Speculation
There has been Widespread speculation that he plans to quit.
Intrigued
He was intrigued by the unfamiliar plant towering over him.
Heresy
Gerald was burned for heresy.
Inhabitable
Venus is an inhabitable planet to live on.
Primitive
Reports of travellers and missionaries described contemporary primitives.
Orbiting
The solar system orbits around the sun.
Invertebrate
The snakes and worms are invertebrates.
Hell - bent
She was hell - bent on going to university
Slap - bang
The parador is slap - bang in the middle of Alhambra
Buy into it
He was buying into the story that went viral
Today I read the tet below and answered the comphresion questions that is required. In case you can't tell, my answers are in bold letters. If you would like you could read the text by your self and answer the questions as well.
Instructions: Read the story and answer the questions that follow.
Lightning Strikes Twice
1. I walked all the way home from school with my eyes planted on the ground. It had to be here somewhere. It had to be.
2. “Watch out!” someone yelled. As I stopped to turn around, a truck whizzed right by me. I hadn’t realized I was already at Riceville Road. In a few more blocks, I would be home, and Mother would want to know why I was late leaving school.
3. My lab partner Meheer bicycled up behind me. “You need to look where you’re going, Kari.”
4. “I know,” I said. I was usually glad to see Meheer. He could always make me laugh, even while we were working in class. But today, nothing could cheer me up.
5. Meheer hopped off his bike. “What’s wrong?”
6. “Oh, I lost a necklace that used to belong to my grandmother. I thought it might have fallen off on the way to school this morning.”
7. “What’s it look like? I’ll help you find it.”
8. We searched the clover around the path but found only foil gum wrappers and pop tabs from soda cans. Then we crossed Riceville Road into our neighborhood and scanned every curb, every sidewalk, and every flower bed. No necklace.
9. “There’s always tomorrow,” said Meheer, patting my shoulder. “I have a feeling it’ll turn up.”
10. “I doubt it,” I said.
11. Alone, I stood on the front walk for a minute. I had promised my mother I’d be more responsible. What would she think of me now? Slowly, I walked to the front door, pressed the handle, and stepped inside.
12. My mother was in the kitchen, chopping carrots for her famous vegetable soup. “You’re late,” she said. “You didn’t tell me you had anything after school today.”
13. “I’m sorry. I guess I should have called.”
14. “Kari, you may be in eighth grade now, but I still need to know where you are. I’m responsible for what happens to you.”
15. That was my mother: never failing in her responsibilities. I, on the other hand, couldn’t even manage the smallest thing.
16. “So,” she said, “what was it that kept you at school?”
17. Here we go. I would have to tell her the truth. I hated it when my mother lectured me, but I couldn’t lie to her, not to my mother.
18. “I lost Grandma’s necklace,” I blurted out. “I’m so sorry. I looked everywhere for it.”
19. She stopped chopping. The helpless carrots lay waiting under the sharp edge of her knife. Her expression was one I’d never seen before. She said nothing.
20. “Mom, please don’t be angry with me. It was an accident.”
21. Then she walked out of the room. Oh, this was worse than I thought. She couldn’t even stand to look at me.
22. A moment later, she reappeared in the doorway. “Do you remember what I said when I gave you the necklace?”
23. I nodded.
24. “I said you were old enough now to be trusted with greater responsibilities.”
25. As I brushed away a tear, my mother smiled at me. She held out her hand, and in the middle of her palm was my grandmother’s silver necklace with the heart-shaped pendant. “I found this on the driveway,” she said. She fastened the necklace around my neck. Hanging from the chain, the heart sparkled in the light. “It looks very pretty on you.”
26. The next day, I showed Meheer the necklace before the start of third period. He laughed at me. “I told you it would turn up. Meheer Singh is never wrong!”
27. That period, Mr. Keeling gave us a brief lecture about lightning. Halfway through, I felt for my grandmother’s necklace. It was gone! I flipped up my textbook, but it wasn’t underneath. I searched the floor by my feet and book bag, but it wasn’t there. I began rifling through my bag when Mr. Keeling noticed me. “Kari, is there something wrong?”
28. Nothing except that all my inner organs were shrinking to the size of raisins! “No, sir,” I said. “I’m sorry.”
29. I stared at my open textbook. I can’t remember much of what Mr. Keeling said, except for his answer to Tim Brown’s question: “So while it is highly unlikely that lightning will ever strike the same place twice, it is not impossible.” I was doomed. How could I make it in the world if I couldn’t even keep up with one necklace?
30. When we broke into our lab groups, I pulled Meheer aside. “I can’t find my necklace. I’ve lost it—again!”
31. “Now don’t freak out, Kari.”
32. “You don’t understand how important this is!”
33. “Okay, fine. Be upset if you want,” he said. “But wait until I show you this.” And he held up my grandmother’s necklace. The silver chain swung back and forth, the heart-shaped pendant flashing and glinting in the light.
34. “Where was it? I looked all over.”
35. “It was on the floor.” Then he held the clasp in front of me. “Look at this. The clasp is broken. It doesn’t stay closed. See, it’s not your fault you keep losing it.”
36. I thanked Meheer and put the necklace carefully in my pocket. This time, I wasn’t going to lose anything.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. In paragraph 1, the phrase “eyes planted on the ground” shows Kari is —
A - staring intently
B - looking carelessly
C - crying dramatically
D - walking hopelessly
2. Which type of figurative language is used in paragraph 19?
A - Simile
B - Alliteration
C - Personification
D - Hyperbole
3. What is the main idea of paragraph 25?
A - Kari’s mother forgives her for losing the necklace.
B - Kari tells her mother that she lost the necklace.
C - Kari’s mother is upset with Kari for losing the necklace.
D - Kari fears telling her mother about the lost necklace.
4. What is the effect of using first person point of view in this story?
A - It takes the focus off the emotions in the story.
B - It helps the reader better understand each character.
C - It keeps the location of the necklace a surprise.
D - It allows the reader to pick a favorite character.
5. In paragraph 31, why does Meheer say, “Now don’t freak out, Kari”?
A - Meheer thinks the necklace is not really valuable.
B - Meheer thinks Kari is very irresponsible.
C - Meheer knows the necklace is no longer lost.
D - Meheer knows Kari’s mother has the necklace.
6. Which words best describe Kari’s mother?
A - Poor but generous
B - Young and forgetful
C - Strict but kind
D - Responsible and amusing
7. Which of these adds to the rising action of the plot?
A - Kari first receives the necklace.
B - Kari loses the necklace the second time.
C - Kari thanks Meheer for finding the necklace.
D - Kari puts the necklace in her pocket.
8. What is the central conflict in this story?
A - Individual vs. society
B - Individual vs. nature
C - Individual vs. supernatural
D - Individual vs. self
9. Which line from the story best shows Meheer’s positive attitude?
A - My lab partner Meheer bicycled up . . .
B - Meheer hopped off his bike.
C - “What’s wrong?”
D - “There’s always tomorrow . . .”
Mr Kelly found an apartment that he rents for $375 per month. He plans to live there for two years. How much will he have spent for rent at the end of two years?
$375 x 24 = $9000
A newspaper delivery person receives 300 papers every day. On a typical day she delivers 97 to a townhouse complex, 114 to houses on the east side, and sells the rest from a booth. How many papers are sold from the booth?
300 - 97 = 203 - 114 = 89
89 papers go to the booth
Two consecutive numbers have a sum of 91. What are the numbers?
45 + 46 = 91
