English Reading Ambassador Pilot Programme Activity 2

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AmbassadorPilot Programme Activity 2

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Part A40 compulsoryquestions: Set A Set B Set C Set D

Part B10 bonusquestions: 6 for class representatives 4 for audience

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET A

1. The writer of a book is called …A. the titleB. the author C. the illustrator D. the character


1. The writer of a book is called …

B. the author


2. What is another term for “book type”?

A. Title B. Genre C. Illustrator D. Element


2. What is another term for “book type”?

B. Genre

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET A3. Which of the following should be the correct order of a story development?A. Beginning, development, climax, resolution B. Beginning, resolution, climax, developmentC. Climax, beginning, development, resolutionD. Beginning, climax, development, resolution


3. Which of the following should be the correct order of a story development?

A. Beginning, development, climax, resolution


4. What is the genre of Rainforest Animals?

A. BiographyB. Realistic fiction in a

modern settingC. Reports of informationD. Folk literature


4. What is the genre of Rainforest Animals?

C. Reports of information


5. Determine the book type of the following: a story which tells a person’s life and was written by someone else.

A. Autobiography B. Reports of information C. Mystery D. Biography


5. Determine the book type of the

following: a story which tells a person’s life and was written by someone else.

D. Biography


6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the _____ book of the “Harry Potter” series.

A. firstB. secondC. fifthD. sixth


6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the _____ book of the “Harry Potter” series.

B. second


7. Modern American Short Stories is a …

A. non-print fictionB. non-print non-fictionC. print non-fictionD. print fiction


7. Modern American Short Stories is a …

D. print fiction

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET A8. What is the

genre of this book?A. Realistic fiction

in a modern setting

B. ComedyC. Science fictionD. Folk literature

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8. What is the genre of this book?

B. Comedy

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9. “Setting” in a book is about …

A. the place and time-period of a story

B. the viewpoint of a story C. the message of a story D. the situation of the

characters.


9. “Setting” in a book is about …

A. the place and time-period

of a story


10. Who is the author of this book?


10. Who is the author of this

book? A. Charles DickensB. John LeechC. Chapman & HallD. A Christmas Carol


10. Who is the author of this

book?

A. Charles Dickens

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET B

1. What is the main theme of A Christmas Carol?

A. To entertain usB. It is important to treasure

what we possessC. Christmas is a joyful

festivalD. To inform us


1. What is the main theme of

A Christmas Carol?

B. It is important to treasure

what we possess

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET B2. What is the main conflict in A

Christmas Carol?A. Scrooge doesn’t like Christmas but

his cousin did.B. Scrooge emphasises on his work but

his family doesn’t hope so.C. Scrooge is selfish but his cousin is

generous.D. Scrooge doesn’t believe in God but

his family does.


2. What is the main conflict in A Christmas Carol?

B. Scrooge emphasises on his work but his family doesn’t hope so.


3. If the book is written in “I”, it is written from a/an …

A. omniscient viewpoint B. second person

viewpoint C. first person viewpoint D. third person viewpoint


3. If the book is written in “I”,

it is written from a/an …

C. first person viewpoint

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET B4. What is the

genre of this book?

A. Historical fiction

B. MysteryC. Reports of

informationD. Folk literature

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4. What is the genre of this book?

D. Folk literature

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COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET B5. Which of the following should

not be included in Chinese Myths?

A. “The story of Qu Yuan”B. “The story of the Goddess of

Moon”C. “The story of Kaiser William II”D. “The origin of Chung Yeung

Festival”


5. Which of the following should not be included in Chinese Myths?

C. “The story of Kaiser William II”

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET B6. “I practice a lot and I’m stronger now. I can dance for hours”. This is quoted from Billy Elliot. We can know that …

A. Billy loves dancing

B. Billy does not practice dancing very often

C. Billy would like to be a dancer

D. None of the above

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET B6. “I practice a lot and I’m stronger now. I can dance for hours”. This is quoted from Billy Elliot. We can know that …

A. Billy loves

dancing


7. What does Billy learn in the sports centre?A. Ballet danceB. Playing the guitarC. BoxingD. Playing basketball


7. What does Billy learn in the

sports centre?

C. Boxing

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET B8. Who is the author of this book?A. The Feng

Shui Detective's Casebook

B. Nury Vittachi C. AdventureD. Helen Sun



B. Nury Vittachi

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET B9. Who is the

author of this book?

A. Cambridge University Press

B. SuperbirdC. Brian

TomlinsonD. Science Fiction



C. Brian Tomlinson

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET B10. What is the genre of this book?A. Autobiograph

yB. Ah-Wai Goh C. The True

Adventures of Captain Pig

D. Adventure


10.What is the

genre of this book?

D. Adventure

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET C1. What is the genre of this book?A. AdventureB. BiographyC. MysteryD. Traditional

tales

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET C

1. What is the

genre of this book?

A. Adventure


2. Who is the illustrator?A. Mimi

ChengB. Roald DahlC. Quentin

BlakeD. Witches


2.Who is the illustrator?

C. Quentin Blake


3. Which of the following is a basic element of a book talk?

A. AuthorB. IllustratorC. GenreD. All of the above


3. Which of the following is a basic element of a book talk?

D. All of the above


4. How many characters can

you find from this text?



you find from this text?A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4



you find from this text?

B. 2


5. What is the viewpoint of this text?

A. Omniscient viewpointB. First person viewpointC. BothD. None of the above


5. What is the viewpoint of this text?

A. Omniscient viewpoint


6. What do we call this text?

MOM: Hilary!NARRATOR 1: —said her mom.MOM: Can’t you be more of a help?HILARY: I was trying!NARRATOR 8: —said Hilary.NARRATOR 2: She went to her room and

slammed the door. She played with her toys.MOM: (offstage) Help! Hilary! Help!NARRATOR 7: It was her mom!HILARY: (yelling) I’m coming.NARRATOR 3: Two bad guys were carrying her

mom away!NARRATOR 6: Hilary ran after them down the

street.BAD GUY 1: Look out!



A. PoemB. Short storyC. EssayD. Script



D. Script


7. What is the language used to write this script?

A. ChineseB. Portuguese C. EnglishD. Japanese


7. What is the language used to write this script?

C. English


MOM: (offstage) Help! Hilary! Help!

HILARY: (yelling) I’m coming.

HILARY: (yelling) Drop my mom! RIGHT NOW!

8. What is the function of the brackets?

A. They’re useless.B. To show

characters’ actions and feelings

C. To tell actors/actresses to read aloud the words in brackets

D. All of the above

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET C8. What is the function of the brackets?

B. To show characters’ actions and feelings

MOM: (offstage) Help! Hilary! Help!

HILARY: (yelling) I’m coming.

HILARY: (yelling) Drop my mom! RIGHT NOW!


NARRATOR 1: —said her mom.

NARRATOR 8: —said Hilary.

NARRATOR 2: She went to her

room and slammed the door. She played with her toys.

9. What is the function of narrators?

A. To tell the story to the audience

B. To be a viewpoint character

C. To help readers understand and interpret the story better

D. All of the above


9. What is the function of narrators?

D. All of the above

NARRATOR 1: —said her mom.

NARRATOR 8: —said Hilary.

NARRATOR 2:

She went to her room and slammed the door. She played with her toys.

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET C10. What is the characteristic of reader’s theatre?A. Including characters with

scope for imagination and dramatic acting out

B. Around 800 to 1000 words long

C. Including many charactersD. All of the above


10. What is the characteristic of reader’s theatre?

A. Including characters with scope for imagination and dramatic acting out

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET D

1. What is the genre of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory?A. BiographyB. Realistic fiction in modern

settingC. Modern fantasyD. Historical fiction


1. What is the genre of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory?

C. Modern fantasy

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET D2. “There were only 2 rooms in the

place altogether and there was only 1 in bed”. This is quoted from Charlie And the Chocolate Factory. We can know …

A. that the family is very poor.B. that the family likes to spend time

with each other.C. that Charlie is the only son in the

family.D. none of the above.

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET D2. “There were only 2 rooms

in the place altogether and there was only 1 in bed”. This is quoted from Charlie And the Chocolate Factory. We can know …

A. that the family is very poor.

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET D3. What is a plot?A. The time and the place which

the story happensB. The struggle between main

charactersC. The central idea or belief of

the writerD. A series of events and actions

related to the central characters


3. What is a plot?

D. A series of events and actions related to the central characters


4. Who is the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

A. Roald DahlB. Benjamin FranklinC. Graham GreeneD. Melvin Burgess


4. Who is the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

A. Roald Dahl

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET D5. Why can the children go to the chocolate factory?A. They are chosen by Willy Wonka.B. They walk into the chocolate factory

without Willy Wonka’s admission.C. They have the Golden Tickets

hidden under the wrappers of the candy bars.

D. They have the Silver Tickets hidden under the wrappers of the candy bars.


5. Why can the children go to the chocolate factory?

C. They have the Golden Tickets hidden under the wrappers of the candy bars.

COMPULSORY QUESTIONS SET D6. What is the theme of Billy

Elliot?A. Just laugh at people like Billy

Elliot.B. Nothing.C. To tell people that they don’t

need to work and they can achieve their dreams and ambitions.

D. To tell people to try their best and work hard for their dreams. One day they will be successful.


6. What is the theme of Billy Elliot?

D. To tell people to try their best and work hard for their dreams. One day they will be successful.


7. Which of the following elements can be excluded from

a story?A. Characters B. ConflictC. PlotD. All of the above


7. Which of the following elements can be excluded

from a story?

B. Conflict


8. Which of the following best

describes Charlie?A. Obsessed with chocolateB. ShyC. PoliteD. Weird


8. Which of the following best

describes Charlie?

A. Obsessed with chocolate


9. In a book talk, which of the

following can be ignored?

A. AuthorB. Story endingC. IllustratorD. Publisher


9. In a book talk, which of the

following can be ignored?

B. Story ending


10. In a book talk, which of the following should be covered?A. Literary elements in a storyB. Our personal views on the

bookC. The language of the story

(whether it is simple or not)D. All of the above


10. In a book talk, which of the following should be covered?

D. All of the above

BONUS QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following is not a room in the Chocolate factory?A. The Chocolate RoomB. The Computer RoomC. The Television RoomD. The Inventing Room

BONUS QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following is not a room in the chocolate factory?

B. The Computer Room

BONUS QUESTIONS

2. Who is the author of Billy

Elliot?A. Roald DahlB. Benjamin FranklinC. Graham GreeneD. Melvin Burgess

BONUS QUESTIONS

2. Who is the author of Billy

Elliot?

D. Melvin Burgess

BONUS QUESTIONS

3. Which is Billy’s favourite hobby?A. Ballet danceB. Playing the guitarC. BoxingD. Playing basketball

BONUS QUESTIONS

3. Which is Billy’s favourite hobby?

A. Ballet dance

BONUS QUESTIONS

4. Who is the author of Rear

Window?A. Roald DahlB. Lewis JonesC. George OrwellD. John Stein

BONUS QUESTIONS

4. Who is the author of Rear

Window?

B. Lewis Jones

BONUS QUESTIONS

5. What is the nickname of James Bond?

A. 001B. 003C. 005D. 007

BONUS QUESTIONS

5. What is the nickname of James Bond?

D. 007

BONUS QUESTIONS

6. What is the temperature of

a lightning flash?A. About 1000F B. About 9000F C. About 25000F D. About 50000F

BONUS QUESTIONS

6. What is the temperature of

a lightning flash?

D. About 50000F

BONUS QUESTIONS7. What is the

title of this book?

A. Rainforest Animals

B. Dibo GreenC. Stained Glass Coloring bookD. Animals

BONUS QUESTIONS

7. What is the title of this

book?

A. Rainforest Animals

BONUS QUESTIONS8. What is the title of this book?A. Penguin

BooksB. Alan SteeleC. Modern

American Short Stories

D. Fiction

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BONUS QUESTIONS

8. What is the title of this book?

C. Modern American Short Stories

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BONUS QUESTIONS9. What is the title of this book?A. Monday

ReduxB. Robert

FavoleC. Chameleon

PressD. Monday

BONUS QUESTIONS

9. What is the title of this book?

A. Monday Redux

BONUS QUESTIONS10. What is the

title of this book?A. Chameleon

PressB. Space ExplorerC. Ah-Wai Goh D. The True

Adventures of Captain Pig

BONUS QUESTIONS10. What is the title of this book?

D. The True Adventures of Captain Pig

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