper time
Deserving or arousing pity
Distributed over a large area or number of
people
17 Including all or nearly all elements of
something
18 Buy or obtain an object for oneself
19 The start or beginning of something
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A short trip usually for pleasure
Not wise or sensible
A ghostly figure
Friendly and pleasant
Remember something; call to mind
A small portion, amount, or allowance
Having a very close relationship
A hole or small opening
2 Very calm; hard to disturb or upset
3 Not usual or normal
4 An unexpected and usually unpleasant thing that
happens
5 Not feeling or showing thanks
6 An organized group of people who have the
same interest
Extremely high or great
To move or act too slowly
Involving very sad happenings
Suppose that something is the case without
knowing
13 Rudeness or lack of respect
15 Do as someone asks in order to please them
16 Causing death or ruin
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WORD BANK: Amiable, aperture, apparition, association, dawdle, excursion, fantastic, fatal,
imperturbable, imprudent, incident, insolence, intimate, oblige, peculiar, pittance, presume,
recollect, tragic, ungrateful.
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2 Provide money to pay
4 Carry out or commit an illegal or harmful
activity
6 Many and various
8 A person who designs buildings
10 Loose in morals
15 So delicate or precise as to be difficult
to describe
16 A paid occupation
17 Not likely to happen
18 Surround and have or hold within
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Perceptible by touch
Spring or flinch back in fear or disgust
Rigidly upright or straight
Change in character or composition
Turn away one's eyes or thoughts
A large or private room
A person's qualities or mind and
character
Magnificent; very impressive
Obeying a wish or command
Sullen and ill-tempered
Surprise or impress greatly
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Erect
Alteration
Manifold
Architect
Morose
Astonish
Perpetrate
Avert
Profession
Chamber
Recoil
Comply
Splendid
Defray
Subtle
Disposition
Tangible
Dissolute
Unlikely
Encompass
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1 A short journey in order to deliver or
collect something
2 Readiness to reveal things that should
remain secret or private
10 An act of asking for information
11 A soft sound made by someone speaking
quietly
12 Relating to a particular subject, art, or
craft
15 A rough or unfinished drawing or painting
16 Wanting to do or have something very
much
17 Able to be heard
18 Perceptible by comparison; relative
19 A period to keep watch or pray
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Absolutely necessary
Extend the duration of something
Depressing or worrying to consider
Push suddenly or violently
A person one knows slightly but is not a
close friend
The quality of being good or worthy
Cause someone to feel completely baffled
or confused
Enough adequate
Inspect something in detail
Skill in achieving one's ends by deceit
Word Bank
Acquaintance
Audible
Comparative
Cunning
Eager
Errand
Essential
Examine
Grim
Indiscreet
Inquiry
Merit
Murmur
Perplex
Prolong
Sketch
Sufficient
Technical
Thrust
Vigil