Listening

Listening Comprehension Questions

1. Where does the family of Smothers dwell?

a. Northern part of Austin

b. Austin

c. Southern part of Austin

d. Houston

2.Who wrote ‘A Strange Story’?

3. What trait does O. Henry used to describe the Smothers' family in ''A Strange Story''?

a. Angry

b. Conniving

c. Honest

d. Smart

4. ''A Strange Story'' introduces us to the Smothers family: Who are the main characters of the story?

5. What do you understand by listening to “but only three by actual count” ?

Listening Comprehension Questions

1.What condition afflicts both John's daughter and his granddaughter in ''A Strange Story''?

a. Chicken pox

b. Scarlet fever

c. Colic

d. Measles

2. “One night, the Smothers' daughter develops colic.” What is colic?

3. Who hurried to get some medicine?

4. What happened to John Smothers in ''A Strange Story''?

a. He was kidnapped on his delivery route.

b. He never returned from his errand.

c. He lost his job and became a beggar.

d. He couldn't find the medicine his daughter needed.

5. When did the mother remarry?

Listening Comprehension Questions

1. The idiom "Rolled around" means__________

2. When did the remarkable coincidence happen?

3. Who is John Smith?

4. Why was Little Pansy’s mother worried to send John Smith for medicine?

5. Find a synonym for “dwelt”

Listening Comprehension Questions

1. Does the cycle repeat in the story? How?

2. Who is Pansy?

3. How does the old man look like?

4. What do you understand from the last line of the story?

5. What is strange about the story?