AE – Reading and grammar quiz

Why does Jen first pick up the clock?

• She wants to check the time.

• The ticking is annoying her.

• She plans to set an alarm.

What is Jen supposed to be doing when the story begins?

• Cleaning her room

• Finishing a 500-word assignment

• Chatting with friends online

How does the narrator describe the rainy street?

• Bright and empty

• Busy and colorful

• Cold, black, and wet like a dog’s nose

Why is Jen puzzled by the group outside?

• She cannot see them clearly through the fog.

• None of her friends are online or texting her.

• She hears nothing but silence from the street.

What happens immediately after Jen opens the curtains the second time?

• The figures start laughing louder.

• The group suddenly disappears.

• Her phone begins to ring.

How do the unseen voices affect Jen?

• She feels relieved.

• She becomes angry and shouts back.

• She is startled and jumps away from the window.

The cliff-hanger at the end of the passage suggests that Jen will next ___

For each item, read the sentence from the story and choose the best meaning of the word in bold. 1. “Jen sighed heavily. She hadn’t done anything for at least ten minutes.”

• breathed out sadly or tiredly

• laughed loudly

• whispered softly

For each item, read the sentence from the story and choose the best meaning of the word in bold.

“A sudden cacophony of laughter ruptured the nocturnal stillness outside her window.”

• a harsh mixture of loud sounds
  

• a gentle whisper in the night
  

• a single clear melody

For each item, read the sentence from the story and choose the best meaning of the word in bold. 3. “Jen went over to the window, opened the curtains just a little bit, and put one eye very carefully against the window.”

• A) window coverings made of fabric

• B) pieces of outdoor clothing

• C) notebooks for writing