Classification and Division

Comprehension Quiz for “The Dog Ate My Flash Drive”

Read “The Dog Ate My Flash Drive” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. According to Segal, what is one of the main reasons students don’t turn their work in on time?

family

laziness

work problems

Both A and C are correct.

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2. What is the instructor’s policy about late work?

She accepts it if the student has a good reason.

She does not accept late work.

She does not care if students hand their work in late.

She requires a doctor’s note for all absences.

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3. Which of the following excuses are not included in the reading selection?

I had to stay up with my best friend because she was throwing up blood.

I didn’t turn in my paper because I had to work a double shift.

I missed class because my best friend’s mother killed herself.

I had to drive my best friend to college because her boyfriend broke up with her.

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4. Which excuse turned out to be true?

I don’t have my assignment completed because my roommate likes to party, and I can’t concentrate when she or he is partying.

I couldn’t concentrate on my work because the two people next door had boyfriend/girlfriend problems.

I couldn’t concentrate on my work because one of my dorm mates was throwing up blood.

I don’t have my assignment because my roommate attacked me with a hammer.

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5. Among the totally bizarre category of excuses, which one did the writer of this selection not include?

A tendon in my arm was cut by my neighbor’s chain saw.

I was abducted by aliens and they didn’t get me back to Earth until after our 8 a.m. class.

I can’t drop this class because I need the English credit because I can no longer be a surgeon.

I can’t attend class because I’ll be in Rome attending a papal Easter Mass.

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