Reading Test "A biography of Agatha Christie" (O.Karpyuk, 8th form)

I. Translate into English.

1) детективний роман

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2) детектив

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3) оповідання

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4) сценарій

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5) п'єса

II. Complete the sentence.

1) Agatha Christie was born in ... in ... .

II. Complete the sentence.

2) Agatha Christie died in ... at the age of ... .

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3) Agatha Christie was the youngest of ... .

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4) Agatha Christie ... .

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5) Agatha Christie came up with the idea of writing a detective novel ... .

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6) Agatha Christie`s second husband was ... .

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7) One of the most popular novels of hers is ... .

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8) ... and ... are Christie`s well-known characters.

II. Complete the sentence.

9) Agatha Christie is the author of 70 ... and a number of ... , plays and screenplays.

III. True or false?

1) Agatha Christie used her working experience in writing her novels.

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2) Hercules Poirot is the main character of 30 detective stories by Agatha Christie.

III. True or false?

3) There was some personal tragedy in Christie`s life connected with her first husband.

III. True or false?

4) The journeys to the Far East with Agatha`s second husband created the background for the novel Death on the Nile.

III. True or false?

5) An old lady with sharp mind and intuition was called Mrs. Hudson.

III. True or false?

6) Agatha Christie is the most popular mystery writer of all times whose works are translated into different languages.