According to the Passage, Where Is Ana's Family Staying While They Look for a Place to Call Home?

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Chapter 9: Ana Finds an Flat

Read the passage. Then answer questions about the passage below.

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A na, her husband Mario, and their iv-year-quondam son, Antonio, just moved to North Carolina. They need a temporary place to call home until they become settled into their new surroundings. Right now, they are staying in a hotel not far from Mario�s job. Ana begins a search for an apartment for the family unit to live in.    First, Ana picks upwards an Apartment Book at the local newspaper stand. The Flat Volume contains listings of all the major apartment complexes in her expanse. Ana starts by looking at the prices for apartments in the Flat Book. Then, she reads about the amenities that each apartment complex offers. For example, some apartments accept a clubhouse.    Some have a gym, which is too called a fettle centre. Some have a puddle. Some have all of these! Ana notices that the more than civilities an flat complex has, the more than information technology costs each calendar month. She wants the family�s new apartment to exist nice, but she does not want to spend too much money on it. Ana and Mario are trying to save coin to buy a house.    After considering prices, civilities, and locations, Ana finds several apartment complexes that she thinks the family unit will like. Ana calls the apartment complexes. She sets up appointments with the apartment managers to come across the apartments she thinks are interesting.    Ana makes 5 phone calls in total. When Mario gets back to the hotel from piece of work, Ana shows him the list of apartments. �These look skilful,� he says.

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The next solar day, while Mario is at work and Antonio is at childcare, Ana visits the apartment complexes. She likes the fifth one the all-time. It is in a good school district.    Information technology has a pool, but no fitness center or clubhouse. Information technology is virtually Mario�due south job. Ana hopes to detect a job nearby, as well. When Ana gets back to the hotel, she discusses all that she has seen with Mario. They decide to hire the last apartment Ana saw.    The next day, Ana calls the managing director of the apartment complex with the news. The manager asks Ana and Mario to sign a lease and pay a security deposit.    If the family damages the apartment in whatsoever manner while they are living there, the security deposit will assist to pay for the price of repairs. Ana and Mario sign a lease and pay the money.    The director asks them when they program to move in and Ana looks up at Mario. He looks back at her for a moment and then tells the manager, �In a few days.� Finally, they have a place to stay. Questions one) What kind of volume does Ana get?    A. a City Guide Book    B. a Map Volume    C. a House Book 2) What did Ana consider while looking through the Apartment Book?    I. school districts, II. civilities, III. locations    A. I only    B. I and II    C. II and 2 3) Where is Ana'due south family unit staying while they wait for a identify to call home?    A. in an flat close to Mario�s work    B. at an apartment next to Antonio�southward school    C. in Ana�s mother�s business firm    D. in a hotel near Mario�southward work

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iv) What does Ana realize equally she looks through the Apartment Book?    A. that the nicest apartments are far away    B. that all the apartments are modest and cramped    C. that it is easy to discover a nice apartment in a practiced school district    D. that the number of amenities is related to price v) Why doesn't Ana want to spend besides much money on an flat?    A. her married man will become upset    B. she does not have the money    C. she cannot find 1 she likes    D. she wants to salve money for a firm 6) In this story, which of the following is not mentioned equally an amenity?    A. carpet    B. clubhouse    C. fettle center 7) What makes Ana like the fifth apartment best?    I. information technology has many civilities, Two. it is near Mario�s job, III. information technology is in a good school district    A. I just    B. I and II    C. 2 and II 8) Where is Antonio while Ana looks at apartments?    A. at daycare    B. at the hotel    C. at school    D. at piece of work

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	9) What does information technology mean to consider something?    A. to hire it    B. to think about information technology    C. to make it happen    D. to read a book about it 10) "When Ana gets back to the hotel, she discusses all that she has seen with Mario."         How tin can we best rewrite the higher up sentence?    A. When Ana gets back to the hotel, she reads well-nigh all that she has seen with Mario.    B. When Ana returns to the hotel, she writes about all that she has seen with Mario.    C. When Ana returns to the hotel, she talks near all that she has seen with Mario.    D. When Ana leaves the hotel, she talks about all that she has seen with Mario. 11) When will the family move into their new apartment?    A. in a day or two    B. in a couple days    C. in three or four days 12) Which is the best description of a security deposit ?    A. coin given to landlord to pay for amenities    B. coin given to landlord to pay for utilities and telephone    C. coin given to landlord to prove the tenant tin pay rent on fourth dimension    D. money given to the landlord to pay for any damage to the flat
Page 4 A Christmas in March Directions: Read the story. Then reply the questions below.   J ust before Christmas in 1944, a alphabetic character arrived at our house in Philadelphia. The postmark was from Tuskegee, Alabama, then nosotros all knew who it was from.    We excitedly gathered around Female parent every bit she opened information technology at the kitchen table. My Honey Mother, I did not get the go out I expected for Christmas. I will miss all of you.    Please leave the Christmas tree upwardly until I make it back. I promise to exist home by March. Love from your son, Clifton I was 17-years-onetime at the time. My heart sank.    I felt a profound sadness about my favorite brother not being abode for Christmas. He was ane of the Tuskegee Airmen and was responsible for maintaining the airplanes flight off to fight in World War Two. My female parent, being the optimist she always was, said, �Well, information technology looks like we�ll get to have ii Christmases this year!� After Christmas, my sister and I worked together to make sure we kept that Christmas tree looking equally pretty as possible. This was no easy feat. By mid January, the branches drooped so low to the ground that they became a sliding board for the decorations. Each day, at that place were brand new sprinklings of pine needles all over the wooden flooring.    My sister and I took turns sweeping them up. We repositioned the ornaments to the stronger branches on the tree, hoping they would stay on.    Each time we freshened that tree up, my sis and I were total of thoughts about Clifton and how happy nosotros would exist to encounter him again. It made us feel that he was shut by, even though he was hundreds of miles away. On March 5, the doorbell rang. We ran to the door and gave Clifton a big hug. As he hugged my Mother, I could see him peak over her head at the Christmas tree. �Information technology�s beautiful,� he said. �Cheers.� Clifton opened his presents and told us all sorts of stories nearly his piece of work in Tuskegee. That dark as we slept, we heard a crash in the living room. We all ran to see what had happened. The tree had toppled onto the sofa and there were needles and broken ornaments everywhere. We all had a good express joy. Information technology was fortuitous Clifton got home when he did! Folio 5
	Questions 1) How did the narrator's mood shift after Clifton's letter was read to the family?    A. from grand to humble    B. from jubilance to anger    C. from incertitude to clarity    D. from excitement to disappointment two) The mother is an optimist. This ways she...    A. is non easily upset.    B. upholds high standards.    C. maintains a positive viewpoint.    D. considers all outcomes before making a decision. iii) What tin can we conclude from the letter? Check all that are correct.    __ A. Clifton misses his family unit.    __ B. Clifton will exist home by March.    __ C. Clifton will not exist dwelling for Christmas.    __ D. Clifton is 1 of the Tuskegee Airmen. 4) Which word all-time describes the work the sisters did to help keep the tree looking pretty?    A. Information technology was a miracle.    B. It was a debacle.    C. It was a discovery.    D. It was a collaboration. 5) What is the most likely reason the narrator compared the tree limbs to a sliding lath?    A. The limbs were so loftier in the air.    B. The ornaments were slipping off.    C. The sisters liked to play on them.    D. The branches felt slippery with no needles on them.
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	Literature: Types of Paragraphs What types of paragraphs do you lot know? Narrative paragraph tells a story of something that happened or that someone observed, like a narrator does in a written piece. A good way to write a narrative paragraph is to choose a specific event or situation and to develop it chronologically. Think about the event and choose the key elements of your narrative. A descriptive paragraph describes the characteristics of a person, place, thing, or idea. Writers often use descriptive paragraphs to describe a person'southward physical appearance and beliefs. An expository paragraph "exposes," or gives information most a person, place, affair, or idea. There are four types of expository paragraphs: process, cause to effect, compare and contrast, and problem/solution. If you accept e'er followed the instructions to assemble a model aeroplane, bake cookies, or change a tire, you tin appreciate how important it is for the entire process to be explained clearly and merely. A procedure paragraph explains a process step past pace. To write a process paragraph, clarify the steps you must include to explain the procedure and arrange them in chronological order. In a crusade to effect paragraph the writer explains the connection between an effect and its causes or consequences. A compare and contrast paragraph explains the similarities and differences between two things. To exercise this, y'all must first identify the similarities, though they may exist more difficult to find. When comparing and contrasting ii things, you must make sure that they are at the same level in some manner. A trouble/solution paragraph states a trouble or state of affairs and its possible solutions. It is the product of extensive enquiry or idea by the author.
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	A. Think about the type of paragraph that a writer could apply to develop the following topics. Allocate each topic as appropriate for a narrative N, descriptive D, or expository E paragraph.    __ i.Water Pollution in Our Community __ 2. My Kickoff Day of Schoolhouse __ three. The Consequences of Smoking __ 4. My Last Birthday __ 5. My Dog'southward First Visit to the Veterinarian __ 6.The History of Volcanoes __ 7. My Favorite Place __ 8. A Day at the Beach B. Write a narrative paragraph nearly �A Christmas in March�, imagining how it would be.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________ C. Look at the moving picture. Write a descriptive paragraph about it.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
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	D. List the reasons why Christmas would not be chosen to be in march.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________ Write an expository paragraph to explain those reasons.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________ Grammer: Synonyms and Antonyms    Synonyms- words that accept the same (or nearly the same) meanings       Example: big = big Antonyms- words that have opposite meanings Example: hot / common cold Directions: Choose the best synonym for the post-obit words.    B. wild    C. funny    D. best    B. careful    C. bright    D. angry    B. happy    C. open    D. round    B. many    C. side by side    D. merely    B. main    C. clean    D. quick    B. loud    C. afraid    D. pocket-sized
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	Directions: Choose the all-time antonym for the post-obit words. i) thick    A. thin    B. heavy    C. fat    D. immature    B. way    C. now    D. tardily 3) cold    A. cool    B. hot    C. easy    D. low    B. fast    C. lucky    B. dissimilar    C. important    B. of import    C. terrible    D. busy
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