Prepare 7 Reading Comprehension Tasks

Texts: “ Special memories”   p. 38

TEXT 1: Anja, age 13

I. Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Anja in her special memory? 

a) Five  b) Three ✅  c) Ten  d) Seven

2. Where did Anja stay with her grandparents? 

a) In the city  b) At the seaside  c) In the country ✅  d) In the mountains

3. What kind of house did Anja’s grandparents live in? 

a) Stone  b) Old wooden ✅  c) Modern  d) Small cottage

4. What was the house like? 

a) Warm  b) Cold and near a forest ✅  c) Noisy  d) Central

5. Who read Anja a story? 

a) Mother  b) Grandma ✅  c) Father  d) Grandpa

6. What was on Anja’s bed? 

a) Toy  b) Colourful wool blanket ✅  c) Pillow  d) Book

7. What did Grandma say about the blanket? 

a) It’s mine  b) I bought it  c) It’s yours, I made it ✅  d) Don’t touch it

8. What does Anja think about the blanket now? 

a) Bigger now  b) Looks smaller ✅  c) Lost  d) Not colourful

II. Find Synonyms

Choose a synonym for the bold word from the options.

1. special memory →
   a) important ✅
   b) usual
   c) boring
2. old wooden house →
   a) modern
   b) ancient ✅
   c) strong
3. The house was cold →
   a) freezing ✅
   b) warm
   c) sunny
4. Grandma took me upstairs →
   a) down
   b) to the garden
   c) to the upper floor ✅
5. It was really colourful →
   a) bright ✅
   b) dark
   c) plain
6. It was soft →
   a) gentle ✅
   b) hard
   c) rough
7. I still have the blanket →
   a) yet
   b) already
   c) continue to ✅
8. It seemed so big →
   a) looked ✅
   b) became
   c) disappeared

III. Open-ended Questions

1. What made the blanket special for Anja?

2. How did Anja feel when she remembered her grandma’s house?

3. Why do you think the blanket looks smaller now?

4. What does this memory tell us about Anja’s relationship with her grandmother?

TEXT 2: Pete, age 14

I. Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Pete when he got the special present? a) Twelve  b) Thirteen ✅  c) Fourteen  d) Ten

2. Who gave Pete the present?

 a) Father  b) Mother  c) Older brother ✅  d) Friend

3. What was inside the box? 

a) Toy car  b) Leather jacket  c) Football for blind people ✅  d) Basketball

4. Why did Pete need to touch everything?

 a) Curious  b) He is blind ✅  c) Dark room  d) Told to

5. What was Pete’s first thought when he felt the ball? 

a) Normal football ✅  b) Basketball  c) Toy  d) Sweets

6. Why did Pete feel upset at first? 

a) Empty box  b) Thought he couldn’t play ✅  c) No explanation  d) Too heavy

7. What made the football special? 

a) Colourful  b) Lights  c) Made a noise ✅  d) Could fly

8. What does Pete do now? 

a) Watches  b) Plays all the time ✅  c) Coaches  d) Doesn’t like it

II. Find Synonyms

Choose a synonym for the bold word from the options.

1. special memory →
   a) important ✅
   b) usual
   c) boring
2. large box →
   a) big ✅
   b) tiny
   c) narrow
3. felt inside →
   a) touched ✅
   b) looked
   c) listened
4. smooth and round →
   a) rough
   b) soft ✅
   c) flat
5. upset →
   a) sad ✅
   b) happy
   c) relaxed
6. heavy →
   a) light
   b) weighty ✅
   c) soft
7. noise →
   a) sound ✅
   b) voice
   c) whisper
8. perfect →
   a) excellent ✅
   b) broken
   c) normal

III. Open-ended Questions

1. What made Pete’s birthday present so special?

2. How did Pete’s feelings change after his brother explained the gift?

3. Why do you think Pete’s brother chose that present for him?

4. What lesson can we learn from Pete’s story?