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Pre-Reading Questions

1. With only reading the title of the story, what do you believe the story will
be about?
2. How will the story end?
3. Does the story seem appealing to you? Why or why not?
4. Do some of your own research on the author to discover the history of the
writer, for background knowledge.
5. As you read the story circle past verb tenses.


Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

Tools of Persuasion

Persuasion is the art of convincing someone to agree with your
point of view. According to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, there
are three basic tools of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos.
Ethos is a speakers way of convincing the audience that she is a
credible source. An audience will consider a speaker credible if she seems
trustworthy, reliable, and sincere. This can be done in many ways. For
example, a speaker can develop ethos by explaining how much experience
or education she has in the field. After all, you would be more likely to listen
to advice about how to take care of your teeth from a dentist than a
firefighter. A speaker can also create ethos by convincing the audience that she
is a good person who has their best interests at heart. If an audience cannot
trust you, you will not be able to persuade them.
Pathos is a speakers way of connecting with an audiences emotions. For
example, a speaker who is trying to convince an audience to vote for him might
say that he alone can save the country from a terrible war. These words are
intended to fill the audience with fear, thus making them want to vote for him.
Similarly, a charity organization that helps animals might show an audience
pictures of injured dogs and cats. These images are intended to fill the viewers
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with pity. If the audience feels bad for the animals, they will be more likely to
donate money.
Logos is the use of facts, information, statistics, or other evidence to make
your argument more convincing. An audience will be more likely to believe you
if you have data to back up your claims. For example, a commercial for soap
might tell you that laboratory tests have shown that their soap kills all
7,000,000 of the bacteria living on your hands right now. This piece of
information might make you more likely to buy their brand of soap. Presenting
this evidence is much more convincing than simply saying our soap is the
best! Use of logos can also increase a speakers ethos; the more facts a
speaker includes in his argument, the more likely you are to think that he is
educated and trustworthy.
Although ethos, pathos, and logos all have their strengths, they are often most
effective when they are used together. Indeed, most speakers use a
combination of ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade their audiences. The next
time you listen to a speech, watch a commercial, or listen to a friend try to
convince you to lend him some money, be on the lookout for these ancient
Greek tools of persuasion.


1) As used in paragraph 2, what is the best antonym for credible?

A. unintelligent
B. boring
C. dishonest
D. amazing

2) Amy is trying to convince her mother to buy her a pair of $200 shoes. She
says: Mom, the shoes I
have are really old and ugly. If I dont get these new shoes, everyone at school
is going to laugh at me. I will be so embarrassed that I will want to die. What
form of persuasion is Amy using here?

A. pathos
B. ethos
C. logos
D. a combination of ethos, pathos, and logos


3) According to the passage, logos can build ethos because

A. an audience is more easily convinced by facts and information than simple
appeals to emotions like pity or fear
B. an audience is more likely to trust a speaker who uses evidence to support
his argument
C. a speaker who overuses pathos might make an audience too emotional;
audiences who are too frightened or too sad are unlikely to be persuaded
D. a speaker can use misleading or false information to make his argument
seem more convincing

4) Gareth is running for mayor. He tells his audience: Under our current
mayor, there have been 15,000 new cases of unemployment. If he stays in
office, who knows how many more people will lose their jobs? The number
could go up even higher. When I was the CEO of Magnatech, I helped to create
over 1,000 new jobs. I can do the same thing for this city if you vote for me.
Which form of persuasion is Gareth using here?

I. pathos
II. logos
III. ethos

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III

5) According to the passage, the most effective tool of persuasion is

A. ethos, because you cannot persuade an audience that does not trust you
B. logos, because it can also be used to build ethos
C. a combination of ethos, pathos, and logos
D. pathos, because human beings are most easily persuaded by emotion

6) Imagine you wanted to convince an uninformed person to take a political
position that is the same as yours. What issue would you try to talk to this
person about? How would you include ethos, pathos, and logos in your
persuasion? Make your case below.


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7) Some persuasive programming involves only ethos, some involves only
pathos, and some involves only logos. Which of these single-tactic persuasion
types do you find most effective? Which one are least effective? Why?

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8) Sometimes ethos, pathos, and logos can be used to make people believe
things that are not entirely
true. Can you think of an example? How can people avoid being tricked by
faulty persuasion tactics?

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Irregular Verb Past Tense Word Search

Write the past
tense next to
each of the verbs
below. Then, find
the past tense of
the verb in the
grid to the lift.








Beat

forget sink
Bend

hurt set
Build

lead shake
Burn

leap shoot
Cost

learn slide
Cut

lend steal
Dig

let stick
Dream

light stink
Feed

ring tear
Fit

rise wake


A) Underline the perfect tense verb phrase in each sentence and write its tense.
1. Richard had arrived at work late this morning, so he had to work late.
2. When Im done adding up these scores I will have calculated your grade.
3. By next year the restaurant will have expanded their menu choices.
4. An incredible idea has entered my head.
5. Maria has read most of his novels before.
B) Fill in the blanks with the indicated form of the verb in brackets.
1. You _______________________ (give, present perfect) me Tonis address.
2. The film ____________________________ (already, start, present perfect).
3. Before we reached the station we saw that we ________________________ (lose, past
perfect) our way.
4. How many books __________he ______________ (read, future perfect) by the end of
this week?
5. By 7:00 pm. they _________________________ (finish, future perfect) the game.
6. All the tickets ____________________ (be, past perfect) sold before the concert began.
C) Write the following verbs in the correct present perfect form.
1) I (visit) ________________________________ Tennessee before.
2) You (go) __________________________________ to Utah before.
3) We (be) ___________________________________ to North Carolina before.
4) They (travel) __________________________________ to California before.
5) He (eat) _____________________________________ at Texas Chicken before.
6) She (visit) _______________________________New York before.
7) We (see) _______________________________________ Colorado before.
8) They (take) _________________________ the test. Now they must wait for their scores.
Blanca Flor: Vocabulary Words
1. Thimble (n.): a very small metal or plastic cap put over the finger to
push the needle during sewing
Ex: Old people use thimbles during sewing.
2. Torment (n.): a very great pain or suffering in mind or body
Ex: After days of torment with his back pain, he finally went to see the doctor.
3. Barren (adj.): having poor soil that cant produce crops
Ex: The farmer couldnt plant the land, as it was barren.
4. Flourish (v.): to grow healthy
Ex: I always make sure I water my flowers so that they flourish.
(n.): movement of the arm in the air
Ex: The dancers on stage ended their dance with a flourish.
5. Desperately (adv.): hopelessly
Ex: He desperately tried to find a way out of the locked room.
6. Apprehensively (adv.): anxiously; worriedly
Ex: I looked apprehensively at the boys who were fighting.
D) Answer the following questions explaining what each of the underlined words
means.
1. What is one thing you desperately want to do?
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2. Why would someone look apprehensively at his teacher?
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3. Why would someone use a thimble?
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4. What would you do to make your plants flourish?
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5. Would you buy a barren land? Why or why not?
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6. What is one thing that would torment you? Explain.
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Pre-Reading Questions

1. With only reading the title of the story, what do you believe the story
will be about?
2. How will the story end?
3. Does the story seem appealing to you? Why or why not?
4. Do some of your own research on the author to discover the history of
the writer, for background knowledge.
5. As you read the story circle complex sentences and conjunctions.

Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

Summer Rain

The worst days of any summer are the rainy ones. We spend all year looking
forward to nice weather and long, hot days. All of winter, with its dreary gray
days and bitter cold, we dream of those endless days at the beach, laying on
the sand and soaking in the bright and burning sun. And then, summer
comes, and it rains.
As a child, I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying. It
wasnt fair. We suffered through months of school and miserable weather for
those scant ten weeks of freedom and balmy weather. Any day that I could not
spend at the beach or playing ball with my friends seemed like a punishment
for something I didnt even do.
On those rainy summer days, I had nothing fun to do and could only sit
inside, staring out at the rain like a Dickensian orphan. I was an only child, so
there was no one else to play with. My father worked from home, so I was not
truly alone, but he could not actively play with me since he was technically at
work. It was those days that I would resign myself to whatever was on
television or any books that I could find lying around. Id crawl through the day
and pray each night that the rain would not be there the next day.
As an adult, though, my opinion of summer rain has changed. When you have
to work every day, summer is not as eagerly anticipated. Mostly, the days run
together, bleeding into each other so that they no longer seem like separate
entities and instead feel like continuations of the same long day. Everything
seems monotonous and dull, and an ennui or listlessness kicks in. Such a
mindset makes you cheer for anything new or different. I spend the winter
dreaming of summer and the summer dreaming of winter.
When summer comes, I complain about how hot it is. And then I look forward
to the rain, because the rain brings with it a cold front, which offers a
reprieveadmittedly one that is all too shortfrom the torture of 100 and
humid days. Rainy days are still the worst days of the summer, but summer
rain today means positively beautifuland considerably coolerweather
tomorrow.

1) The passage makes use of language that is

A. metaphorical
B. rhetorical
C. formal
D. ambiguous

2) According to the passage, summer is different for adults because

A. rain brings with it cold temperatures for the following days
B. the weather is much warmer than it is for children
C. they do not get a long time off from work for the season
D. they better know how to occupy their downtime


3) According to the passage, which of the following is a true statement about
the narrator as a child?

A. He or she was often bored on summer days.
B. He or she preferred cooler weather.
C. He or she liked staying indoors.
D. He or she had no siblings.


4) Compared to how he or she was as a child, the narrator as an adult is

A. more realistic
B. less excitable
C. more idealistic
D. less calm

5) As used in the final paragraph, the word reprieve most nearly means

A. a permanent conclusion
B. a short continuation
C. a higher level of pain
D. a temporary break

6) The author of this passage describes his or her feelings about rainy summer
days. In general, how do you feel about such days? Do you agree with the
authors opinions, or do you not mind this type of weather? Briefly explain your
views below.

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7) In paragraph 4, the author describes why he or she no longer looks forward
to summertime the way he or she used to do as a child. What do you think of
this change? Do you believe that you will come to feel this way one day? Why or
why not?



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8) The author writes in paragraph 4 that he or she spend[s] the winter
dreaming of summer and the summer dreaming of winter. On the other hand,
many people would say that they have specific favorite seasons or times of
year. How do you feel? Do you have a favorite season, or do you always look
forward to whatever is to come? Why?

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A) Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the past perfect tense. Then
indicate whether the past participle is regular or irregular. 1) Christy (already,
adopt) _______ ______ _______ several dogs before she adopted Molly.
(regular/irregular)
2) Seth (seldom, play) _____________________soccer before he tried out for his school's
team. (regular/irregular)
3) That species of elephant (recently, disappear) __________________ from the area, so
we were not able to see it. (regular/irregular)
4) It was a good year for Melissa; she (quickly, sell) __________________ her quota of
houses and was rewarded with a vacation. (regular/irregular)
5) Edward (never, forgive) ___________________ Elise; now he was leaving her.
(regular/irregular)
B) Fill in the blanks with the future perfect form of the verb in brackets.
1) _______ you (retire) _______________ by 2014?
2) _______ the party (end) ______________ by 2:00 a.m.?
3) Do you think the prisoner (confess) ______________________ his crime when he
appears in court?
4) _______ Danielle (give) _______________ her speech by the time Andrew gives his?
5) How much rent _______ the tenants (pay) ______________ by the end of the year?
C) Use the following verbs in meaningful sentences as indicated between
brackets.
1. Drive (past perfect): _____________________________________________________________
2. Fly (future perfect): _____________________________________________________________
3. Read (present perfect): __________________________________________________________
4. Go (past perfect): ________________________________________________________________
5. Be (future perfect): ______________________________________________________________
6. Take (present perfect): ___________________________________________________________
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Vocabulary Words
1. Odious: (adj.) hateful, evil, foul
Ex: It was one of the most odious crimes in recent history.

2. Vague: (adj.) indefinite, unclear
Ex: The instructions she left were vague and difficult to follow.

3. Ailment: (noun) disease, disorder, complaint.
Ex: She suffered from a chronic back ailment.

4. Aggravated: (verb) to make worse or more serious, irritate, annoy, bother.
Ex: They are afraid we might aggravate an already bad situation.
Ex: I didnt mean to aggravate you.

5. Mortified: (verb) to destroy the strength or vitality, ashamed
Ex: She was mortified by her childrens atrocious manners.

6. Disdain: (noun) a feeling of contempt for someone, unworthy or inferior.
Ex: He regarded their proposal with disdain.

7. Juvenile: (adj.) young, immature
Ex: She criticized his juvenile behavior at the party.

8. Pariah: (noun) outcast, castaway.
Ex: I felt like a pariah when I wore the wrong outfit to the dinner party.
9. Gaudy: (adj.) outlandish, flamboyant.
Ex: The showgirls wore gaudy outfits.

10. Perennial: (adj.) persistent, enduring.
Ex: Flooding is a perennial problem for people living by the river.

11. Hampered: (verb) impede, handicap, obstruct
Ex: Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.

12. Temptation: (noun) Tempting especially to evil. Allure
Ex: The dessert menu has a lot of delicious temptations.


A) Fill in the blanks.
1. It was one of the most _________________crimes in recent history.
2. The instructions she left were ______________________ and difficult
to follow.
3. She suffered from a chronic back ________________________.
4. They are afraid we might _________________________ an already bad
situation.
5. I didnt mean to ______________________________ you.
6. She was _______________________________ by her childrens
atrocious manners.
7. He regarded their proposal with ___________________________.
8. She criticized his ___________________________ behavior at the
party.
9. I felt like a ____________________ when I wore the wrong outfit to the
dinner party.
10. The showgirls wore __________________________ outfits.
11. The dessert menu has a lot of delicious ____________________.

B. Answer the following questions.

1. Can you think of a way where someone can aggravate an already bad
situation?
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2. What is the most odious crime you have heard of or witnessed?
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3. Describe the most mortifying scene you have seen in a horror movie.
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4. What would you label as a juvenile behavior at a business meeting?
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5. When was the last time you felt like a pariah?
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6. Why do you think are gaudy outfits not allowed in several places here in
the U.A.E?
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7. What would you call temptations? Food? Buying new electronics? Buying
new clothes?
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8. What would you consider a vague answer in a math exam?
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Irregular Verb Past Tense Word Search

Write the past
tense next to
each of the verbs
below. Then,
find the past
tense of the verb
in the grid to the
lift.








become

hide sell
bite

hit shut
break

hold speak
choose

keep spend
drive

leave stand
fall

lose teach
feel

mean tell
fight

pay think
Find

put wear
Fly

quit win



Pre-Reading Questions

1. With only reading the title of the story, what do you believe the story will
be about?
2. How will the story end?
3. Does the story seem appealing to you? Why or why not?
4. Do some of your own research on the author to discover the history of the
writer, for background knowledge.
5. As you read the story circle simple sentences.

Ready For Anything
By Jean Lawler

Justin was always prepared. His motto was "Never throw anything out, you
never know when it might come in handy." His bedroom was so full of flat
bicycle tires, bent tennis rackets, deflated basketballs, and games with missing
pieces that you could barely get in the door. His parents pleaded with him to
clean out his room.

"What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?" his father asked. But
Justin simply smiled and repeated his motto, "Never throw anything out, you
never know when it might come in handy."

When Justin was away from home, he always carried his blue backpack.
He liked to think of it as a smaller version of his bedrooma place to store the
many objects that he collected. It was so worn and stretched that it hardly
resembled a backpack anymore. It was full of the kind of things that seemed
unimportant, but when used with a little imagination, might come in handy.

Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people
out of otherwise hopeless situations. Many of his classmates and neighbors
sought him out when they needed help with a problem. On the first day of
school, his friend Kenny, came looking for Justin.

"Do you think you have something in your bag that could help me
remember my locker combination?" he asked. "I lost the scrap of paper it was
written on. I have science class in two minutes and if Im late on the first day
itll make me look bad for the rest of the year." Kenny looked genuinely worried.

"Relax," Justin said, taking his backpack off and unzipping the top.
"Remember how you borrowed my notebook in homeroom to write the
combination down? Well, I know how we can recover what you wrote."

He took the notebook and a soft lead pencil out of his bag. The page that
Kenny had written on had left faint indentations on another page in the
notebook. Justin held the pencil on its side and rubbed it lightly over the
indentations. Slowly but surely the numbers of the locker combination
appeared in white, set off by the gray pencil rubbings.

"Thats amazing!" Kenny said. "I owe you one." And he dashed off to open his
locker.

During science class, Mr. Tran was lecturing on the structure of the solar
system using a model. He made a sudden gesture and the model fell apart.
Planets and rings and connector rods went everywhere, rolling and clattering
and disappearing under desks. The students scrambled around on the floor for
ten minutes and were finally able to recover every piece except onea
connector rod that was lodged in a crack between two lab stations.

"If we had a magnet," said Mr. Tran, "we could easily coax it out that way.
But I loaned all of the magnet kits to the elementary school yesterday."

Justin was already searching through his backpack. "I have some materials
that will work just as well, I think," he told Mr. Tran. He pulled out a battery,
an iron nail, and some electrical wire and tape, while Mr. Tran and the other
students looked on in amazement.

"Why do you have all of that stuff?" Louise Baxter asked. Justin just smiled
and repeated his motto. "Never throw anything out; you never know when it
might come in handy."

By wrapping the wire around the nail and taping each end to a battery
terminal, he was able to make a magnet strong enough to lift the rod out of
the crack.

"Bravo!" said Mr. Tran.

"No problem," said Justin.

After school, Justin rode the bus to the mall where he worked at a music
store. His boss, Gail, was taking inventory of all of the CDs and tapes in the
classical music section. As he helped a customer at the register, Justin heard
her exclaim, "Oh, no! I forgot my glasses! Theres no way I can read this list
without them." Justin sighed, picked up his backpack, and walked over to Gail.

"I think I can help you out," he said, unzipping the bag. While Gail watched
in surprise, he pulled out a jar of petroleum jelly, a washer, a glass slide, and a
small bottle of water. He put the jelly on the bottom of the washer, placed it
securely, jelly-side down, on the glass slide, and then put a drop of water in the
center of the washer.

He put the contraption on top of the inventory list and said to his boss,
"See what happens when you look through the water droplet." Gail looked and
her eyes widened with delight.

"Wow!" she cried. "It enlarges the print that Im looking at, just like a
magnifying glass!" She patted Justin on the back. "Im all set now," she said.
"Thanks."

Justin smiled. "No problem," he said, returning to the register.

It was just another day in the life of the boy whose motto was "Never throw
anything out; you never know when it might come in handy."





Questions:
1. Why is Justins room such a mess?
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2. Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and
getting people out of otherwise hopeless situations.
What does reputation mean?
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3. What kind of a person is Justin? How do you know this? Give
evidence from the story to support your answer.

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4. In what way is Justins backpack a smaller version of his
bedroom?
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5. His parents pleaded with him to clean out his room.
Which word is a synonym for pleaded?
a. Ignored
b. Asked
c. Pushed
d. Begged
6. How does Justin help his friends?
a. He offers them advice.
b. He loans them his backpack
c. He listens to their problems
d. He uses the objects in his backpack
7. Is the authors purpose in writing this story to inform, to
entertain, or both? How does the author achieve this purpose?
Use details from the story to support your answer.
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8. How do most of the characters in the story feel toward Justin?
a. Annoyed
b. Angry
c. Grateful
d. Disinterested

Progressive Tense
A. Write the ing form of the following verbs. Use at least 6 of the
words in sentences in the present progressive.

Stand- Smile Run Rain Sleep Stop Write Eat Count Wear

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B. Fill in the blanks with the present or present progressive tense.
1. What ________________ (you, read) right now? I _________________ my
grammar book. (progressive)
2. Robert _____________________ (cook) his own dinner every evening. (simple)
3. Right now, Robert ____________________ (be) in the kitchen. He
_________________________ (cooking) rice and beans. (simple, progressive)
4. __________________ (be, this) your coat? (simple)
No, my coat ______________________ (hang) in the closet. (progressive)
5. ________________________ (Tom, have) a black hat? (simple)
Yes
___________________ (he, wear) it every day? (simple)
No.
_____________________(he, wear) it right now? (progressive)
I _________________ (know, not). Why do you care about his hat? (simple)
I found a hat in my apartment. I ____________________ (think) that it belongs
to Tom. (simple)
6. Ahmad ______________________ (talk) to his friends every day in class. Right
now, he ________________________ (talk) to Jad. (simple, progressive)


The Bracelet: Vocabulary Words
1. Evacuated (v.): abandoned, removed from the area
Ex: When a storm came the town had to be evacuated.
2. Interned (v.): imprisoned, detained, confined
Ex: Many innocent soldiers were interned during the war.
3. Forsaken (adj.): abandoned, deserted
Ex: All citizens went back to their forsaken homes after the war.
4. Duffel-bag (n.): bag made of strong cloth, with a round bottom and a string
on top
Ex: I packed my clothes in a duffel-bag and got ready to travel to my home
country, Lebanon.
5. Muttered (v.): speak in a low quiet voice which is difficult to hear
Ex: I dont want to go to school, muttered the young kid.
6. Dangled (v.): hung loosely
Ex: The keys dangled from my belt.
7. Thrust (v.): push something somewhere suddenly or with a lot of force
Ex: After our argument, I thrust the papers on the floor.

A. Fill in the blanks with the suitable keyword.
Dangled interned forsaken evacuated mutter
1. He has __________ his country. He feels homesick.
2. We _______________ our house because of the approaching storm.
3. The criminals were _____________ in a camp.
4. I heard my sister _______________ some words, after my mum shouted at her.
5. His key chain _____________ from his pocket.


B. Use the following words in original sentences of your own.
a. Duffle-bag:
b. Thrust:

C) Write a short paragraph using all unit vocabulary.
Topic: A fire occurred in the building next to your house. All people panicked
and hurried to run away. Write a short story telling how the incident took place
and what youve done.
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Get Ready!!! Challenge yourself with the following
adjective word scramble game.

QUESTIONS ANSWERS
1. IBG 1.
2. HTO 2.
3. TFSA 3.
4. EWN 4.
5. AHCPE 5.
6. LAET 6.
7. LDO 7.
8. MLLAS 8.
9. IHHG 9.
10. WLSO 10.
11. DKAR 11.
12. WLO 12.
13. RSEOSUI 13.
14. SAEF 14.
15. RYTEPT 15.
16. DLCO 16.
17. PENEXSVEI 17.
18. RFEFEITDN 18.
19. RLAEY 19.
20. GLITH 20.



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Pre-Reading Questions

1. With only reading the title of the story, what do you believe the story will
be about?
2. How will the story end?
3. Does the story seem appealing to you? Why or why not?
4. Do some of your own research on the author to discover the history of the
writer, for background knowledge.
5. As you read the story circle simple sentences.

Jane Goodall
From What a Life by: Milada Broukal
Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees comes from the
groundbreaking, long-term research of the great conservationist, Jane Goodall.

Jane Goodall was born in London, England, on April 3, 1934. On her second
birthday, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. Jubilee was
named after a baby chimp in the London Zoo, and seemed to foretell the course
Janes life would take. To this day, Jubilee sits in a chair in Janes London
home. From an early age, Jane was fascinated by animals and animal stories.
By the age of 10, she was talking about going to Africa to live among the
animals there. At the time, in the early 1940s, this was a radical idea because
women did not go to Africa by themselves.

As a young woman, Jane finished school in London, attended secretarial
school, and then worked for a documentary filmmaker for a while. When a
school friend invited her to visit Kenya, she worked as a waitress until she had
earned the fare to travel there by boat. She was 23 years old.

Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous paleontologist and
anthropologist. He was impressed with her thorough knowledge of Africa and
its wildlife, and hired her to assist him and his wife on a fossil-hunting
expedition to Olduvai Gorge. Dr. Leakey soon realized that Jane was the perfect
person to complete a study he had been planning for some time. She expressed
her interest in the idea of studying animals by living in the wild with them,
rather than studying dead animals through paleontology.

Dr. Leakey and Jane began planning a study of a group of chimpanzees who
were living on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kenya. At first, the British
authorities would not approve their plan. At the time, they thought it was too
dangerous for a woman to live in the wilds of Africa alone. But Janes mother,
Vanne, agreed to join her so that she would not be alone. Finally, the
authorities gave Jane the clearance she needed in order to go to Africa and
begin her study

In July of 1960, Jane and her mother arrived at Gombe National Park in what
was then called Tanganyika and is now called Tanzania. Jane faced many
challenges as she began her work. The chimpanzees did not accept her right
away, and it took months for them to get used to her presence in their territory.
But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal. Little by little, she
was able to enter their world.

At first, she was able to watch the chimpanzees only from a great distance,
using binoculars. As time passed, she was able to move her observation point
closer to them while still using camouflage. Eventually, she was able to sit
among them, touching, patting, and even feeding them. It was an amazing
accomplishment for Jane, and a breakthrough in the study of animals in the
wild. Jane named all of the chimpanzees that she studied, stating in her
journals that she felt they each had a unique personality.

One of the first significant observations that Jane made during the study was
that chimpanzees make and use tools, much like humans do, to help them get
food. It was previously thought that humans alone used tools. Also thanks to
Janes research, we now know that chimps eat meat as well as plants and
fruits. In many ways, she has helped us to see how chimpanzees and humans
are similar. In doing so, she has made us more sympathetic toward these
creatures, while helping us to better understand ourselves.

The study started by Jane Goodall in 1960 is now the longest field study of any
animal species in their natural habitat. Research continues to this day in
Gombe and is conducted by a team of trained Tanzanians.

Janes life has included much more than just her study of the chimps in
Tanzania. She pursued a graduate degree while still conducting her study,
receiving her Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1965. In 1984, she received
the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize for "helping millions of people
understand the importance of wildlife conservation to life on this planet." She
has been married twice: first to a photographer and then to the director of
National Parks. She has one son.

Dr. Jane Goodall is now the worlds most renowned authority on chimpanzees,
having studied their behavior for nearly 40 years. She has published many
scientific articles, has written two books, and has won numerous awards for
her groundbreaking work. The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research,
Education, and Conservation was founded in 1977 in California but moved to
the Washington, D.C., area in 1998. Its goal is to take the actions necessary to
improve the environment for all living things.

Dr. Goodall now travels extensively, giving lectures, visiting zoos and chimp
sanctuaries, and talking to young people involved in environmental education.
She is truly a great conservationist and an amazing human being.
Questions:
1. But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal. What
is an antonym for the word focused?
a. Tired
b. Annoyed
c. Disinterested
d. Concerned
2. What is the authors purpose in writing this article?
a. to entertain the reader with stories about chimpanzees
b. to inform the reader of the importance of wildlife conservation
c. to warn the reader about the challenges of working in Africa
d. to describe the work and life of Jane Goodall.
3. Write a brief summary of this article using only the main events.
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4. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Dr. Leakey
chose Jane to work with him?
a. She knew a lot about Africa.
b. She knew a lot about African wildlife.
c. She earned the money to travel to Africa on her own
d. She was interested in studying animals in the wild.
5. Which of the following is NOT true of chimpanzees?
a. Chimpanzees are often comfortable with strangers right away.
b. Chimpanzees eat meat as well as plants and fruit.
c. Chimpanzees use tools to help them get food.
d. Different chimpanzees have different personalities.
6. How has Jane Goodalls work helped us to better understand chimpanzees?
What might happen to them in the future due to her work? Use evidence from
the passage to support your answer.
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7. Jane Goodall is now the worlds most renowned authority on chimpanzees,
having studied their behavior for nearly forty years.
What does authority mean?
a. an intelligent person
b. one who studies animals
c. a scientist
d. an expert

8. What is the main idea of this article?
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Simple and Compound, and Complex Sentences
A. Combine the following sentences to form either compound or
complex sentences.

1. The benefit dinner was a success. The school band still needed more
money for new uniforms.
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2. The skater did a back flip. The crowd applauded.
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3. Janes newest house robot moves smoothly. Shes proud of it.
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4. Mike worked on the car for hours over the weekend. It still sounds loud.
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5. Helium weighs more than hydrogen. It is less dangerous than the lighter
gas.
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6. The rain stopped abruptly. Cold air swept in from the north.
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7. The gymnast fell during his performance. The only injury was to his
pride.
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8. I must have lost the tickets. They are not in the envelope.
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9. Usually, the flight takes an hour. This time it took 90 minutes because of
strong winds.
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10. One usher took our tickets at the door. The other guided us to our
seats.
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B. Mark (S) for Simple sentences and (CS) for Compound Sentences.

1. I haven't seen Ann lately, and I won't see her again until fall. ____________
2. Mr. Holmes listens to the news every night, and then he goes to bed. _______
3. Helen is going to Spain today and will come home July 25. __________
4. Will you wait for me, or do you want to go ahead? __________
5. The children argue and wrangle over every little thing. __________
6. We had nearly finished our thirty holes of golf, and I was exhausted. ________
7. Mrs. Brent likes to drive; she finds it relaxing. __________
8. Annette is afraid of the water; consequently, she had trouble passing the
swimming test. __________
9. Delaware used to be a slave state; however, during the Civil War, it refused
to secede. _________
10. Should I carve the roast, or do you want to do it? __________

Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin: Vocabulary Words
1. Wan: (adj.) pale
2. Tresses: (n) locks of hair; curls
3. Skein: (n) a loosely coiled length of yarn
4. Brambles: (n) a prickly shrub or vine

A. Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.

wan tresses brambles skeins

1. ____________________ of silk were placed on the loom and woven into the most
colorful fabric.
2. We were __________________ by the traffic caused by the funeral.
3. Her golden ___________________ shone so brightly.
4. Rosebushes are considered ____________________ because of their thorny, prickly
branches.

Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.

Wan skein- brambles- tresses

1. We were hampered by the ______________ while hiking.
2. The disease made her look sickly and _______________.
3. They were all fascinated by her golden dangling __________________.
4. I found a _____________ of hair in my soup.


B. Use each of the words in a meaningful and original sentence.
1. tresses
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2. Wan:
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