LA WEB DE READING
COMPREHENSION PREFERIDA POR LOS HISPANOHABLANTES
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THE SILVER
ELEPHANT - ACTIVITIES
George P. McCallum
"I knew that your gift would be
very unusual"
ACTIVITY "A".
What can you remember about this short story? Read each of
the following statements. Choose TRUE if it is correct
according to the story; choose FALSE if it is not correct.
Check here your answers.
1.
George Perkins worked as a salesman
in a department store.
2.
On her green dress Janet had
Marie's birthday gift.
3.
Marie told Janet, "If all the
candles don't go out, you won't get your wish."
4.
There were thirty-one candles on
Janet's birthday cake.
5.
Janet's parents gave her a
typewriter.
ACTIVITY "B".
Do you know these words from the menus?
Complete each of the sentences wiíh the correct word. Use each word once.
Check here your answers.
1. A
is a piece of jewelry.
2. A man who works in a store is a
.
3. You have a choice of many gifts in a
.
4. Eric saw the little pin ín the
department.
5. The pin was made of
.
6.
The pin was in the
of an elephant.
7.
The salesman put Eric's gift in a small
box.
8. The gift box was the right
for
the pin.
9.
The little elephant was an
pin. There were few others like it.
10.
The pin on Janet's green
was Marie's.
11. Janet got several
for her
birthday.
12. There is one
for each year on a birthday cake.
13. Ask for something
you want very much. Make a
.
14. Janet West was
and interesting to talk to.
15. Eric wished he would be Janet's
as her.husband.
Source:
Contributed by LuisCarlos Valladares, Spain.
