Subject : Listening Date :

Boy Meets World EG Monthly Test Class :

Grade: / 100
Name :

Part One: Vocabulary /10

Match each definition with one of the words below.

Acting like an adult; reacting calmly to problems

Little hairs or fluff or mold (if it is on food)
Imagined; as seen by one person
Rest; break period
Having to stay after school because of bad behavior
To treat someone badly when they don’t deserve it because you are upset in
your own life
Used to describe a person who whines and complains a lot
Being too upset about something a throwing a big tantrum
To tell on someone; to tattle on someone for personal gain
A set of time in baseball where each team has a turn at bat

Fuzz Whiny A staircase To dump on Detention

To sell out Nemesis Mature Inning Overreact
Soaking Respite Pathetic Perceived To accept a choice

Part Two: Vocabulary Sentences /10

Take five of the words from the list below and complete the following sentences.

Sifting A chick Wordless Priorities Dejected Cordial

1. I felt very __________________ when I had to stay because of a failed vocabulary test.

2. He is _________________ through his drawer to find a good pair of socks.

3. My neighbor is very friendly and _________________ to everyone. She always has cookies.

4. It is important to have good ___________________ in life to be successful.

5. After Daniel yelled at them, the entire class was _____________________.

Part Three: Dictation (2 points each) /40

Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.

You’re not ____________________ to talk to me at all, are you? Because I’ve been

____________________ in this seat for 38 minutes and I’ve been very good and I think you should let me go.

Look, an eleven year old boy cannot sit still this long. I’m gonna get up. I’m up. I’m ______________________.

I’m leaving. My hand is on the ________________________. The door is open. I’m in the hall. Mr. Feeny, this

______________________!

Well…you shrewd little observer of the _______________________ condition. How blissful it must be

for you to have lived so little and yet already ______________________ your

_________________________________ about the greatest wonder of the universe. Shakespeare wrote plays and

sonnets. The Greeks wrote tragedies and comedies. Robert Burns, Emily Dickinson, the Brownings examined the

depths of human __________________________. And do you know what each one of these poets, playwrights,

and philosophers had in ______________________? Every one of them was older than eleven. You come into my

___________________________ at the beginning of the year, and at the end, you go. And I really don’t know if in

the time we _________________________ together I have taught you anything! Well, this

__________________________ you are going to learn something from me. I live on the other side of the fence

from you. And it’s ____________________________ not to face in you’re direction every once in a while and

___________________________ the people in the next yard. And through the years, I’ve got to know them. It is

apparent that they are fine _____________________________, but their real ______________________________

comes from being a family. And do you know why they are a family? Because, at one time, a man and a woman

___________________________ that they loved each other and pursued the unlimited potential of what may come

from that love. And here you are. There is no greater aspiration than to have love in our lives. Romeo knew it and

______________________________ for it. Others know it and prepare salads. And those who don’t know it will

sit in detention for the rest of their lives. This particular ______________________________ is over.
Part Four: Comprehension Questions (CD TRACKS 3 and 4 – Listen Twice) /20

1. Which play are the students acting out in Mr. Feeny’s class?
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2. What is Cory doing in class that gets him in trouble?

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3. How old does Cory say he is?

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4. What is Cory’s punishment from Feeny?

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5. Why is Cory’s brother Eric so excited?

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6. Why can’t Cory go to the baseball game anymore?

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7. How do Cory’s parents know that he got in trouble at school?

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8. Why does Cory want to move out of his house?

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9. Who offers to go to the baseball game with Cory?

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10. What does Cory say he will do during the seventh-inning stretch?
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Part Five: Comprehension /10
Think about the story and answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1. What does Cory think about Romeo and Juliet?

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2. Why is Eric sad after his date with Heather? What does Cory tell Eric to do?
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3. What happens that makes Cory decide to move back into his home?
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4. What is the name of the newest teacher at school? How does Feeny feel about her?
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5. What does Cory do with Morgan at the end of the episode?

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Part Five: Story Order /10

Number the events 1-6 in the order that they happened. 1 happened first, 6 happened last.

1 Cory says good morning to Mr. Feeny.

Eric decides to go to the ball game with his new girlfriend instead of Cory.

Mr. Feeny tells Cory about love and family during detention.

Cory moves back in with his family and has tea with Morgan.

Cory moves into the tree house.

Cory gets in trouble for listening to the ball game in Mr. Feeny’s class.
Dictation Answers

You’re not going to talk to me at all, are you? Because I’ve been sitting in this seat for 38 minutes and

I’ve been very good and I think you should let me go. Look, an eleven year old boy cannot sit still this long. I ’m

gonna get up. I’m up. I’m dancing. I’m leaving. My hand is on the knob. The door is open. I’m in the hall. Mr.

Feeny, this stinks!

Well…you shrewd little observer of the human condition. How blissful it must be for you to have lived

so little and yet already reached your conclusions about the greatest wonder of the universe. Shakespeare wrote

plays and sonnets. The Greeks wrote tragedies and comedies. Robert Burns, Emily Dickinson, the Brownings

examined the depths of human emotions. And do you know what each one of these poets, playwrights, and

philosophers had in common? Every one of them was older than eleven. You come into my classroom at the

beginning of the year, and at the end, you go. And I really don’t know if in the time we spent together I have taught

you anything! Well, this afternoon you are going to learn something from me. I live on the other side of the fence

from you. And it’s impossible not to face in you’re direction every once in a while and notice the people in the

next yard. And through the years, I’ve got to know them. It is apparent that they are fine individuals, but their real

strength comes from being a family. And do you know why they are a family? Because, at one time, a man and a

woman realized that they loved each other and pursued the unlimited potential of what may come from that love.

And here you are. There is no greater aspiration than to have love in our lives. Romeo knew it and died for it.

Others know it and prepare salads. And those who don’t know it will sit in detention for the rest of their lives. This

particular detention is over.