Reading Skills. Agata Christie's Miss Marple

Across Cultures. According to the textbook On Screen 3 (unit 4).

 

Додано: 19 грудня 2022
Предмет: Англійська мова, 10 клас
Тест виконано: 297 разів
20 запитань
Запитання 1

Read the text carefully and do the tasks

Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple

Imagine you’re on a train. Sitting opposite you is a white-haired lady with china blue eyes. As the lady glances round the train to the window, her hands are busy knitting something in the softest pink wool. Knitting, however, isn’t her only hobby – another is solving crimes! Introducing Miss Marple …

Miss Marple is an amateur detective and one of the famous British writer Agatha Christie’s most popular character. She lives quietly in a pretty village, knitting, gardening and people watching. Every so often, however, Miss Marple puts her knitting aside and turns her attention to solving crimes. Agatha Christie had already been writing for 12 years when, in 1932, Miss Marple appeared in The Thirteen Problems. Who was the inspiration behind the character?

A recent discovery made by her grandson, Mathew Prichard, has shad light on how the author created Miss Marple. Prichard had been clearing out a cupboard in his grandmother’s former home when he stumbled upon a dusty cardboard box. Opening it, Mathew found 27 audio tapes with recordings Christie had made while writing her autobiography.

When Mathew played the tapes, he was amazed to hear his grandmother’s strong, distinctive voice once again. Speaking into her dictaphone, Christie revealed she had based Miss Marple on her mother’s mother. As the author said, “Although a cheerful person, she was expected the worst of anyone and anything. And with almost frightening accuracy, she was usually right.”

Miss Marple has the same keen intuition. She is observant, her sharp eye picks up the smallest but most important of details. She also relates the past to the present, drawing on past experiences to make sense of present-day puzzles. All of this, combined with her knowledge of village life, helps to solve any mystery.

Christie hadn’t intended to make Miss Marple a permanent character, but in her determined way, the white-haired detective became a success! Christie wrote 12 Marple mysteries including, The Body in the Library, They Do It with Mirrors and A Caribbean Mystery. The character has appeared on film and in TV series worldwide.


Choose the correct item. 

Miss Marple works for the police.

варіанти відповідей

True

False

Запитання 2

Choose the correct item.

Her house is in the countryside.

варіанти відповідей

True

False

Запитання 3

Choose the correct item.

She was Christie’s first detective character.

варіанти відповідей

True

False

Запитання 4

Choose the correct item.

Prichard wrote his grandmother’s biography.

варіанти відповідей

True

False

Запитання 5

Choose the correct item.

Christie’s grandmother was the inspiration for creating Miss Marple.

варіанти відповідей

True

False

Запитання 6

Choose the correct item.

Miss Marple ignores small details.

варіанти відповідей

True

False

Запитання 7

Choose the correct item.

Miss Marple became a favourite character among readers.


варіанти відповідей

True

False

Запитання 8

Choose the correct item.

Miss Marple has appeared on stage.

варіанти відповідей

True

False

Запитання 9

Answer the question and choose the correct items. There are some right answers.

What was Miss Marple hobbies?

варіанти відповідей

Knitting

Gardening

Writing stories

People watching

Запитання 10

Answer the question and choose the correct items. There are some right answers.

What stories were included in 12 Marple mysteries?





варіанти відповідей

The Body in the Library

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The Caribbean Mystery

They Do It with Mirror

Запитання 11

Complete the sentence choosing correct word.

The detective _______ on his experiences of previous crimes to solve the mystery.

      


варіанти відповідей

 solved        

drew          

 based

Запитання 12

Complete the sentence choosing correct word.

Let me ________ you to the officer dealing with the case.

       

варіанти відповідей

 introduce          


pick            


reveal


Запитання 13

Complete the sentence choosing correct word.

She _________ at me, smiled and returned to her knitting.

          

варіанти відповідей

stumbled          

 turned     

glanced

Запитання 14

Complete the sentence choosing correct word.

The author _________ her most famous character on a family member.

            

варіанти відповідей

 draw            

based            

introduced

Запитання 15

Complete the sentence choosing correct word.

The latest news article _________ light on new aspects of the crime.

           

варіанти відповідей

shed              

 base               

draw

Запитання 16

Complete the sentence choosing correct word.

The detective ___________ his attention to the builder and started asking him questions.

                    


варіанти відповідей

 revealed      

turned     

stumbled

Запитання 17

Complete the sentence choosing correct word.

The police have not __________ the identity of the victim yet.

           


варіанти відповідей

 revealed               

picked up            

stumbled   

Запитання 18

Complete the sentence choosing correct word.

As I was cleaning my room, I _________ upon my favourite detective novel!

              


варіанти відповідей

 stumbled              

picked          

glanced

Запитання 19

Complete the sentence choosing correct word.

Detectives ___________ crimes for a living.

              


варіанти відповідей

 introduce          

solve               

 draw

Запитання 20

Complete the sentence choosing correct item.

The police inspector ___________ up on a clue everyone else had missed.

       


варіанти відповідей

 solved           

picked           

shed

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