Dinner Time at Wanda Sykes' house

The next video is an interview made by Ellen DeGeneres with the American comedian actress Wanda Sykes. It is a funny interview, where Ellen asks Wanda about how is a normal dinner at her house.

Instruction

Firstly, you have to watch the next video once (or twice) and then, you should answer ten questions about it. Such questions will be in multiple-choice style. In the end, you will find feedback with the correct answer for each question.

Remember, you just have to choose one option from three.

1. How old are Wanda’s twins and in which month is their birthday?

They turned four in April
They turned five in April
They turned five in June

2. What do they do before Wanda’s family has their meal?

They give thanks by saying a little prayer
They talk about how they were raised
They talk about how their day was

3. According to Wanda, who from her twins make “disingenuous prayers” and why?

Olivia, because she always talks about other things
Lucas, because he never takes it seriously
Both, because they prefer to play instead of eating

4. What situations described Wanda when she was talking about one of her twins and his misbehavior when saying grace?

A harsh winter and a drought
A drought and illegal drugs
A hard flood and the use of drugs

5. Who of her twins is the best eater?

Lucas more than Olivia
Both are good eaters
Olivia more than Lucas

6. What is the house chore that Wanda Sykes never does in front of her children and wife?

To mop
To dust
To vacuum

7. What is the other thing that Wanda likes to do while doing the house chore that she said?

She likes to sing
She likes to hum
She likes to talk

8. According to Wanda, what is the way in which Olivia likes to eat watermelon?

Olivia eats watermelon in juice
Olivia eats watermelon with the rind
Olivia eats watermelon cut it up

9. Where’s Olivia’s favorite place to eat watermelon?

Outside on the porch
On the sidewalk outside her house
In her garden

10. What are the other two fruits that Wanda has tried to convince her daughter to eat instead of watermelon?

A cantaloupe or an outdoor fruit
A cucumber or a peach
A cantaloupe or a peach

Compare your answers with the correct ones and check how many correct answers you had.

The correct answers are:

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1. They turned five in April
2. They give thanks by saying a little prayer
3. Lucas, because he never takes it seriously
4. A harsh winter and a drought
5. Olivia more than Lucas
6. To vacuum
7. She likes to hum
8. Olivia eats watermelon with the rind
9. Cast-iron skillet
10. Outside on the porch
11. A cantaloupe or a peach

If you want you can re-watch the video for more practice of her/his accent or move on to the next activity.

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The Ellen Show. (2014, May 30th). Dinner Time at Wanda Sykes' House [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGYzKkhtumg

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