Pre-Reading Activity: THE SPECKLED BAND

1. In This story, while a woman was dying, she said, It was the band! The speckled band!
Sherlock Holmes must discover who killed her. Find the word speckled in your dictionary, and
write the definition here:

2. Below are some meanings of the word band. Which of these can be speckled?
a. A group of musicians
b. A piece of cloth or rope
c. A gold wedding ring
d. A group of radio waves

3. Look at these words that describe categories:

fire
crime
sounds
building
clothes
transportation
Now, look at the words in italics. Next to them, write the category they fall into. (You can use a
dictionary.)

Examples: candle ______fire____________

case ________crime__________________

hiss________________________________

passage_____________________________

revolver_____________________________

carriage_____________________________

veil_________________________________

shutters______________________________

whistle______________________________

vent_________________________________

inn__________________________________

return ticket___________________________