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WOO R H E HTE E T 1 :E C H A P T E R S 1 - 3
T TKS EACH R
A. Complete the words with the letters a, e, i, o, u. Then write the correct word under each
picture.
1. pr _ s _ nt 3. b _ _ ld _ ng 5. t _ l _ sc _ p _ 7. p _ nc _ l 9. b _ x
2. sh _ p 4. g _ rd _ n 6. j _ ck _ t 8. j _ w _ ll _ ry 10. cl _ ck
a b c d e
........................... ........................... ........................... ........................... ...........................
f g h i j
........................... ........................... ........................... ........................... ...........................
B. Circle the word in each line that doesn’t belong.
1. planets stars friend sky 4. noise door window floor
2. bedroom garage book kitchen 5. neighbour message policeman thief
3. car birthday ambulance bicycle 6. afternoon night upstairs evening
C. Match each sentence with the correct picture. Write the letter of the picture in the space.
1. ❏ James gives Sally a present. a b
2. ❏ Sally opens the window.
3. ❏ Sally sits at her window with the telescope.
4. ❏ Sally sees a lot of stars in the sky.
5. ❏ James and Sally cycle to the town.
6. ❏ There are two policemen in the shop.
c d e f
D. Who says each sentence – Sally, James, Sally’s mother or a policeman? Write the correct
answer on the line.
1. Come downstairs and open your present! ........................... .
2. I’ve got a present for you, too. ........................... .
3. Thank you, it’s a very interesting book. ........................... .
4. I hope the sky is clear tonight. ........................... .
5. Meet me outside in ten minutes. ........................... .
6. Who’s there? ........................... .
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WORKSHEET 2 : CHAPTERS 4-7
A. Complete the sentences with a word from the box.
upstairs behind finds field open
read dresses robbery meet tree
1. “Get your bicycle and ........................... me outside,” James says.
2. Sally and James cycle past the houses and into the ........................... on the other side of
the road.
3. Sally and James ........................... the message again.
4. Sally ........................... her new book and she opens it.
5. Sally goes ........................... to her bedroom and thinks about the message.
6. The next ........................... is going to be at the gift shop.
7. Sally ........................... quickly and runs outside to meet James.
8. Sally and James go to the park and sit under a ........................... .
9. The two friends hide ........................... a big tree.
10. The door of the shop is ........................... and the lights are on.
B. Write T (True) or F (False) next to each sentence.
..... 1. The thief is planning another ..... 5. The man on the bicycle is a
robbery. policeman.
..... 2. Sally and James don’t want to help ..... 6. The thief is in the gift shop.
the police.
..... 7. There are two police cars in the
..... 3. The ‘House of Venus’ is a music street.
shop.
..... 8. There is another message in the
..... 4. They find a bicycle at the top gift shop.
of the hill.
C. Look at the pictures. What happens next? Circle the correct answer.
1. a. Sally puts her bicycle in the garage.
b. Sally lies in bed and thinks about the message.
2. a. Sally and James read the message again.
b. Sally and James leave their bicycles outside the shop.
3. a. Sally sees another light. The light is moving.
b. Sally sees a message in the sky.
4. a. Sally and James go to the park.
b. Sally and James go to the shop, ‘The House of Venus’.
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T W OTR K S T E A C H3 : RC H A P T E R S 8 – 1 0
O HE HEET E
A. Complete the crossword. The pictures are the clues.
Clues 1 5 7 8
Across ➔
1 2 3 4
D T I S
Down
➔
2 3
5 6
T B
4 5 6
7
R
8
S
B. Put the sentences from the story in the correct order.
❏ a. Sally and James go home with the policemen.
❏ b. Sally and James see the thief inside the music shop.
❏ c. The policemen catch the thief.
❏ d. Everybody listens to Sally and James’ story.
❏ e. Sally and James tie the rope across the path.
❏ f. Sally telephones the police station.
❏ g. Sally and James find an old suitcase in the cave.
❏ h. Sally and James follow the bicycle marks again.
C. Match each question to the correct picture. a b
1. When do Sally and James meet in the morning?
2. What do Sally and James follow?
3. Where do they find the old suitcase?
4. What is inside the suitcase?
5. What does Sally see with her telescope? c d
6. What has Sally got in her bag?
7. Who do they see inside the music shop?
8. What does the thief take from the shop?
e f g h
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FINAL TEST
A. Look at the pictures. Then underline the correct word in each sentence. The number of
each picture matches the number of each sentence.
1 2 3 1. James goes through the (back door / room)
of Sally’s house.
2. James gives Sally a (present / jacket).
3. The words are on the (garage / wall).
4 5 6
4. Sally goes to the (garage / window) and whistles.
5. The door of the shop is (open / closed).
6. In the cave they find a (bag / suitcase).
7 8 7. She sees a (light / thief) with her telescope.
8. The thief is (lying / sitting) on the ground.
20 points (2.5 points each)
B. Match A and B to make true sentences about the story.
A B
1. Sally and James ..... a. are good friends.
2. Sally and James hear ..... b. and two radios from the music shop.
3. Sally and James want to find ..... c. a bag on his back.
4. Sally and James tie ..... d. voices in the shop.
5. The thief takes CDs ..... e. the man on the bicycle.
6. The thief has got ..... f. a rope across the path.
7. The policemen ..... g. is proud of her.
8. Sally’s father ..... h. catch the thief.
16 points (2 points each)
C. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences from the story.
1. today / Sally’s / birthday / It’s
................................................................................................................................................ .
2. outside / police / car / see / They / a / shop / the / jewellery
................................................................................................................................................ .
3. mean / What / message / the / does
................................................................................................................................................ ?
4. on / writes / the / paper / message / Sally / the
................................................................................................................................................ .
5. another / planning / The / is / thief / robbery
................................................................................................................................................ .
6. and / Sally / at / sits / her / waits / window
................................................................................................................................................ .
7. goes / James / with / parents / his / home
................................................................................................................................................ .
14 points (2 points each)
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