Brat Farrar Test

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. Brat: ....................., ....................., ....................., ....................., .....................  Simon: ....................., ...................., ......................., ......................, .....................  10 marks 4 Circle the words which are related to horses: estate, breed, priest, foal, quarry, twins, saddle, stable, nursery, pony. 10 marks 5 This is what Simon Ashby did on the day that he murdered Patrick. Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–5. a      He threw Patrick’s body into the quarry. Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 5 1

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  He went to the blacksmith’s.

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He left Patrick’s coat on a cliff-top.

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He went out on his pony in the night to search for Patrick.

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He wrote a note in Patrick’s handwriting. 20 marks

6 Imagine you are Brat Farrar. Write a letter to Alec Loding. Explain everything that has happened and why you will not be giving him any money. .................................................................................... .................................................................................... .................................................................................... .................................................................................... .................................................................................... .................................................................................... .................................................................................... .................................................................................... .................................................................................... ....................................................................................

30 marks

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Multiple-choice Test

Brat Farrar Josephine Tey

Setting Choose the best answer. 1 The Ashby children’s parents _____. a [ ] were away b [ ] died in a plane crash

c [ ] were poor

d [ ] died in a car crash

2 Patrick died _____. a [ ] when Simon was a baby b [ ] when he was thirteen c [ ] with his parents

d [ ] when he was a baby

3 Alec Ledingham’s plan was to make people think that _____. a [ ] Brat Farrar was Patrick c [ ] Simon had killed Patrick

b [ ] he was Patrick d [ ] Brat was the Ashby children’s cousin

4 Brat Farrar had spent his first fifteen years _____. a [ ] with horses

b [ ] in the USA c [ ] in France

d [ ] in an orphanage

5 Alec told Brat everything about the Ashbys _____. a [ ] at different places in Kew Gardens c [ ] at different restaurants in London

b [ ] near Latchetts d [ ] at different places in England

6 Brat told the lawyer, Mr Sandal, _____. a [ ] lies about his childhood

b [ ] the truth about Alec

c [ ] the truth about his past in the USA d [ ] that he had never left England 7 Mr Sandal and Aunt Bee went to see Brat in _____. a [ ] Latchetts

b [ ] his rented room

c [ ] Mr Sandal’s office

d [ ] Kew Gardens

8 _____ was sure that Patrick hadn’t returned. a [ ] Eleanor

b [ ] Jane

c [ ] Simon

d [ ] Ruth

9 People had always thought that _____. a [ ] Simon was a strange child b [ ] Patrick was weaker than Simon c [ ] Patrick was unkind to Simon

d [ ] Patrick was a responsible child

10 Brat Farrar _____. a [ ] was given no money to buy clothes

b [ ] decided not to continue with the plan

c [ ] was unsure about continuing with the plan 20 marks Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 5 3

d [ ] told the police about Alec’s plan

Characters Choose the best answer. 11 The Ashby family had lived at Latchetts for _____ years. a [ ] less than two

b [ ] a hundred

[ ] fifty d [ ] more than two hundred

12 Brat first worked with horses in _____. a [ ] Mexico

b [ ] the USA c [ ] France

d [ ] Canada

13 Aunt Bee wondered why Patrick _____ if he had run away. a [ ] hadn’t emailed

b [ ] hadn’t phoned

c [ ] hadn’t written

d [ ] didn’t come back

14 Simon was in love with Peggy Gates until _____. a [ ] he met Sheila Parslow

b [ ] she met Brat

c [ ] she was given a good horse

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d [ ] her family lost their money

15 Roger Clint wanted a silver cup for his _____. 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 c [ ] knew how to ride Timber

b [ ] used to be in love with Patrick

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

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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

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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 Bee

b [ ] Brat

c [ ] George Pike

d [ ] Eleanor

26 ‘Well, you have got your own little tricks, haven’t you?’ a [ ] Brat

b [ ] Eleanor

c [ ] Simon

d [ ] Ruth

27 ‘You really must dance with someone else, you know.’ a [ ] Peggy b [ ] Brat

c [ ] Sheila d [ ] Eleanor

28 ‘We’re in this together now, with this little secret.’ a [ ] Simon

b [ ] Brat

c [ ] Aunt Bee

d [ ] Alec

29 ‘Whatever you say will remain between ourselves.’ a [ ] Brat

b [ ] Aunt Bee

c [ ] Eleanor

d [ ] George Pike

30 ‘I should hate to let you go without saying goodbye.’ a [ ] Patrick

b [ ] Eleanor

c [ ] Simon

d [ ] Brat

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Vocabulary Choose the best answer. 31 someone who pretends to be another person a [ ] owner

b [ ] master

c [ ] partner

d [ ] impostor

32 unhappy, worried a [ ] spoilt

b [ ] lame

c [ ] tight

d [ ] upset

33 a place from which stone is taken, for building a [ ] port

b [ ] cliff c [ ] quarry

d [ ] stud

34 the ability to make people like you a [ ] charm

b [ ] breed

c [ ] humour

d [ ] fence

35 interested only in oneself a [ ] self-possessed

b [ ] self-centred

c [ ] self-controlled

36 facts which show what happened a [ ] estate

b [ ] waste

c [ ] evidence

d [ ] retribution

37 to say that something is not true a [ ] deny b [ ] fall for

c [ ] give up

d [ ] swear

38 freedom from fear or worry a [ ] allowance

b [ ] relief c [ ] mind d [ ] silence

39 a bedroom for babies and small children Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 5 5

d [ ] self-taught

a [ ] misery b [ ] box

c [ ] foothold

d [ ] nursery

40 to decide to live in one place a [ ] settle down

b [ ] sit down

c [ ] settle up

d [ ] set on

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Plot Choose the best answer. 41 When Simon met Brat for the first time, Simon _____. a [ ] was embarrassed

b [ ] looked relieved

c [ ] didn’t talk

d [ ] hugged Brat

42 Simon was shocked when Brat _____. a [ ] didn’t like Patrick’s favourite toy

b [ ] got lost around the house

c [ ] mentioned Patrick’s favourite toy

d [ ] found his way around the house

43 Eleanor was surprised that Brat had ridden Timber, because _____. a [ ] the horse was so dangerous

b [ ] she thought that Brat couldn’t ride

c [ ] nobody ever rode him d [ ] the horse had killed a man 44 Brat read about _____ in an old copy of the local newspaper. a [ ] Latchetts

b [ ] Patrick’s death

c [ ] the parents’ death

d [ ] Timber’s tricks

45 Simon _____ while Brat was signing the book at the races. a [ ] tried to poison Chevron

b [ ] tightened Chevron’s saddle belt

c [ ] gave Chevron too much food

d [ ] loosened Chevron’s saddle belt

46 When Simon was drunk, he confessed to _____. a [ ] hating Sheila b [ ] wanting to kill Brat

c [ ] killing Patrick

d [ ] lying

47 George Peck thought that Brat _____. a [ ] should tell the family b [ ] had no proof against Simon c [ ] should tell the local newspaper

d [ ] should leave Latchetts

48 Brat bought a rope to _____. a [ ] tie Simon up

b [ ] climb up a cliff c [ ] go down the quarry

49 Simon died when _____ the quarry. a [ ] the ground gave way at c [ ] Brat stabbed him at

b [ ] Brat pulled him over the edge of

d [ ] he fell on his own knife at

50 Brat Farrar _____. a [ ] was really Simon’s half brother

b [ ] was probably Walter’s son

c [ ] wasn’t an Ashby d [ ] was really a Ledingham 20 marks Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 5 6

d [ ] climb a tree

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Brat Farrar 1 Possible content for students’ answers: a … they wanted to catch him by surprise to see him as he really was. b … he was hoping that the horse would injure or even kill Brat. c … he thought that Brat would not tell anyone in order to keep his own secret. d … he was hoping to throw Brat into the quarry and he didn’t want anyone to see him. e … he looked like Simon and also Walter Ashby had a son and no one knew where he was. 2 To climb down into the quarry. 3 Brat: ambitious, capable, careful, enthusiastic, generous Simon: rude, jealous, greedy, angry, aggressive 4 breed, foal, saddle, stable, pony 5 a

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