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Activity worksheetslevel 5 Teacher Support Programme
While reading Chapter 11 How many people are or were planning to go
to Egypt? Who are they? Make a list as you read.
2 Complete the crossword puzzle.a f g h
b
c
d
e
Across a Joanne asks Linnet to let her wear her
……………… till dinner time. b Mrs Otterbourne feels she has to defend her
……………… . c Mrs Otterbourne is wrong when she says that
going to Egypt or not isn’t a matter of life or ……………… .
d The owner of Chez Ma Tante is very kind to Poirot, whom he considers a very important ……………… .
e Simon and Linnet go to Egypt on their ……………… .
Down f William Carmichael gets excited when he
reads a letter that arrives from Egypt by ……………… .
g Linnet doesn’t worry about her pearls being stolen because they are ……………… .
h Tim Allerton is happy because he has made a good amount of money from an ……………… .
3 Match a–d with 1–4. a Mrs Allerton’s son’s cousin is ….. b Linnet’s husband is ….. c Mrs Van Schuler’s cousin’s daughter is …..
d Grant’s partner’s nephew is ….. 1) Cornelia Robson 2) Jim Fanthorp 3) Linnet’s friend 4) Linnet’s former classmate’s ex fiancé
Chapter 24 Poirot had conversations with these people.
Order them as they occurred. Write numbers 1–16. Make notes about details that you think may be important later in the story. Share your notes with another student and keep them.
Poirot spoke with … a c Rosalie; about Assuan and Linnet b c Rosalie, about her mother c c Mrs Otterbourne and Rosalie d c Mrs Otterbourne e c Tim Allerton f c Mrs Allerton and Tim g c Mrs Allerton h c Linnet, about Jacqueline i c Linnet, about feeling afraid j c Jackie, about why she was there k c Jackie, about the need to follow one’s
star l c Guido Richetti m c a young man in dirty clothes and Richetti n c Miss Van Schuyler o c Mr Ferguson p c Simon Doyle
5 Where were the passengers when these events happened? Write the correct number.
On the way … 1 from Cairo to Shellal2 from Shellal to Ez Zebua3 from Ez Zebua to Wadi Halfa
a Linnet and Simon are surprised to meet Jacqueline again. …..
b Mr Pennington tries to make Linnet sign some documents. …..
c Poirot meets Miss Van Schuyler. ….. d Poirot tells Rosalie that speaking about her
feelings may help her feel relieved. ….. e Mrs Allerton, Tim and Poirot try to guess
who the passengers are. ….. f Cornelia enjoys her conversation with Dr
Activity worksheetslevel 5 Teacher Support Programme
Chapter 36 Use the syllables in the box to make the
missing words.
ple co vet ci col in nel temdence vel ket mar o
a A ……………… is a commissioned army officer with a high rank.
b A ……………… is a situation in which two events accidentally happen at the same time and seem to be related.
c ……………… is a cloth with a soft surface. d A ……………… is a building where religious
people go to pray or for ceremonies. e The stock ……………… is the business of
buying and selling shares.
7 Are these sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)? a Mr Ferguson likes Cornelia. c b Cornelia enjoys her time with Dr Bessner. c c Rosalie likes Mrs Allerton. c d Tim Allerton likes Poirot. c e Linnet likes Richetti. c f Mr Ferguson likes Linnet. c
8 Write a number and a letter to make true sentences.
1 hurry 2 look 3 come 4 turna off b away c up d across
a Jackie did not push the rock that almost killed Linnet. Simon saw her ….. ….. a boat a few minutes after the accident.
b Linnet’s reaction to Richetti’s rude behaviour was to ….. ….. from him.
c When Colonel Race meets Poirot, the detective is watching Jackie ….. ….. after saying she’d rather kill Simon than see him happy with Linnet.
d On the night of the crime, Simon seems not to concentrate on the game he is playing. Jackie’s comments make him ….. ….. from his cards and ….. the room at Jackie.
Chapter 49 What motive for killing Linnet may these
people have? a Ferguson …………………………………… b Jackie ……………………………………….
c Windlesham ……………………………….. d George Wode ………………………………. e Fleetwood ………………………………….. f Pennington ………………………………… Is there any other person you think may have
a motive? Who? Share your answers with another student.
10 Put these events in order. Write numbers 1–4. a c Fanthorp can’t find the pistol in the
lounge. b c Miss Van Schuyler sees Miss Otterbourne
through something overboard. c c Louise Bourget helps Linnet to undress
and go to bed. d c Pennington hears noises outside Dr
Bessner’s cabin.
Chapter 511 Answer these questions. a How many guns were there on board the
Karnak and whose were they? b Which cabins were next to Linnet’s? c Who was the man that Rosalie saw come out
of Linnet’s room? d How many people had died by the end of the
story and who were they? e What surprises Poirot about what he found in
the cabins? f How many bullets were fired with the pistol
that killed Linnet and who were they aimed at?
12 Write ✓ next to the crimes that were committed or attempted in the story. Use your dictionary if necessary. Write the name of the people who committed or attempted to commit them.
a kidnapping c ………………………… b blackmailing c ………………………… c theft c ………………………… d bigamy c ………………………… e conspiracy c ………………………… f forgery c ………………………… g murder c ………………………… h trespassing c …………………………