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English 19 Public

Reading Comprehension

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John Gadly was a young detective / thief.

detective

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He wanted to find a (detective / thief) who was stealing jewellery.

thief)

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John wrote an (email / letter) to the superintendent every day.

email

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(Everyone / No one) in the village said the thief was very clever.

Everyone

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Someone / No one saw the thief because he took things when everyone was asleep.

No one

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(Someone / No one) stole some more jewellery when John was in bed.

Someone

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John found the (jewellery / thief) in the magpie’s nest.

(jewellery

15

The magpie (stole / flew) the jewellery.

stole

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He followed someone into the forest. (Ella, the chef, John Gadly)

John Gadly

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He had a beard. (Ella, the chef, John Gadly)

the chef

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She doesn’t like a lot of extra information. (Ella, the chef, John Gadly)

Ella

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He works in a small hotel. (Ella, the chef, John Gadly)

the chef

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She wasn’t in the village. (Ella, the chef, John Gadly)

Ella

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(Ella, the chef, John Gadly)

John Gadly

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Why does John write to Ella every day?

Because he is a new detective.

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Why didn’t John go to bed on 18th August?

Because he wanted to catch the thief.

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