The reading games

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Rules

This game consists of four rounds! 

Each will be different and explained before

the start. The winner of the round gets an advantage!!

The final round determines the winner, so anything is possible. 

My say is final! I am always right. 

Team 1:

Stan, Gijsbert, Julian

Team 2:

Levi, Bas, Jelke

Team 3:

Camille, Maaike, Isa

Team 4: 

Indy, Julia, Machteld

Team 5: 

Nienke, Esmee, Isabel

The next slide will contain 30 words, but only 10 will be in the text. Find and highlight the words in the text. 

Round 1

precipitate

convivial

anomalous 

obstinately

fraction

lavatories

gratuitous

unabashed

certainty

ostracism

prerequisite

tractable

demagogue

colonel

travesty

digress

Embezzlement  

avert

blandishment

dismal

quotidian

ascetic

vindictiveness

exasperated

pragmatic

clamor

rehabilitation

supplement

abdicate

vicissitude

The next slide will show the same 30 words. Write down the meaning (not translation) of the word in English using only a dictionary.

Round 2

precipitate

convivial

anomalous 

obstinately

fraction

lavatories

gratuitous

unabashed

certainty

ostracism

prerequisite

tractable

demagogue

colonel

travesty

digress

Embezzlement  

avert

blandishment

dismal

quotidian

ascetic

vindictiveness

exasperated

pragmatic

clamor

rehabilitation

supplement

abdicate

vicissitude

Determining the author's purpose can be quite difficult. As practice, this quiz will show short descriptions of texts. Give the correct purpose of each description. One answer per team

Round 3

1. A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecessary.

1. Amuse
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Convince

2. A book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes.

1. Amuse
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Convince

3. A cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts

1. Amuse
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Convince

4. The story of a young woman who, after the death of her grandfather, quit her job in the business world and returned home to help her aging grandmother

1. Amuse
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Convince

5. A politician’s speech about how homes should be provided to families who cannot afford them

1. Amuse
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Convince

6. A poem about a “packrat,” a person who refuses to throw things away, even things that most people would consider garbage

1. Amuse
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Convince

7. An article comparing and contrasting American and Swedish health care systems

1. Amuse
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Convince

8. The Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet, where two young lovers are forbidden from seeing one another due to a centuries old blood feud between their two families

1. Amuse
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Convince

9. A young girl’s note to her parents giving reasons why they should buy a puppy

1. Amuse
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Convince

10. A website describing a local dog leash ordinance, detailing its history and the penalties for walking around with one’s dog unleashed

1. Amuse
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Convince

The final round!

This assignment is simple: Get the highest score on the reading text assignment.