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The Secret of the Stones

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    Comprehension questions. Chapters 1-3
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  • What are the names of the children in the story?
    Max and Laura.
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  • Where do they often go on holiday?
    To different cities and countries.
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  • Are they going to visit a different country this holiday?
    No.
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  • Finish the sentence: STONECROSS near Salisbury is not a city. It's ..............
    a village.
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  • Where are they going to stay?
    In a cottage.
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  • The cottage is in the middle of a field. What does Max think about it?
    That it's boring.
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  • Who wants to sleep and relax all the time?
    Dad.
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  • What does the kids' mum wants to do?
    She wants to walk and paint
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  • Finishe the sentence: SALISBURY is a beautiful part of England full of ....
    ...culture, tradition and mystery.
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  • The cottage is big with four bedrooms and two bathrooms downstairs.
    True.
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  • What's there apart from a living room and a kitchen?
    A study.
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  • Who studies history and what is this persons job?
    It's Uncle Stephen and he's a historian.
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  • What does Uncle Stephen try to understand?
    The things that nobody understand, for example the mystery of Stonhenge.
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  • What does Mr Carter do in the cottage?
    He looks after the cottage when nobody is staying there.
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  • Who is Mr Carter warning the guests against?
    Against Mrs Black.
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  • Use three adjectives to describe Mrs Black.
    Old, fat, pretty.
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