Reading Comprehension Test (І Term) For 5 th form students

Text 1.                        New Year’s Night

The New Year is here. Mum, Dad, Grandma and my aunt are sitting at the table. They are eating meat, potatoes, carrots and peas. My cousins and I don’t want any vegetables or

meat. We are at the New Year tree in the living room and we want to open our presents. There are lots of nice boxes. What’s inside?

Look! There is a pretty little bird. It is singing loudly. And in the big box? Oh, it’s a funny panda! I love pandas. They live in China. Let’s open that red box. Oh, it's a book with nice pictures! We like all our presents very much.

Look! It’s snowing behind the window. There are some people outside. They are happy. They are playing snowballs. Let’s go and make a snowman.

Task. For sentences (1—8) choose and circle the best answer (a, b or c).

1. The family is __________.

Text 1.                        New Year’s Night

The New Year is here. Mum, Dad, Grandma and my aunt are sitting at the table. They are eating meat, potatoes, carrots and peas. My cousins and I don’t want any vegetables or

meat. We are at the New Year tree in the living room and we want to open our presents. There are lots of nice boxes. What’s inside?

Look! There is a pretty little bird. It is singing loudly. And in the big box? Oh, it’s a funny panda! I love pandas. They live in China. Let’s open that red box. Oh, it's a book with nice pictures! We like all our presents very much.

Look! It’s snowing behind the window. There are some people outside. They are happy. They are playing snowballs. Let’s go and make a snowman.

2. The children are _________ the New Year tree.

Text 1.                        New Year’s Night

The New Year is here. Mum, Dad, Grandma and my aunt are sitting at the table. They are eating meat, potatoes, carrots and peas. My cousins and I don’t want any vegetables or

meat. We are at the New Year tree in the living room and we want to open our presents. There are lots of nice boxes. What’s inside?

Look! There is a pretty little bird. It is singing loudly. And in the big box? Oh, it’s a funny panda! I love pandas. They live in China. Let’s open that red box. Oh, it's a book with nice pictures! We like all our presents very much.

Look! It’s snowing behind the window. There are some people outside. They are happy. They are playing snowballs. Let’s go and make a snowman.

3. _________ don’t want any vegetables or meat.

Text 1.                        New Year’s Night

The New Year is here. Mum, Dad, Grandma and my aunt are sitting at the table. They are eating meat, potatoes, carrots and peas. My cousins and I don’t want any vegetables or meat. We are at the New Year tree in the living room and we want to open our presents. There are lots of nice boxes. What’s inside?

Look! There is a pretty little bird. It is singing loudly. And in the big box? Oh, it’s a funny panda! I love pandas. They live in China. Let’s open that red box. Oh, it's a book with nice pictures! We like all our presents very much.

Look! It’s snowing behind the window. There are some people outside. They are happy. They are playing snowballs. Let’s go and make a snowman.

4. There are a lot of lovely boxes with ___________.

Text 1.                        New Year’s Night

The New Year is here. Mum, Dad, Grandma and my aunt are sitting at the table. They are eating meat, potatoes, carrots and peas. My cousins and I don’t want any vegetables or

meat. We are at the New Year tree in the living room and we want to open our presents. There are lots of nice boxes. What’s inside?

Look! There is a pretty little bird. It is singing loudly. And in the big box? Oh, it’s a funny panda! I love pandas. They live in China. Let’s open that red box. Oh, it's a book with nice pictures! We like all our presents very much.

Look! It’s snowing behind the window. There are some people outside. They are happy. They are playing snowballs. Let’s go and make a snowman.

5. Children are going ____________.

Text 1.                        New Year’s Night

The New Year is

here. Mum, Dad, Grandma and my aunt are sitting at the table. They are eating meat, potatoes, carrots and peas. My cousins and I don’t want any vegetables or meat. We are at the New Year tree in the living room and we want to open our presents. There are lots of nice boxes. What’s inside?

Look! There is a pretty little bird. It is singing loudly. And in the big box? Oh, it’s a funny panda! I love pandas. They live in China. Let’s open that red box. Oh, it's a book with nice pictures! We like all our presents very much.

Look! It’s snowing behind the window. There are some people outside. They are happy. They are playing snowballs. Let’s go and make a snowman.

6. People are __________ on New Year night.

Read the text. Choose from (A—F) the one which best fits each space. 

Text 2.                     Busy Holidays

The holiday is _1________. Andy’s family is at home. Mother is cooking a _2_______ dinner. A big cake is on the table. Andy is washing the dishes. Sue is writing holiday _3________ for her aunt and uncles. Mrs. Green is ___4____ flowers for the holiday table. They are red and yellow and they are very ____5____. Father is in the shop. He wants some sweets . He is buying a tasty ___6__They are happy but they are all busy.

Sentence 1

Read the text. Choose from (A—F) the one which best fits each space. 

Text 2.                     Busy Holidays

The holiday is _1________. Andy’s family is at home. Mother is cooking a _2_______ dinner. A big cake is on the table. Andy is washing the dishes. Sue is writing holiday _3________ for her aunt and uncles. Mrs. Green is ___4____ flowers for the holiday table. They are red and yellow and they are very ____5____. Father is in the shop. He wants some sweets . He is buying a tasty ___6__They are happy but they are all busy.

Sentence 2

Read the text. Choose from (A—F) the one which best fits each space. 

Text 2.                     Busy Holidays

The holiday is _1________. Andy’s family is at home. Mother is cooking a _2_______ dinner. A big cake is on the table. Andy is washing the dishes. Sue is writing holiday _3________ for her aunt and uncles. Mrs. Green is ___4____ flowers for the holiday table. They are red and yellow and they are very ____5____. Father is in the shop. He wants some sweets . He is buying a tasty ___6__They are happy but they are all busy.

Sentence 3

Read the text. Choose from (A—F) the one which best fits each space. 

Text 2.                     Busy Holidays

The holiday is _1________. Andy’s family is at home. Mother is cooking a _2_______ dinner. A big cake is on the table. Andy is washing the dishes. Sue is writing holiday _3________ for her aunt and uncles. Mrs. Green is ___4____ flowers for the holiday table. They are red and yellow and they are very ____5____. Father is in the shop. He wants some sweets . He is buying a tasty ___6__They are happy but they are all busy.

Sentence 4

Read the text. Choose from (A—F) the one which best fits each space. 

Text 2.                     Busy Holidays

The holiday is _1________. Andy’s family is at home. Mother is cooking a _2_______ dinner. A big cake is on the table. Andy is washing the dishes. Sue is writing holiday _3________ for her aunt and uncles. Mrs. Green is ___4____ flowers for the holiday table. They are red and yellow and they are very ____5____. Father is in the shop. He wants some sweets . He is buying a tasty ___6__They are happy but they are all busy.

Sentence 5

Read the text. Choose from (A—F) the one which best fits each space. 

Text 2.                     Busy Holidays

The holiday is _1________. Andy’s family is at home. Mother is cooking a _2_______ dinner. A big cake is on the table. Andy is washing the dishes. Sue is writing holiday _3________ for her aunt and uncles. Mrs. Green is ___4____ flowers for the holiday table. They are red and yellow and they are very ____5____. Father is in the shop. He wants some sweets . He is buying a tasty ___6__They are happy but they are all busy.

Sentence 6