Reading comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Name____________________________________ Class _________ Date_______________

Read the story, then complete two tasks.

Yesterday it was Grandpa’s birthday so Tessa and Susie’s mother cooked a special dinner for Grandpa and Grandma. The girls helped their mother. Tessa prepared some vegetables and Susie helped Mother to cook some chicken. The food smelled delicious.

Then Tessa put some fruit in a bowl. First, she put some oranges in the bowl. Then she put in some strawberries. After that she put some grapes on top of the fruit in the bowl. Susie laid the table for dinner. She put the bowl of fruit on the table. Next to the fruit bowl she put a vase of flowers and Grandpa’s birthday cake. Everything was ready.

At eight o’clock the girls heard the door open. Dad came in with Grandpa and Grandma. Then Uncle Jack, Uncle Jim and Aunt Kathy came. The whole family had a lovely meal.

After dinner, everyone sang Happy Birthday Dear Grandpa and gave him a birthday card and a present. Then it was time for the birthday cake. It was delicious. Grandpa told lots of stories and jokes. Everyone had a lovely time and the girls stayed up late.

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Task1. Decide whether the following statements are True or False:

1.Yesterday it was Grandma’s birthday. ___

2.Tessa and Susie cooked a special breakfast. ___

3.Tessa prepared some vegetables and Susie helped Mother cook some chicken. ____

4.Tessa put some apples on top of the fruit in the bowl. ___

5.At eight o’clock the girls heard the door open. ___

6.Everyone had a lovely time and the girls went to bed early. ___

Task 2. Fill in the gaps with proper words. TWO words are extra:

grapes, delicious, cake, jokes, present, happy, next, lovely, birthday

1. Grandpa told lots of stories and ________.

2. The food smelled ____________.

3. _______ to the fruit bowl she put a vase of flowers and grandpa‘s birthday cake.

4. After that she put in some _________ on top of the fruit in the bowl.

5. After dinner, everyone sang Happy Birthday Dear Grandpa and gave him a birthday card and a __________.

6. The whole family had a _______ meal.

7. Then it was time for the ___________ cake.