Reading Test

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while

trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby

boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck,

was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved

the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly

dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer

Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I

can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the

offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that

your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a

deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like

his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s

Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the

world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What

saved him?

Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s

name?

Sir Winston Churchill

Write if the sentences are true or false

1. The text mainly tells about every day events in history.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while

trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby

boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck,

was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved

the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly

dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer

Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I

can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the

offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that

your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a

deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like

his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s

Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the

world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What

saved him?

Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s

name?

Sir Winston Churchill

2. At the beginning of the story, the farmer was bathing in a river.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while

trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby

boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck,

was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved

the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly

dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer

Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I

can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the

offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that

your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a

deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like

his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s

Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the

world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What

saved him?

Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s

name?

Sir Winston Churchill

3. There must have been an accident with a little boy.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while

trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby

boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck,

was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved

the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly

dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer

Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I

can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the

offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that

your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a

deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like

his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s

Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the

world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What

saved him?

Penicillin. The name of the noble man? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s

name?

Sir Winston Churchill

4. The action takes place nowadays.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while

trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby

boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck,

was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved

the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly

dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer

Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I

can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the

offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that

your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a

deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like

his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s

Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the

world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What

saved him?

Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s

name?

Sir Winston Churchill

5. The farmer’s children were all girls.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while

trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby

boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck,

was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved

the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly

dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer

Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I

can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the

offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that

your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a

deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like

his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s

Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the

world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What

saved him?

Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s

name?

Sir Winston Churchill

6. The little boy’s father wanted to give the farmer a sum of money.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while

trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby

boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck,

was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved

the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly

dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer

Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I

can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the

offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that

your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a

deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like

his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s

Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the

world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What

saved him?

Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s

name?

Sir Winston Churchill

7. The farmer seemed to know the importance of knowledge

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while

trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby

boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck,

was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved

the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly

dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer

Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I

can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the

offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that

your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a

deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like

his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s

Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the

world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What

saved him?

Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s

name?

Sir Winston Churchill

8. The nobleman’s prediction did not come true.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while

trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby

boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck,

was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved

the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly

dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer

Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I

can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the

offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that

your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a

deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like

his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s

Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the

world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What

saved him?

Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s

name?

Sir Winston Churchill

9. The boy glorified his family name.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while

trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby

boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck,

was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved

the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly

dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer

Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I

can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the

offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that

your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a

deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like

his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s

Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the

world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What

saved him?

Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s

name?

Sir Winston Churchill

10. Sometimes wonderful coincidences happen in life.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while

trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby

boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck,

was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved

the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly

dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer

Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I

can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the

offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that

your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a

deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like

his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s

Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the

world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What

saved him?

Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s

name?

Sir Winston Churchill

Write if the sentences are true or false

1. The text mainly tells about every day events in history.