Message/ Theme
What are the two passages about?
a. Family traditions
b. How to enter the contest
c. A cherry spitting contest
d. How to have fun in any situation
c. A cherry spitting contest
What information does the article give the reader that the poem does not?
a. Information about the contestants
b. How to spit the cherry
c. Why people come to the contest
d. Why people spit a cherry pit and not a peach pit
a. Information about the contestants
Which ides is expressed in both the article and the poem?
a. Spitting cherry pits is a difficult activity to plan and organize.
b. Spitting a cherry pit as far as possible can be fun.
c. The process of spitting a cherry pit is exciting to describe.
d. Recording the distance of a cherry pit traveled is difficult.
b. Spitting a cherry pit as far as possible can be fun.
How do both the article and the poem make cherry spitting seem fun?
a. Both the poem and article describe cherry spitting contests as fun.
b. The poem and article describe the contests fun times.
c. The poem and the article talk about what you can win.
d. The poem and the article give detailed interviews from the contestants.
a. Both the poem and the article describe cherry spitting contests as fun.
What information does the poem give the reader that the article does not?
a. Why people compete in the contest.
b. What people benefit from the contest.
c. How to spit the cherry
d. Where the contest takes place
c. How to spit the cherry
Give a summary comparing the two passages.
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What is the common message of the two passages?
a. That cherry spitting is hard.
b. That being involved in an event is important.
c. That it is nasty to eat a cherry.
d. That joining a cherry spitting contest can be fun and enjoyable.
d. That joining a cherry spitting contest can be fun and enjoyable.
Which of the following describes a difference between the article and the poem?
a. The article provides details of an event related to spitting cherry, while the poem describes the process of spitting cherry pits.
b. The article provides information about activities that occur before a contest, while the poem describes the results of a contest.
c. The article focuses mainly on the people who spit cherry pits, while the poem features those who observe the activity.
d. The article explains how to organize a local competition, while the poem highlights how to get involved in one.
a. The article provides details of an event related to spitting cherry pits, while the poem describes the process of spitting cherry pits.
Write a summary contrasting the two passages.
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Which message is expressed by both the article and the poem?
a. Some activities can be appreciated simply for the fun of them.
b. Even if you do not succeed right away, you must keep on trying.
c. A great talent is often shared by family members.
d. It is important to be a polite and kindhearted winner.
a. Some activities can be appreciated simply for the fun of them.
What is one main difference between the event the author describes in the article and the event the speaker describes in the poem?
a. The type of cherry pit that is used
b. The setting
c. The excitement people feel
d. The rules that are followed
b. The type of cherry pit that is used
What is something that the readers was able to learn after reading both passages?
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