Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Boscombe Pool

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Answer keys 

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Book key

1 a guilty

b lips

c servant

d wound

2 a DrWatson

b CharlesMcCarthy

c PatienceMoran

d JamesMcCarthy

e ArthurConanDoyle

3 Openanswers
4 a ? b 3 c 3 d ? e 3 f 3
5 a followinghisfatherwithagun.

b lifthisarm.

c woundsmadebysomethingthickandheavy.

d someonecalled‘Cooee!’

e heranbacktothepool.

6–10 Openanswers
11 a 7 b 3 c 3 d 3 e 7 f 7 g 3 h 7
12–15 Openanswers
16 a f b i c g d h e j
17 1 c 2 e 3 b 4 f 5 a 6 d 7 h 8 g
18 a HolmessaysthistoLestrade.Lestradeissurethat

JameskilledhisfatherbutHolmesdisagrees.

b LestradesaysthistoHolmes.Holmesisthinking

aboutthestrangefriendshipbetweenMcCarthy
andTurner.Lestradethinksthisisnotimportant.

c HolmessaysthistoLestradebecausehecansee

Lestrade’sfootmarkseverywhere.

d HolmessaysthistoWatsonandLestradeand

tohimself.Heisexplainingthemeaningofthe
footmarks.

e HolmessaysthistoWatsonandLestradebecause

heisgoingtovisitMrMoran.

19–20 Openanswers
21 a left

b bad

c coat

d cigars

e pocket-knife

22 a Australians

b last

c footmarks

d left

e cut

23–26 Openanswers
27 a Yes

b No

c No

d Yes

e Yes

f Yes

g No

h No

28–39 Openanswers

Discussion activities key

1–3 Openanswers
4 Suggestedanswers:

Onthetrain,HolmessaysJameswasfollowinghis
father.

Jamessayshewasnotfollowinghisfather.

5 Openanswers
6 Theimportantthingis:HewasinVictoria,Australia.
7–9 Openanswers
10 Possibleanswers:

• Acigarend

• HeknowsthatthemurdererkilledMcCarthywith

thisstone.

11 Possibleanswers:

• HefoundashfromtheIndiancigar.

• Hefoundacigarend.

• Hefoundalotoffootmarks.

• Hefoundastone(themurderweapon).

• Ithinkheknowsthemurderernow.

• PerhapsheiswritingalettertoJohnTurner.

12–15 Openanswers
16 Possibleanswers:

• Themurdererdroppedhiscoatonlyfifteenyardsaway

fromthebody.

• Holmescouldtellwhichfootmarksbelongtowhich

person.

17 Possibleanswers:

• IknewitwhenLestradesaidhewasill.

• IknewitwhenHolmeswastalkingaboutBallarat.

18–20 Openanswers

Activity worksheets key

1 a 2

b 3

c 1

Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Boscombe Pool

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2 a Boscombe

b eighteen

c Australia

d aboutsix

e Boscombe

f Hatherley

g JohnTurner

h James

i eighteen

j two

k Australia

l Monday,3June

mthreeo’clock

n BoscombePool

o James

p gun

q gun

3 a 5 b 3 c 6 d 4 e 2 f 1
4 a Weshallseewherethatpathtakesus.

b Itisallquiteclearanditbecomesclearerwithevery

newfact.

c ShewasoneoftheprettiestgirlsthatIhaveever

seeninmylife.

d Clearlythemurdererhithimfrombehind.

5 a Becauseheisalreadymarried.

b Toseethebarwomanwhoishiswife.

c Becausehiswifehaswrittentosaythatsheand

Jamesarenotreallymarried.

d BecauseMcCarthythoughthissonwasawayfrom

home,anddidnotknowwhenhewascoming
back.

e BecausetheTurnersarerichandtheMcCarthys

seemquitepoor.

6 a W b H c L d H e L
7 a ItisaspecialcallwhichAustraliansuse.

b ItispartofthenameBallarat,aminingtownin

Australia.

8 a 2 b 4 c 1 d 3
9 a 3 b 5 c 6 d 1 e 4 f 2 g 12 h 10

i 9 j 7 k 11 l 8

10 a 4 b 3 c 5 d 2 e 1
11 a ahundred

b onehundredandfifty

c fifteen

12 a James’sfathercalledtohimbeforehesawhim.

James’sfathertoldJamessomethingaboutarat
beforehedies.

b McCarthycalled,‘Cooee!’Heexpectedtomeet

someonewhoknewAustralia.Themurdererfelt
athomeintheValley.Strangerscannotusuallygo
there.

Progress test key

1 a 7 b 3 c 7 d 3 e 3 f 7 g 3 h 7
2 a Herefordshire
 b Australia
 c Hatherley
 d Boscombe
 e Bristol
3 a soft-hearted
 b behind
 c sunny
 d front
 e rough
4 a 3 b 1 c 4 d 2
5 a MrMcCarthy>MrTurner
 b knew>didn’tknow
 c themurderer>innocent;oris>isn’t
 d glasses>magnifyingglass
 e London>Australia(orVictoria)
6 a 1 b 2 c 2 d 2 e 1