Learning Task 1: Directions: Read the paragraph carefully. Then encircle the letter that best gives the conclusion for the story.
Miss Ranin politely excused herself and left the breakfast table. She was not feeling well. She had been resting
in her cabin for some time when she smelled smoke. She thought it was from the machine room. Then, she
heard an alarm. "Maybe it's just the fog horn," she said to herself. But when she opened her cabin door, she
saw people running and going up to the upper deck. Smoke was everywhere. She grabbed a life jacket from
under her bed and put on her overcoat. In a few minutes, she was outside her cabin. "This wayl" a man said.
"must find my brother," she said as she followed the man. "There is no time!" the man said as he pushed her
towards the lifeboat.
1. Which phrase describes the setting of the story?
A. cabin, deck, foghom
B. life jacket, overcoat, the man
C. dining room, not feeling well, machine room
2. The smoke, people running and going up the upper deck, and the sound of the alarm are meant to give you
A. a happy feeling
8. a funny feeling
C. a frightened feeling
3. You can conclude that the action took place in the morning because
A. Miss Ranin was resting. B. Miss Ranin was reading.
C. Miss Ranin left the breakfast table.
4. "This way!" From this expression, you can conclude that the man was telling
A. Miss Ranin where to go. B. Miss Ranin not to be afraid.
C. Miss Ranin to go back to her room.
5. You can conclude that the story took place
A, on a ship.
B. on a train.
C. in an airplane.
6. From this paragraph, you can conclude that the story is about
A. a ship on fire.
B. a boat on fire
C. a house on fire.
7. If you are going to describe Miss Ranin's feeling, you can say that she was
A. happy
8. worried
C. frightened
8. "I must find my brother!" From this sentence, you can conclude that Miss Ranin was
A. calm and daring
B. bold and forceful
C. worried and anxious​