Reading exercise

1. LANGUAGES INSTITUTE
ENGLISH LEVEL III
Reading practice workshop (class 12B)
Students’ name: _________________________________ / ____________________________________
Professor’s name: _______________________________________ Group _________ Date ___________
The BIG SCAN: Clue sheet Questions
OFFICE: (Multiple Choice)
1. Who has been killed?
a. Manuella Novella
b. Terrance Spelling
c. Angela Spelling
2. Who is reporting the murder?
a. Manuella Novella
b. Angela’s sister
c. Terrance Spelling
3. Who are ALL the suspects?
a. Her husband, her lover, Terrance Spelling
b. Manuella Novella, Terrance Spelling, Don Juan
c. Her lover, Terrance Spelling, Don Juan
WHO DONE IT?
Solve the case by writing down the important information. You may work in any order, but be sure to stop at
each location to gather clues. Fill in ALL clues before you solve the mystery. You may go back to locations
more than one time.
Grammar/Spelling mistakes and incomplete sentences are penalized with 0.1 points (0.18 points each)

2. SLEAZE INN HOTEL: (Matching)
4. Who do the sleeping pills belong to? A) She had two (6)
5. What was used to write the note on the mirror? B) There were two (7)
6. How many airline tickets did Angela have? C) To Manuella Novella (4)
7. How many sets of fingerprints were on the razor? D) In pink lipstick (5)
POLICE STATION:
8. How many wives did Terrance Spelling have? Desplegar
2
3
1
9. At what time did Angela Spelling die?
11:30
10:30
3:10
10. Where did Manuella say she was the night Angela died?
At the airport
At the hospital
At home
11. Where did Don Juan say he was the night Angela died?
Having a drink with a friend

3. In his office
In the hospital
DON JUAN’S HOME:
12. When does Don Juan’s passport expire?
On the 20
th
of February 2002.
On the 10
th
of June 2002.
On the 12th of February 2002.
13. What time was Don Juan supposed to be at the Sleaze Inn Hotel?
At 10:30
At 12:30
At 5:30
14. How much money was Don Juan offered to stop seeing Angela?
98.000
18.000
8.000
MORGUE: (true or false)
15. Angela Spelling died of blood loss from her wrist. (T) (F)
16. She died on the 14th of February 2005. (T) (F)
17. She was holding a small piece of black fabric in her hand. (T) (F)
18. Alcohol and sleeping pills were found in her body. (T) (F)

4. MANUELLA NOVELLA’S HOME:
19. Manuella was married to don Juan. (T) (F)
20. Manuella's uniform was washed on the 14th of February 2002 at half past ten. (T) (F)
21. Her flight to Spain is on February 15th 2002. (T) (F)
TERRANCE SPELLING’S HOME: (short answer)
24. What is Don Juan’s phone number? 05441724692
25. WHO DID IT? (Multiple Choice)
Don Juan, the lover
Manuella Novella, the maid
Terrance Spelling, the husband
26. WHY WAS THE CRIME COMMITTED?
Jealousy
Madness
Money
Taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/techniques/scanning/game.shtml adapted by Nestor Jaramillo & Carolina Marin.