Quiz #3: Responses to consider ENSL 0081-105, 2017 Summer Session

Directions As usual for any quiz or test, consider the directions closely. Directions: Each of the questions here relates to “The Promises.” Based on your reading of the story, write an answer to each question. Make sure that your answers are all grammatically complete sentences and use your own words to compose your answers. If you need extra space for an answer, use the back of the page and include the number of the item.

Quiz #3: Items How many crafts did the narrator enter in the contest and what was the highest prize he received? (View) How many promises did the narrator keep? Which was the most important to him and why do you think it was so important? (View) What is the last promise that the narrator makes, and why does he make that promise? What do you think the result of the promise might be? (View) Consider this sentence the story: I won by more than an hour. In that situation, was winning a good thing for the narrator, or was it not such a good thing? Explain. (View) What is the last promise that you made? Why did you make that promise? Have you fulfilled the promise or have you not? Explain. (View) What is an important promise that someone made to you? Did the person fulfill that promise, or did the person not fulfill that promise? What have you learned about promises from that experience? (View)

Back to the list of items. One moment please. What is a grammatically complete sentence exactly? Definition: A grammatically complete sentence is a collection of clauses, and that collection includes at least one independent clause. Does each sentence you write meet this definition? Back to the list of items.

Back to the list of items. One more moment please. Tip #1 In general, on any quiz or test in any course, whenever possible use the structure of the question in your response. How might this benefit you? What is most important to notice about the structure of an item? Back to the list of items.

Back to the list of items. Quiz #3, Item #1 Consider the first item closely. How many crafts did the narrator enter in the contest and what was the highest prize he received? What do you notice about this item? What does what you notice tell you about your response? Back to the list of items.

Item #1: Example responses How many crafts did the narrator enter in the contest and what was the highest prize he received? The narrator entered four crafts in the contest and the highest prize he received was second place. The narrator entered five crafts in the contest. The lanyard and plaster- of-Paris footprint were the highest prizes that he received. The narrator entered five crafts in the contest and the highest prize he received for his lanyard and plaster-of-Paris footprint which took second place. Back to the list of items.

Back to the list of items. Quiz #3, Item #2 Consider the second item closely. How many promises did the narrator keep? Which was the most important to him and why do you think it was so important? What do you notice about this item? What does what you notice tell you about your response? Back to the list of items.

Item #2: Example responses How many promises did the narrator keep? Which was the most important to him and why do you think it was so important? He kept three promises and the most important was stay away from his brother because his trying to behavior good. He had 5 promises. Promise to stay away from his older brother is the most important promise. Because he had to under control himself when he met his brother. The narrator did keep three promises. I think the most important promise to him was to stay away from his older brother because he want to be good so he have to stay away from his brother. Back to the list of items.

Back to the list of items. Quiz #3, Item #3 Consider the third item closely. What is the last promise that the narrator makes, and why does he make that promise? What do you think the result of the promise might be? What do you notice about this item? What does what you notice tell you about your response? Back to the list of items.

Item #3: Example responses What is the last promise that the narrator makes, and why does he make that promise? What do you think the result of the promise might be? The narrator last promise was “My brother has to die” He made the promise to seek revenge back on his brother. In my opinion I think the narrator would get his brother, but not to kill him. The last promise is “My brother has to die.” He made that because his brother steel his seed which in a planter. I think he is going to prepare revenge. Narrator’s brother dug up dirt to steal bean. Because of his action, narrator makes last promise that his brother has to die. But that promise might be not keeping. Back to the list of items.

Back to the list of items. Quiz #3, Item #4 Consider the fourth item closely. Consider this sentence the story: I won by more than an hour. In that situation, was winning a good thing for the narrator, or was it not such a good thing? Explain. Back to the list of items.

Item #4: Example responses Consider this sentence the story: I won by more than an hour. In that situation, was winning a good thing for the narrator, or was it not such a good thing? Explain. winning was not a good thing for the narrator. Because narrator had infected his eyes when he stared half a day into a box fan. Winning by one hour was not a good thing because the contest infected his eyes which lead him to the doctor’s office for prescribed glasses. In my opinion, the victory in that situation wasn’t a good thing for the narrator because he fought in the contest among the idiot boy, so it wasn;t any thing must be proud of. Back to the list of items.

Back to the list of items. Quiz #3, Item #5 Consider the fifth item closely. What is the last promise that you made? Why did you make that promise? Have you fulfilled the promise or have you not? Explain. What do you notice about this item? What does what you notice tell you about your response? Back to the list of items.

Item #5: Example responses What is the last promise that you made? Why did you make that promise? Have you fulfilled the promise or have you not? Explain. I promised diet to myself. I made this promise with my parent because I did not want they to sorry about me when I live far from home. I made the promise clean my room every Sunday. The reason why I make the promise, I was lazy to clean my room. Back to the list of items.

Back to the list of items. Quiz #3, Item #6 Consider the sixth item closely. What is an important promise that someone made to you? Did the person fulfill that promise, or did the person not fulfill that promise? What have you learned about promises from that experience? What do you notice about this item? What does what you notice tell you about your response? Back to the list of items.

Item #6: Example responses What is an important promise that someone made to you? Did the person fulfill that promise, or did the person not fulfill that promise? What have you learned about promises from that experience? An important promise that someone made to me is being positive. I don’t fulfill that promise exactly... An important promise that someone made to me was to buy me a car after high school. My dad kept his promise, which I learned that promise is a debt. According to that, my experience is If I want to make come true I have to patiet and try hard anything as possible. My friend made a promise which pay a debt as soon as possible to me. Back to the list of items.