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chin. He stared around his room, searching the darkness for the
the inside.
of bed and ran to the closet door, slamming it shut with his
the door handle. Then he ran out of his room and down the hall. His brother’s door was wide open, and
“Adam?” David asked in a groggy voice. “What are you doing in here?” Adam tugged on
Adam yanked the blankets off the bed. “It wasn’t a dream. I was awake, and the closet door started
opening by itself!”
David sighed. “Fine. But when we don’t find anything, you have to promise to leave me alone for the
rest of the night.”
Adam nodded. David reached into his desk drawer and pulled out a flashlight. Then they headed to Adam’s
room. Adam stopped in the doorway. He could hear something scratching his closet door.
David nodded. He walked over to Adam’s bed and pulled the case off one of the pillows. He opened
the pillowcase.
“You open the door very slowly, and I’ll grab whatever it is.”
Adam slid the chair to the side and pulled the closet door open a crack. Something banged against the
door, trying to force it open. Adam took a deep breath and opened the door a few more inches. A small furry
“I got it!” David said, closing the pillowcase and holding it in the air. “What is it?”
David put the pillowcase on the bed and an orange cat climbed out.
Adam scooped the cat up. “Apricot? How did you get trapped in my closet?”
David laughed. “The poor cat. If I was locked in your closet with your stinky shoes, I’d be banging
“Poor, Apricot,” Adam said. “You were probably more scared than I was.”
1. What happened right after David went into Adam's room? [1]
4. Write two adjectives that describe David. Tell why you chose each word.
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c. mystery d. fable
PARTS OF A STORY
Characters: List the main characters and briefly describe them. [1]
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Setting: Tell where and when the story takes place. Be specific. [1]
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Problem: Describe the main character's problem. [1]
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Solution: Tell how the problem was solved, and how the story ended. [1]
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Personal Opinion: Tell whether or not you liked the story, and justify your opinion.
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CLOZE PASSAGE
2- Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks:
well dishonest about take landed fair end low now heart
would missed with tell all already told returned scored full
Ali was walking to his class slowly. He was worried ______ the History test he would have to ______ that
morning. As he was reaching the classroom, a piece of paper suddenly fluttered down and ______ near his
feet. As Ali glanced down at the paper, his heart nearly ______ a beat. It was the History test paper complete
______ answers!
Ali's very first thought was not to ______ anyone about what he had found. He would memorize ______ the
answers and do extremely ______ in the test. After some hard thinking, however, he knew that it would be a
very ______ thing to do. Besides, it would not be ______ to his classmates. In the ______, Ali returned the
"Thanks, Ali. I have been searching high and ______ for it," said the teacher.
"I...I've read all the questions ______, Mr. Jameel," Ali confessed.
Mr. Jameel ______ is not to worry as he would think of new questions for the test. Ali's ______ sank. He
was half hoping that the test ______ be cancelled. Nevertheless, he did his best in the new test later that day.
A few days later, the test papers were ______ to the class. Go his pleasant surprise, Ali discovered that he
"You know something," he told his friends. "I could easily have scored ______ marks if I had cheated on
this test. But I wouldn't be as pleased as I am ______ with the eighty marks I obtained."