Title Girl on a Motorcycle

COMPREHENSION
TEST
Title
Girl on a Motorcycle
JohnAuthor
Escott
1 This is Kenny and Ned talking. Fill in the gaps in the
dialogue with the following words: afraid, same,
gun, matter, phone
kenny
ned
kenny
ned
kenny
ned
4 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
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b
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e
Are you thinking that’s the (a)................
girl?
I – I don’t know. Perhaps it is.
What can we do? She’s leaving soon. Let’s
(b)................the police. I think it’s her.
No! Not the police.
What’s the (c)................ ? Are you
(d)................of something?
No, but . . . perhaps she’s got a
(e)................!
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5 Write a police description of the robber.
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2 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make
complete sentences.
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Kenny is going to New York bybus.
Ned arrives in town by car.
Kenny hides in Mel’s bathroom.
Kenny opens Ned’s room with akey.
Ned hits Kenny with his gun.
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Kenny is going . . .
The robber is sitting . . .
A news-reader is talking . . .
She is coming . . .
Mel rides her motorcycle quickly . . .
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towards the river.
about the supermarket robbery.
across America by bus.
on a motorcycle and has a gun.
out of room seventeen.
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3 Who says this? Who do they say it to? Kenny, the bus
driver, the robber, the security guard, Mel, Ned, the
policewoman
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‘I want to stop here tonight.’
................ says this to ................
‘Give me the money!’
................ says this to ................
‘I don’t like buses. I like motorcycles.’
................ says this to ................
‘You can’t get away.’
................ says this to ................
‘Do I know your face?’
................ says this to ................
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Setting
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The story is in _____.
a F Florida b F Texas c F Arizona
d F California
Kenny is going across America _____.
a F by plane b F on a motorbike
c F by bus d F on foot
He wants to go to San Francisco _____.
a F tomorrow b F at the weekend
c F next week d F next month
The robbery is in _____.
a F San Francisco b F Los Angeles
c F New York d F Seattle
Somebody robs _____.
a F a security guard b F a bank
c F an old lady d F a young man
_____ takes pictures of the robbery.
a F Kenny b F A security guard
c F A supermarket camera d F A girl
The robber is _____.
a F a dog b F a man c F a woman
d F a child
Kenny’s motel is _____ from Los Angeles.
a F 150 kilometres b F 100 kilometres
c F 75 kilometres d F 50 kilometres
He stays in Room _____.
a F 17 b F 23 c F 18 d F 25
He sees _____ arrive on a motorcycle.
a F a man b F a girl c F two people
d F the robber
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Dialogue
Characters
Choose the best answer.
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Kenny comes from _____.
a F Boston b F New York c F Chicago
d F Los Angeles
His surname is _____.
a F Moore b F More c F Muir
d F Mure
After the robbery, _____ phones the police.
a F Kenny b F the supermarket manager
c F Ned d F a security guard
The robber has _____ and a black motorcycle
coat.
a F short blond hair b F short black hair
c F long blond hair d F long black hair
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Mel doesn’t like _____.
a F motels b F Kenny c F buses
d F trains
She phones _____ from her room.
a F her mother b F Fran
c F her brother d F Ned
Ned has _____ in his coat.
a F some money b F a phone c F a wig
d F a gun
_____ Ned out of the river.
a F Nobody helps b F Mel helps
c F Kenny helps d F Some people help
Kenny tells his story to _____.
a F a policewoman b F a policeman
c F two policemen d F two policewomen
Mel is a _____.
a F famous stunt girl b F taxi driver
c F police officer d F TV newsreader
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‘Give me the money!’
a F Kenny b F Mel c F a robber
d F a policewoman
‘I like motorcycles.’
a F Mel b F Kenny c F Ned d F Fran
‘Does he know her face, too?’
a F Ned b F Kenny
c F a security guard d F Mel
‘Not the police.’
a F the supermarket manager b F Ned
c F Mel d F Kenny
‘How can I get into her room?’
a F the woman working at the motel
b F the motel manager c F Kenny d F Ned
‘I must get away from here!’
a F Kenny b F Ned c F Fran d F Mel
‘What are you doing in my room?’
a F Mel b F Kenny c F a security guard
d F Ned
‘I can stop him!’
a F Mel b F a security guard
c F a policeman d F Kenny
‘Are you famous?’
a F Kenny b F a policeman c F Ned
d F a policewoman
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a F Mel b F Ned c F Kenny
d F Mel’s mother
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Vocabulary
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to take something that is not yours
a F buy b F pay c F give d F rob
a thing that can kill people
a F key b F camera c F lock d F gun
someone who reads the news on television
a F newsagent b F newspaper
c F news-reader d F newsperson
to close with a key
a F lock b F look c F open d F climb
false hair
a F stunt b F wig c F robbery d F blond
to move quickly
a F climb b F go c F run d F stop
to go up and down with your hands and feet
a F swim b F climb c F jump d F walk
to look for something
a F see b F find c F hear d F search
when many people know you
a F famous b F blond c F careful
d F hungry
a dangerous but exciting activity
a F stunt b F jump c F drive d F swim
A woman working at the hotel _____.
a F opens the door to Room 17 for Kenny
b F opens the door to Room 17 for Ned
c F doesn’t open the door to Room 17 for
Kenny d F doesn’t open the door to
Room 17 for Ned
Kenny _____ when Mel comes into the room.
a F goes out through the door
b F says ‘sorry’ c F goes out through the
window d F says ‘you’re the robber’
He _____ in Room 18.
a F doesn’t find anything b F finds the
money and a blond wig c F finds a black wig
and motorcycle coat d F sees Mel again
Ned _____.
a F gives Kenny some of the money
b F hits Kenny and locks him in the room
c F asks Kenny not to phone the police
d F thinks that Kenny is the robber
_____ goes after Ned on a motorbike.
a F A police officer b F Kenny
c F The hotel owner d F Mel
Ned falls into the river _____.
a F and swims away b F and learns to
swim c F but he cannot swim d F and dies
Kenny goes to _____.
a F San Francisco on Mel’s motorbike
b F Los Angeles on Mel’s motorbike
c F San Francisco by bus d F Los Angeles
by bus
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
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Kenny hears about the robbery from _____.
a F the girl next door b F the TV news
c F the hotel receptionist d F his mother
Kenny _____.
a F phones the police about Mel
b F has lunch with Mel c F doesn’t like Mel
d F thinks Mel is the robber
_____ doesn’t want to phone the police.
a F Kenny b F Mel c F Ned
d F A waitress
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