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READING & TRAINING K E Y T O T H E E X E R C I S E S

Peter Foreman pages 17, 18 exercise 2 page 20 exercise 7

KEY TO THE EXERCISES
AND EXIT TEST
The 1880s: A Creative Decade
page 5 exercise 1
1885. First modern bicycle. Benzs
3-wheeled vehicle that used petrol.
1886. Coca-Cola appears. Dr Jekyll
and Mr Hyde published.
1887. Dunlops pneumatic tyre.
Sherlock Holmes introduced. Queens
Golden Jubilee.
1888. Stage play of Dr Jekyll and
Mr Hyde. Berliners gramophone. First
Kodak box camera. Whitechapel
murders.
page 5 exercise 2
Open answers.
page 10 exercise 1
a. He is selling newspapers to people
in the street.
b. He is selling some kind of food.
c. They are talking.
d. The boys are looking at the other
people.
page 10 exercise 2
The man and woman on the right are
obviously richer than the other
people in the scene. The boy selling
the newspapers, the other children
A A. 4 B. 1 C. 6 D. 3 E. 2 F. 5 Open answers.
B 1. Charles Cross discovered the
body. Chapter Two
3. Mr and Mrs Purkiss were trying page 21 exercise 1
to sleep in their bedroom. 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. C
6. The killer probably escaped into
Whitechapel Road. page 29 exercise 1
page 18 exercise 3 1. d 2. b 3. i. 4. a 5. k 6. d 7. h.
8. l 9. j 10. c 11. e 12. g
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. C
8. B 9. C 10. A page 30 exercise 2
pages 18, 19 exercise 4 a. The inspector saw some objects
and the man with the basket are that the killer had put near Annies
obviously poor. A a. clever, efficient, savage feet.
b. drunk, clean, quiet, good b. Mrs Richardson, who lived with
c. cool her grandson, let out other rooms.
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d. dark, gloomy, dangerous, dirty, c. The passage, which was 7-8 metres
page 10 exercise 1 cold, wet long, went through the house.
1. in London Docks changed e. crowded, noisy d. John Richardson took off one of his
2. went to watch the fire. f. quiet, narrow, dark boots, which was hurting his toe.
3. in the streets and slept B a. The Whitechapel streets e. Annie Chapman, who Mrs Darrell
4. it was cheap b. The people of Whitechapel identified later, was talking to a
5. was drinking too much. c. The lodging houses man.
6. she had no money. d. Alcohol f. Jack the Ripper, who was in a
7. did not have many street lamps. e. The sky dangerous situation, escaped
8. at 2.30am on August 31st f. Inspector Abbeline through the streets.
9. person saw her alive again her g. The attic room that John Davis
killer. page 19 exercise 5 occupied looked over Hanbury
page 17 exercise 1 1. Constable John Neil/a. Found the Street.
body of Polly Nichols. h. The man (who) Mrs Darrel saw
a. Because the weather was cool. was taller than Annie.
2. Polly Nichols/b. Got drunk, was
b. There was a great fire. i. Annie met her friend Amelia
murdered.
c. In lodging houses. Palmer, who gave her two pennies.
3. Inspector Abbeline/c. Investigated
d. On drink. j. Amelia Palmer, who was Annies
the murder.
e. Because it was a poor area. friend, gave her some money.
4. Jack the Ripper/d. Killed Polly
f. At 2.30am on August 31st.
Nichols.
g. In front of Browns stableyard. page 31 exercise 3
5. Ellen Holland/e. Talked with Polly
h. Constable Jonas Mizen/A 1. was walking down Hanbury Street
Nichols.
policeman. 2. noticed/saw a man and a woman
6. Charles Cross/f. Found the body of
i. In their bedroom (on the 2nd floor). 3. outside 4. didnt see the mans
Polly Nichols.
j. Ellen Holland. 5. Will you 6. short 7. than the
k. He strangled her and cut her throat. page 20 exercise 6 woman 8. dark coat 9. he was
l. It was new and unknown. a. 4 b. 2 c. 6 d. 1 e. 7 f. 3 g. 8 over 10. was foreign
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Life in the East End
page 34 exercise 1
a. T b. F it was an extremely poor
area. c. F it got worse. d. T
e. T f. F it was often dirty, and in
fact it was safer to drink gin or beer.
g. F this was the cost of 2 kilos of
stale bread. h. T i. F they never
went there alone. j. T
Chapter Three
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A. 6 B. 7 C. 5 D. 3 E. 2 F. 1 G. 4
page 43 exercise 1
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B
page 44 exercise 2
A a. Constable Smith said (that) he
had seen a man and a woman by
the school wall opposite the yard.
b. The inspector asked Schwartz if
he was sure about the mans age.
c. The doctor wondered if Mr
Diemschutz had disturbed the
killer.
d. Louis Diemschutz told his wife
to bring him a candle.
e. Dont go back into the yard,
Louis! Mrs Diemschutz told her
husband.
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A. 4 B. 7 C. 1 D. 6 E. 3 F. 2 G. 8
H. 5
page 45 exercise 4
1. that went into 2. was/is possible
(that) 3. was blown out by
4. havent/have not seen Liz since
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Open answers.
Chapter Four
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1. C 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. C
8. D 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. D
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a. 5 b. 9 c. 2 d. 4 e. 6 f. 1 g. 8
h. 10 i. 3 j. 7 l. 12 k. 11
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1. badly 2. description
3. appearance 4. darkest
5. assistance 6. examination
g. In your opinion, how did the killer Chapter Five
escape?
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h. Who wrote the message on the wall?
i. Why did the killer murder 1. family moved to Wales
Catherine Eddowes? 2. was killed/died in an explosion
j. Who is/was the killer, in your 3. Mary did not marry Joe Flemming.
opinion? 4. decided to live together.
5. At the beginning of 1888
page 57 exercise 5 6. could be noisy and quarrelsome
Open answers. 7. walked out after a quarrel (with
Mary).
Immigrants in the East End 8. the couple couldnt pay
9. he had no work and couldnt give
page 61 exercise 1
her any money.
a. Because there was a potato 10. was there
famine in Ireland. 11. some clothing/clothes.
b. Germany, Hungary, Russia and
Poland. page 70 exercise 1
A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 1 E. 8 F. 6 G. 2
c. A second-hand clothes market.
d. It caused a lot of racial tension in H. extra sentence I. 7
the area.
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e. Because he threatened a woman
a. back/through b. over/up c. down
with a knife.
d. back e. for f. through/back
f. He carried knives in the street late
g. out h. against i. out/back j. back
at night and disappeared after
Annie Chapmans murder. page 71 exercise 3
g. In police custody/at the police station.
h. He was a mad, dirty tramp.
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Open answers.
Chapter Six
page 73 exercise 1
1. never 2. lots of/many 3. any
4. them 5. murders 6. be 7. saw
8. who 9. hat 10. did/could 11. not
page 81 exercise 1
a. T b. F she did not see his face,
but thought he was foreign-looking.
c. T d. T e. F it seems to confirm
Hutchinsons story. f. F he was
probably a solitary man who perhaps
worked as a butcher. g. F he was
afraid of becoming like his mother.
h. T i. T j. T k. F it suggests that
he knew her well. l. T
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1. D 2. F 3. B 4. E 5. C 6. D 7. A
8. C 9. F 10. E 11. A 12. D
page 82 exercise 3
1. picture 2. witnesses 3. stout
4. muscles 5. moustache 6. dark
7. peak 8. deerstalker 9. butcher
10. professional 11. doctor 12. suspect
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page 84 exercise 1
Open answers.
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Chapter Seven 1. Can you remember who said or wrote the following (1-10)?
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page 84 exercise 1 Write A, B, C, etc. in the boxes.
1. T 2. F it was the first murder of A Polly Nicholss father B Catherine Eddowes C Jack the Ripper
its kind. 3. T 4. F some writers D Annie Chapman E Inspector Abbeline F Mary Kelly
believe this, although it has not been G Joseph Lawende H George Hutchinson I Elizabeth Darrell
proved. 5. F the stories made
people even more scared. 6. T 7. F 1. I dont think I can recognise him again.
it was the name for a mysterious 2. Catch me if you can.
man who demanded money from 3. I got the impression he was foreign, but I cant say why.
prostitutes. 8. F he was hunted
4. I am of the opinion his statement is true.
because he always wore a leather
apron for his work (he was a boot- 5. I must get some money, or I cant sleep in my lodgings.
maker) 9. T 10. T 6. I dont think she had any enemies. She was too good for that.
7. Will you?
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8. I hope it will be a fine day tomorrow as I want to go to the Lord
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A
Mayors Show.
page 93 exercise 2 9. About 2.00 a.m. on 9th November I met the murdered woman, Mary
a. domestic quarrels, drink, or robbery. Kelly.
b. she was killed ferociously. 10. Ill take care of myself, and I wont fall into his hands.
c. they found a leather apron at 29
Hanbury Street.
d. for protection/to protect him. 2. Can you remember some words from the footnotes? Write the words for
e. offered (a reward of) 100 for the the following definitions. Then check your answers.
arrest of the murderer. a. Accommodation for poor, homeless people, who paid for a bed or room.
f. a letter signed, Yours Truly, Jack b. Floor (of a building) at street level.
the Ripper was published (on c. People forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution or
October 1st ). natural disaster.
g. (that) he nearly had a nervous d. A little windy.
breakdown.
e. Hair growing between the nose and mouth.
f. Ran quickly.
1. 2. has 3. 4. an 5. been 6. g. Mark on the skin caused by injury.
7. at 8. got 9. 10. the 11.
12. been 3. Now you write definitions for the following. Then check your answers.
a. Slum houses c. Apron e. Kettle
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b. Beggars d. Jolly f. Damp
2. i 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. e 7. f 8. c 9. h
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Open answers. KEY TO EXIT TEST 3 Possible answers:
1 1. G 2. C 3. I 4. E 5. D 6. A a. houses in a very poor part of the
7. C 8. F 9. H 10. B city. b. Poor people who ask for
2 a. lodging houses b. ground floor money for food. c. A piece of
c. refugees d. breezy cloth worn around the waist to
e. moustache f. rushed g. bruise protect the clothes. d. Lively and
happy. e. A metal container used
to boil water. f. Slightly wet.