This document contains a reading passage about the history of T-shirts, a word puzzle using spelling words containing "ou", riddles and problem solving questions, examples of idioms with choices to determine their meaning, and a section to interpret road sign symbols. The reading discusses how T-shirts originated in the early 1900s and became popular among soldiers and later celebrities. The puzzle, riddles, problems, idioms, and signs are examples of activities to test one's knowledge.
This document contains a reading passage about the history of T-shirts, a word puzzle using spelling words containing "ou", riddles and problem solving questions, examples of idioms with choices to determine their meaning, and a section to interpret road sign symbols. The reading discusses how T-shirts originated in the early 1900s and became popular among soldiers and later celebrities. The puzzle, riddles, problems, idioms, and signs are examples of activities to test one's knowledge.
This document contains a reading passage about the history of T-shirts, a word puzzle using spelling words containing "ou", riddles and problem solving questions, examples of idioms with choices to determine their meaning, and a section to interpret road sign symbols. The reading discusses how T-shirts originated in the early 1900s and became popular among soldiers and later celebrities. The puzzle, riddles, problems, idioms, and signs are examples of activities to test one's knowledge.
John Wesley Hanes was the first person to manufacture T-shirts in 1901, in North Carolina. He was inspired by a shirt that black cotton workers wore. He called it a T- shirt because it has the form of a T. T-shirts became very popular in the U.S.A , as underwear at first. The army bought them and when American soldiers, or G.I.s, went to the Second World War, T-shirts were part of their uniform. Civilians in many countries loved them, so the G.I.s gave them away. Then two teenage film stars, Marlon Brando and James Dean, made them very famous. From Speakeasy 1999
2- Puzzle
Use each clue to find a spelling word with ou. Print each word in the puzzle.
out found around cloud hour about ground sound mouth house count round loud south mouse
3- Riddles
1.Whats the difference between a jeweler and a jailer ?
2. Whats the difference between a cloud and a lion with a broken leg ? . 3. What word can you make shorter by adding two letters? ..
4. What part of England is in the middle of France? ..
4- Problem solving
1. 11 cucumber plants in the yard. 4 plants have no flowers. 6 cucumbers on each plant. - How many plants have no flowers?
2. A jeweler has 2 different watches. He has 5 watch bands. - How many different watches can the jeweler have?
5- Idioms
Read each sentence. Decide what the underlined words mean and underline the correct answer.
1- Mary told a joke to break the ice with all the people she didnt know. a) Mary started a conversation. b) Mary made everyone feel cold. c) Mary chopped up ice cubes.
2- Before the play began, all the actors had butterflies in their stomachs. a) The actors had butterflies on their costumes. b) The actors were nervous. c) Butterflies got on the stage.
3- Betty is on the fence about who to vote for in the class election. a) Betty cant decide who to vote for. b) Betty is sitting on the fence between her classmates. c) Betty put a fence around the students in the election.
6- Check your knowledge
Without using words, symbols give you important information. Symbols are used for many signs. Other signs have words on them. Signs and symbols are fast ways of giving a message. Look at each sign. Chose its meaning from the box.
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.. Falling rocks - road divide - road comes in at left - school zone - slippery road - steep down hill.