When would you ask "why on earth" something happened?

when you are surprised about it

BONUS: Which of the following writing styles did the author use?

tone as if telling a story to a friend

When would you "breathe a sigh of relief"?

you're happy that something you worried about doesn't happen

In the first dream, why does the author have to buy bananas?

because he dreamed his wife was doing a diet.

Why did the author call his mum after waking from his second dream?

to ask if she had heard anything from Aunt Ethel.

What does it mean to "take it easy"?

relax and not worry about things

After the second dream, how does the author's wife react to his asking her about bananas?

she asks if he thinks she should go on a diet.

When do you describe something or somebody as a "pain"?

when something or somebody is boring or irritating you

Why does the author hang up on his boss?

because he thought he was still dreaming.

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Elephants, Bananas, and Aunty Ethel Reading Quiz

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1
Why was the story called "Elephants, Bananas, and Aunty Ethel"?
Because the author confused reality with his dreams.
Because the author saw all of them in a dream.
Because he went to the zoo with his Aunt Ethel.
Answers red and yellow
2
When would you "thank goodness" for something?
when you want to say thank you to someone but don't say it
when you are frustrated
when you are angry
when you are relieved
3
When would you ask "why on earth" something happened?
when you want to pretend you don't know
when you already know why it happened
when you are asking just to be polite
when you are surprised about it
4
PRONUNCIATION: Which word does NOT fit? (HINT: the sounds are "or" versus "er")
pour
purr
sir
fur
5
In the author's second dream, his shoes were _______ to the ground because of toffee.
sticking
freezing
moving
turning
6
BONUS: Which of the following writing styles did the author use?
tone of a historic tale
tone as if telling a story to a friend
tone of a formal recounting
tone of a biography
7
In the author's dream, an elephant was standing in the ________.
park
path
street
walkway
8
When would you "breathe a sigh of relief"?
you're happy that something you worried about doesn't happen
you are exhausted
you are angry
you are very sad
9
Then I started to get really worried, and then...I _______ up.
escape
realize
get
woke
10
In the first dream, why does the author have to buy bananas?
because he dreamed his wife was doing a diet.
because he needed food for lunch at work.
because he was very hungry.
because he needed to feed the elephant.
11
She's a person who _________ very serious, but in reality is quite funny.
gets
been
tries
seems
12
What does it mean to say something is "pretty strange"?
when something is not at all strange
when you don't know what else to say
when something is a bit weird
when something is out of this world strange
13
What is another way to say "turns into"?
turn around
change direction
transform
appear
14
Why did the author call his mum after waking from his second dream?
to ask if she had heard anything about elephants.
to ask if she had heard anything from Aunt Ethel.
to ask if she had an idea for a filmscript.
to ask if she could come to dinner.
15
What does it mean to "take it easy"?
to get something free
to do something that was easy
relax and not worry about things
to take an easy test
16
PRONUNCIATION: Which word does NOT fit? (HINT: the sounds are "or" versus "er")
girl
sore
door
four
17
After the second dream, how does the author's wife react to his asking her about bananas?
she asks if he had a strange dream.
she gets angry and throws bananas at him.
she asks if he wants to do a diet with her.
she asks if he thinks she should go on a diet.
18
When do you describe something or somebody as a "pain"?
when something or somebody is being really cool
when something or somebody is boring or irritating you
when you really like something
when something or somebody is hurting you
19
My friend loves elephants! She's absolutely _______ about them!
enjoys
fan
crazy
loves
20
Why does the author hang up on his boss?
because he didn´t like the filmscript idea.
because he thought he was still dreaming.
because he got angry.
because he felt sick.

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