WorksheetsThe Other Side of Truth Chapters 7-8
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Define: Avoided
a)
Prevented from happening
b)
To make happen
c)
To handle in a clumsy way
d)
To dig
2.
When one declares something at the airport, he/she is stating what they brought into the country in order to pay taxes on it
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What does the word "scanning" mean in the following sentence: Was Uncle Dele there, scanning the faces.
a)
Barely glancing at in an uncaring way
b)
Running up to each person to clearly see his or her face
c)
Calmly standing around, ignoring everyone
d)
Looking carefully for something or someone
4.
When I beckon someone, I am telling them to go away
a)
True
b)
False
5.
If I empower someone, I am putting them down, telling them they are weak and unable to do something
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Define: Tempted
a)
Lacking desire to do something
b)
Made to want to do something even though it may be wrong or harmful
c)
Giving someone power to do good deeds/be a good person
d)
To fidget or move about nervously
7.
What does a smuggler do
a)
They follow the law and punish those that do not
b)
Nothing, they are average citizens who live their own lives
c)
They bring people or things into places illegally
d)
They are a British football team
8.
Victoria Station is a large underground (subway) station in London
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Define: encircled
a)
Surrounded and enclosed by something
b)
Free to do whatever one pleases
c)
Complained
d)
Made a low and dull noise
10.
Define: Grouse
a)
To be joyful about
b)
To worry about
c)
To be overly angry about
d)
To complain
11.
"Ring" is a British term for what?
a)
To call on the telephone
b)
To watch TV
c)
To buy an engagement ring
d)
To propose to someone
12.
Customs is the government agency responsible for collecting taxes on goods brought into a country
a)
True
b)
False
13.
When someone retorts during an argument, what are they doing
a)
Replying calmly
b)
Replying in a happy manner
c)
Replying angrily
d)
Agreeing with
14.
A till is a type of window display for showing off what is on sale in a store
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Define: Burrowing
a)
Stacking
b)
Playing football
c)
Digging
d)
Handling in a clumsy manner
16.
Which of the following is NOT one of the customs agents that searched through Mrs. Bankole's, Sade's and Femi's bags
a)
Mr. Fix it
b)
Pepper Red Lips
c)
Rock Face
17.
Sade's bag was cut apart by the customs agents
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Mrs. Bankole did not give Sade and Femi enough money to pay for both coke and a piece of cake
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Where is Mrs. Bankole at at the end of chapter 8
a)
Waiting patiently for Sade and Femi outside of the cafe
b)
Getting on a bus with Sade and Femi
c)
Catching a train back to Victoria Station
d)
We do not know, she left with the stern man
20.
The customs agents were likely searching for drugs in Mrs. Bankole's, Sade's, and Femi's bags
a)
True
b)
False
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