<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951402668484790923</id><updated>2012-02-16T10:39:00.566-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mice In The Classroom</title><subtitle type='html'>A Mousy-Brown Online Tutoring Service For Ages K-12</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miceroom.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7951402668484790923/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miceroom.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Maurice Oliver - Editor</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14752987505687537286</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951402668484790923.post-9045186360081776864</id><published>2008-12-07T14:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-07T14:21:55.780-08:00</updated><title type='text'>20 Question Quiz</title><content type='html'>Welcome to Mice In The Classroom! This blog offers examples of curriculum for students K-12 who use English as a second language (ESL) and English as a first language (EFL). Lessons are primarily prepared for Intermediate Level learners and are used as part of one-on-one tutoring and small group sessions. The quiz below is only one example of reading exercises and comprehension questions for both ESL/EFL students. If you wish to shedule tutoring sessions or if you have lesson plan ideas to share, please contact me by leaving your email address and a brief message in the "comments" area at the bottom of this posting. Learning is a wonderful experience and with the internet, the process is only a "mice" click away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, let's have some fun with today's exercise:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc66;"&gt;20 Questions Quiz&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Write T if the sonetence is true and F if it is false:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Puerto Rico is one of the 50 states in the USA.&lt;br /&gt;2. West Virginia is among the top 3 coal producers in the USA.&lt;br /&gt;3. The prefix "liber" means not free.&lt;br /&gt;4. Boston is the largest city in the New England states.&lt;br /&gt;5. The USA shares a border with 3 other countries.&lt;br /&gt;6. Alabama is closer to Cuba than Tennessee is.&lt;br /&gt;7. Oregon is closer to Texas than it is to Utah.&lt;br /&gt;8. Alaska‘s state flag has stars shaped like the Big Dipper.&lt;br /&gt;9. The prefix "micro" means large.&lt;br /&gt;10. Hawaii is the southern most state in the USA.&lt;br /&gt;11. Maine is the most northern state in the USA.&lt;br /&gt;12. The prefix "mono" means two.&lt;br /&gt;13. Boise is the capital city of Nebraska.&lt;br /&gt;14. The logo for the Greyhound Bus Company is a dog.&lt;br /&gt;15. The equator is a real line that runs around the globe.&lt;br /&gt;16. San Francisco is one city where one dollar bills are printed.&lt;br /&gt;17. The one dollar bill is made of 100% cotton.&lt;br /&gt;18. A teamster is a person who makes things from wood for a living.&lt;br /&gt;19. The one dollar bill does not show the year it was printed.&lt;br /&gt;20. Antarctica is closer to Australia than it is to Japan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;English has always been one of my favorite school subjects. How many did you get right? Find the answers in "comments". While you are there, leave a message with your email address if you would like for me to contact you about tutoring services for you or your family. And enjoy the wonders of learning!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit my ezine: &lt;a href="http://www.conshoereview.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.conshoereview.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;music blog: &lt;a href="http://www.mmant.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.mmant.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and eclectic blog: &lt;a href="http://www.lipterrain.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.lipterrain.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright 2008 by Maurice Oliver. All Rights Reserved.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7951402668484790923-9045186360081776864?l=miceroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miceroom.blogspot.com/feeds/9045186360081776864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7951402668484790923&amp;postID=9045186360081776864' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7951402668484790923/posts/default/9045186360081776864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7951402668484790923/posts/default/9045186360081776864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miceroom.blogspot.com/2008/12/20-question-quiz.html' title='20 Question Quiz'/><author><name>Maurice Oliver - Editor</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14752987505687537286</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951402668484790923.post-1365073321336568585</id><published>2008-12-03T16:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-03T16:41:14.271-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Alphabetical Order Quiz</title><content type='html'>Welcome to Mice In The Classroom! This blog offers examples of curriculum for students K-12 who use English as a second language (ESL) and English as a first language (EFL). Lessons are primarily prepared for Intermediate Level learners and are used as part of one-on-one tutoring and small group sessions. The quiz below is only one example of reading exercises and comprehension questions for both ESL/EFL students. If you wish to shedule tutoring sessions or if you have lesson plan ideas to share, please contact me by leaving your email address and a brief message in the "comments" area at the bottom of this posting. Learning is a wonderful experience and with the internet, the process is only a "mice" click away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, let's have some fun with today's exercise:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc66;"&gt;Alphabetical Order Quiz&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alphabetical order is the order of the letters in the alphabet. The alphabet is:&lt;br /&gt;A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Put the following U.S. States in alphabetical order:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;California - Maine - Colorado - Wisconsin - Utah - Hawaii -&lt;br /&gt;Arizona - Montana - Alabama - Texas - Ohio - Tennessee -&lt;br /&gt;Michigan - Florida - Nevada - Oregon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;_________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;English has always been one of my favorite school subjects. How many did you get right? Find the answers in "comments". While you are there, leave a message with your email address if you would like for me to contact you about tutoring services for you or your family. And enjoy the wonders of learning!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit my ezine: &lt;a href="http://www.conshoereview.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.conshoereview.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;music blog: &lt;a href="http://www.mmant.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.mmant.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and eclectic blog: &lt;a href="http://www.lipterrain.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.lipterrain.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright 2008 by Maurice Oliver. All Rights Reserved.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7951402668484790923-1365073321336568585?l=miceroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miceroom.blogspot.com/feeds/1365073321336568585/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7951402668484790923&amp;postID=1365073321336568585' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7951402668484790923/posts/default/1365073321336568585'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7951402668484790923/posts/default/1365073321336568585'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miceroom.blogspot.com/2008/12/alphabetical-order-quiz.html' title='Alphabetical Order Quiz'/><author><name>Maurice Oliver - Editor</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14752987505687537286</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951402668484790923.post-6359967282665438752</id><published>2008-11-25T14:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-25T14:54:51.443-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Quiz With Multiple Nouns</title><content type='html'>Welcome to Mice In The Classroom! This blog offers examples of curriculum for students K-12 who use English as a second language (ESL) and English as a first language (EFL). Lessons are primarily prepared for Intermediate Level learners and are used as part of one-on-one tutoring and small group sessions. The quiz below is only one example of reading exercises and comprehension questions for both ESL/EFL students. If you wish to shedule tutoring sessions or if you have lesson plan ideas to share, please contact me by leaving your email address and a brief message in the "comments" area at the bottom of this posting. Learning is a wonderful experience and with the internet, the process is only a "mice" click away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, let's have some fun with today's exercise:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc66;"&gt;Quiz With Multiple Nouns&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: A&lt;span style="color:#ffcc66;"&gt; noun&lt;/span&gt; is any word that is a person, place thing, state&lt;br /&gt;or quality of being. Read the following sentences then circle&lt;br /&gt;the noun or nouns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Example: My house sits near the sea. &lt;span style="color:#ffcc66;"&gt;house - sea&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. A fire alarm went off in the classroom.&lt;br /&gt;2. Bill put the ball through the hoop.&lt;br /&gt;3. Chicago is a large city in Illinois.&lt;br /&gt;4. Vietnam is a country that always has warm weather.&lt;br /&gt;5. The fireman came down the ladder with a dog.&lt;br /&gt;6. A circus is coming to town next Monday.&lt;br /&gt;7. Egypt is located on the continent of Africa.&lt;br /&gt;8. Smoking cigarettes can cause lung cancer.&lt;br /&gt;9. Where is the restroom?&lt;br /&gt;10. The train will leave the station at midnight.&lt;br /&gt;11. We had a nice meal at that restaurant.&lt;br /&gt;12. Mushrooms grow in the forest.&lt;br /&gt;13. There was only classical music at the concert.&lt;br /&gt;14. I think this sentence is too long.&lt;br /&gt;15. There is a strange car parked in our driveway.&lt;br /&gt;16. The airport is not very far from Portland.&lt;br /&gt;17. I have a dog and two cats.&lt;br /&gt;18. The sandwich had lettuce and tomatoes in it.&lt;br /&gt;19. There is a large tree growing outside my window.&lt;br /&gt;20. I go to church every Sunday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;English has always been one of my favorite school subjects. How many did you get right? Find the answers in "comments". While you are there, leave a message with your email address if you would like for me to contact you about tutoring services for you or your family. And enjoy the wonders of learning!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit my ezine: &lt;a href="http://www.conshoereview.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.conshoereview.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;music blog: &lt;a href="http://www.mmant.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.mmant.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and eclectic blog: &lt;a href="http://www.lipterrain.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.lipterrain.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright 2008 by Maurice Oliver. All Rights Reserved.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7951402668484790923-6359967282665438752?l=miceroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miceroom.blogspot.com/feeds/6359967282665438752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7951402668484790923&amp;postID=6359967282665438752' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7951402668484790923/posts/default/6359967282665438752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7951402668484790923/posts/default/6359967282665438752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miceroom.blogspot.com/2008/11/quiz-with-multiple-nouns.html' title='Quiz With Multiple Nouns'/><author><name>Maurice Oliver - Editor</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14752987505687537286</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951402668484790923.post-1628568739046645732</id><published>2008-11-18T00:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-18T00:22:04.424-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Suffix Quiz</title><content type='html'>Welcome to Mice In The Classroom! This blog offers examples of curriculum for students K-12 who use English as a second language (ESL) and English as a first language (EFL). Lessons are primarily prepared for Intermediate Level learners and are used as part of one-on-one tutoring and small group sessions. The quiz below is only one example of reading exercises and comprehension questions for both ESL/EFL students. If you wish to shedule tutoring sessions or if you have lesson plan ideas to share, please contact me by leaving your email address and a brief message in the "comments" area at the bottom of this posting. Learning is a wonderful experience and with the internet, the process is only a "mice" click away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, let's have some fun with today's exercise:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc66;"&gt;Suffix Quiz&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change how the word is used as a part of speech. Read the following sentences then add the correct suffix for the word in bold print and write it at the end of the sentence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Example: This train runs much fast in the morning. (est, &lt;span style="color:#ffcc66;"&gt;er&lt;/span&gt;) faster&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Jack is going bowl after school. (ed, ing)&lt;br /&gt;2. Be care when you handle a cactus. (ing, ful)&lt;br /&gt;3. The horse is chew the hay. (ing, able)&lt;br /&gt;4. The fresh baked bread smell throughout the house. (ing, ed)&lt;br /&gt;5. Texas is the second large state in the USA. (er, est)&lt;br /&gt;6. Last night we listen to classical music. (ed, ing)&lt;br /&gt;7. The sun shinned bright for two hours. (ed, ly)&lt;br /&gt;8. The little girl is cry because her doll is missing. (ing, ed)&lt;br /&gt;9. All of us could hear the clock tick? (ed, ing)&lt;br /&gt;10. Tom lives in the big house on his street. (er, est)&lt;br /&gt;11. His wife wore a beauty dress. (est, ful)&lt;br /&gt;12. I paint the shutters all by myself. (ing, ed)&lt;br /&gt;13. Sally is sing in the Christmas concert. (ing, ed)&lt;br /&gt;14. Both the boys quick got ready for school. (er, ly)&lt;br /&gt;15. It was the tiny horse I‘d ever seen. (est, ful)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;English has always been one of my favorite school subjects. How many did you get right? Find the answers in "comments". While you are there, leave a message with your email address if you would like for me to contact you about tutoring services for you or your family. And enjoy the wonders of learning!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit my ezine: &lt;a href="http://www.conshoereview.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.conshoereview.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;music blog: &lt;a href="http://www.mmant.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.mmant.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and eclectic blog: &lt;a href="http://www.lipterrain.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.lipterrain.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright 2008 by Maurice Oliver. All Rights Reserved.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7951402668484790923-1628568739046645732?l=miceroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miceroom.blogspot.com/feeds/1628568739046645732/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7951402668484790923&amp;postID=1628568739046645732' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7951402668484790923/posts/default/1628568739046645732'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7951402668484790923/posts/default/1628568739046645732'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miceroom.blogspot.com/2008/11/suffix-quiz.html' title='Suffix Quiz'/><author><name>Maurice Oliver - Editor</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14752987505687537286</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
