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Planning a Party Questions

By Kenneth Beare, About.com

Choose the correct answer or phrase to fill in the blank. Each question has only one correct answer.

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What do they think about the weather?

  • It's beautiful.
  • It's terrible.
  • It's snowing.

What does Martha have to share?

  • News that she's going to get married.
  • News that she's going to have a party.
  • News that she's going to have a baby.

What are Peter and Mark going to do?

  • They're going to cook lasagna.
  • They're going to help with the cooking.
  • They're going to come dressed as clowns.

What does Jane offer to do?

  • She says she'll help cook.
  • She says she'll come dressed as a clown.
  • She says she'll speak Italian with her cousins.

How does Jane react to the news about the Italian cousins?

  • She's happy they'll taste her lasagna.
  • She's afraid they won't understand English.
  • She's says she'll bake a cake instead of lasagna.

What special plan is there?

  • Martha's going to have a clown.
  • Martha's going to make an announcement.
  • Martha's going to have a themed party.

Why does Martha want a clown?

  • She wanted a clown as a child, so now she's going to have one.
  • She hates clowns.
  • Because the clown goes well with the theme of the party.

Does Martha know exactly how many people are going to come?

  • Yes, she does.
  • No, she doesn't.

How does Jane think people will react to the clown?

  • She thinks they'll hate it.
  • She thinks they'll love it.
  • She thinks they'll have a good laugh.

Is there a theme for the party?

  • Yes, there is.
  • No, there isn't.

Original Quiz with Answers at: http://esl.about.com/od/beginningreadingskills/a/d_party.htm

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