VERBALS

For numbers 1-4, write the missing verbals to complete the sentences.

1. They admire my __________.

2. He walked away from the __________ car.

3.  We must study ___________.

4. The __________ baby had a wet diaper.

For numbers 5-7, write the missing participles to complete the sentences.

5. She was upset about the __________ vase.

6. He was trying to heal her  ___________ heart.

7. ___________ the room in a hurry, Ivan looked upset.

For numbers 8-9, connect the sentences using participles.

8. She was walking so fast. She bumped into a stranger.

9. Allen woke up late. He was caught up in traffic.

For numbers 10-12, tell whether the highlighted words are VERBS or VERBALS

10. Jersey is helping an old man.

11Helping the needy has become Jersey's vocation.

12. Jersey extended a helping hand to the old homeless man.

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

For numbers 13-16, identify who/what is referred to.

13. The author's real name

14. Complete name: woman who sold her hair

15. Complete name: man who sold his watch

16. Occasion the main characters are preparing for

OPINION VS PREJUDICE

For numbers 17-20, tell whether the following situations express a prejudice or not. (Yes or No)

17. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson becomes a scapegoat for a crime he didn't commit simply because he's African American.

18. Jane Austen wrote the first draft of Pride and Prejudice in 1793. During this time, a man who was well-educated and grew up immersed in refineries would never consider marrying a woman who grew up in a lower-income household. He'd consider her unworthy and even unable to function in his high society hemisphere.

19.  The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent 100 ways to cook an egg. Yes, that tall, pleated white hat that chefs wear — technically called a toque — has 100 folds for a reason! According to Reclutant Gourmet, the pleats used to signify a chef's level of experience, like the number of ways he or she knew how to prepare eggs.

20. In the movie, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, a black doctor engaged to a white woman meets her parents, and although the parents consider themselves to be liberal, they have a hard time approving this union.

COMPONENTS OF A SETTING

For numbers 21-25, identify what is referred to in each of the following.

21.  These are the objects used in the set including those carried or held by the character.

22. These are verbs usually ending in '-ing' with the auxiliary omitted. These are examples: looking, staring, holding, sitting, standing, facing, listening, paying attention, etc.

23. He/she should be steady and stay put until the director says "ACTION".

24. You indicate the exact age or you may use the following: early 50's, mid 50's, late 50's -  Early 50's may refer to 50 - 53 ; Mid 50's may refer to 54-56; Late 50's may refer to 57 to 59.

25. WHERE the act takes place