Strangers on a Train Photocopiable

pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 Strangers on a Train - Activity worksheets 1 of 2

Activity worksheetslevel 4 Teacher Support Programme

level 2

level 3

level 4

level 5

level 6

easystarts

While readingChapters 1–21 Answer these questions. Who has … a very smooth skin? ……… b bad front teeth? ……… c a cruel mouth? ……… d dead eyes? ………

2 Complete the following sentences. a Guy’s mother would be unhappy if …………

……………………………………………. . b Guy felt happy when he thought he would

………………………………………. . soon. c Guy meets Bruno on the train in the month

of …………………………………………. . . d Guy felt that Bruno’s room was like Hell

because ……………………………………. .

Chapters 3–53 Answer these questions. a Why does Guy think Miriam won’t be a

problem in a week? b Why does Bruno want to kill Miriam? c Do you think this meeting with Wilson may

be important later in the story? d What does Bruno tell Wilson? e Does Bruno think that an amusement park is

a good place for a crime? Why?

4 Use the clues to complete the chart. What is the word?

a a letter that is twice in the name of one of the characters of this story

b the second letter of the name of the animal that Bruno compares Miriam to when he is killing her

c the last letter of the name of the animal that Bruno compares Miriam to when she is eating ice-cream

d the third letter of the day of the week on which Miriam died

e the second letter of the name of Wilson’s friend

f the third letter of the name of the town that Bruno tells Wilson that he is going to

g the last letter of the transport Bruno used in Metcalf

a b c d e f g b

Chapters 6–85 Write notes of the actions/things that you

think may become evidence of a crime. Share them with your class.

page action/thing reason18 Bruno sends

Guy a card from a taxi Co in Metcalf

Evidence that Bruno is in Metcalf and knows Guy

6 ‘Pig Latin’ is a secret language in which the first consonant of a word is moved to the end and ‘ay’ is added. Imagine Bruno made a little change to the rule to make a secret code to write to Guy. Find the rule. Which of these messages did Bruno send to Guy? What do they say?

a iceney owntey Etcalfmey. b Itey isey ouryey urntey owney. c Iey avehey illedkey ouryey ifewey. d alley oodgey isheswey romfey hetey oldengey

estwey.

Chapters 9–107 Bruno and Guy made a plan. Write ✓ next to

the events that did NOT happen as planned and ✗ next to the others. Then put the events in order. Write numbers 2–7.

Example: a c1 Guy walked into the house at

midnight. c✓ b c Guy’s gun didn’t shoot the first two

times he fired it. c c c Parts of Guy’s gloves stayed on the

trees. c d c The door of the bedroom was closed. c e c The servants were in the house. c f c The window of the bedroom was

half open. c g c Guy hurt a servant who saw him. c

Chapters 11–138 Find sentences in the book to support these

statements. a Bruno’s mother thought it was possible that

Bruno had information about his father’s murder.

Strangers on a Train Photocopiable

pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 Strangers on a Train - Activity worksheets 2 of 2

Activity worksheetslevel 4 Teacher Support Programme

level 2

level 3

level 4

level 5

level 6

easystarts

b Bruno’s feelings changed: sometimes he felt powerful and sometimes he felt in danger.

c Guy believed he was guilty of Miriam’s death. d Anne realized that something was happening

to Guy.

9 What do the words in italics mean? As you read, complete the table.

page sentence means32 “Gerard was too stupid to find

out about him.”a

“We found these.” b“He knew where to go.” c“The whole thing was planned.” d

33 “… but he needed more and more whisky for that, and …”

e

“We could eat some.” f g

34 “That’ll take you a year.” h35 “This is worse than the

murder.”i

“We play tennis sometimes.” j“Didn’t we, Guy?” k

Chapters 14–1910 Complete the sentences. The second word in

each sentence is formed with four letters from the first word and a fifth letter; for example: alone–along. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a Guy wrote a letter to Anne because he had a _ _ _ _ _ _ feeling that all he was doing was _ _ _ _ _ . c

b Bruno couldn’t be _ _ _ _ _ because the _ _ _ _ _ were as high as mountains and Guy was afraid of water. c

c Owen was so _ _ _ _ _ that he probably didn’t notice that the telephone was _ _ _ _ _ the bed. c

11 Use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle.

Across a the person who saw Guy and Bruno on the

train b the number of weeks Guy and Anna were

away from home on a trip c the month Guy said to Gerard he had seen

Bruno again

d the season in which Gerard went to see Anne

g what Gerard had from the ties that Bruno bought

Down e the number of months between the train trip

and Gerard’s investigation f the month in which Guy and Bruno said they

met g the name of the person that offered Guy a

job in Canada h the name on Anne’s boat

e f

a

g h b

c

d

12 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? The CAPITAL letters in the true sentences form a phrase. Add it to the ending of the story. Does this make a big change to the ending or not? Why?

a c The CHief of Police knEw all the story when Gerard told it to him.

b c Guy went to Canada to BUild a bridge. c c Guy felT very happy when Anne Said she

was pregnant. d c The weatHer was nOT very good when

Guy, Anne and tHeIr friends went sailing on the India.

e c Guy killEd BruNo. f c Guy decided to write a letter to Anne and

look for Owen Markham. g c Guy thought GerArd could be on the

plane to Houston. h c OweN Didn’t Love Miriam and didn’t

want the baby. i c GErard had put the telephone under the

bed beFore Guy goT back to the hotel.

After reading13 Does the perfect crime exist? Discuss it with

another student.

Strangers on a Train Photocopiable

pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 Strangers on a Train - Progress test 1 of 1

Progress testlevel 4 Teacher Support Programme

level 2

level 3

level 4

level 5

level 6

easystarts

Chapters 1–21 Match a–d with 1–4 to make sentences.

a Guy works …. .b Bruno gets money from …. .c Bruno would like to murder …. .d Bruno drinks …. . 1) too much. 2) his father. 3) his mother. 4) as an architect.

2 Who is who? Write the right numbers to make true sentences.a Guy’s girlfriend …. .b Guy’s wife …. . 1) wants to go to Florida with him. 2) is in Mexico. 3) is pregnant. 4) is richer than him. 5) is proud of him. 6) is in contact with his mother.

Chapters 3–53 Choose the right answer, 1, 2 or 3.

a Who travelled from Long Island to Santa Fe and then to California? …. .

1) It was Bruno’s mother. 2) It was Guy. 3) It was Anne.b Who travelled from Metcalf to Mexico City? …. . 1) It was Bruno’s mother. 2) It was Bruno. 3) It was Guy.c Who travelled from Long Island to Santa Fe and

then to Metcalf ? …. . 1) It was Bruno. 2) It was Guy. 3) It was Anne.

Chapters 6–84 Are these sentences right (✓), wrong (✗) or it

doesn’t say (?)a After Miriam was killed, Guy took a train to

Metcalf. c

b Bruno found Guy’s address easily. c

c Bruno thought Miriam’s murder had been a great act. c

d Bruno cried because of the pain in his chest. c

e Bruno finally met Guy the year after he killed Miriam. c

Chapters 9–105 Complete these sentences with words from the box.

scratches map job gun gloves

a Mr Frear doesn’t give Guy a ………… .b Bruno gives Guy a …………, but Guy decides to

use his own.c Bruno also gives Guy a ………… .d Guy loses the ………… in some trees.e Anne is surprised when she sees ………… in

Guy’s hands.

Chapters 11–136 Write the right names.

Bob Faulkner Clark’s Arthur Bruno TreacherElsie Teddy Gerarda Bruno’s father’s detective: ……………b the bar where Bruno went on the night of his

father’s murder: ……………c Bruno’s mother: ……………d Guy’s friend: ……………e Guy’s wife’s cousin: ……………

Chapters 14–167 Find the mistakes.

a Gerard knows that Owen is lying because he has phone bills and has spoken to a waiter.

b Anne tells her parents that Guy was very nervous in March.

c Guy tells Anne that he lied about Bruno because he was frightened.

d Gerard knows that the phone calls stopped after Mr. Bruno’s death.

e Gerard knows that Bruno met Guy on the train because some passengers saw them together.

Chapters 17–198 Write the names from the box in the right places.

Wilson Dawland Guy Bruno GerardOwen a taxi driver

(a) …………… tells the Chief of police, (b) ……………, that he thinks that (c) …………… killed Mr. Samuel Bruno and that (d) …………… killed Miriam Haines. He has some proof. He has spoken with (e) ……………, who saw (f ) …………… at the station in Santa Fe, and with (g) …………… . He also has the bills of the telephone calls that (h) …………… made to Metcalf. He can finally solve the crimes when (i) …………… decides to speak with ( j) ……………, and (k) …………… hears their conversation through the telephone.