Ell III Quiz - A Life Lesson Stories

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Quiz A Life Lesson Stories

ELL III

Thomas GriffinNovember 6 & 7, 2014

Part I Comprehension

I. True or False? Mark each statement T (true) or F (false). If false,

correct the statement so that it is true.

___ a. The doctor thinks Schatz is going to die because he has a fever of 102 degrees.

___ b. Langston Hughes wrote Thank You, Mam.

___ c. Panchito wants to work with his brother and father instead of going to school.

___ e. Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones purse because he wants blue suede shoes.

___ f. 102 degrees Fahrenheit is a normal temperature for a healthy person.

___ g. Mr. Lema teaches Panchito for one semester, or half a year.

___ h. Schatz cries when he thinks hes going to die.

II.

Comprehension Questions. Answer the following questions in oneor two complete sentences. (Dont begin your answers with

Because)

a. Why does Panchito feel nervous on his first day of school?

b. Why cant Roger say Thank You, Mam to Mrs. Jonesat the end of that story?

c. Who tells A Days Wait? Identify the point of viewof the story.

d. Why does Papa give his car a name? Why is the car so important to him?


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III. Short compositionAttach your short composition to the quiz.

Part II Vocabulary

I.

Complete the sentences with words from the following list.

capsule commences detached frowning bother permit sweat tugprescribed peak vineyard drone recover instinctive savor

a. Why are you ________________? Did something happen to makeyou sad?

b. Roommates who keep very different schedules often

________________ one another.

c. As soon as the quiz _______________________, students must stop

speaking.

d. She had an infection, so the doctor ________________________antibiotics for her.

e. The ____________________ of the mosquito flying in the dark near

her ear kept her awake, so she turned on the light to see if she couldkill it.

f. On Thanksgiving, families will sit around big tables to

___________________a fabulous meal and one anothers company.

g. Hard work under a hot sun will make you ______________________.

h. Starting school in November, Panchito felt ______________________

from the other students, who already knew each other and had beenin school for two months.

i. Medicine can come in a number of forms, for instance a pill, a liquid, or

a ______________________.

j. Tourists like to come to New England in October, when the colorful

leaves are at their _______________________.


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II. SHORT ANSWERS

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

a. Give an example of a time when you would tell a friend to take it easy.

b. In what kind of situation would you make a dash for it? Give an example.

c. If you get bad grades in a couple of classes this semester at TA, whats in

store for you? Be specific.

d.

What doesnt belong? Cross out the word that doesnt belong in thefollowing list; then explain why it doesnt belong with the other words.

touch sound thought smell

e. What doesnt belong? Cross out the word that doesnt belong in the

following list; then explain why it doesnt belong with the other words.

aint couldnt could of gonna

EXTRA CREDIT: NOVEMBER

1. Share a picture of yourself in costume for Halloween.

2. Which of the following does nothappen in November?

Veterans Day Thanksgiving Halloween Parent-Teacher Conferences

3. In the early morning of November 1st, Americans turned their clocks back one

hour. This marked the end of ___.

a. Daylight Savings Time b. fall c. foliage season d. Halloween

4. Thanksgiving celebrates a (maybe fictional) harvest feast involving NativeAmericans and ___.

a. Vikings b. Puritans c. Indians d. Columbus


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