Reading Semestral Exam Guide (1st)
I. Comprehension questions.
Answer the following questions.
1) In the prologue, what does the chorus say will happen to the two lovers?
2) What does Escalus say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?
3) How does Benvolio say the fighting began?
4) According to Benvolio and Mercutio, how has Romeo been acting recently?
5) What remedy does Benvolio suggest for Romeo’s problem?
6) Why does the servant ask Romeo to read the list of guests who are invited to the party at the
Capulets?
7) What makes Romeo decide to go to the party?
8) How old is Juliet?
9) What is the Nurse’s opinion of Paris?
10) How do Romeo and friends plan to hide their identity at the Capulet’s party?
11) How does Romeo react when he first sees Juliet? To what does he compare her?
12) How does Juliet react to Romeo in their first meeting?
13) How does Tybalt react to the news that Romeo is at the party? How does Capulet react?
14) Why does Juliet want Romeo to have some other name?
15) When Juliet discovers Romeo at her balcony, what does she fear?
16) Why does Juliet fear the love that she and Romeo share?
17) Why does Friar Lawrence agree to help the two?
18) Why has Tybalt sent a letter to Romeo’s house?
19) What message does Romeo give the nurse to tell Juliet?
20) Why is Juliet annoyed at the beginning of scene 5?
21) Why has Tybalt come looking for Romeo?
22) What does Mercutio do?
23) How does Romeo contribute to Mercutio’s death?
24) What is the outcome of the fight between Romeo and Tybalt?
25) What punishment does Escalus give Romeo?
26) Why does Juliet defend Romeo’s action?
II. Comic
Draw a ten image comic describing chapters 1 – 10
III. Invitation.
Pretend you are Lord Capulet, write and invitation to your party.
IV. Who says the following quotes.
“Put down your swords, you do not know what you are doing” __________
“Draw your sword and fight” _________________
“Why do you speak of peace? I hate all Montagues”. ________________
“”If I catch the families fighting again, just one more time, they will be punished to the severest
degree” ____________
“I was only trying to stop the servants from fighting” __________________
“I saw Romeo early in the day, but he seemed very sad” _____________
“We don’t know what is upsetting our Romeo” _________________
“Is it still morning?”__________________
“She is just the most beautiful women in the entire world” ______________
“Rosaline refused to listen to my poetry or my loving words” _______________
“There are many other woman that you could date” _____________
“Teach me to forget” _______________
“My master has given me a guest list for a big party but I can’t read it” ___________
“I remember the time when I wore a mask to be mysterious” ________________
“What a gorgeous young woman”____________
“That is the voice of a Montague” ________________
“Why did you do that? You gave him a chance to hurt me”_____________
“ I do exile Romeo from Verona” __________________V. Vocabulary
Translate the following words into Spanish.
Vault
curse
sword
rope
return
banish
medicine
rope
noble
old
dark
pale
vault
room