One Way Ticket – Short Stories.doc

Comprehension Test One-Way Ticket – Short Stories Jennifer Bassett 1 Which stories are these sentences about? The Girl with Green Eyes, South for the Winter, or Mr Harris and the Night Train? 1 In this story a man sees a girl kill her brother. 2 It’s about a beautiful young woman – a bored beautiful young woman! 3 It’s the story of a young man, two girls and a lot of money. 4 In this story a man takes a train to Oulu, but he takes a bus back to Helsinki. 5 This story happens in a south-eastern European country. 10 marks 2 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. A 1 Julie left the train with the tall, dark man ... 2 Mr Harris’s face was white ... 3 Tom liked Melanie and Carol ... 4 Carl took Elena’s necklace ... 5 Tom went to prison ... B a ... so he told them about his life. b... because she was bored. c... so the guard gave him some vodka. d... because there was $200,000 in his bag. e... because he wanted money. 20 marks 3 Fill in the gaps using: reading, looking, people, buses, wife, trains, country, jobs, Spain, fruit, aeroplanes, red, noisy, move, green. 1 Julie is Bill’s . She has hair and eyes. She doesn’t like She wanted to go to , but Bill likes staying in England. 2 Tom doesn’t like staying in one for a long time. He likes to from place to place. He does different when he needs money. He can do hotel and restaurant work, building work and pick . He likes trains because you can meet a lot of . 3 Mr Harris is afraid of , and he doesn’t like . He likes trains because they’re big and and exciting. He likes out of the window and a book or a newspaper. 30 marks 4 Mark the right answer. There is only one correct answer. The Girl with Green Eyes 1 How many people are there in the carriage at the beginning of the story? a Four b Five c Seven 2 What does Julie read about the back page of the tall man’s newspaper? a Some famous towns in Italy b