Comprehension Check
What does the young man shout into the hole at the beginning of the story?
What is “He—y, come on ou—t!”
What swept away the shrine?
Why didn’t any of the villagers notice the hole before the typhoon hit the village?
What is a shrine was located over the hole?
A boy practices all his life to be a basketball player, but he ends up recognizing that he is better at music and becomes a successful singer.
What is situational?
Here are some things I need from the store ______ salad greens, apples, crackers, cheese, juice, and granola.
What is the colon?
Why do the villagers tell the young man not to throw the pebble into the hole?
What is "they are afraid it will bring a curse on them"?
What destroyed the building that covered the hole?
A typhoon
What happened after the workman heard the voice?
What is a small pebble skimmed by him?
An actress auditions for a part in a movie. After the audition, she says, “I was terrible, wasn’t I?” The director laughs. The reader already knows that the director had decided to give her the part before the audition.
What is dramatic?
This is my sister _____ in ______ law, Macie.
What is a hyphen (-)?
How is the hole used?
What is "It is used to dispose of poisonous, toxic, and unwanted things: nuclear, experimental, and construction waste; counterfeit money; old love letters; incriminating evidence; the bodies of dead vagrants; and so on."
In “He—y, Come On Ou—t!,” who offers to fill the hole?
What is concessionaire?
Who suggested that they build a shrine?
What is the mayor of the village?
A woman has kept what she thinks is a fake diamond necklace in her jewelry box for years. The jewelry box is stolen. When the jewelry is recovered, the expert who identifies it tells the woman that the diamonds in the necklace are real. The necklace is not a fake and it is worth thousands of dollars.
What is situational?
I’d love a swim right now _____ unless it’s raining.
What is a dash (—)?
What does the workman hear at the end of the story?
What is a voice shout, “He—y, come on ou—t!”?
how does the hole seem to make people feel?
What is relieved?
What is the theme of the story?
What is people do not think about the consequences of their actions when it comes to the environment, especially when they cannot see any physical harm?
An actor sits in his dressing room getting ready to go on stage in a play. In walks the actor’s manager. “Here’s hoping that you break a leg out there,” the manager says to the actor. The actor smiles.
What is verbal?
My little brother couldn’t go on the ride _____ he was too short _____.
What are parentheses ()?
What did the villagers first debate should be done with the hole?
What is "build a shrine"?
What had the reporter with the camera most likely been planning to do?
What is lower himself and his camera into the hole?
Who advised the young man not to throw the pebble?
What is an old man?
Esme falls in love with Carlo. Esme’s family feels that Carlo isn’t “good enough” for her and urges her to break off the relationship. Some time later her parents introduce her to Bob, a friend of the family. Esme likes Bob but isn’t in love with him. Her family pressures her to accept a wedding proposal from Bob. At the wedding, the justice of the peace asks, “If anyone objects to this wedding, he or she should speak up now.” Esme, in her bridal gown, holds up her hand. “I object!” she says. “I am in love with another man!”
What is situational?
I’m going upstate this weekend ______ with any luck, it’ll stop raining.
What is a semicolon (;)?