Grade 8

English ‘B’
Text: ‘The Pearl’

State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE

1. Juan Thomas is older than Kino.

2. Juana was angry at Kino for hitting her.
3. Kino was attacked three times because of the pearl.
4. There are many pearl buyers in the town of La Paz
5. Kino and Juana were married in a church.

Fill in the blanks

6. Kino believes his pearl is worth ___________ pesos

7. Juana made a _________ to help heal Coyotito’s wound.
8. Kino’s ancestors tried to get more money for their pearls by choosing a man to go the ________.
9. Kino and Juana live in a _______________.
10. A ____________ has bitten Coyotito

Answer EACH of the following multiple choice questions

11. What skill does the beggars have?

a) They can count well b) they can tell if some was rice or poor
c) they are good at lying. d) they are smart.

12. What is the thing of highest value for Kino and his family?
a) His home b) his canoe c) his knife d) his carving stick

13. Why was it so surprising that Juana decided she wanted a doctor?
a) The doctors were thought to make people get sicker b) there were no doctors at that time
b) C) they didn’t have money to pay for the treatment d) the doctor don’t come to persons that lives
in brush houses.

14.What is the name of the town where Kino first attempts to sell his pearl?
a) the Gulf b) the capital c) La Paz d) Naryarit

15. What is the best offer Kino gets for his pearl?
a) 500 pesos b) 1,000 pesos c)15,00 pesos d) 50,000 pesos

16. Why must Kino and his family flee from the neighbourhood?
a) because Kino’s house was burnt down b) because persons want to take his pearl away
c) because Kino killed a man d) because he has to sell the pearl

17.Why does Juana sneak out of the house in the middle of the night in chapter 5?
a) she wants to leave Kino b) she wants to sell the pearl
c) she wants to throw the pearl away d) she is going to take Coyotito to the doctor

18.What does the first pearl buyer tell Kino about his pearl?
a) the pearl is valuable b) the pearl is fake and will die
c) persons will not want to buy it d) it is large and clumsy.

19. Which of the following things is not among Kino’s possible uses for the money from the pearl?
a) getting married in a church b) sending Coyotito to school c)building a new house d) buying a rifle

20.Who is the first townsperson to visit Kino asking for a share of the fortune of the pearl?
a) the doctor b) the beggars c) the priest d) shop keepers