"THE NECKLACE" NAME PERIOP

LISTENING SKILLS ACTIVITI DATE SCORE-DIRECTIONS:The details listed below occur on the tape. They are listed here in the order that youwill hear them. Each detail is described so that you will easily recognize it when you hear it. Youneed to listen to the entire play to get all the answers. Before listening to the tape, go over this sheetcarefully, so that you know what you are listening for. When you hear a detail, write the answer inthe blank quickly, then immediately begin listening for the next detail. Youmay remember some ofthe details from having heard the tape earlier. If you do, don't fill them in early; wait until you hearthem on the tape.

1. When Marsha first reads the invitation, she tells the date of the party. What is the date of theparty?

2. The next day, when Charles comes home, Marsha is still depressed. Talking about her new dress,she says, '~d I don't have a single good enough to wear with it." Whatword is missing?

3. When the narrator is de~'c.dbinghow Marsha was dressed for the party, he Jells the color of hergloves. What color were they? '

4. The narrator describes the party and tells the time it ended. Whattime did the party end?

5. When Charles callst~ cab company,he tells them the street address where the partywasheld.The.street address has four numbers. What are these four numbers?

6. After calling the cab company, Charles decided to go back to the house where the party was held.What time did he return to his home?

7. When Charles and Marsha leave home to go to some jewelry stores and look for a replacementfor the necklace, what is the last word Charles says before they leave home?

8. At the jewelry stor~hey find exactlywhat Marsha wants. Charles asks how much they are. Thejeweler says they are on sale. What percentage is the necklace reduced? percent.

9. When they decide to buy the necklace, they ask the jeweler to hold it for a few days. The jewelersays he will hold it until Friday. Charles mentions the number of days until Friday. How manydays did Charles say it was until Friday?

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"THE NECKLACE" NAME PERIOD

LITERAL COMPREHENSION ACTM1Y DATE SCORE

DIRECTIONS:Answer the following questions about "The Necklace." Give your answers in completesentences.

1. Who invited the Logans to a party?

2. What kind of party was the invitation for?

3. Why did Marsha think that she couldn't go? --

4. What made her change her mind?

5. Who did Marsha borrow the necklace from?

6. How did Marsha feel at the party?

7. How did Marsha react when she found out that the necklace was missing?

8. What things did Charles and Marsha do to try to find the necklace?

9. What did Charles and Marsha do to pay back the money?

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10. How long did it take to pay back the money?

11. Why didn't Jeanne recognize Marsha when they met in the park?

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CLOZE ACTIVI1Y DATE SCORE

DIRECTIONS:Fill in the blanks with word a that completes the sentence according to the meaningin the story.

Charles and Marsha are (1) to a fashionable party. Marsha has

nothing to wear, so Charles tells her to (2) a new dress. After she buys the

dress, she says she must have (3) . She borrows a necklace

from an old friend. On the (4) of the party Marsha is radiant She

has a wonderful time at the party and leaves for home convinced that she belongs to the world of the

rich., (5) arriving home from the party, she discovers that she has

lost the necklace. She and her husband search everywhere, but they cannot find it. Instead of telling

her friend the truth about (6) the necklace, Marsha convinces

Charles that they should go into debt to replace the necklace and th~t they should never tell her friend

about losing it. It takes ten (7) of struggle and suffering to

repay the money. In that time Marsha ages considerably. In the park one day, after the money had

been (8) , Marsha meets the friend from whom she had borrowed

the necklace. Her friend, shocked at Marsha's (9)

her that the necklace Marsha borrowed was not made of real (10)

She told Marsha that the necklace was worth only $25.00.

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ANSWER CHOICES FOR CLOZE ACTM'IY

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(1) included, told, invited, loaned

, (2) buy, sell, borrow, loan

(3) furniture, shoes, clothes, jewelry

(4)"; week, month, night, morning

(5) Before, About, Near, After

(6) losing, finding, buying, throwing

(7) months years, weeks, days

(8) lost, found, ,repaid, happy

(9) disappearance, appearance, beauty,.:

(10) gold, ' glass, emeralds, diamonds

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SEQUENCE ACTIVITY DATE SCORE- --- ,- .

DIRECTIONS:The following incidents happened in the play, but they are not in the correct seque]1ce.Nuni'berthem in the ord.~rthat tbey (JI~~~:curred. .-. --..- -[ J Marsha attends the party, has a wonde:rfultime,but upon returning home, discoversthat she

haslostthe necklace. . .

[ ] Marsha has no jewelry to wear 'with the dn~ss.

[ ] Marsha tells Charles she doesn't want to go.

[ :I Charles calls the taxi company to see if they found the ~ecklace.

[ ] The Logans find a replacement for tbe necklace.

[ ] Marsha finds out that the sacrifices of the past ten years were not necessary. .

[ ] The Logans receive au invitation to attend a party.

[ ] The :Logansarrange to buy the replacement through great expense.

] Marsha buys a dress to wear to the party.

[ ] Marsha borrows a necklace from her friend.