A: Match the
sentences to the correct letters in the picture.
1. _______ The writer creates a story.
2. _______ The writer smokes a pipe.
3. _______ The thin
man is wearing a long coat.
4. _______ The men are wearing hats.
5. _______ The British
flag is on the wall.
6. _______ Somebody visits the man’s house.
B: Read the
text and choose the best answer.
Sherlock Holmes is a British detective. There are many
books, TV shows, plays, and movies about him. People around the world love him.
Although he is very famous, he is not a real person. However, in a newspaper
story, 21 percent of British people thought he was real! Arthur Conan Doyle
created Sherlock Holmes in 1887. Holmes is tall and thin. He often wears a
hunting hat and smokes a pipe. He lives with his friend Watson at 221b Baker
Street, London. Watson helps Holmes solve mysteries. Today, fans of Sherlock
Holmes can visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum.
Where is it? It’s at 221b Baker Street, London!
1.What does Sherlock Holmes NOT have?
a. a pipe b. glasses c. a hunting hat
2. Who is Watson?
a. Holmesʼs friend
b.Holmesʼs boss
c. Holmesʼs brother
3. What is true about Sherlock Holmes?
a. He appeared in a book in 1887.
b. Most people believed he was real.
c. He helped Watson solve mysteries.
4. What can you find at 221b Baker Street, London
today?
a. the Sherlock Holmes Museum
b. the Arthur Conan Doyle Center
c. the real home of Holmes and Watson
C: What is the
main idea of this text?
a. Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock
Holmes.
b. Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective
character.
c. People around the world visit the Sherlock
Holmes Museum.
D: Write the
correct word for each sentence.
detective /
museum / percent / play / real /solve
1. Are these _________ flowers?
2. My sister works at an art _________.
3. She loves to read _________ stories.
4. I can’t _________ this math problem.
5. Only 20 _________ of the students know the answer.
6. I enjoyed the _________ because the story was good.
E: Complete the
summary with the correct words.
address /
character / famous / friend / Museum
Sherlock Holmes is a(n) _________ British detective. Arthur
Conan Doyle created the _________ in
1887. Holmes is tall and thin. He has a hunting hat and a pipe. He and his _________
Watson live at 221b Baker Street, London. Today, that _________ is the place of
the Sherlock Holmes _________.
F. Choose the
best answer to complete the definition of each word.
1. To create
is to make something _________.
a. big b. fun c. new
2. Someone who is thin
is not _________.
a. healthy b. fat c. tall
3. If you visit
a place, you go and spend _________ there.
a. energy b. money c. time
4. If you solve
a problem, you find the correct _________ to it.
a. answer b. exam c. question
5. A museum
is a building where you can _________ many interesting things.
a. buy b. make c. see
6. If something is real, it is not just _________.
a. sold b. moved c. imagined
G. Choose the
best answer to complete each sentence.
1. J. K. Rowling is a (British / England) writer.
2. She came to see her son’s school (book / play).
3. The magician wears a cool (hat / head).
4. Please do not (smoke
/ swim) inside the building.
5. The (detective
/ doctor) is trying to catch the bad guy.
