Comprehension Test
Brat Farrar
Josephine Tey
1 Complete the following sentences. a Mr Sandal and Bee went to visit Brat Farrar in his room because ...

b Simon suggested to Brat that he rode Timber because ...

c Simon wasn’t afraid to tell Brat that he killed Patrick because ...

d Simon went to the quarry before Brat because ...

e The family thought that Brat was an Ashby because ...

20 marks

2 Why did Brat buy the rope?

10 marks

3 Choose five adjectives from the list below to describe Brat, and five to describe Simon. ambitious, rude, sincere, capable, ugly, jealous, careful, popular, greedy, wild, enthusiastic, angry, stupid, generous, miserable, aggressive. …ver más…

a [ ] first baby b [ ] engagement c [ ] collection of cups d [ ] wedding anniversary 16 Alec Loding found it difficult to get work _____. a [ ] in the stables b [ ] in London c [ ] as a teacher d [ ] in the theatre 17 Sheila Parslow _____. a [ ] worked in the stables at Latchetts b [ ] used to be in love with Patrick c [ ] knew how to ride Timber d [ ] studied at the school in Clare Park 18 Patrick had a special way of _____. a [ ] using a pencil b [ ] drawing c [ ] writing his capital letters d [ ] talking 19 _____ was the last person to see Patrick alive. a [ ] George Peck b [ ] Mr Pilbeam c [ ] Abel Tusk d [ ] Aunt Bee 20 Brat thought that Simon was just like _____. a [ ] Timber b [ ] Eleanor c [ ] Aunt Bea d [ ] Chevron 20 marks

Dialogue
Who said this? 21 ‘I feel you would have been an excellent master of Latchetts.’ a [ ] Simon b [ ] Aunt Bee c [ ] Alec Loding d [ ] Ruth 22 ‘He killed himself and left a note to say “Goodbye”.’ a [ ] Mr Sandal b [ ] Eleanor c [ ] Simon d [ ] George Peck 23 ‘There’s no going back now.’ a [ ] Eleanor b [ ] Brat c [ ] Alec Loding d [ ] Simon 24 ‘He doesn’t seem like an impostor.’ a [ ] George Pike b [ ] Mr Sandal c [ ] Jane d [ ] Aunt Bee 25 ‘People like Ruth are the happy ones in the world.’ a [ ] Aunt