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While reading
Chapter 1
1 How many people are or were planning to go
to Egypt? Who are they? Make a list as you
read.
2 Complete the crossword puzzle.
a

c
d

Across
a Joanne asks Linnet to let her wear her
till dinner time.
b Mrs Otterbourne feels she has to defend her
.
c Mrs Otterbourne is wrong when she says that
going to Egypt or not isnt a matter of life or
.
d The owner of Chez Ma Tante is very kind to
Poirot, whom he considers a very important
.
e Simon and Linnet go to Egypt on their
.
Down
f William Carmichael gets excited when he
reads a letter that arrives from Egypt by
.
g Linnet doesnt worry about her pearls being
stolen because they are .
h Tim Allerton is happy because he has
made a good amount of money from an
.
3 Match ad with 14.
a Mrs Allertons sons cousin is ..
b Linnets husband is ..
c Mrs Van Schulers cousins daughter is ..

Grants partners nephew is ..

1) Cornelia Robson
2) Jim Fanthorp
3) Linnets friend
4) Linnets former classmates ex fianc

Chapter 2
4 Poirot had conversations with these people.
Order them as they occurred. Write numbers
116. Make notes about details that you think
may be important later in the story. Share
your notes with another student and keep
them.
Poirot spoke with
a c Rosalie; about Assuan and Linnet
b c Rosalie, about her mother
c c Mrs Otterbourne and Rosalie
d c Mrs Otterbourne
e c Tim Allerton
f c Mrs Allerton and Tim
g c Mrs Allerton
h c Linnet, about Jacqueline
i c Linnet, about feeling afraid
j c Jackie, about why she was there
k c Jackie, about the need to follow ones star
l c Guido Richetti
m c a young man in dirty clothes and
Richetti
n c Miss Van Schuyler
o c Mr Ferguson
p c Simon Doyle
5 Where were the passengers when these events
happened? Write the correct number.
On the way
1 from Cairo to Shellal
2 from Shellal to Ez Zebua
3 from Ez Zebua to Wadi Halfa

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a Linnet and Simon are surprised to meet

Jacqueline again. ..
b Mr Pennington tries to make Linnet sign
some documents. ..
c Poirot meets Miss Van Schuyler. ..
d Poirot tells Rosalie that speaking about her
feelings may help her feel relieved. ..
e Mrs Allerton, Tim and Poirot try to guess
who the passengers are. ..
f Cornelia enjoys her conversation with Dr
Bessner. ..
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Activity worksheets

PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme

LEVEL 5

Death on the Nile

Chapter 3
6 Use the syllables in the box to make the
missing words.
ple co vet ci col in nel tem
dence vel ket mar o

a A is a commissioned army
officer with a high rank.
b A is a situation in which two
events accidentally happen at the same time
and seem to be related.
c is a cloth with a soft surface.
d A is a building where religious
people go to pray or for ceremonies.
e The stock is the business of
buying and selling shares.
7 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
a Mr Ferguson likes Cornelia.
c
b Cornelia enjoys her time with Dr Bessner. c
c Rosalie likes Mrs Allerton.
c
d Tim Allerton likes Poirot.
c
e Linnet likes Richetti.
c
f Mr Ferguson likes Linnet.
c
8 Write a number and a letter to make true
sentences.
1 hurry 2 look 3 come 4 turn
a off b away c up d across

a Jackie did not push the rock that almost killed

Linnet. Simon saw her .. .. a boat a few
minutes after the accident.
b Linnets reaction to Richettis rude behaviour
was to .. .. from him.
c When Colonel Race meets Poirot, the
detective is watching Jackie .. .. after
saying shed rather kill Simon than see him
happy with Linnet.
d On the night of the crime, Simon seems not
to concentrate on the game he is playing.
Jackies comments make him .. .. from
his cards and .. the room at Jackie.

Chapter 4
9 What motive for killing Linnet may these
people have?
a Ferguson
b Jackie .

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c Windlesham ..
d George Wode .
e Fleetwood ..
f Pennington
Is there any other person you think may have
a motive? Who? Share your answers with
another student.
10 Put these events in order. Write numbers 1 4.
a c Fanthorp cant find the pistol in the
lounge.
b c Miss Van Schuyler sees Miss Otterbourne
through something overboard.
c c Louise Bourget helps Linnet to undress
and go to bed.
d c Pennington hears noises outside Dr
Bessners cabin.
Chapter 5
11 Answer these questions.
a How many guns were there on board the
Karnak and whose were they?
b Which cabins were next to Linnets?
c Who was the man that Rosalie saw come out
of Linnets room?
d How many people had died by the end of the
story and who were they?
e What surprises Poirot about what he found in
the cabins?
f How many bullets were fired with the pistol
that killed Linnet and who were they aimed
at?
12 Write 3 next to the crimes that were
committed or attempted in the story. Use
your dictionary if necessary. Write the name
of the people who committed or attempted to
commit them.
a kidnapping c
b blackmailing c
c theft
c
d bigamy
c
e conspiracy c
f forgery
c
g murder
c
h trespassing c

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Progress test

PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme

LEVEL 5

Death on the Nile

Chapter 1
1 Replace the words in brackets with the correct
word or phrase from the box.
pyramids honeymoon engaged
land agent pearls
a Joanna wanted to wear the .
(valuable, small round objects used in jewellery).
b Jackie said that she was (had agreed
to get married) to a boyish, charming, lovable
young man.
c Jackie wanted to see the Nile and the
. (ancient stone buildings with four
walls that come to a point at the top).
d Linnet went on a journey along the Nile for her
. (holiday that people have after
their wedding).
e Linnet met her husband when she employed him
as her . (manager of her large
property).

Chapter 2
2 Write 3 next to the people who openly admit they
dislike Linnet and 7 next to those who do not.
a Tim Allerton
c
b Jaqueline de Bellefort
c
c Rosalie Otterbourne
c
d Mr Ferguson
c
e Mr Pennington
c

Chapter 3
3 Complete the sentences with words from the box.
little heavily bad pleasantly close
uncomfortable poor boring deeply
a Tim complains about his health,
money and life.
b Linnet had a escape from death
thanks to her husbands quick reaction.
c Mr Fergusons comment to Cornelia about Linnet
was followed by an silence.
d Miss Van Schuyler could not find her shawl and left
the lounge in a temper.
e Jacquelines behaviour made Cornelia feel
embarrassed and excited.
f Fanthorp managed to awake the
sleeping Dr Bessner and returned to the lounge.

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4 Who thinks this? Who do the words in italics refer
to? Write the names.
Dr Bessner Jacqueline Linnet (2) Joanna
Mrs Allerton Cornelia Pennington
(a) thinks, I wonder why Poirot asks
questions about her (b) () financial
affairs.
(c) thinks, I love to hear him
(d) () read to me!
(e) thinks, My son likes her a lot, but
I really do not like her (f ) ()!
(g) thinks, He (h) () will
bleed to death! Then she (i) () will live,
he will die, and I will be all alone!

Chapter 4
5 Change one word to make each sentence true.
Use the syllables in the box to form the words.
let fa er gage ther en ment
wait fa ter so
a A name was found on the wall at the scene of the
crime.
b After shooting Simon, Jackie kicked the gun under
a table.
c Only the Captain heard the shot against Simon,
because all windows were closed.
d Simon told Poirot that there was a passenger
whose mother had lost money doing business with
Linnets father.
e Fleetwood was angry with Linnet because she
had advised Marie to end her marriage with him.

Chapter 5
6 Use the words and the names to complete the
sentences.
rosary insistence scandal blackmail Simon
Jackie Tim Rosalie Louise
a tried to a murderer and
was murdered herself.
b s that Jackie was not left
alone gave her a perfect alibi.
c hid the real pearls inside a
.
d and told Poirot they
were not talking about but comparing
lipsticks.

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