Oranges in the Snow
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Mary Durie is a scientist.
b Mary Durie is Joe’s assistant.
c Mary and Joe are in Alaska.
d The flower can see in the dark.
e Joe is the thief.
f A man in a beard fights Joe.
g The thief drinks the liquid.
h Mary and Joe go to the airport to find the
liquid.
i The man with long hair is the thief.
j The thief smells of oranges.
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2 Put the following events in the story in the right
order. Number them 1–10.
a The liquid turns yellow.
b Mary and Joe go to the airport.
c Mary finds Joe in a cupboard.
d Mary and Joe find the thief.
e Mary and Joe find a flower in Alaska.
f Mary and Joe talk to one of the pilots.
g Mary and Joe see three planes.
h Mary and Joe begin the experiment.
i The thief fights with Joe.
j Mary closes the curtain of the laboratory.
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3 Who says this? Who do they say it to? Joe, the man
with the beard, the man with the hat, Mary, the
pilot
a ‘Everything’s ready now.’ ………………
to ………………
b ‘This is very valuable.’ ……………… to
………………
c ‘A man . . . with a beard. A smell of . . .
oranges.’ ……………… to ………………
d ‘Everyone on my plane smells of
oranges.’ ……………… to ………………
e ‘I have it.’ ……………… to
………………
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4 Match the place in A with the description in B.
A B
COMPREHENSION
1 Spain a They do the experiment
2 a cupboard here.
3 the restaurant b The thief puts Joe here.
4 the laboratory c The thief meets the man
TEST
5 the airport in the hat here.
d There are three planes
here.
e The oranges come from
here.
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5 Match a word from A with a definition from B.
A B
1 curtain a you are this when many
2 experiment people know you
3 famous b you use this to lock a
4 heat door
5 key c you close this so people
6 lock can’t see in through a
7 orange window
8 smile d somebody who takes
9 thief things without paying
10 valuable e an important fruit in this
story
f you do this when you are
happy
g worth a lot of money
h close a door so that
people can’t open it
i something you try to do
in a laboratory
j make something hot
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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 It is a _____ night.
a F cold and rainy b F rainy and windy
c F hot and windy d F cold and windy
2 Mary Durie is doing an experiment in _____.
a F a classroom b F a forest
c F a laboratory d F her home
3 Before the experiment Mary feels _____.
a F a little afraid b F a little tired
c F very angry d F very hungry
4 The special flower grows in _____.
a F Texas b F Alaska c F California
d F Florida
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5 In the experiment, Joe and Mary put some _____
on the flower.
a F liquid b F sugar c F hair d F smoke
6 Outside the laboratory there is a _____.
TEST
a F cat and a dog b F cat and a fish
c F cat and a seal d F dog and a seal
7 Joe and Mary find _____ planes at the airport.
a F two b F three c F four d F five
8 The planes are _____.
a F all black b F all white c F all blue
d F different colours
9 At the airport the shop is _____.
a F open b F closed c F expensive
d F big
10 At the airport there is _____ in the waiting
room.
a F nobody b F the man with the beard
c F a pilot d F a dog
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Mary Durie is a _____.
a F teacher b F scientist c F doctor
d F detective
12 Joe is Mary’s _____.
a F assistant b F brother c F husband
d F friend
13 Mary’s boss is playing _____.
a F football b F basketball c F tennis
d F rugby
14 The strange man behind the car drops _____.
a F a postcard from Alaska b F a photo of
Alaska c F a book about Alaska
d F a plane ticket to Alaska
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15 Mary finds Joe in the _____ with a scarf over
his mouth.
a F cupboard b F laboratory
c F waiting room d F restaurant
16 Joe has a lot of _____ on his hands.
a F food b F sticky tape c F soap
d F liquid
17 The dog is eating _____ under the table.
a F a flower b F an orange c F a shoe
d F some bread
18 The man with the long hair on the blue plane
wants to sell Joe _____.
a F some flowers b F a dog c F a watch
d F an orange
19 The man with the beard and white coat is in
the _____.
a F plane b F waiting room c F shop
d F restaurant
20 At the airport the police _____ see in the dark.
a F can b F can’t c F learn to
d F begin to
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Dialogue
Who says or writes this?
21 ‘Everything’s ready now. We can do the
experiment.’
a F Joe b F Mary’s boss c F the man
with the beard d F the pilot of the blue plane
22 ‘Something is happening. I feel different. My
legs and my hands hurt …’
a F Joe b F the man with the beard
c F the pilot of the yellow plane
d F one of the policemen
23 ‘We must be careful. This is very valuable.’
a F Joe b F Mary c F the lorry driver
d F one of the policemen
24 ‘Joe! Is that you?’
a F Mary b F Mary’s boss c F the man
with the beard d F one of the policemen
25 ‘Remember there are bad men out there. Be very
careful, Mary.’
a F Joe b F Mary’s boss c F the lorry
driver d F one of the policemen
26 ‘Oh dear! I can’t find my keys.’
a F Joe b F Mary c F the lorry driver
d F the pilot of the yellow plane
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27 ‘He works on the plane and he is not the man Plot

you want.’
a F Mary b F Mary’s boss c F the man
with the beard d F one of the policemen
28 ‘That’s my coat!’
a F Joe b F Mary c F the lorry driver
d F the pilot of the red plane
29 ‘Everyone on my plane smells of oranges.’
a F the man with the beard b F one of the
policemen c F the pilot of the yellow
plane d F the pilot of the blue plane
30 ‘Good ! Now we can make lots of money.’
a F Joe b F Mary c F Mary’s boss
d F the man with the hat in the restaurant
Choose the best answer.
41 Joe and Mary do an experiment on _____.
a F a small flower b F a very big flower
c F a lot of flowers d F a tree with flowers
42 Joe and Mary make something to help people
_____.
a F run faster b F learn more quickly
c F sleep very well d F see in the dark
43 Joe and Mary make some yellow _____ with the
flower.
a F tea b F food c F liquid d F paper
44 Joe and Mary _____ the liquid.
a F sell b F buy c F drink d F drop
45 Somebody _____ the bottle, notebook and white

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coat from the laboratory.
a F takes b F buys c F plays with
Vocabulary d F drops
46 Joe and Mary look for a man with a _____.

TEST
Choose the best answer.
a F gun b F beard c F cat d F bag
31 cloth that covers a window
47 The red plane is full of _____.
a F curtain b F wall c F floor d F paper
a F computers b F televisions
32 when you want to make something hot, you do
c F flowers d F fish
this to it
48 The man with the beard in the restaurant only
a F cut b F heat c F drop d F hold
has one _____.
33 a box or space with a door where you keep
a F shoe b F leg c F arm d F eye
things
49 The thieves try to _____ Joe, Mary and the
a F table b F fridge c F cooker
police.
d F cupboard
a F find b F stop c F run away from
34 you do this when you feel happy
d F kill
a F run b F cry c F smile d F forget
50 In the end the police _____ the thieves.
35 you open and lock doors with this
a F kill b F arrest c F laugh at d F lose
a F key b F knife c F pen d F mirror
36 a person who takes something that is not theirs 20 marks
a F killer b F thief c F visitor d F driver
37 when something is worth a lot of money
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38 when a lot of people know a person
a F famous b F nice c F beautiful
d F pleased
39 when you let something fall to the ground
a F stay b F leave c F drop d F put
40 if you buy something, this man brings it to your
home or work
a F runner b F detective c F policeman
d F delivery man

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