The all-american slurp questions
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The All American Slurp Worksheet
The All American Slurp Worksheet
Amy Styer
Pre-Reading activity
Share customs for serving and eating food in China (YouTube clip). Give students
chopsticks and have them try to pick up food. Ask the students to compare how
people eat in China to people in Israel.
Vocabulary--LOTS
Part I
Key vocabulary
1. slurp 7. whispered
2. emigrated 8. smugly
3. mortified 9. approach
4. relish tray 10. appearance
5. raw 11. borrow
6. stalk 12. in a hurry
Vocabulary practice
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1. whisper a. in a way that shows arrogance
2. emigrate b. leave a country
3. mortified c. speak quietly
4. smugly d. way of doing things
5. raw e. not cooked
6. approach f. loud sucking sound made when eating or drinking
7. slurp g. extremely embarrassed
Basic understanding--LOTS
1. Why did the Lin family not eat raw vegetables in China?
2. What was the one problem with eating raw celery?
3. How did each of the four Lins learn English?
4. How did the narrator finally get her mom to buy her jeans
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All American Slurp Quiz
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Write skrivelse here
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The narrator learns an important lesson about life in the story. Write a paragraph about the lesson she learns. Use at least three example from the story.
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In "All American Slurp", the narrator struggles to get used to do things. Is this a good or bad thing? Use details from teh story to support your point of view.
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Why does the narrator of “The All-American Slurp” think her brother is adjust- ing better to American life than she is?
Correct Answer
A. He is making friends easily.
Explanation
The narrator of "The All-American Slurp" thinks her brother is adjusting better to American life because he is making friends easily. This suggests that he is able to connect with and socialize with his peers, which is an important aspect of adjusting to a new culture.
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Why does the n
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In “The All-American Slurp,” how does the narrator feel the first time her family eats raw celery?
A. amused
B. embarrassed
C. sad
D. angry
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Which of the following is a detail in “The All-American Slurp” that helps you conclude that Japanese eat celery differently than Americans?
A. The Lins give the Gleasons instructions on how to eat celery.
B. The Gleasons laugh when the Lins eat celery.
C. Everyone stares as the Lins eat celery.
D. The Lins are the only ones who cut their celery into little pieces.
C. Everyone stares as the Lins eat celery.
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How does Meg make the narrator feel better after the dinner party in “The All- American Slurp”?
A. Meg teases the narrator about the party until they both start to laugh.
B. Meg mentions that her mother doesn’t plan for parties and just hopes for the best.
C. Meg doesn’t mention the party.
D. Meg tells the narrator that her mot