The English Academy Name:
1st IN CLASS - ASSIGNMENT
PART 1: Vocabulary in Context (15 points)
A. Match the words to their definitions. (From All in a Summer Day)
1. Pale a) The light and heat from the sun
2. Sunshine b) Very light in color
3. Underground c) Not speaking or making noise
4. Windowpane d) A piece of glass in a window
5. Silence e) Below the surface of the earth
B. Complete the sentences using these words from 13 Reasons Why: (use each only once)
tape – secret – bully – rumor – lonely
1. Hannah felt __________ because she had no real friends.
2. Justin listened to the first __________ in the series.
3. A __________ is something not everyone is supposed to know.
4. Clay didn’t want to believe the __________ about Hannah.
5. The teacher talked to the students about how to stop a __________.
PART 2: Grammar – Tenses and Sentence Structure (15 points)
A. Choose the correct past tense form. (Based on All in a Summer Day)
1. The children __________ (lock / locked / were locking) Margot in the closet.
2. The sun __________ (shine / shone / was shining) for only two hours.
3. Margot __________ (miss / missed / was missing) the sun more than anyone.
4.They __________ (don’t remember / didn’t remember / weren’t remember) what the sun looked like.
5. After the sun disappeared, it __________ (start / started / was starting) to rain again.
B. Present simple vs present continuous (Based on 13 Reasons Why)
1. Clay __________ (listen) to the tapes every night.
2. At the moment, he __________ (walk) to school.
3. He usually __________ (meet) Tony before class.
4. Right now, they __________ (talk) about Hannah.
5. Clay often __________ (feel) confused and sad.
C. Create 3 correct sentences using these prompts:
1. (Hannah / feel / sad / because / nobody / listen / her)
2. (The children / hide / Margot / because / they / jealous)
3. (Clay / not believe / everything / on the tapes)
PART 3: Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary Usage (20 points)
Read the short text and answer the questions.
In “All in a Summer Day”, the children live on the planet Venus, where it rains all the time. They don’t remember
the sun because it only appears for two hours every seven years. Margot, a girl from Earth, remembers the sun
and misses it very much. The other children don’t understand her and lock her in a closet just before the sun
comes out. When they realize what they have done, they are shocked and saddened.
In “All in a Summer Day”, the children live on
A. True or False?
1. The children see the sun every year.
2. Margot came from Earth.
3. Margot is happy when the sun comes out.
4. The children are kind to Margot.
5. They feel bad after they lock her in the closet.
B. Answer in complete sentences.
1. Why does Margot miss the sun more than the other children?
2. What happens just before the sun appears?
3. How do the children feel after they remember Margot?
C. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences:
1. The children were __________ (jealous / proud / careful) of Margot.
2. The sun was __________ (bright / dark / loud).
3. Margot was __________ (inside / outside / on the roof) when the sun came.
4. The children played __________ (happily / angrily / quietly) in the sunshine.
5. When they opened the door, Margot was still __________ (sleeping / waiting / crying).
