Q. How long has the author's father been gone?
o almost a year and a half
o two years
o almost a year
o almost 6 months
Q. Where does the author live?
o Butterfly Snout, Texas
o Eagle Pass, Texas
Q. What does the word "mariposas" mean?
o Dallas, Texasq
o Somewhere in Mexico
o lady bugs
o grasshoppers
o butterflies
o dragon flies
Q. The mariposas treated everything like nothing was safe, nothing was sacred. What
does this mean?
o They caused damage everywhere they went.
o They didn't care where they landed. They were everywhere?
o They have poison on the bottom fo their legs so when they land they could harm
anything.
o none of the above
Q. how many sisters are in the Garza family?
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Q. the sisters agree to report their finding to the police?
o True
o false
Q. what game did the girls use to play with papa?
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Q. What does it mean when it says "Mama stopped being a housewife."
o She was tired of cleaning up after her family.
o She was going to hire a maid.
o She went out and got a job to support her family.
o She left her family never to be seen again.
Q. What did the girls find at the end of the prologue?
o a broken down rusty car to drive and have adventures in
o a swimming hole
o a dead man
o a treasure map which will put them on an adventure
Q. Who's the chubby little sister?
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Q. The girls were very responsible with their chores.
o true
o false
Q. What was one of their favorite things to do as a group?
o ride bikes together
o swim
o do their chores
o look for their father who left them
Q. What was the name of the prologue?
o El Cazo
o The horse
o The Pot
o The Summer of the mariposas
Once on a dark winter's day, when the yellow fog hung so thick and heavy in the streets of London that
the lamps were lighted and the shop windows blazed with gas as they do at night, an odd looking little
girl sat in a cab with her father and was driven rather slowly through the big thoroughfares. She sat with
her feet tucked under her, and leaned against her father, who held her in his arm, as she stared out of
the window at the passing people with a peculiar old-fashioned thoughtfulness in her big eyes.
She was such a little girl that one did not expect to see such a look on her small face. It would have been
an old look for a child of twelve, and Sara Crewe was only seven. The fact was, however, that she was
always dreaming and thinking odd things and could not herself remember any time when she had not
been thinking things about grown-up people and the world they belonged to.
She felt as if she had lived a long, long time. At this moment she was remembering the voyage she had
just made from Bombay with her father, Captain Crewe. She was thinking of the big ship, of the Lascars
passing silently to and fro on it, of the children playing about on the hot deck, and of some young
officers' wives who used to try to make her talk to them and laugh at the things she said.
Principally, she was thinking of what a peculiar thing it was that at one time one was in India in the
blazing sun, and then in the middle of the ocean, and then driving in a strange vehicle through strange
streets where the day was as dark as the night. She found this so puzzling that she moved closer to her
father.
“Papa,‘ she said in a low, mysterious little voice which was almost a whisper, ‗papa.‘ ‗What is it,
darling?‘ Captain Crewe answered, holding her closer and looking down into her face. “What is Sara
thinking of?”
A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett
Questions
1. What is the weather like in London? 3
2. How old is Sara Crewe? 1
3. Who is travelling with her? 1
4. What does Sara Crewe look like? 3
5. What does the word 'puzzling' mean? Look at the word in the text to help you.1
6. Did Sara Crewe live in India? Use words from the text to support your answer.1
7. Why does Sara 'move closer to her father'? 3
8. What is Captain Crewe like as a person? Look at the way he speaks to Sara. 4
9. 'What is Sara thinking of?' Write down what Sara must be thinking and feeling. Use your imagination to help
you. 8
Look at the following words taken from 'A Little Princess' and select their correct meaning from the list of options.
1. Voyage (n)
a) An old person
b) A long trip by the sea
c) A planet
2. Peculiar (adj)
a) Strange
b) Tall
c) Pretty
3. Fog (n)
a) A storm
b) A thick cloud
c) A fire
4. Vehicle (n)
a) A type of drink
b) An old shoe
c) A thing used for transport
High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves
of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.He was very
much admired indeed. “He is as beautiful as a weathercock,”remarked one of the Town Councillors who wished
to gain a reputation for having artistic tastes; “only not quite so useful,” he added, fearing lest people should
think him unpractical, which he really was not.
“Why can‘t you be like the Happy Prince?‘ asked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon.
“The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for anything.”
“I am glad there is someone in the world who is quite happy,” muttered a disappointed man as he gazed at the
wonderful statue.
“He looks just like an angel,” said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet
cloaks and their clean white pinafores.
Questions
1. What does the Happy Prince look like? 3
2. Where does the Happy Prince stand? 1
3. Why does the mother want her son to be like the Happy Prince?1
4. What do the people of the city think of the Happy Prince?3
5. What are the 'Charity children' wearing? 1
6. Why do you think the 'Mathematical Master' does not 'approve of children dreaming'?3
7. What things can the Happy Prince see as he stands on his tall column overlooking the city? Use your
imagination to help you. 3
8. Do you think the 'Happy Prince' is happy? Why? Why not? 4
9. Imagine that you are a statue. Where would you like to stand? Overlooking a park, a city or somewhere else?
Would you enjoy being a statue? Why? Why not?
Read the extract from The Railway Children below, and answer the questions.
They were not railway children to begin with. They were just ordinary suburban children, and they lived with
theirFather and Mother in an ordinary red-brick-fronted villa, with coloured glass in the front door, a tiled passage
that was called a hall, a bath-room with hot and cold water, electric bells, French windows, and a good deal of
white paint, and 'every modern convenience', as the house-agents say.
There were three of them. Roberta was the eldest. Of course, Mothers never have favourites, but if their Mother
HAD had a favourite, it might have been Roberta. Next came Peter, who wished to be an Engineer when he grew
up; and the youngest was Phyllis, who meant extremely well. Mother did not spend all her time in paying dull calls
to dull ladies, and sitting dully at home waiting for dull ladies to pay calls to her. She was almost always there,
ready to play with the children, and read to them, and help them to do their home-lessons. Besides this she used
to write stories for them while they were at school, and read them aloud after tea, and she always made up funny
pieces of poetry for their birthdays and for other great occasions, such as the christening of the new kittens, or
the refurnishing of the doll's house, or the time when they were getting over the mumps.
These three lucky children always had everything they needed: pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely nursery with
heaps of toys, and a Mother Goose wall-paper. They had a kind and merry nursemaid, and a dog who was called
James, and who was their very own. They also had a Father who was just perfect—never cross, never unjust, and
always ready for a game—at least, if at any time he was NOT ready, he always had an excellent reason for it, and
explained the reason to the children so interestingly and funnily that they felt sure he couldn't help himself.
You will think that they ought to have been very happy. And so they were, but they did not know HOW happy till
the pretty life in the Red Villa was over and done with, and they had to live a very different life indeed.
The Railway Children, E. Nesbit
Questions
1. What does the children's house 'The Red Villa' look like? Use words from the text to support your answer.4
2. Who is the eldest of the children? 1
3. Who would be mother's favourite if she had a favourite? 1
4. . What does Peter want to be when he grows up? 1
5. Describe the children's mother. What is she like? Use your own words. 4
6. What is the meaning of the word 'dull'? Read the word in the text to help you. 1
7. Why are they described as 'lucky' children? Do you think they are 'lucky'? 4
8. What is their dog called? 1
9. How would you describe your house and family? Try to write a detailed description about your family life like
the one you have just read.
Highlight the errors as you discover them and write your corrections in the margins:
Spelling errors in yellow
Punctuation errors in blue
Grammar errors in green
School trip
The students’ set off from school just after asembly Everyone was piled onto the bus in eager
anticipation of the day ahead. The teacher’s sat at the front and tryed to keep everyone quite
but it was an uphill struggle.
After traveling for about half an our, the coach turned off the mane road into a winding country
lane. it was at this point that the enjine started making funny whining noises. The driver went
pail and the coach came to a sudden stop. Don’t worry,’ he said. ‘Ill have a look at the engine
and we will soon be on our weigh again.’
But half an hour past and the bus was still stationery. Their excitement turned to frustration and
boardom. Sum started to eat there packed lunches and the teachers faces was etched with
worry. ‘Don’t worry’, said Bob, the coach driver. ‘I will ring the depot and get them to send
another coach. we will soon be on our way again?’
Half an hour turned into one hour. One hour turned into too. The teachers had been threw their
entire repertoire of travel games and music and the students were became irritable. The heat in
the coach was unbearable. ‘Dont worry’ said Bob, trying to raise their spirits. ‘Ill turn up the air
conditioning and we will soon cool down’
Just as soon as he had said this, the releaf coach turned up and it really were a relief. They
wearily changed coaches and started on us way back to school. It was a trip that should of
been memorable for different reasons.