Starter quiz

  • Which word best fills this gap? 'Sherlock Holmes is able to __________ detailed information about a person just by looking at an object that they own.'
    • guess
    • think about
    • deduce  ✓
    • investigate
  • Put these events from 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' in the order they actually happen.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Ryder feeds the gem to a goose
    • 2
      ⇔
      Ryder picks the wrong goose to take home
    • 3
      ⇔
      The goose with the gem inside is sold to Mr Baker
    • 4
      ⇔
      Mr Baker loses the goose in a brawl
  • Put these events from 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' in order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Peterson finds the goose and hat after the fight
    • 2
      ⇔
      Peterson takes the goose home and takes the hat to Holmes
    • 3
      ⇔
      Holmes and Watson examine the hat
    • 4
      ⇔
      Peterson bursts in to say that he found the gem in the goose
  • What tells us that 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' is written in the first person?
    • It uses 'I' and 'we'  ✓
    • It is written about Sherlock Holmes' actions
    • It is written from the perspective of Dr Watson, showing his views  ✓
    • It is written directly to the reader
  • From whose perspective is this account written? 'I knew the game was up as soon as Mr Holmes deduced who I was. I should never have gone to the market to ask about the goose.'
    • James Ryder  ✓
    • John Horner
    • Sherlock Holmes
    • Dr Watson
  • Match the words and phrases to their definitions.
    • vendor
      ⇔
      seller ✓
    • distinctive
      ⇔
      unique ✓
    • inscrutable
      ⇔
      impossible to read ✓
    • carbuncle
      ⇔
      jewel ✓
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