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WorksheetsJourneys Lesson 3 Vocab and Comprehension Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How is Rudy different from Miata?
He seems more realistic.
He seems more popular.
He seems less energetic.
He seems less confident.
How is Miata different during the debate compared to when she practiced her speech at home?
She is happier talking in a crowd.
She acts more confident at school.
She likes to interact with the audience.
She loses faith in her ability to persuade students.
Miata shows she is more serious about school than Rudy by
following the rules.
running for class president.
chewing gum with her mouth closed.
promising to pay students to work around the school.
Which sentence from the passage contains an idiom?
"She climbed onto a box that was set there for her."
"Yeah, let's knock it off," Rudy yelled, getting to his feet.
"With that, Mrs. Castillo, now stern faced, shook a finger at him."
"There was more applause, but not enough to make Miata feel confident."
Read this sentence from this passage.
"We can't push our luck, dude," Rudy responded.
What is the meaning of push our luck as used in the sentence above?
hope for teacher support
ask for anything at all
give our luck a shove
expect way too much
Miata's campaign promises differ from Rudy's because they focus on
helping teachers.
changing the school rules.
cleaning up the school.
making students happy.
Overall, Rudy's speech style is more informal than Miata's because Rudy uses a lot of
slang.
commas.
comparisons.
Spanish words.
What is true about both Miata's and Rudy's speech styles?
They are very polite.
They are very formal.
They mix two languages.
They rely on difficult words.
A discussion or consideration of the arguments for and against something.
debate
prodded
gradually
decorated
To stir to action; urge
prodded
scanned
decorated
beckoned
Occurring in small stages or degrees, or by even, continuous change.
gradually
decorated
stalled
hesitated
To furnish with something attractive, beautiful, or striking; adorn
decorated
inflated
hesitated
stalled
To cause to expand with air or gas.
inflated
stalled
hesitated
debate
To be slow to act, speak, or decide
hesitated
shaken
decorated
inflated
If you hit the sack,
you win the lottery
you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough
you go to bed because you are very tired
If I say “I’m going to hit the books now”,
I am going to study
I am going to take a short break from studying
I am going to throw my books away
If you say that something is a piece of cake,
it is very good but very few people know it
it is very easy to do
it is very sweet
If you go the extra mile,
you are willing to make a special effort to achieve something
you walk a bit more although you are tired just to prove that you can
you put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone
If you let the cat out of the bag,
you accidentally reveal a secret
you create a problem
you pretend to be someone you are not and you are discovered
Scanned
looked over
shouted at
grounded
asked questions about
