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The passage discusses the origins of Halloween traditions, explaining that it originated from an ancient Celtic festival celebrating the Celtic New Year and end of summer around a bonfire while wearing animal skins costumes.

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Getting The Main Idea

The passage discusses the origins of Halloween traditions, explaining that it originated from an ancient Celtic festival celebrating the Celtic New Year and end of summer around a bonfire while wearing animal skins costumes.

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Getting the Main Idea

I. Directions: Read the following passages and circle the sentence that best summarizes the passage.
Example: On his way home from the party, Jason realized he was lost. He had been circling the same
street for 40 minutes. He had left the directions at the party and did not have a map. He
was hoping to see a familiar landmark so he could figure out where he is.
a) Jason went to a party
b) Jason was lost
c) Jason did not have a map
d) Jason was on his way home

1. Janie’s dog wasn’t feeling well today. He did not want to go out for his walk and did not eat his
food. She threw his toy across the yard hoping he would run to fetch it, but he just sat there.
a) The dog doesn’t want to play
b) The dog isn’t hungry
c) The dog is sick
d) The dog lives in the yard
2. Blair and Natalie are not speaking to each other today. It was weird sitting at their table during
lunch while they were glaring at each other. I hope they make up soon; we are three best friends
and I don’t want to choose sides.
a) Blair and Natalie had a fight
b) I ate lunch alone
c) I didn’t do my homework
d) Blair is glaring at Natalie
3. Julio decided to stay up and watch television instead of studying for his History exam. Today,
when it was time to take the test, he looked at the paper and could not answer any of the
questions. He swore that from this day forward he would always study for tests.
a) Julio did not study for his history exam
b) Julio had an exam
c) Julio likes to watch TV
d) Julio doesn’t like History
4. “If you want something done, give it to a busy person.” Initially that advice sounds strange, but
people with energy and ambition often get things done. Throughout time, it has been proven that
people with ambition accomplish things that others thought were impossible. Whether a person
wants to set a world record or rise to the top, ambition is the one quality that is most needed.
a) The ways in which ambition affects social life
b) The negative effects of ambition
c) How to have ambition
d) The value of ambition

5. Baseball has been a part of Americans’ lives for over 100 years. In 27 out of 50 American cities,
there are 29 professional teams and thousands of minor league teams. Most Americans attend
more baseball games than any other professional sport games. Baseball is not only part of
American life but also part of slang, fashion, music, and movies.
a) The importance of baseball stadiums
b) The reasons why baseball slang is used
c) Minor league baseball
d) Baseball in America
Directions: Read each passage and ask yourself, "What is the author doing in this paragraph?" Write
your answer in the summary box and then think of an appropriate title for the passage based on the main
idea of the passage.

1. A penny for your thoughts? If it’s a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty
thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for
World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die
penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and
letters. If it’s uncirculated, it’d easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that’s a pretty penny.

Summarize this paragraph in one sentence:


__________________________________________________________________________________________.

An appropriate title: _____________________________________________________________

2. Before you put on that skeleton costume and rove door-to-door pandering for candy, take a
minute to reflect on this tradition. Halloween is believed to have come from an ancient Celtic
festival dating back some 2,000 years. November 1st was the Celtic New Year and marked the
end of summer to the Celts. They celebrated on its eve by wearing costumes made of animal
skins and dancing around bon fires. Over the next two millennia, this primitive celebration grew to
be the candy fueled costume ball that we know today.

Summarize this paragraph in one sentence. Be specific and clearly explain the main idea.
__________________________________________________________________________________________.

An appropriate title: _____________________________________________________________

II. SUBJECT: Simple Past Tense

A) Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box in the SIMPLE PAST:
break swim have make sit write
spend buy drink lose wash

1. She ____________ a cake an hour ago.


2. She ____________ a hat last week.
3. The boy _________ a letter yesterday.
4. They __________ in the sea for an hour.
5. They __________ a lot of Coke last night.
6. She ___________ her arm last week.
7. He __________ all his money last week.
8. She ___________ a bath two minutes ago.
9. He __________ his wallet last night.
10. She _________ on the old chair a minute ago.

B) Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in brackets:

Last Saturday my father __took___ (take) my friends and me to the circus. We _______ (see)
lots of things. My father ___________ (buy) us some popcorn and orange juice. We________ (eat) the
popcorn and _____________ (drink) the orange juice.
We __________ (laugh) at the funny clowns. There _______(be) a lion-tamer.
The lions _________(do) tricks; they _________ (jump) through hoops. A girl ________(ride) an
elephant around the ring. We all _________ (have) a wonderful time.

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