The Short Story: A Cup of Tea Quiz Worksheet Part I Last Name ____________________________________ Date ______________ First Name ____________________________________ Period 5 This part is due at the end of the period today! 1. Who is the author of this short story? ______________________ 2. Write the meaning for each of the italicized words. You may use a dictionary or use context clues to define each: - She just gazed in her dazzled, rather exotic way. . . __________________________________________________________ - Twenty-eight guineas. Even if one is rich. . . . __________________________________________________________ - There was something simple, sincere in that voice. . . . __________________________________________________________ - She turned impulsively, saying "Don't be frightened." __________________________________________________________ - "Smith, madam," said the languid figure, who was strangely still and unafraid. __________________________________________________________ 3. What does Rosemary want to buy? ____________________________ 4. What does Rosemary ask Miss Smith to do, when she asks for tea money? ____________________________ 5. When does Rosemary ask Miss Smith to leave? ____________________________ 6. List five positive qualities mentioned about Rosemary: a. ____________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________ d. ____________________________________________________ e. ____________________________________________________ 7. Was Rosemary pretty? Explain. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 8. How was Rosemary's wealth described? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 9. Point out four expressions or phrases (feelings, surroundings, etc.) that reflect Rosemary's disappointment with not purchasing the cream colored enamel box. (negative connotations) a. _________________________________________________ b. _________________________________________________ c. _________________________________________________ d. _________________________________________________ 10. What is the matter with Rosemary's reasons for bringing the girl home? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ The Short Story: A Cup of Tea Quiz Worksheet Part II Last Name ____________________________________ Date ________________ First Name ____________________________________ Period 5 this part is due the next day (after part 1 is completed in class) EXPANDED VOCABULARY England and America have many things in common and sometimes the words to describe these things are identical. Very often, however, the word for one thing in British is very different from that in America. Below is a list of British words. Use a dictionary or encyclopedia to write the American equivalents: chips __________________________ fun fair __________________________ tin of soup __________________________ wireless __________________________ lay-by __________________________ chemist __________________________ lorry __________________________ lorry jumping __________________________ flicks __________________________ call box __________________________ wing (car) __________________________ dynamo __________________________ telly __________________________ braces __________________________ British to American spelling can also be confusing. Use a good dictionary to determine the correct American spelling for each of the British spellings below: theatre __________________________ odour __________________________ unravelled __________________________ offence __________________________ waggon __________________________ colour __________________________ humour __________________________ centre __________________________ labour __________________________ defencive __________________________ vigour __________________________ fibre __________________________ neighbour __________________________ honour __________________________ favour __________________________ The following excerpts are from A Cup of Tea. The italicized word is the British expression. Translate the phrase into American with an equivalent word or phrase. You may have to refer to the passage in your book for more context help. 1. She had a duck of a boy. __________________________________________________________ 2. ...she was followed to the car by a thin shopgirl staggering under.... __________________________________________________________ 3. "Twenty-eight guineas, madam." __________________________________________________________ 4. ...with all the cupboards to open, all the boxes to unpack. __________________________________________________________ 5. I shall go off, madam, if I don't have something. __________________________________________________________ 6. "Be frightfully nice to her." __________________________________________________________ 7. She drew her cheque book towards her. __________________________________________________________ The following new words were introduced in A Cup of Tea. Look up the definitions in a good dictionary and then write the definition (as used in context) and also use the word again in another sentence. 1. extremely modern, exquisitely well dressed, amazingly well read... definition:_________________________________________________ sentence:_________________________________________________ 2. ...which is odious and stuffy and sounds like... definition:_________________________________________________ sentence:_________________________________________________ 3. ...a minute creature.... definition:_________________________________________________ sentence:_________________________________________________ 4. The discreet door shut with a click. definition:_________________________________________________ sentence:_________________________________________________ 5. ...her gold cushions and the primrose and blue rugs. definition:_________________________________________________ sentence:_________________________________________________ 6. She turned impulsively saying... definition:_________________________________________________ sentence:_________________________________________________ 7. ...kind of sweet languor, looking at the blaze. definition:_________________________________________________ sentence:_________________________________________________ 8. ...and looked away tactfully so that the other should not be shy. definition:_________________________________________________ sentence:_________________________________________________