Love or Money ? Rowena Akinyemi
1 Molly s family. Match a number from A with a letter 4 Match a number from A with a letter from B.There
from B. are two answers for one of the numbers.
A A
1 Roger is ... 1 Diane could be the killer because she ...
2 Albert is ... 2 Tom Briggs could be the killer because he ...
3 Jackie is ... 3 Peter Hobbs could be the killer because
4 Annie is ... he ...
5 Diane is ... 4 Roger could be the killer because he ...
B B
a ... Molly s sister. a ... bought the tablets that killed Molly.
b ... Molly s son. b ... lost his job and needs Molly s money.
c ... Molly s older daughter. c ... had the empty bottle of tablets in her bag.
d ... Molly s sister s husband. d ... can marry Jackie when Molly dies.
e ... Molly s younger daughter. e ... said that she wants to kill Molly.
20 marks 20 marks
2 Jobs. Match a number from A with a letter from B. 5 Who said this? Pratt, Peter Hobbs, Diane, Tom
Briggs, Walsh.
A
a  I m going to the river with the dogs. ...............
1 Tom Briggs ...
b  I m going to phone the police, Roger. ...............
2 Peter Hobbs ...
c  I m asking the questions, Miss Clarkson.
3 Pratt ...
...............
4 Walsh ...
d  Last month I was in trouble with the police.
5 Diane ...
...............
B
e  That s a friend. It s not . . . It was a long time
a ... is the family doctor.
ago. ...............
b ... is a police inspector.
c ... is a farmer. 20 marks
d ... wants to be a singer.
e ... does not have a job.
Total marks
20 marks
3 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make
complete sentences.
A
1 Peter Hobbs is angry because ...
2 Diane is angry because ...
3 Tom Briggs is angry because ...
4 Albert is angry because ...
5 Roger is angry because ...
B
a ... Molly does not want to move house.
b ... Molly does not want to sell part of her garden.
c ... Molly made him lose his job.
d ... Molly does not want to give her any more
money.
e ... Molly does not help to get a nurse for her
sister.
20 marks
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15 Albert is married to Molly s _____.
Setting

a sister b aunt c daughter
Choose the best answer.

d friend
1 Molly Clarkson lives in a house _____.
16 Peter Hobbs lost his _____ because of Molly.

a in the city b in the country

a dog b money c car d job

c next to the sea d next to a train station
17 At Molly s party everybody is _____.
2 Molly s house has a very big _____.

a late b angry c happy

a garden b swimming pool

d nice to Molly

c office d front door
18 Dr Pratt, the family doctor, has _____.
3 Molly lives in the house with her _____.

a short blond hair b short black

a husband b son, Roger c daughter,

hair c not much hair d long grey hair

Jackie d all of her children
19 Inspector Walsh always wears _____ because he
4 The story is in the _____.
feels cold.

a autumn b winter c spring

a a winter hat b a coat c a long

d summer

shirt d big boots
5 Molly has a party because she _____.
20 A long time ago, _____ was the gardener at

a has a new house b has a new job
Molly s house.

c is fifty years old d is sixty years old

a Tom Briggs b Inspector Walsh
6 Tom Briggs wants to buy half of Molly s _____.

c Sergeant Foster d Peter Hobbs

a garden b house c road d shop
7 Molly dies in her _____.
20 marks

a car b bath c old chair d bed
8 The house at Tom Brigg s farm is _____.

a big and new b small and clean
Dialogue

c old and dirty d old and beautiful
Who said or wrote this?
9 The detective talks to each person in _____.
21  No money! Mother is always giving you money.

a the garden b the father s old office

a Jackie b Roger c Diane

c Molly s bedroom d the kitchen

d Albert
10 The detective finds a _____ at Tom Briggs
22  Mother loves me best.
house.

a Jackie b Roger c Diane

a photo of Jackie b letter from Jackie

d Albert

c photo of Molly d key to Molly s house
23  I know you all want my money.

a Albert b Roger c Tom Briggs
20 marks

d Molly
24  I brought a cup of coffee for her and found her
dead.
Characters

a Roger b Diane c Albert
Choose the best answer.

d Dr Pratt
11 Molly s daughter, Jackie, often _____ a lot.
25  Your mother wasn t ill. I saw her on Thursday

a talks b smokes c laughs
and she was very well.

d cries

a Peter Hobbs b Inspector Walsh
12 Diane is a _____.

c Sergeant Foster d Dr Pratt

a writer b teacher c doctor
26  Annie feels very unhappy because you don t

d singer
visit her, Molly.
13 Diane likes _____ things.

a Albert b Roger c Diane

a old b cheap c expensive

d Jackie

d exciting
27  I m losing money on this farm and I need more
14 Molly s son, Roger, wants to build some _____
land.
in his mother s garden.

a Peter Hobbs b Roger

a flats b houses c shops

c Tom Briggs d Dr Pratt

d offices
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28  Nobody wanted to tell me the true story, but
Plot
now I know the true story and I m going to tell
Choose the best answer.
you.
41 Diane phones her mother because she wants

a Peter Hobbs b Inspector Walsh
money for a _____.

c Tom Briggs d Dr Pratt

a plane ticket b train ticket
29  I wanted to kill that woman.

c new house d new car

a Peter Hobbs b Albert c Sergeant
42 Every night Molly _____ to help her sleep.

Foster d Dr Pratt

a drinks wine b drinks cold milk
30  I love Tom, and he loves me. But Mother said

c listens to the radio d takes sleeping
no. Always no.
tablets

a Molly b Diane c Jackie
43 At the party, Molly goes up to bed because she

d Auntie Annie
feels _____.

a cold b hot c ill d full
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44 Molly s husband died last year in a _____.

a plane crash b car crash

c hotel fire d house fire
Vocabulary
45 In the morning, Diane phones _____ about her
Choose the best answer.
mother.
31 when you learn about something

a Tom Briggs b Sergeant Foster

a go out b find out c look out

c Inspector Walsh d Dr Pratt

d read out
46 On the night of the murder, _____ come to
32 when you give something to someone and they
Molly s house.
give you money for it

a Tom Briggs and Peter Hobbs

a sell b find c lose d answer

b Sergeant Foster and Inspector Walsh
33 the sister of your father or mother, or the wife

c Dr Pratt and his wife d two policemen
of your uncle
47 When Inspector Walsh talks to Peter Hobbs, he

a daughter b grandmother
learns that Hobbs is _____ Molly.

c aunt d cousin

a friendly with b angry with
34 an important person in the police

c in love with d afraid of

a boss b manager c inspector
48 Roger lost his _____ last month.

d visitor

a house b girlfriend c wife d job
35 land where people grow things to eat and keep
49 Diane thought Molly _____ their father.
animals

a watched b forgot c killed

a park b farm c zoo d home

d loved
36 a doctor gives you these to eat when you are ill
50 _____ killed Molly.

a tablets b sweets c boxes

a Jackie b Diane c Tom Briggs

d biscuits

d Peter Hobbs
37 kill somebody when you have decided to do it

a catch b push c break d murder
20 marks
38 with nothing inside it

a empty b dirty c ready
Total marks

d thirsty
39 when you say something that is not true

a forget b lie c tell d understand
40 make a new house

a buy b stay c move d build
20 marks
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