Meeting Someone New Reading Comprehension

Meeting Someone New

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension Passage 1

Good morning, I would like to introduce myself. My name is David Johnson and it is nice to meet you. I come from Cambridge. I live in a small village that is close to the city of Cambridge. I am 20 years old. I am studying history at university and work in a shop at the weekends. I have one brother and one sister. They are both older than me. My sister is 26 years old and my brother is 22 years old. They have both graduated from university and work in London.

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My name is David

• Johnsons

• Johnson

• Johnstone

• Johns

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I come from

• Cardiff

• Carlisle

• Cambridge

• Canterbury

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I live in a small

• City

• Town

• Country

• Village

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I am _______ years old

• 19

• 20

• 21

• 18

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What does he do at the weekend

• he works in a garage

• he works in a cafe

• he works in a hotel

• he works in a shop

Reading Comprehension Passage 2

Hi, my name is Lucy Spalding and it is great to meet you all. I am really excited to see so many people. I am 24 years old and I'm an only child. I come from Newcastle, which is in the North of England and a long way away from here. My mother is a teacher and my father works in an office. I finished a degree in Media Studies last year and I'm unemployed at the moment. I want to move to London to find work sometime.

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My name is Lucy

• spalds

• spalding

• spaldings

• spald

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I am _____ years old

• 24

• 23

• 22

• 21

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I come from

• Norwich

• Newport

• Nottingham

• Newcastle

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My mother is a

• Doctor

• Lawyer

• Banker

• Teacher

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I want to move to

• Liverpool

• Lincoln

• London

• Luton

Reading Comprehension Passage 3

Hello, it is nice to see you all. I’m Elaine. I come from Cardiff and it is great to be here to meet you all in Reading. I am 42 years old. I am married to my husband, Richard, and have two children. One son called Andrew who is 18 years old and one daughter who is 16 years old and called Tracy. I work in a supermarket and my husband is a police officer. My son wants to study computing at university while my daughter wants to become a singer.

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Elaine lives in

• Newcastle

• Cambridge

• Cardiff

• Birmingham

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I am ________ years old

• 40

• 41

• 42

• 43

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My husband's name is

• Richard

• Richie

• Ricky

• Robert

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How many children does Elaine have

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

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My husband is a

• Police Sergeant

• Swimmer

• Traffic Warden

• Police Officer

Reading Comprehension Passage 4

Good morning. It is pleasure to meet you. Please let me introduce myself to you. I am Hamid and I come from Pakistan. My home town is Islamabad, the capital city. I am 19 years old and have come to the UK to study English. I will stay here for one year. I want to learn a lot. My family is big. I have 3 brothers and 1 sister. I am the oldest and my sister, the youngest, she is 11 years old. My father works as a government official and my mother is a housewife. I want to learn English so I can get a good job. I do not work as I spend all my time studying.

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My name is

• Hamide

• Hamid

• Hamit

• Hamlet

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I am ______ years old

• 17

• 18

• 19

• 20

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How many siblings does he have

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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My mother is a

• houselady

• housewoman

• housewife

• housemaid

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I want to learn

• French

• Spanish

• English

• German