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English
7th
grade
Assessment 3 - iReady Toolbox-Play You Never Can Tell
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What do the Young Lady's actions reveal about her character?
She is not careful with money.
She is naturally curious.
She is nervous around strangers.
She is easily offended.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which line from the play best shows how the Dentist reacts to the Young Lady's character as revealed in part A?
"Every dentist has to begin on somebody."
"No, I have that on the hire-purchase system."
"SIx weeks. Is there anything else you would like to know?"
"It's my system. I'm what's called a five-shilling dentist."
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which statement best summarizes what happens in the play?
A young but experienced dentist removes the tooth of a mysterious young woman. The young woman seems to be from another country.
A young dentist, just starting out in private practice, treats a young woman. The two have a conversation after the dentist removes her tooth.
A dentist opens an office by the sea. His office furniture belongs to his landlord, but he owns the chair his patients sit in during treatment.
A dentist removes the tooth of a young woman. The young woman refuses to let him give her gas for the pain because the gas would cost extra.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Select two sentences that explain how the description of the setting at the beginning of the play contributes to the play's meaning.
It explains to the reader why the young lady needed to visit a dentist.
It helps the reader more fully picture the scene taking place.
It provides the reader with important details about the characters.
It tells the reader about the major events in the author's life.
It gives the reader information about the politics of the time and place.
B & C
- 5. Multiple Choice
Read these words from line 9 from the play.
DENTIST: [shocked] Oh, don't say that.
The word "shocked" in this stage direction most closely means
amazed
terrified
dismayed
outraged
- 6. Multiple Choice
Based on dialogue and stage direction in "You Can Never Tell," one could make the claim that the Young Lady doesn't think highly of the dentist. What are two examples of dialogue.
"It's your business to hurt people."
"Your furniture isn't quite
"You Can Never Tell"
A&B
- 7. Multiple Choice
Based on dialogue and stage direction in "You Can Never Tell," one could make the claim that the Young Lady doesn't think highly of the dentist. What are two examples of Stage Direction?
'it's your business to hurt people."
'taking the chair which stands at the writing table and looking critically at it as she spins it round on one leg."
"disparagingly"
B&C
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