Attention
Reread the text again, and notice the words in different colors. After you have reread the text, answer the questions below.

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2		 In the evenings, after he had finished his supper of watery cabbage soup, Charlie always went into the room of his four grandparents to listen to their stories, and then afterwards to say good night.
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13		 Every one of these old people was over ninety. They were as shriveled as prunes, and as bony as skeletons, and throughout the day, until Charlie made his appearance, they lay huddled in their one bed, two at either end, with nightcaps on to keep their heads warm, dozing the time away with nothing to do. But as soon as they heard the door opening, and heard Charlie's voice saying, "Good evening, Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine, and Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina," then all four of them would suddenly sit up, and their old wrinkled faces would light up with smiles of pleasure - and the talking would begin. For they loved this little boy. He was the only bright thing in their lives, and his evening visits were something that they looked forward to all day long. Often, Charlie's mother and father would come in as well, and stand by the door, listening to the stories that the old people told; and thus, for perhaps half an hour every night, this room would become a happy place and the whole family would forget that it was hungry and poor.
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15		 One evening, when Charlie went in to see his grandparents, he said to them, "Is it really true that Wonka's Chocolate Factory is the biggest in the world?"
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17		 "True?" cried all four of them at once. "Of course it's true! Good heavens, didn't you know that? It's about fifty times as big as any other!"
18 "And is Mr. Willy Wonka really the cleverest chocolate maker in the world?"
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21 		"My dear boy," said Grandpa Joe, raising himself us a little higher on his pillow, "Mr. Willy Wonka is the most amazing, the most fantastic, the most extraordinary chocolate maker the world has ever seen! I thought everybody knew that!"
22 "I knew he was famous, Grandpa Joe, and I knew he was clever..."
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24		 "Clever!" cried the old man. "He's more than that! He's a magician with chocolate! He can make anything - anything he wants! Isn't that a fact, my dears?"
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26		 The other three old poeple nodded their heads slowly up and down, and said, "Absolutely true. Just as true as can be."
27 And Grandpa Joe said, "You mean to say I've never told you about Mr. Willy Wonka and his factory?"
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29 "Good heavens above! I don't know what's the matter with me!"
30 "Will you tell me now, Grandpa Joe, please?"
31 "I certainly will. Sit down beside me on the bed, my dear, and listen carefully."

1. Why are some words written in italics?
Words in italics are important and receive more stress when spoken
Words in italics are no different from non-italicized words

Answer: Words in italics are important and receive more stress.


2. What do "quotations" indicate?
Excitement
Someone speaking
To stop reading

Answer: Someone speaking


3. Look at the words in yellow. What kind of word usually comes after the yellow words?
Verbs (action words, for example: run, jump, sleep, speak)
Nouns (people, places, or things)
Prepositions (on, at, into, under)

Answer: Nouns

4. The words in yellow are called adjectives. What do adjectives help to do?
Describe the word that follows it
Tell you about a new friend

Answer: Describe the word that follows it.

5. Look at the words in red. These words are called contractions. What punctuation do all of the contractions have in common?
comma ,
period .
apostrophe '

Answer: apostrophe '

6. Which two words would fit best in place of I've in the sentence, "You mean to say, I've never told you about Mr. Willy Wonka and his factory?"
I will
I have
You have

Answer: I have







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