Unit 26: Jane's Pride

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Word List

  • adv. If someone acts accordingly, they act in a way that is suitable.
    He feels like he did a good job and his boss should pay him accordingly.
  • n. An anchor is a heavy object dropped from a boat to make it stay in one place.
    When the ship reached its destination, the crew dropped the anchor.
  • v. When you cause something, you make it happen.
    Tiredness caused the accident.
  • n. Context is the situations that form the background of an event.
    They studied the context of the battle before giving their presentation.
  • v. To designate someone or something means to give them a particular description.
    The famous lighthouse was designated a historical monument.
  • v. To distort something means to lie about it, or pull or twist out of shape.
    The man's lawyer distorted the facts so that he would be set free.
  • n. A dock is an enclosed area where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired.
    The huge ship pulled into the dock, and the crew unloaded the cargo.
  • n. If you have a lot of energy, you have plenty of strength and can do lots of things.
    If you lack energy, try eating better food.
  • adj. If something is frequent, then it happens or is done often.
    While Dad was sick, the doctor made frequent visits to his house.
  • n. The gears are the part of a motor that controls the speed.
    My brother has a car with four gears.
  • adj. When something is genuine, it is true or real.
    After the painting was determined to be genuine, it sold for a million dollars.
  • n. Grease is an oily substance put on moving parts so they work smoothly, or oil or fat in cooking.
    When I was done working on the car, I had grease all over my hands.
  • n. Knowledge is what you know.
    He has trouble putting his knowledge into practice.
  • v. When you omit something, you leave it out or do not do it.
    I omitted some important information: he is not coming.
  • v. To offset means to use one thing to cancel out the effect of another thing.
    Increased wages are offset by higher prices for goods.
  • v. To overlap something means to cover a piece of it.
    The gift on top overlaps the other gift on the bottom.
  • adj. When something is secondhand, it has been owned by someone else.
    Her secondhand jeans were a bit faded in the front.
  • n. When you have skill at doing a job, you are good at doing it.
    She worked with great skill and confidence.
  • n. A slot is a narrow opening in a machine or container.
    To operate the machine, put your coins into the slot.
  • n. A tactic is a careful plan to achieve something.
    Sam thought of a good tactic to attract more business.

 

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the answer that best fits the question.

  1. Which person uses an anchor?
    • a. A mailman
    • b. A sailor
    • c. A writer
    • d. A priest
  2. If your jacket is made of genuine leather, it _____.
    • a. is not expensive
    • b. falls apart easily
    • c. is real leather
    • d. it is alive
  3. What might cause a fight?
    • a. Taking a nap
    • b. Sharing lunch
    • c. Doing homework
    • d. Name-calling
  4. Where would you most likely see gears?
    • a. In an engine
    • b. On the street
    • c. At the store
    • d. In an airplane
  5. If a problem is frequent, then it happens _____.
    • a. several times
    • b. only once
    • c. almost never
    • d. in the afternoon

 

B ‣ Write the word that best fits each sentence.

  1. energy / tactic
    We need to use another _____ to beat the other team. The one we are using now requires too much _____.
  2. frequent / knowledge
    He has such vast _____ of this and that. I believe it's because he makes _____ trips to the library.
  3. docks / anchor
    Let me know when we reach the _____. We will need to drop the _____.
  4. omit / offset
    We can't _____ that expense from the report. We need to find a way to _____ these costs.
  5. secondhand / genuine
    The boy was delighted to see a _____ copy of the toy. Although it was _____, it was still in very good condition.

 

C ‣ Circle the two words that are opposite in each group.

    • a. cause
    • b. reason
    • c. effect
    • d. anchor
    • a. fake
    • b. copy
    • c. skill
    • d. genuine
    • a. distort
    • b. preserve
    • c. tactic
    • d. change
    • a. new
    • b. secondhand
    • c. assign
    • d. overlap
    • a. skill
    • b. cause
    • c. ignorance
    • d. knowledge

 

D ‣ Check(✔) the better response to each question.

  1. So, who should be in charge of the project?
    • a. I was designated the leader.
    • b. It is a secondhand watch.
  2. What's wrong with your food?
    • a. He lacks the skills to be a doctor.
    • b. It has too much grease.
  3. What are you doing here?
    • a. They hoped the sale would offset the cost.
    • b. It seems our class times have overlapped.
  4. What do you think she means in this letter?
    • a. I don't know the context, sorry.
    • b. "It's a frequent problem."
  5. Aren't you guaranteed overtime pay, like us?
    • a. The image seems to be distorted.
    • b. It was omitted in the contract.

 

Jane's Pride

Jane and her father, Mike, owned a secondhand boat. They called it "High Hopes." The two loved to spend time together on the ocean and would often go on long fishing trips.

Mike taught Jane how to perform important tasks. Jane learned how to steer the boat and adjust the sails. She learned how to put grease on the gears of the motor. She learned how to lift the anchor and secure it by putting a rope in a slot. Jane liked helping her father, but she thought that she wasn't very good at it. Sometimes, she omitted important steps and made frequent mistakes. Jane thought she wasn't capable of manual labor and did not have the knowledge she needed.

Mike wanted to prove to her that she was indeed capable and important. He thought of a tactic to test Jane's skills in the context of an emergency. He hid under the deck and pretended to be trapped. He shouted, "Jane, I can't get out! You have to get back to the dock and find help!"

Jane began to panic. She thought she might make her usual mistakes, which would cause a disaster. However, she had to listen to her dad and act accordingly. She pulled up the anchor with all of her energy. She remembered to overlap the sails to offset the wind. She steered the boat around the harbor where the water was shallow. When they got to shore, Mike came out from under the deck.

Jane said, "I thought you were trapped!"

Mike laughed. He said, "It wasn't a genuine emergency. I distorted the truth to test your abilities. Look at what a great job you did getting the boat home safely! I knew you could do it." To honor his daughter, Mike decided to rename his boat. He designated it "Jane's Pride" and painted the name on the front of the ship. Jane finally had something to be proud of.

 

Reading Comprehension

Part A: Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true.

  1. _____ Jane thought she would create a disaster if she omitted her frequent mistakes.
    __________
  2. _____ Jane lifted the anchor and secured it by putting a rope in a slot.
    __________
  3. _____ Jane put grease on the front of the boat.
    __________
  4. _____ Mike thought of a tactic to test Jane's skills in the context of an emergency.
    __________
  5. _____ Jane successfully brought the boat back to shore.
    __________
  6. _____ Mike designated the secondhand boat "Jane's Pride."
    __________

 

Part B: Answer the questions.

  1. What is the reading about?
    • a. The basics of sailing
    • b. A girl with too much pride
    • c. The importance of hard work
    • d. A girl learning to be proud
  2. Why did Jane panic?
    _____
  3. What did Mike lie about?
    _____

 

Answer Key

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