Семестровий контроль читання 5 клас НУШ. Reading comprehension.

READING COMPREHENSION

Read the following text attentively.

This is Mark Lewis. He lives in the USA, but he was born in London. He is seven years old and he goes to school in New York. He has got lots of friends. In the morning he catches the bus to school and in the afternoon, after having lunch, he usually does his homework and at five o’clock he goes to the swimming pool where he swims for two hours. He wants to be a famous swimmer. In his free time, he loves playing with boats. At the weekends he goes to his grandparents’ house with his friends. They have a tree house in the garden and they spend the afternoon climbing up and down the tree house. They imagine they are in the jungle and they enjoy themselves a lot.

1.   According to the text, complete the following sentences.

1.                 Mark’s surname is ____________________.

2.                 He was born in ____________________.

3.                 His school is in ____________________.

4.                 He goes to school by ____________________.

5.                 He wants to be a ____________________.

6.                 He loves playing with ____________________.

7.                 In his grandparents’ garden there is ____________________.

2.   Are the following sentences TRUE or FALSE?

1.                 Mark is American.  ________________     

2.                 He is a student.   ________________

3.                 He goes to school in the afternoon.  ________________

4.                 He usually does his homework after lunch. ________________

5.                 He isn’t an active boy. ________________

6.                 He has granny and granddad. ________________

3.   Answer the following questions about the text.

1.                 Where does Mark live?  ___________________________________________

2.                 Was he born in the UK?  __________________________________________ 

3.                 How old is Mark?  ________________________________________________

4.                 Does he go to school?  ____________________________________________

5.                 What does he do in the morning? ___________________________________

6.                 What time does he go to the swimming pool? ________________________

7.                 How long does he swim every day? _______________________________

8.                 What does he like doing in his free time?  _________________________ 9. Where does he go at the weekends? ____________________________

10.   Who does he go with?  _______________________________________

11.   Where do they usually play? ___________________________________