Hobbies Museum / Cinema

Reading comprehension

Dear Editor,
I have just learned that our towns public art museum will be eliminating
Saturday hours next month due to a protracted budget shortfall.
It will be a severe hardship and loss to our towns citizens if the museum
closes on Saturdays. For many working people, like myself, Saturday is
the only day of the week to take advantage of the breathtaking and
thought provoking artwork our museum has to offer.
Parents often use this day to take their children to the museum in order to
expose them to this important bit of culture.
The public museum has been a boon to this town since it opened in 1975.
People from many nearby towns choose Saturday to come and see
artwork
here.
This is an exigent matter. Not that much would need to be added to the
average homeowners tax bill to keep the museum open. Isnt the
museum
worth
it?
I ask everyone who values our museum to contact their town
representative and ask for funding to keep the museum Saturday hours
intact.
Sincerely,
Maria B. Williams

1. Which best describes the tone of the letter ?

a. exigent
b. humoristic
c. hostile
d. sarcastic
2. How could Maria have made her letter more convincing ?
a. interviewed the museum curator
b. listed the names of artists featured at the museum

c. included how much would be added to the average homeowner's tax bill
d. highlighted important programs that occur at the museum on Saturday
3. Which is the best antonym for protracted?
a. curable
b. imagined
c. ridiculous
d. shortened
4. "For many working people, like myself, Saturday is the only day of the week to take
advantage of the breathtaking and thought provoking artwork our museum has to
offer."
a. myself should be me
b. like should be such as
c. breathtaking should be breath taking
d. has should be had
5. Who might Maria be writing to in this letter?
a. the mayor
b. citizens of her town
c. the local newspaper
d. federal government officials
6. How might this type of writing best be described?
a. comparative, meaning demonstrates the similarities and differences between two
topics
b. instructive, meaning it teaches how to do something
c. persuasive, meaning it aims to make a cogent argument about something
d. narrative, meaning it tells a story in a sequence of events.
7. "This is an exigent matter."
a. This is an urgent matter.
b. This is a historical matter.
c. This is a worthwhile matter.
d. This is a noteworthy matter.

Written Expression

Do you often go to the museum ? What type of museum do you visit ? (historical, arts...)
Why ? Why not ?

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Listening comprehension
How many minutes before show time does the box office open?
A. 25 minutes
B. 35 minutes
C. 45 minutes
What would be the next movie we could see if we arrived at the movie theaters at 3:30
p.m.?
A. Return to Mars II
B. Road Trip
C. Friends Forever
For a sixteen-year-old, how much does a ticket cost for the 4:15 p.m. showing of Go for
the Gold.
A. $2.00
B. $4.50
C. $6.00
On which day could you take a family of five, and it would only cost them $10 for the entire
family?
A. Tuesday
B. Thursday
C. Saturday

Look at the simple map of street corners. If the Richards Science Museum is found on
corner A, on which corner are the Cinemas located?
A. B
B. C
C. D
Written Expression
Choose a movie and write a description of it using the vocab from the previous page.
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Write a description of the picture, and try find out the movie it is an extract of.
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Movie vocab

R (adjective): restricted, no one under 17 without a parent or guardian

- We don't allow are kids to watch R-rated movies because they often contain strong
language.
G (adjective): general audience
- This movie is entertaining for all ages, and it's rated G.
PG 13 (adjective): parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13.
Some material might be inappropriate for these children
- The movie is rated PG 13 for violence.
valid (adjective): applicable, relevant, current
- These movie coupons are valid until the end of the month.
patrons (noun): customers or attendees
- Patrons are not permitted to bring their own drink and food into the movie theater.
senior (noun): an older person
- Senior citizens receive discounts on movie tickets.
buck (noun): informal for dollar
- Some popcorn and a drink only cost a few bucks at that movie theater
purchase (verb): buy
- Let's purchase the movie tickets online so we don't have to wait in line at the
theater.
kitty-corner (adjective): slanted diagonally across two corners of a street
intersection
- The movie theater is kitty-corner the post office on First Street.
up-to-date (adjective): current or latest
- I always check movie listings online for the most up-to-date information about
show times and ticket prices.