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• That's it! [exp] - This is finished.
• a gadget [n] - an electronic device
• freak out [phv] - become very angry
• a gizmo [n] - an electronic device
• a ban [n] - disallow, prohibit
• IMing [v] - instant messaging
• a chisel [n] - a hand tool that cuts stone
• a juice bar [n] - a restaurant that only serves juice
• go online [exp] - use the Internet
• fantasy football [n] - an online competition that is based on American football
• on board [exp] - agree with an idea
• Amish [n] - a group of people in the U.S. who do not use modern technology
• a hearth [n] - a fireplace
• stay unplugged [exp] - not use the Internet
• chicken pot pie [n] - a meat pie filled with chicken
• surf the web [exp] - use the Internet
• mellow music [n] - calm relaxing music
• meditate [v] - think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time
• a condo [n] - a condominium (a small apartment)
• a fire escape [n] - the emergency exit for a building in case of fire
• cut corners [exp] - do something in the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way
• parasailing [v] - fly through the air wearing an open parachute while being towed by a motorboat
• I'm not made of stone. [exp] - I am not strong or disciplined.
• my take [n] - my opinion
• mitosis [n] - biology vocabulary referring to cell division
• a gamete [n] - biology vocabulary referring to a male or female cell
• a zygote [n] - biology vocabulary referring to the combination of a male and female cell
• make up [phv] - invent, create
• fall for something [exp] - believe something (that is not true)

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

Claire	Phil	Haley	Alex	Luke

• The Dunphy's are a family.
• Phil is a real estate agent.

1. Why does Phil think Claire is angry?
   Because everyone is staring at their electronic devices.
   Because there are so many dirty dishes.
   Because no one is eating breakfast.
   
   
2. Why is really Claire angry?
   Because everyone is staring at their electronic devices.
   Because there are so many dirty dishes.
   Because no one is eating breakfast.
   
   
3. What does Claire want the family to do?
   Talk to each other
   Put away the dishes
   Eat more
   
   
4. What is Phil doing on his tablet?
   Ordering a pool
   Playing a game
   Setting his fantasy football roster
   
   
5. What is Luke doing on his tablet?
   Ordering a pool
   Playing a game
   Setting his fantasy football roster
   
   
6. What are Haley and Alex doing on their phones?
   Playing games
   Shopping
   Texting each other
   
   
7. What are the new rules for the house?
   No jokes for one week
   No Internet for one week
   No playing Internet games for one week
   No video calls for one week
   No cellphone calls for one week
   No texting for one week
   
   
8. Why does Alex need to use the Internet?
   To do her homework
   To play games
   To talk to her friends
   
   
9. How does Claire suggest Alex do her research?
   Go to the library
   Use encyclopedias
   Use the Internet
   Ask her sister for help
   
   
10. What game does Luke want to play?
    Angry Birds
    Rider
    Plants vs. Zombies
    
    
11. How does Claire suggest Haley communicate with her friends?
    Face to face at school
    On the house phone
    On her cellphone
    By texting
    
    
12. Why does Alex think Phil can't stay offline?
    He loves to chat with his friends online.
    He wants to play games online.
    He needs to manage his fantasy football team.
    
    
13. What does Alex want if she wins the contest?
    A new computer
    A car
    Food
    
    
14. What does Luke want if he wins the contest?
    A new computer
    A car
    Food
    
    
15. What does Haley want if she wins the contest?
    A new computer
    A car
    Food
    
    
16. What did Phil do with his extra free time?
    Meditate
    Do extra work
    Meet some friends
    Sleep
    
    
17. What does Haley need for an art project?
    Money
    Soap
    A marker
    The Internet
    
    
18. What does Luke do with his extra free time?
    Build condos out of cans
    Hang out with his friends
    Study
    
    
19. Why does Luke quit the contest?
    He wants to play a video game.
    He wants to watch a YouTube video.
    He has to do his homework.
    
    
20. Why does Alex quit the contest?
    She wants to play a video game.
    She wants to watch a YouTube video
    She has to do her homework.
    
    
21. Why did Alex have trouble doing her homework?
    The library was closed.
    Her encyclopedia information was out-of-date.
    She couldn't look up difficult vocabulary on the Internet.
    
    
22. Who seems the most confident of winning the contest?
    Claire
    Phil
    Haley
    
    

Directions: Choose the expression that best completes the sentence.

• Claire decided to put a one-week --- condo ban gizmo chisel (ban) on all Internet use.
  
  
• Luke built --- condos bans gizmos chisels (condos) and apartments out of metal cans with his free time.
  
  
• Claire doesn't want her family to use any of their electronic --- condos bans gizmos chisels (gizmos) .
  
  
• Phil says that Claire used to write on stone with a --- condo ban gizmo chisel (chisel) when she was in school because she is so old.
  
  
• Phil claims that he is --- on board cut corners go online stay unplugged (on board) with Claire's plan to stop using electronic devices.
  
  
• Alex doesn't think that Phil can --- on board cut corners go online stay unplugged (stay unplugged) for one week.
  
  
• Alex wants to --- on board cut corners go online stay unplugged (go online) so that she can do research for her biology assignment.
  
  
• The apartments that the city built were unsafe because the construction company --- on board cut corners go online stay unplugged (cut corners) while they were being built.