WorksheetsLocal Color
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4mins
Read each statement and decide whether or not it shows "local color".
In his humiliation, he resolved to sever all ties with his family.
yes
no
peaceful expanses of grass and wood...
yes
no
drowsy hum of insects....
yes
no
"I knew he was trying to help me with furtive indications with his eye"...
yes
no
a real wash stand with real china-ware bowl...
yes
no
I treat people accordingly..
yes
no
"She's gone to see her people".....
yes
no
"I was eager to gratify him...."
yes
no
a "daguerreo-type" case
yes
no
I was deep in my thinking and strugglings.
yes
no
He did his best to drive away his friends fears and apprehensions.
yes
no
The Jeepney is the "King of the Road"
yes
no
Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.
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no
You aint 'bout dat life
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no
"Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habit"
yes
no
