Introduce the words will be or shall be

over the panes of glass. Susie was rather puzzled by all this as she had never heard of a storm warning before. We collected water in jugs and pails and put candles, lamps and matches on a handy table. We shut Sloopy in the kitchen, and waited, all gathered in the living room. Language For Living Cecil Gray

Circle the CAPITAL LETTER beside the word or phrase which best completes each statement.

1. The phrase ‘strange to say‘ line 3 suggests that A. Peter was strange B. Peter was usually punctual C. Peter was always late. D. the person telling the story was strange E. the day seemed strange

2. Peter did not take his raincoat because

A. it was not the right sort of coat B. it made him feel hot C. he felt that the girls would laugh at him D. it was not raining when he left home E. he was already late

3. The classes were dismissed because

A. many children had not come to school B. it was raining C. there would soon be a storm D. the classrooms were too dark

D. it was midday

4. The words drenched, soaked, and flooded all indicate A. that the place was dark B. the sound of rain C. that a lot of rain had fallen D. the feeling of the children E. how the sky looked

5. Which of the following best shows the characters arranged according to age, youngest first? A. Susie, Peter. The writer B. Peter, Suzie, the writer C. Susie, The writer, Peter D. Peter, the writer. Susie E. The writer, Susie, Peter

6. The phrase I lost no time (line 12) means that the person telling the story A. had difficulty finding her way home B. was confused because school was dismissed hurriedly C. felt lost because she did not know what a storm was like

D. was lost in the dark

E. went home quickly

Write complete sentences in answer to the following. Pay attention to your grammar and spelling. 7. Why do you think it was necessary to have the candles, lamps and matches?

8. For what were the members of the writer’s family waiting?

9. Which word in the passage means almost the same as soaked?

10. What part of speech is the word warning in line 17?

LANGUAGE ARTS ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE (cont’d) The Future Tense These simple steps are followed when changing a sentence from the active voice to the passive voice in the future tense. 1. Identify your subject and your object. 2. Find your verb and state the tense. 3. Subject and object exchange places. 4. Introduce the words will be or shall be.