Reading Comprehension "Time is valuable"

Time is valuable

( retrieved from www.youthforseva.org /short stories for children for spoken English)

Anthony was a very lazy boy and always used to postpone things. One day his father called him and made him understand the value of time that one should always do things on time. Anthony promised his father that he would never postpone things.

One day, he came to know that he had won the first prize in a singing competition that was held the previous month. He was asked to collect the prize the same day. He didn't care and went to collect the prize the next day. But the prize became useless for him, as it was a ticket to a circus show, which was held the previous day.

Anthony learnt a lesson from this incident.    

Vocabulary:

to postpone [poust`poun] відкладати

a value [`vælju:] цінність

to come to know – дізнаватися

to win (won, won) – здобувати, вигравати

to be held – проводитися

previous [`pri:vies] попередній

Read and say “true” or “false”:

1.Anthony tried to do everything in time.

               2.Father told Anthony about the value of the time.

3.One day the boy won the second prize in a singing competition.

4.Anthony went to collect the prize the next day.

          5.The prize was useful for Anthony.

Multiple Choice Questions.

               1..Anthony was a …

1.     hard-working boy.
2.     wasteful  person.
3.      clever child.
4.     friendly boy.

              2..Anthony won the prize in …

1.      Sport.
2.     Music.
3.      Maths.
4.     Reading.

              3.According to the passage, …

1.      Anthony was a very naughty boy.
2.     His father liked cooking dinner.
3.      The competition was held two months ago.

 d) Anthony decided to do everything in time.

Write these sentences in logical order.

1.      One day the boy won the prize.
2.      The tickets were useless.
3.      Antony didn’t like to do everything in time.
4.      The father explained him the value of the time.
5.      Antony realized his mistakes.

Keys: 1) 1F; 2T; 3T; 4F; 5F.                        2) 1b; 2b; 3d.

            3) 3,4,1,2,5.