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	BOOK ACTIVITY ANSWERS
Stage 3
A Pair of Ghostly Hands and Other Stories
1	Which story do these sentences come from? A Pair of Ghostly Hands, Lost Hearts, Mrs Amworth, The Waxwork, John Charrington’s Wedding.
a	The eyes were open and the full, red mouth seemed to smile. ……………………
b	But the handfuls were never thrown. ……………………
c	Water was running. ……………………
d	‘Don’t let them touch you with their cold hands.’ ……………………
e	He was very white, with almost no blood 
in him. ……………………
f	‘And how old are you?’ ……………………
g	The candle fell out of my hand and crashed on the floor. ……………………
h	Everyone had painful bites from these insects. ……………………
i	He understood then that it was not going to be easy after all. ……………………
j	In his left side there was a great, open hole. ……………………
 	  20 marks 
2	A Pair of Ghostly Hands. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a	___	Mrs Carkeek knew about the hands.
b	___	Aunt Emily put the cork in the pipe.
c	___	At first Aunt Emily was frightened.
d	___	Mrs Carkeek cleaned the house.
e	___	Aunt Emily left the house as soon as she saw the hands.
 	  10 marks 
3	Lost Hearts. True (T) or false (F)?
a	___	Mr Abney was happy to have Stephen live with him.
b	___	Two other children had lived in the house before Stephen.
c	___	Mr Parkes liked going into the cellar.
d	___	Stephen wanted to go and see Mr Abney late at night.
e	___	Mr Abney wanted to kill three children.
 	  10 marks 
4	Mrs Amworth. True (T) or false (F)?
a	___	Mrs Amworth looked older than 
her age.
b	___	Mrs Amworth liked people to sleep with their windows open.
c	___	Mrs Amworth died because a car 
hit her.
d	___	After the car killed Mrs Amworth they had no problems with vampires.
e	___	Urcombe killed the vampire with a gun.
 	  10 marks 
5	The Waxwork. True (T) or false (F)?
a	___	Hewson worked for a lot of newspapers.
b	___	The Waxworks' manager often let people stay the night in the 
Murderer's Room.
c	___	They put in a bed for Hewson.
d	___	The police put Dr Bourdette in prison.
e	___	Dr Bourdette cut Hewson’s throat.
 	  10 marks 
6	John Charrington’s Wedding. True (T) or false (F)?
a	___	People were surprised that John and May were going to get married.
b	___	John saw his uncle before the wedding.
c	___	John’s uncle was going to America. 
d	___	John and May got married in church.
e	___	May died on the way home.
 	  10 marks 
7	Who said this? Who did they say it to? Mr Abney, Mrs Amworth, Aunt Emily, 
Dr Bourdette, Mrs Carkeek, John Charrington, May Forster, Hewson, Stephen, Urcombe.
a	‘Do you think I’ll let anything happen to me?’ ……………….. to ………………..
b	‘She loves you, I’m sure she does.’ ……………….. to ………………..
c	‘I’m eleven, sir.’ 
……………….. to ………………..
d	‘You must not sit with him, or see him.’ ……………….. to ………………..
e	‘You cannot move or speak’ 
……………….. to ………………..
 	  30 marks 
 	  Total marks 
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	COMPREHENSION TEST
Stage 3
A Pair of Ghostly Hands and Other Stories
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1	 
a	Mrs Amworth
b	John Charrington’s Wedding
c	A Pair of Ghostly Hands
d	The Waxwork
e	Mrs Amworth
f	Lost Hearts
g	A Pair of Ghostly Hands
h	Mrs Amworth
i	The Waxwork
j	Lost Hearts
 
2	 
a	T
b	F
c	T
d	F
e	F
 
3	 
a	T
b	T
c	F
d	T
e	T
 
4	 
a	F
b	T
c	T
d	F
e	F
 
5	 
a	T
b	F
c	F
d	F
e	F
 
6	 
a	T
b	T
c	F
d	T
e	F
 
7	 
a	John Charrington, May Forster
b	Mrs Carkeek, Aunt Emily
c	Stephen, Mr Abney 
d	Urcombe, Mrs Amworth
e	Dr Bourdette, Hewson
	OXFORD BOOKWORMS
	COMPREHENSION TEST ANSWERS
Stage 3
A Pair of Ghostly Hands and Other Stories
Setting
Choose the best answer.
1	_____ had rented the house in Cornwall before Aunt Emily.
a		Nobody
b		Only one person
c		Several people
d		One family 
2	Aunt Emily thought that Mrs Carkeek _____ during the night.
a		did the housework
b		washed the floors
c		did the cooking
d		watered the garden 
3	Mrs Bunch said that two children had _____.
a		died in the cellar
b		disappeared 
c		died in the library
d		stolen Mr Abney’s money 
4	Stephen had a horrible dream about _____.
a		a body in the cellar
b		two children in a garden 
c		a body in a bath
d		Mr Abney’s library
5	Everybody liked Mrs Amworth, except 
for _____.
a		Frances Urcombe
b		the gardener 
c		the storyteller
d		Mr Amworth 
6	_____ thought that a flying insect had bitten the gardener’s son. 
a		Mrs Amworth
b		The storyteller
c		Francis Urcombe
d		Dr Ross
7	Raymond Hewson stayed with the waxworks all night _____.
a		because he liked them
b		for his newspaper article 
c		for scientific reasons
d		to show he wasn’t afraid
8	Dr Bourdette had killed many people 
with _____.
a		a knife
b		his own hands
c		a razor
d		a gun
9	May Forster was the _____ girl in
the village.
a		most interesting
b		funniest
c		kindest
d		most beautiful 
10	John Charrington didn’t return after visiting his _____.
a		uncle
b		father
c		brother
d		grandfather
 	  20 marks 
Characters
Choose the best answer.
11	_____ was a middle-aged woman with a pleasant face.
a		Mrs Kendall
b		Aunt Emily
c		Mrs Hosking
d		Mrs Carkeek
12	Margaret died because she _____.
a		was murdered
b		washed her hands 
c		caught an illness
d		fell in a river
13	Mr Abney wanted to know about 
Stephen’s _____.
a		financial situation
b		favourite books
c		exact age
d		interests 
14	Giovanni Paoli’s ghost had _____ and a hole in his chest.
a		no hair
b		long fingernails
c		no fingernails
d		long hair
15	Mrs Amworth lived in _____ for many years.
a		Africa
b		Thailand
c		America
d		India 
16	Elizabeth Chaston was a vampire who lived in Maxley _____ years ago.
a		three
b		one hundred
c		ten
d		three hundred 
17	Raymond Hewson looked like a man 
who _____.
a		was usually successful
b		earned a lot 
c		usually failed
d		enjoyed life
18	Dr Bourdette was a small, thin man 
with _____.
a		a little moustache and glasses
b		a little beard and glasses 
c		a big moustache
d		a big beard and glasses
19	John Charrington’s _____ at his wedding.
a		coat was dirty and his hair untidy
b		clothes were clean 
c		clothes were dirty but his hair was tidy
d		looked very handsome
20	May Forster married _____.
a		the wrong man
b		John’s ghost 
c		an old boyfriend
d		John’s twin brother
 	  20 marks 
Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21	‘I don’t use that tap. I don’t need it.’
a		Mrs Carkeek
b		Margaret
c		Aunt Emily
d		Mr Hosking
22	‘That’s why you put the cork in 
the waterpipe.’
a		Mrs Bunch
b		Aunt Emily
c		Mr Hosking
d		Mrs Carkeek
23	‘How did you manage to make all these holes in your nightshirt?’
a		Stephen
b		Mr Abney
c		Giovanni Paoli
d		Mrs Bunch
24	‘I’m not going down there again at night!’
a		Mr Parkes
b		Mrs Bunch
c		Stephen
d		Mr Abney
25	‘How could she fly through the air like that?’
a		the gardener
b		Francis Urcombe
c		the storyteller
d		Mr Persall
26	‘You must not sit with him, or see him. And you know why.’
a		Dr Ross
b		Mrs Amworth
c		Mr Persall
d		Francis Urcombe
27	‘You can come upstairs when you’ve had enough.’ 
a		Mr Abney
b		the manager of the waxworks 
c		Raymond Hewson
d		Mr Parkes
28	‘I like men with thick necks . . . thick, red necks.’
a		Mrs Amworth
b		Mrs Bunch
c		Dr Bourdette
d		Mr Abney 
29	‘I feel sure something will happen.’
a		Geoffrey
b		May Forster
c		John Charrington
d		May’s father
30	‘He was here on time, all right.’
a		Tom
b		May
c		May’s father
d		Geoffrey
 	  20 marks 
Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31	a room in the ground below a house
a		grave
b		attic
c		cellar
d		carriage
32	something on the end of a pipe that you turn to get water
a		cork
b		tap
c		tank
d		top
33	to say or show you do not want to do or accept something
a		realize
b		hypnotize
c		refuse
d		disappear
34	something you use to close a bottle 
a		shovel
b		cork
c		rose
d		material
35	a thin cut made by something sharp
a		scratch
b		nail
c		rat
d		grave
36	a woman on the day of her wedding
a		bridegroom
b		waxwork
c		housekeeper
d		bride
37	the hair above a man’s mouth,below 
his nose
a		moustache
b		wound
c		beard
d		hurdy-gurdy
38	a sharp thing that people use to cut hair off their bodies 
a		pipe
b		screwdriver
c		razor
d		pick
39	the box in which a dead person is put
a		cupboard
b		chest
c		grave
d		coffin
40	a cut on the body, made by a gun or a knife
a		bat
b		nail
c		wound
d		bite
 	  20 marks 
Plot
Choose the best answer.
41	The ghostly hands belonged to _____.
a		a young woman
b		a little girl
c		a little boy
d		an old woman
42	When Aunt Emily knew the truth, she _____.
a		stayed in the house for a few years
b		left the house immediately 
c		never left the house again
d		bought the house
43	After another horrible dream, Stephen found scratches _____.
a		on his face
b		in the cellar 
c		outside his bedroom door
d		on his bedroom window
44	Mr Abney ate the hearts of _____.
a		two children
b		three people
c		three children
d		two people 
45	When Urcombe made the sign of the cross, Mrs Amworth _____.
a		ran away
b		stepped in front of a car
c		fell down
d		bit his neck
46	_____ lived in Mrs Amworth when she was alive and dead.
a		Two different vampires
b		The same ghost
c		No vampires
d		The same vampire
47	Raymond could not move because _____.
a		he was so afraid of the waxworks
b		Dr Bourdette had hypnotized him 
c		he didn’t want Dr Bourdette to see him
d		he was actually asleep
48	Raymond’s body had _____.
a		a wound to its neck
b		several wounds 
c		no wounds
d		a knife in its heart
49	People thought that John Charrington 
had _____ before the wedding.
a		been sleeping badly
b		killed someone 
c		been travelling on a train
d		been drinking
50	John Charrington was killed _____ he 
was married.
a		two hours before
b		the day after 
c		the day before
d		two hours after
 	  20 marks 
 	  Total marks 
	OXFORD BOOKWORMS
	MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Stage 3
A Pair of Ghostly Hands and Other Stories
Setting
1	c
2	a
3	b
4	c
5	a
6	d
7	b
8	c
9	d
10	a
Characters
11	d
12	c
13	c
14	b
15	d
16	d
17	c
18	a
19	a
20	b
Dialogue
21	a
22	b
23	d
24	a
25	c
26	d
27	b
28	c
29	b
30	a
Vocabulary
31	c
32	b
33	c
34	b
35	a
36	d
37	a
38	c
39	d
40	c
Plot
41	b
42	a
43	c
44	a
45	b
46	d
47	b
48	c
49	d
50	a
	OXFORD BOOKWORMS
	MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST ANSWERS
Stage 3
A Pair of Ghostly Hands and Other Stories
Before reading
Activity 1
Open answers, but the information available should lead students to choose some options before others. The most likely answers are numbers 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, and 17. Students should also try to guess which ghost belongs to which story.
Activity 2
Encourage students to speculate and to make guesses, but do not tell them the answers. They will find out as they read that the answers are 1b, 2c, 3c, 4a, 5a.
while reading
A PAIR OF GHOSTLY HANDS
TO PAGE 7 
Encourage students to make guesses, and also to look for any clues in the text: for example, it is more likely to be someone from Mr Kendall’s family than from Farmer Hosking’s, as Mr Kendall sold the house, perhaps to get away from the ghost. But do not tell students if their guesses are right or not; they will find out as they read that the answers are:
1 To someone that Mrs Carkeek had known. 
2 To someone in Mr Kendall’s family.
3 To a good kind person. 
4 To a child.
5 To someone who died not long ago.
LOST HEARTS
TO PAGE 19 
Encourage students to speculate and to make guesses, but do not tell them the answers. They will find out as they read that the true answers are numbers 1 and 6.
LOST HEARTS
PAGE 20 TO END
Students can describe this in their own way; a possible explanation might be:
Mr Abney believed that by eating the hearts of three children he could become somebody who could do strange and wonderful things. But the ghosts of Phoebe and Giovanni, the two children he had killed years before, wanted to punish him. Perhaps they also wanted to stop him killing Stephen as well. They probably came into the library through the window from the garden, and then perhaps the boy used his long fingernails to make the wound in Mr Abney’s side. There was no blood, so perhaps Mr Abney died of fear.
MRS AMWORTH
TO PAGE 29 
Encourage students to discuss all the possibilities and how each death might happen, but do not tell them the answers.
2 Mrs Amworth, who is killed in a road accident in the village.
5 A vampire, who is killed by the narrator and Francis Urcombe.
THE WAXWORK
TO PAGE 41 
Encourage students to speculate and to make guesses, but do not tell them the answers (which are numbers 1 and 4).
JOHN CHARRINGTON’S WEDDING
TO PAGE 51 
Encourage students to examine the various possibilities, but do not tell them what actually happens. They will find by the end that the events happen in this order: 3, 4, 2, 1, 5.
after reading
Activity 1
1 Mrs Amworth, from the story Mrs Amworth
	She has just met Francis Urcombe in the village street, and seen that he and the others are moving the gardener’s son to a different house. She is very angry because the vampire in her is taking the boy’s blood and she wants to be able to get at him at night.
2 May Forster, in John Charrington’s Wedding
	She is in the church, waiting for John to arrive, and has just heard his footsteps as he comes in. She has not looked at him yet.
3 Miss Margaret, in A Pair of Ghostly Hands
	Aunt Emily has just come in and seen her hands under the tap in the little room at the back of the house.
4 The manager, in The Waxwork
	He has just left Raymond Hewson in the Murderers’ Room for the night.
5 Mr Abney, in Lost Hearts
	He has just heard about Stephen’s horrible dream, in which Stephen saw a body in the bath, in the bathroom where Mr Abney had hidden the dead body of Phoebe Stanley. Mr Abney is worried that the ghosts of the two dead children will make trouble for him in some way.
Activity 2
 ‘Well, she knows now, Mr Hosking. Everything was fine until she wanted to use the tap in the little room two days ago. When she went to look at the water tanks, she found the cork and took it out. Then early this morning she got up because she heard water running. She went down to the little room and saw Margaret, who was washing her hands under the tap. Of course, Miss Emily was afraid at first, but I told her Miss Margaret loved her, so she decided to stay.’
Activity 3
Possible answers:
Mrs Bunch: But why did Mr Abney want to see you so late?
Stephen: I don’t know. He just said he wanted to show me something very important.
Mrs Bunch: It’s all so strange. I don’t understand it at all.
Stephen: And there was another strange thing, Mrs Bunch. Earlier in the evening I saw a boy and a girl in the garden.
Mrs Bunch: Really? What were they like?
Stephen: She was like the body in the bath in my dream and he was thin, with black hair and long fingernails.
Mrs Bunch: And what did they do, this boy and girl?
Stephen: They stood there, looking up at the windows. She stood still, holding her hands over her heart, but he lifted his arms high in the air. Then, on the left side of his chest, a great black hole opened, and I heard a terrible cry. And then they disappeared.
Mrs Bunch: How frightening! And then you went down to the library and found poor Mr Abney in his armchair . . .
Activity 4
We are sorry to report the death of Mrs Amworth in a road accident. Mrs Amworth spent many years in India, but returned to England earlier this year after the death of her husband. She came to Maxley because her family, the Chastons, had once lived here.
In the short time she was with us, Mrs Amworth quickly became a part of village life and a friend to many. Her lunch and dinner parties were popular, and she enjoyed card games and musical evenings. Everyone in Maxley will miss her.
Activity 5
Open answers.
Activity 6
If students need help with this, encourage them to look at links in the language.
3 Tom: ‘What’s happened, sir? People are saying that Mr Charrington has disappeared.’
6 Geoffrey: ‘I’m afraid he has, Tom. You see, when we got back here to the house, there was a message about him.’
5 Tom:‘What did the message say, sir?’
8 Geoffrey: ‘It said . . . It said that Mr Charrington was killed in an accident on his way to the station. At half past one.’
1 Tom: ‘Half past one! But at half past three he was in the church, getting married! We all saw him!’
4 Geoffrey: ‘I know, Tom. So did I. That’s what’s so terrible.’
7 Tom: ‘So that poor, poor girl married a ghost, and rode home with him in the carriage. 
Is she . . .?’
2 Geoffrey: ‘No, Tom, she isn’t all right, and I don’t think she ever will be again.’
Activity 7
Encourage discussion of the titles and whether students think they are good titles or not.
A Pair of Ghostly Hands
· ! 4AP in the Night
· Gentle Ghost
Lost Hearts
· s !SHES FOR -R !BNEY 
· ! $ANGEROUS 3PRING
Mrs Amworth
· Twice Dead
· Job in the Cemetery
The Waxwork
· s4HE %YES OF A -URDERER 
· 4HE .ECK #OLLECTOR
John Charrington’s Wedding
· Keeping a Promise
· Lucky Ride