Reading comprehension

FORM 5

READING COMPREHENSION

Task I. Read the text and do the tasks. 

                                                           My friend

     My best friend's name is Susan. She is twelve years old. We live in the  neighbouring houses and play in the same yard. We are classmates. So we  can see each other every day, 

     Susan is a slim and pretty girl. She is not very tall. She has got long dark  curly hair, blue eyes and a straight nose. Susan is kind and careful. She is  always ready to help me if I need it. She is very good at Maths, so we often  do our homework in Maths together. 

     Susan is always honest with her parents, teachers and friends. She loves  animals. There is a cat in her house and Susan takes care of him. We spend a lot of time together. We go to school and come back home  together; we go to the cinema at the weekend together, too. In the evening,  we often phone each other. I am happy that I have got such a nice friend as  Susan. 

1. Fill in the gaps.  

a) We live in the__________________________houses. 

b) We__________________________in the same yard. 

c) Susan is ready__________________________me if I need it. 

d) She is__________________________with parents, teachers and friends.

e) She__________________________care of her cat. 

f) We go to the__________________________at the weekend. 

g) We phone each other in the__________________________.

2. Correct the sentences.  

1. Susan is ten years old. ______________________________________________________

2. She has got short fair hair. ___________________________________________________

3. Susan is good at Biology. ____________________________________________________

4. She has got a parrot as a pet. __________________________________________________

5. The girls never go to school together. ___________________________________________

6. At the weekend the girls go to the swimming pool together.

___________________________________________________________________________

Task II. Read the questions and find the answers in the text.

     Canada is an English-speaking country in the north of the North American continent, This big country is washed by three oceans: the Atlantic, the  Pacific and the Arctic. Canada is a country of lakes and forests. The maple leaf on the flag of Canada shows how important this tree is for Canadians. The climate of the country is rather cold, winter lasts from four to five months in Canada. There are two official languages in Canada, English and French. 

1) Where is Canada? 

a) in the north                         b) in the south                     c) in the east

2) How many oceans are there around Canada? 

a) 2                                          b) 3                                      c) 4 

3) Canada is the country of... 

a) mountains and rivers          b) deserts and hills              c) forests and lakes

4) What can you see on the Canadian flag? 

a) an apple-tree                       b) a maple leaf                    c) a polar bear

5) How long does winter last in Canada? 

a) 2 months                             b) half a year                       c) about 5 months

6) How many official languages has it got? 

a) 1                                         b) 2                                       c) 3 

Task III. Read the text and fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box. There is one extra word in the list.  

     Medusa was a (who?) / woman and she lived in a cave. One day a  (who?)_____________turned her into a horrible monster. She had (what?) ___________ instead of hair and big wings. When she looked at people they  became stone.

     A lot of men went to the (where?)_____________ and tried to kill Medusa, but she turned them into stone (what?)____________.

     One  day a young man called (what name?) ______________ who lived in  Greece went to the cave to kill her. He did not look at Medusa and he carried a shield as a mirror. Medusa looked into the (where?) ___________ and turned herself into stone.