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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 4hrs 31mins
What mood is created at the start of Act 1?
The CAMERA has begun to PAN DOWN until it passes the horizon and on a sign which reads, "Maple Street." PAN DOWN until we are shooting down at an angle toward the street below. It's a tree-lined, quiet residential American street, very typical of the small town. The houses have front porches on which people sit and swing on gliders, conversing across from house to house. Steve Brand polishes his car parked in front of his house. His neighbor, Don Martin, leans against the fender watching him. A Good Humor man rides a bicycle and is just in the process of stopping to sell some ice cream to a couple of kids. Two women gossip on the front lawn. Another man waters his lawn.
ominous
peaceful
depressing
comical
Which sentence is NOT correct.
It's cold outside.
The cat licked its paw.
The puppy is adorable. Its face is so cute.
Its not fair that we have to take a CBA.
What is a memoir?
a fantasy novel series about the fictional world of Memoiria
a nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories
a type of poem
a genre of novel that is told in past tense
Combine these sentences:
She still went to school. She was late.
She still went to school and she was late.
She still went to school, however, she was late.
Although she was late, she still went to school.
Because she was late, she still went to school.
Near the end of Act 1, the mood continues to turn. What adjective best describes the mood?
The group suddenly starts towards the house. In this brief fraction of a moment they take the first step toward performing a metamorphosis that changes people from a group into a mob. They begin to head purposefully across the street toward the house at the end. Steve stands in front of them. For a moment their fear almost turns their walk into a wild stampede, but Steve's voice, loud, incisive, and commanding, makes them stop.
mysterious
morbid
lighthearted
ominous
External - outer
Exterior - outer/outside
Exit - to go out and leave
Explode and erupt - burst; fly outward
What does the prefix “e-” mean?
out
in
go
leave
What is the main idea from this passage?
At this moment one of the little boys, Tommy, looks up to listen to a sound of a tremendous screeching roar from overhead. A flash of light plays on both their faces and then it moves down the street past lawns and porches and rooftops and then disappears. Various people leave their porches and stop what they're doing to stare up at the sky. Steve Brand, the man who's been polishing his car and now he stands there transfixed, staring upwards. He looks at Don Martin, his neighbor from across the street.
The people live in a generic, normal neighborhood.
Steve Brand has been polishing his car.
Steve Brand and Don Martin are neighbors.
A bright light and a loud sound disrupt the people of the neighborhood.
Combine these sentences:
The students had the day off. The teachers still had to go to school.
The students had the day off; but the teachers still had to go to school.
The students had the day off but the teachers still had to go to school.
The students had the day off, however the teachers still had to go to school.
The students had the day off, but the teachers still had to go to school.
What word best describes the mood?
Cut to a long shot looking down the street. A figure has suddenly materialized in the gloom and in the silence we can hear the clickety-clack of slow, measured footsteps on concrete as the figure walks slowly toward them. One of the women lets out a stifled cry. The young mother grabs her boy as do a couple of others.
relaxing
unemotional
suspenseful
optimistic
Correct the sentence:
After school, I went to dunkin donuts and Dairy Queen, and before going home, I bought my mom a birthday gift.
After school, I went to dunkin donuts and dairy queen, and before going home, I bought my mom a birthday gift.
After school, I went to Dunkin Donuts and Dairy Queen, and before going home, I bought my mom a birthday gift.
After school, I went to dunkin donuts and Dairy Queen, and before going home I bought my mom a birthday gift.
After school, I went to dunkin donuts and Dairy Queen and before going home, I bought my mom a birthday gift.
Which is the best summary of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?
After a loud sound and a bright light, the power goes out in a neighborhood, and the neighbors start thinking that one of them is an alien who caused it. After they turn on each other, it is revealed that aliens did turn off the power. They conclude that when people are scared they will turn on their friends.
The power goes out in a neighborhood after a bright light and loud sound disrupt the neighborhood, and a boy convinces the neighbors that aliens did it. Aliens conclude that when people are scared they will turn on their friends.
The neighbors start thinking that one of them is an alien who turned off the electricity in the neighborhood. After the neighbors turn on each other, which ends in the death of a friend, it is revealed that aliens did turn off the power. They conclude that when people are scared they will turn on their friends.
After the power goes out in a neighborhood, a boy convinces the neighbors that aliens did it. The neighbors start suspecting each other and end up murdering a friend. At the end, it is revealed that aliens did turn off the power.
How should this sentence be edited?
The monsters are due on maple street is good play.
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street is good play.
The monsters are due on Maple Street is good play .
The Monsters are due on Maple Street is good play.
The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street is good play.
After a mysterious event, the mood changes suddenly. Which adjective best describes this mood?
At this moment one of the little boys, Tommy, looks up to listen to a sound of a tremendous screeching roar from overhead. A flash of light plays on both their faces and then it moves down the street past lawns and porches and rooftops and then disappears. Various people leave their porches and stop what they're doing to stare up at the sky. Steve Brand, the man who's been polishing his car and now he stands there transfixed, staring upwards. He looks at Don Martin, his neighbor from across the street.
depressing
ominous
terrifying
curious
Combine these two sentences:
I shook with excitement while others in line shook from the cold wind. I wondered how I could tell Mrs. Bates what her writing meant to me.
I shook with excitement while others in line shook from the cold wind; and I wondered how I could tell Mrs. Bates what her writing meant to me.
I shook with excitement while others in line shook from the cold wind, meanwhile, I wondered how I could tell Mrs. Bates what her writing meant to me.
I wondered how I could tell Mrs. Bates what her writing meant to me, I shook with excitement while others in line shook from the cold wind. I wondered how I could tell Mrs. Bates what her writing meant to me.
As I wondered how I could tell Mrs. Bates what her writing meant to me, I shook with excitement while others in line shook from the cold wind.
What is the main idea of this passage?
The CAMERA has begun to PAN DOWN until it passes the horizon and on a sign which reads, "Maple Street." PAN DOWN until we are shooting down at an angle toward the street below. It's a tree-lined, quiet residential American street, very typical of the small town. The houses have front porches on which people sit and swing on gliders, conversing across from house to house. Steve Brand polishes his car parked in front of his house. His neighbor, Don Martin, leans against the fender watching him. A Good Humor man rides a bicycle and is just in the process of stopping to sell some ice cream to a couple of kids. Two women gossip on the front lawn. Another man waters his lawn.
The ice cream man stops to sell ice cream to the children.
This neighborhood is normal and peaceful.
The neighborhood is filled with gossips.
Maple Street is in a small town.
The word exhilaration in means --
relief
fear
disappointment
delight
