Clue 5: Dora doesn’t go

to class 12/E or 12/C, she

didn’t have History or
Maths exam.
Clue 6: Thomas, who
wasn’t the least
successful, had to solve a
very difficult
trigonometry task.
 Five students study in Hungary, and have to take matura exam. They all go to the same high school. Five is

Now summarize your answers.

Now write sentences. Look at the example.
e.g.: Brian goes to class 12/F. He took an Art exam, and got a five.
1) ________________________________________________________________________________________
2) ________________________________________________________________________________________
3) ________________________________________________________________________________________
4) ________________________________________________________________________________________
5) ________________________________________________________________________________________
An Honest Mistake
In this story, a young girl named Karie is taking an important spelling test.
As you read, take notes on Karie’s thoughts and actions.
[1]Karie double-checked the words on her spelling test. If she got 100 percent today, she'd win her class's First-
Quarter Spelling Challenge and a brand-new dictionary that came with videos and other cool stuff. Plus, Ms.
McCormack had promised to do a handstand if anyone got a perfect score.
Three more words to go. N-i-c-e-l-y. Q-u-i-c-k-l-y. H-o-n-e-s-t-y. Wait! She'd spelled honesty, not honestly! She
erased the t-y and wrote l-y before handing in her paper.
"I'll correct these while you're at recess," Ms. McCormack said.
After recess, Karie hurried into the classroom. She fidgeted (lắc lư) nervously in her seat. She tapped her pencil. She
looked over at her best friend, Norah. Norah crossed her fingers. Karie crossed hers, too.
[5]Ms. McCormack walked to the front of the room and cleared her throat. Then, as if she were an Olympic gymnast,
Ms. McCormack’s feet flipped into the air. "Congratulations, Karie! You did it!" she announced while upside down.
The whole class erupted! (bùng nổ)
Ms. McCormack righted herself and presented Karie with her prize. Karie grinned as she read the label on the box: To
Karie Carter, for her perfect first-quarter score in spelling.
"Everything OK?" Mom asked as Karie burst through the front door after school.
"Everything's PERFECT!" Karie shouted, showing Mom her spelling test and prize.
[10]Mom hugged her. "Put the test on the fridge so Dad and Kevin can see it when they get home."
"And Casper, too." Karie scooped up her cat, "Can you spell nicely, Casper? And quickly and honesly, and…”
Karie's stomach tumbled to the floor. Honesly? H-O-N-E-S-L-Y!
“Karie, what’s the matter?” said Mom.
[15]"I don't feel so good," Karie said, putting Casper down and stuffing the test paper into her backpack.
"Probably too much excitement." Mom rubbed her back. "How about some tea?"
Karie swallowed. "How'd you know? A t is exactly what I needed."
"Good," said Mom. "Peppermint tea coming right up."
After drinking a few sips, Karie plodded down the hall and fell onto her bed. How could she tell the class she hadn't
earned the prize after all? That Ms. McCormack did the handstand for nothing? Casper snuggled close.
[20]Soon Karie heard her dad and Kevin come in. The smell of pizza wafted in the air.
Karie thought back to the last time they'd picked up pizza, after Kevin's school play. They had almost reached home
when Mom realized the cashier (thu ngân) had given them too much change. "Let's turn around," Mom had said.
The whole time they were driving back to the pizzeria, Kevin kept saying, "But it's not our fault the cashier didn't
notice. She should have been more careful."
Had Kevin been right?
Karie went into the kitchen.
[25]Dad tousled her hair. "Where's your spelling test, kiddo? Mom thought you'd put it on the refrigerator."
Karie gulped. "It's in my room.”
"OK, but if we're having this pizza to celebrate, I want to see some proof." Dad laughed.
Karie went to her room and pulled out the test paper. If Kevin had been right about the cashier, then it wasn't Karie's
fault that Ms. McCormack had given her the prize. Shouldn't Ms. McCormack have been more careful when grading
her test? Karie picked up her pencil. If she put the missing t back in, no one would ever know.
Ms. McCormack was unlocking the classroom door when Karie got to school the next morning. "You're an early bird,"
Ms. McCormack said.
[30]Karie's hands trembled. She gave her teacher the spelling paper and the dictionary. "I can't keep this. I
misspelled honestly and you didn't catch it."
"I see." Ms. McCormack pushed open the door. "Come in and sit down, Karie.”
For a moment, Ms. McCormack stood quietly reading the label on the dictionary. Then she picked up her pen. She
crossed out the word perfect and wrote honest before handing the dictionary back to Karie.
Karie's jaw dropped. "I get to keep this? Honestly?"
"For honestly, no." Ms. McCormack smiled. "But for honesty, yes.”
Question 1: Why does Karie get the prize?
A. She earned a perfect score on all of her spelling tests.
B. She did the longest handstand in her class.
C. She was careful and responsible in class.
D. She is Ms. McCormack's favorite student.
Question 2: What does Karie realize?
A. She needs to sit down and relax.
B. She spelled a word wrong.
C. She is a good speller.
D. She is feeling thirsty.
Question 3: Why does Karie get to keep the prize?
A. because her teacher should have been more careful
B. because she earned it with her perfect score
C. because no one ever found out her mistake
D. because she told her teacher the truth
Question 4: What is the theme of the story?
A. Never hide things from your family.
B. It is important to tell the truth.
C. Even adults make mistakes.
D. Hard work always pays off.
Question 5: How do Karie's feelings change
from paragraphs 9-15?
A. She goes from feeling proud of her spelling to worried
when she sees that her mother wants to have a party.
B. She goes from feeling excited about her perfect score
to upset when she figures out she made an error.
C. She goes from feeling nervous about showing her
mom her spelling test to happy that she did.
D. She goes from feeling bad about her spelling test to
proud about how she acted.
Question 6: In paragraph 19, the word "plodded" shows
that Karie —
A. rocked back and forth.
B. nervously skipped.
C. walked heavily.
D. ran quickly.
Question 7: How is Kevin's point of view different from
his mom's point of view in paragraphs 21-23?
A. Kevin thinks that it is important for the cashier to
know they made a mistake, but his mom thinks it is not
polite to tell her.
B. Kevin thinks that it is not necessary to return the
money, but his mother thinks that it is not right to keep it.
C. Kevin thinks that he earned the money and should be
allowed to keep it, but his mother does not agree.
D. Kevin thinks that they should keep the pizza, but his
mom thinks that they should return it.