The Signmaker's Assistant - Week 2 Reading Homework

Part A: Fill in the missing words. Everyone in town ​ (a)   .​ The old signmaker did the finest work for miles around. Under his ​ (b)   , ordinary letters became beautiful words - words of wisdom, words of warning, or words that ​ (c)   said which door to use. When he painted STOP, people ​ (d)   because the sign looked so important. When he painted PLEASE KEEP OFF THE GRASS, they kept off because the sign was polite and ​ (e)  

• brush
• agreed
• simply
• stopped
• sensible
• rock
• ignored
• confusing

Part B: Draw a line to connect the two parts of the sentences.

• People thanked the signmaker

• said the teacher.

• "No school?"

• the signmaker's assistant.

• "No one informed me"

• and paid him well.

• They stopped

• at the STOP sign.

• Norman was

• muttered the principal.

Part C: Write the word to match the definition. 1. _______: maybe.

• perhaps

• never

• always

• certainly

Part C: Write the word to match the definition. 2. _______: to tell.

• ignore

• conceal

• inform

• forget

Fill in the blank: _______ : a person who makes signs.

• Signmaker

• Painter

• Writer

• Designer

Fill in the blank: _______ : a person who helps.

• Chief

• Teacher

• Driver

• Assistant

Fill in the blank: _______ : to be nice.

• Polite

• Rude

• Impolite

• Unkind

The signmaker made pizza.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The signmaker was paid well.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Norman was the principal.

• TRUE

• FALSE