ASSIGNMENT - ENGLSIH Read this text Elias walked home from school. It was the first time his parents wouldn't be home to greet him after school. They had a meeting with his older brother's principal at the school, and Elias begged them to let him stay home. He was excited to finally have the house to himself. He took his key from his pocket and opened the door. Elias was greeted by his two German shepherds, Molly and Ajax. "Hey, guys. Just me." Elias locked the front door leading to the deck. He slid the wooden bar out of the door and placed it on the floor. His mother insisted on keeping the bar in the door even though there was already a lock. She said it provided extra protection. The dogs pushed their way outside and Elias ran to catch up, slamming the door behind him. He chased the dogs all around the house. When he got tired, he threw the balls high in the air. "Come on, Molly, get the ball." Molly jumped up and got it before it bounced. "Good girl!" Elias threw the next ball to Ajax. "Good boy, catch it like Molly did." Several throws later, Trevor and the dogs were tired and cold. "Time to go inside and warm up." Trevor led the dogs to the deck and tugged on the back door. It wouldn't budge. "Huh?" He peeked in and saw the bar was back in the door. His cat, Misha, was lying up against it, sleeping in the sunlight shining through the sliding glass door. "No! We're locked out. Answer the following questions: 1. What are the names of Elias's German shepherds? 2. What helped you remember the names of the German shepherds? 3. Why did Elias begged his parents to make the German shepherds stay at home? 4. What happened to the wooden bar when Elias locked the door? 5. What do you think will Elias do when he noticed that he was locked outside of the house? 6. Tell me in one sentence what is the story is all about 7. Read these 3 sentences from the story. Elias locked the door. Elias's pets run out of the door. Elias played outside with his pets. Is there a connection among the three sentences? What are their connections? 8. Elias locked the front door leading to the deck. He slid the wooden bar out of the door and placed it on the floor. His mother insisted on keeping the bar in the door even though there was already a lock. What does the word underlined word "slid" mean?
Answers & Comments
1. The names of Elias's German shepherds are Molly and Ajax.
2. The names of the German shepherds are explicitly mentioned in the text, making it easy to remember.
3. Elias begged his parents to let him stay home because they had a meeting with his older brother's principal at the school, and he wanted to have the house to himself.
4. The wooden bar was slid out of the door and placed on the floor when Elias locked the door.
5. When Elias noticed that he was locked outside of the house, he might try to find another way inside, such as seeking help from a neighbor or finding an open window or backdoor.
6. The story is about Elias walking home from school, being excited about having the house to himself, playing with his German shepherds, and eventually getting locked outside.
7. The three sentences are connected as they describe a series of actions taken by Elias. He locked the door, which allowed his pets to run out. Then, he played outside with his pets.
8. In the sentence, the word "slid" means to move smoothly and effortlessly in a lateral or sideways direction. In this context, it refers to the action of moving the wooden bar out of the door.