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1. Evaluation, Assessment & Testing Roberto Criollo
Discourse Competence Spring 2020
DISCOURSE COMPETENCE: TASK ONE
INSTRUCTIONS: PUT ALL OF THE PARAGRAPHS TOGETHER TO ORDER
TWO CHILDREN’S TALES
Write the title of the story and the number of the paragraph (1, 2, 3, etc.) in the
blanks.
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Finally, spring arrived. One day, the duckling saw a beautiful swan swimming in the pond
and fell in love with her. But then he remembered how everyone made fun of him and he
bent his head down in shame. When he saw his own reflection in the water he was
astonished. He was not an ugly duckling anymore, but a handsome young swan! Now, he
knew why he had looked so different from his brothers and sisters. “They were ducklings
but I was a baby swan!” he said to himself. He married the beautiful swan and lived happily
ever after.
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A big bad wolf saw the two little pigs while they danced and played and thought, “What
juicy tender meals they will make!” He chased the two pigs and they ran and hid in their
houses. The big bad wolf went to the first house and huffed and puffed and blew it down in
minutes. The frightened little pig ran to the second pig’s house that was made of sticks. The
big bad wolf now came to this house and huffed and puffed and blew the house down in
hardly any time. Now, the two little pigs were terrified and ran to the third pig’s house that
was made of bricks.
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Deep in the forest, he saw a cottage in which there lived an old woman, her hen, and her
cat. The duckling stayed with them for some time but he was unhappy there and soon left.
When winter set in the poor duckling almost froze to death. A peasant took him home to his
wife and children. The poor duckling was terrified of the children and escaped. The ugly
duckling spent the winter in a marshy pond.

2. Evaluation, Assessment & Testing Roberto Criollo
Discourse Competence Spring 2020
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The big bad wolf tried to huff and puff and blow the house down, but he could not. He kept
trying for hours but the house was very strong and the little pigs were safe inside. He tried
to enter through the chimney but the third little pig boiled a big pot of water and kept it
below the chimney. The wolf fell into it and died. The two little pigs now felt sorry for
having been so lazy. They too built their houses with bricks and lived happily ever after.
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A little duckling was very sad because he thought he was the ugliest amongst all his
brothers and sisters. They would not play with him and teased the poor ugly duckling. One
day, he saw his reflection in the water and cried, “Nobody likes me. I am so ugly.” He
decided to leave home and went far away into the woods.
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Once upon a time there were three little pigs. One pig built a house of straw while the
second pig built his house with sticks. They built their houses very quickly and then sang
and danced all day because they were lazy. The third little pig worked hard all day and built
his house with bricks.
1. Underline all of the elements that helped you to find the correct order of the story.
2. Now, circle all of the elements that give the story a logical sequence and help you
follow up what is being talked about (characters, places, time, etc.)
3. How do we know that the previous texts are fairy tales?
4. To what kind of text does the following phrase correspond?
“I am looking forward to hearing from you”
Now go back to the video.