Reading Comprehension 6 grade. 2 Term

Read the text and answer the questions.

Today I live in London, a big city. But I didn’t live in a big city when I was a small boy. I didn’t live in England. I lived in a small village in Italy. My favourite person

then was my Aunt Mina. She was very interesting. She was a scientist and she travelled the world. Every summer she visited us in our small village. We listened

to her stories for hours. Her home was in Milan, another big city in Italy. One

year we visited my aunt there in her beautiful house. Her living room was full of interesting things from around the world. There were beautiful paintings on the

walls. There were lots of rooms in my aunt’s house, but the doors were closed. Do you want to see this room?’ she asked me. There’s something wonderful in here.’

She opened the door to a dark room. Then she opened the curtains and let the sun in. In the room there was a beautiful, big black piano. Do you want to hear it?’

asked my aunt. Yes, please.’ I said. She started playing and I listened. My life changed in that room with my aunt. I walked back to the living room and said to my

mum, ‘Mum. Can I learn the piano?’

Which statement about the writer is TRUE now?

A) He still lives in a small village in Italy

B) He lives in a bigger place than where he lived as a child

C) He lives with Aunt Mina

D) He lives in Milan

Which statement about the writer’s childhood is correct?

A) He grew up outside a big city

B) He grew up in London

C) He lived in Milan with his aunt

D) He travelled around the world

Why did the writer enjoy Aunt Mina’s visits?

A) She always brought him presents

B) She taught him English

C) She took him to London

D) She told exciting stories about different places

What can we understand about Aunt Mina?

A) She didn’t like travelling

B) Her job and travels made her an unusual person

C) She lived in a small village all her life

D) She visited the family every week

Why did the family listen to Aunt Mina for hours?

A) Her stories were interesting to them

B) They had nothing else to do

C) She made them study science

D) They wanted to visit England

Which place is connected with Aunt Mina’s home?

A) London

B) the writer’s village

C) England

D) Milan

What made Aunt Mina’s living room unusual?

A) It was completely empty

B) It had many things from different parts of the world

C) It was darker than the other rooms

D) It had only one painting

Why did the closed doors probably interest the writer?

A) He wanted to hide in one of the rooms

B) He thought the house was too small

C) They suggested there was something unknown inside

D) His mother told him not to open them

What did Aunt Mina do before playing the piano?

A) She let sunlight into the room

B) She called the writer’s mother

C) She closed the door

D) She moved the piano

What did the writer discover in the dark room?

A) Paintings from around the world

B) A secret laboratory

C) A collection of books

D) A large musical instrument

 What does the phrase “My life changed in that room” suggest?

A) The writer decided to live in Milan

B) The writer became interested in science

C) The writer found something he really wanted to do in the future

D) The writer wanted to travel around the world

Which statement is NOT true?

A) Aunt Mina travelled to many places around the world.

B) The writer visited Aunt Mina in Milan.

C) The writer became interested in playing the piano.

D) Aunt Mina taught the writer how to play the piano that day.