Reading Comprehension Test

1. What is the baby doing now?

Woman: I’ve been into the baby's room. I think she’s better. Her temperature’s dropped and after so many hours she’s finally stopped crying.

Man: Oh, is she still awake, though?

Woman: Quite the opposite. She’s fast asleep!

What did the woman see?

Woman: It was so scary! Not like a horror film, or monsters or anything like that. Not even ghosts. Really! I saw this thing like a UFO open up and out came something that looked like an alien! I was so afraid!

What was the man`s dream about?

Man: Well, it was like everything was white. Everything was practically invisible. I couldn’t really see. Then the kind of fog moved away, and I thought I was going to see the sky, maybe some planets. Then I thought the white stuff was snow but it was my garden and my house had disappeared!

What does the boy see?

Boy: It’s not very easy to say what it is. It could be a plane, or maybe it's a UFO! I’m not really sure. Oh, hold on a minute, it seems to be a bird. Yes, that’s what it is.

What kind of books did the woman most enjoy reading?

Woman: When I was young I would read for hours and hours. I loved reading mysteries, although I never read anything with aliens in it. And, of course, my absolute favourites were scary ghost stories.

What hasn`t the boy got in his bedroom?

Boy: I know all my friends have got one. Okay, Dad got me a TV - which is great - and for my last birthday I got a computer, but it only plays CD-ROMs, so I can’t watch DVD

What does the man think we will have in the future?

Woman: I hope we have flying cars one day. That’d be great, wouldn’t it?

Man: It would, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. We’re much more likely to have robots.

Woman: Robots? But we’ve already got them.

Man: Well, we’ve got them in factories, but we don’t have robots that help around the home.

Woman: Oh, that sounds nice. Do you really think that’s going to happen?

What will the girl`s project be about?

Girl: We’re going to be given a project to do after we get back from the museum. I suppose it’ll be about astronauts.

Boy: I don’t think so. I remember Mrs Button saying something about researching planets.

What`s the boy reading about?

Girl: What are you reading? Another football magazine? Oh, I know, something about skateboarding.

Boy: Actually, this is a really interesting science magazine.

Girl: Let me see - what’s that?

Boy: It’s about asteroids hitting Earth.

Girl: Oh, I thought it was a picture of a wheel!

What is the woman talking about?

Woman: I keep mine in my bedroom because it’s too big to move around. I love it though. I can contact all my friends on it. It’s a lot cheaper than sending text messages all the time! I’ll probably get a laptop sometime in the future, but, for now, this is fine