Practice 2

Instructions: Read the following narrative paragraphs and answer the questions

The Trick That Failed

My twin brother, Freddie, and I often played tricks at school, but one day our trick
failed. On that day, we decided to try to cheat on a French exam. Freddie was very good at
learning languages and was always the best student in both Spanish and French. I, however,
excelled in mathematics. I was not interested in languages at all. When I discovered that I had
to take a standardized exam in French, I asked Freddie for help. On the day of the test, we
met in the boy’s restroom during lunch and switched clothes. Freddie went to my French
class and took the test for me. Meanwhile, I followed Freddie's schedule. After school, we
laughed about that trick and headed home. As we entered the house, our mother called us into
the kitchen. She was furious! She had received a phone call from the school principal, and
she knew what happened. Unfortunately, the French teacher had found out about the trick.
While the French teacher was grading the tests, he noticed that the check marks on the tests
were made by a left-handed person. Everyone at school knew that Freddy was left-handed,
and I was right-handed. Freddie and I got into a lot of trouble that day, but we learned a
valuable lesson. We never cheated again.
Adapted from Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2014). Longman Academic Writing Series, Level 3: Essays. Pearson.

1. What is the topic sentence of the paragraph?

The Trick That failed
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2. Why did the trick fail?
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3. What are time linkers or/and sentence adverbs the writer used in this paragraph?
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4. What is the concluding paragraph?
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