Comprehension questions: 1. Did Maria and Joan have the same tasks to do in their respective classes?

2. Who do you think presented the story better?

3. Why do you think Maria's classmates felt sleepy and bored?

4. What did Joan do to make her classmates like the story?

Note : Read the story before answering the questions

1. Yes, Maria and Joan have the same task to do in their respective classes, i.e., to present the story "Why the Sky is High".

2. Judging by the reaction and outcome of the two presentations, Joan did a better job than Maria.

3. Maria's classmates felt sleepy and bored because all Maria did was just read out the text with no other addition to make it more interesting or appealing for the listeners.

4. Joan made slides with images and animations which makes the story presentation more interesting and appealing for them. Besides, it appeals to the visual imagery of the students which captures their interest making them pay more attention to her presentation.

Explanation:

In the two instances of presenting the story, both Maria and Joan exhibited different ways of presenting the same thing. While one works the extra mile to make the presentation interesting, the other just depended on the already existing text with no addition to its execution.

1. Yes, Maria and Joan have the same task to do in their respective classes, i.e., to present the story "Why the Sky is High".

2. Judging by the reaction and outcome of the two presentations, Joan did a better job than Maria.

3. Maria's classmates felt sleepy and bored because all Maria did was just read out the text with no other addition to make it more interesting or appealing for the listeners.

4. Joan made slides with images and animations which makes the story presentation more interesting and appealing for them. Besides, it appeals to the visual imagery of the students which captures their interest making them pay more attention to her presentation.

the mood is annoyed. they wish sandy was there do to the job right and since they dont like they way it came out now they are annoyed.