Mrs. Bruno

 

“Night Shift” Study Guide 

Vocabulary: Define on the lines provided.

port ____________________________________________________ 

assemble ________________________________________________ 

nocturnal ________________________________________________ 

shift ___________________________________________________ 

Story comprehension: Short answer. You do not need to restate. 

5. What is the genre? ________________________________ 

6. Use commas in a list – Write a sentence for 3 jobs that work at night? __________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________ 

7. The Street Sweeper – At 10:00 in the evening, when the streets empty out, ______________________________________________ down the roads.   

8. The Window Dressers – With their team of trusty mannequins and their _________________, ________________, and _______________, they will revamp the ___________________ and make shoppers grin and giggle. 

9. The Late Night DJ – They tell us the time and weather: “__________________ 

__________________________...Is anyone out there listening?” 

10. The Security Guard – No visitors here at _________; this job is about _________________ the priceless ____________________. 

11. The Newspaper Printer – ______________ write about the news _________________; printers _____________ their stories ______________________. 

12. Bridge Painters – On a cool, dry night ______________________________ 

________________________________suspension bridge. 

13. The Zookeeper – Who sleeps in a bright light? _________________________, that’s who.  

14. The Freighter Captain – Boat captain at the wheel, gazing ahead. _________________, _________________________, __________, and a compass keep her on course.  

15. The Truck Driver – Under an inky-black sky ________________________ 

swifty loads ________________________________ just arrived from South America. 

16. The Road Worker- _______________, ________________, _________________, _________________, _______________, and cracks need to be fixed. 

17. The Bagel Baker – They __________________________ on the side. 

18. The Fisherman – __________ the net. _____________ the fish. _______________ the net. 

19. The Tugboat Captain – ______________ tugboat, _________ to the water, _____________ big boats come into and out of the port.  

20. The Waitress works at the _________________________________!  

21. Story skills: Use #1-7 to put the job in the correct order (sequence) based on the story, “Night Shift.” #1 is the first order event and #7 is the last.