Test Reading Comprehension 6 grade II semester

Reading Comprehension

Travel to Rome

I. Read the text and do the following tasks

Dear Tom,

How are you? I hope you and your family are well! I'm on holiday in Italy at the moment and we're in Rome. It's a real beautiful city.

We arrived last Saturday. It was a long journey, but it was good fun. We left at 4 o'clock in the morning and travelled by car to the airport. I bought some magazines and some sweets before we got on the plane, so I was happy. Then we took a taxi from the airport to our hotel. Our hotel is in the city centre. It's a very old building, but it's comfortable. There are lots of old buildings in Rome because it's an ancient city. Yesterday we went to the Coliseum. Do you know what that is? Well, it's an ancient theatre and the Ancient Romans built it 2000 years ago. People went there to watch some games and sport. We walked round the Coliseum with our guide and I learnt a lot about the Ancient Romans. It was very interesting.

This morning we went to the National Museum. We didn't see all of it because it's very big. We saw lots of statues and things from Ancient Rome. Then, we had a drink in the cafe and then we went to the shop. I bought some postcards, my mum and dad bought a book about Italian art and my little sister bought a badge.

After we left the museum, we went to a restaurant and had a pizza. There are lots of fantastic restaurants here and the food is brilliant! We have pasta or pizza and Italian ice cream. We always sit outside because the weather is very hot.

Write soon and tell me about your holiday.

Are you at the beach? Are you having fun?

Best wishes,

Joe

II. Write if the sentence is true or false.

1. Joe spends his holidays with friends.

2. He has already visited two museums.

3. They woke up very early and went to the airport.

4. The National Museum was not very big and he could see everything.

5. Meals in Italian restaurants are very tasty.

1.  Joe with his family rent a flat.

2. Coliseum was built 2 centuries ago.

3. They arrived to Rome on the day before Sunday.

4. Joe bought a guidebook in the National Museum.

5. They enjoy eating ice cream outside in the hot weather.

III. Match two part of the sentences.

1. Joe spends his holidays…

2. His family lives…

3. Rome is ….

4. A guide told them…

5. People saw different…

A. an ancient city.

B. games and sports in the Coliseum.

C. in Rome

D. in a comfortable and old building.

E. about the Ancient Romans

1. Joe`s family travelled to the airport…

2. Joe bought…

3. The Romans built the Coliseum…

4. Joe`s parents bought …

5. There are a lot of…

A. some magazines and sweets before the flight.

B. 2000 years ago.

C. restaurants with tasty food.

D. by car.

E. a book about Italian art.

IV. Make up 2 questions to the sentences.

1. Joe and his family arrived to Rome by plane.

2. You can find a lot of fantastic ancient buildings in Italy.

1. Joe and his family ate pasta and pizza in the outdoor restaurant.

2. You can have an amazing excursion in the National Museum in Rome.

V. Imagine that Joe is your friend and this letter is for you. Write him a response where tell about how you spend you holidays. Use not more than 50-60 words. Start like this:

Dear Joe,

Thank you for our letter. I see you have fun in Rome. As for me…

…

Yours,

…….