G8 READING COMPREHENSION REVIEW

G8 READING COMPREHENSION REVIEW

Learning Outcomes :

read a text for specific information

use vocabulary in context properly

value the importance of keeping animals safe

Multiple Choice

- Read the following text and answer the questions :

HUNGRY

Faris and Hamad came home from school. “We

are SO hungry!” they called.

“Mum and I are making pasta,” Fatima said.

Mum smiled at the boys

as she cut some carrots

for the sauce. “Oh, please

add chilli to make it spicy,”

Faris said. “But you know Fatima doesn’t like too much chilli,” Mum replied. “OK”, said Hamad, but the

boys were not very happy. “Wash your hands, boys! Then please stir the sauce while we set the table.”

When the boys returned to the kitchen, Hamad stirred the sauce. His

eyes wandered. “Look, Faris!” he said, and pointed to the hot chilli on the spice shelf. The boys looked at each other and smiled ...

Later, when they all sat at the table and tried the food, everybody started

to cough. Their eyes were watering. “So spicy!” Faris said. “I need water!” Hamad gasped.

Fatima said, “I’m sorry. While you were washing your hands, I made the

sauce spicy for you.” The boys started laughing. “So did we!”

“Let’s order pizza,” said Mum.

Q1 : Who cut the carrots?

• Faris

• Mum

• Fatima

• Hamad

Multiple Choice

HUNGRY

Faris and Hamad came

home from school. “We

are SO hungry!” they

called.

“Mum and I are making

pasta,” Fatima said.

Mum smiled at the boys

as she cut some carrots

for the sauce. “Oh, please

add chilli to make it spicy,”

Faris said. “But you know Fatima

doesn’t like too much chilli,” Mum replied. “OK”, said Hamad, but the

boys were not very happy. “Wash your hands, boys! Then please stir the

sauce while we set the table.”

When the boys returned to the kitchen, Hamad stirred the sauce. His

eyes wandered. “Look, Faris!” he said, and pointed to the hot chilli on the spice shelf. The boys looked at each other and smiled ...

Later, when they all sat at the table and tried the food, everybody started

to cough. Their eyes were watering. “So spicy!” Faris said. “I need water!” Hamad gasped.

Fatima said, “I’m sorry. While you were washing your hands, I made the

sauce spicy for you.” The boys started laughing. “So did we!”

“Let’s order pizza,” said Mum.

Q2 : Who did not like spice?

• Faris

• Mum

• Fatima

• Hamad

Multiple Choice

HUNGRY

Faris and Hamad came

home from school. “We

are SO hungry!” they

called.

“Mum and I are making

pasta,” Fatima said.

Mum smiled at the boys

as she cut some carrots

for the sauce. “Oh, please

add chilli to make it spicy,”

Faris said. “But you know Fatima

doesn’t like too much chilli,” Mum replied. “OK”, said Hamad, but the

boys were not very happy. “Wash your hands, boys! Then please stir the

sauce while we set the table.”

When the boys returned to the kitchen, Hamad stirred the sauce. His

eyes wandered. “Look, Faris!” he said, and pointed to the hot chilli on the spice shelf. The boys looked at each other and smiled ...

Later, when they all sat at the table and tried the food, everybody started

to cough. Their eyes were watering. “So spicy!” Faris said. “I need water!” Hamad gasped.

Fatima said, “I’m sorry. While you were washing your hands, I made the

sauce spicy for you.” The boys started laughing. “So did we!”

“Let’s order pizza,” said Mum.

Q3 : “The boys looked at each other and smiled ...” (Paragraph 3)Why?

• They were surprised

• They had the same idea

• They were happy to help Mum

• They liked the smell of the sauce.

Multiple Choice

HUNGRY

Faris and Hamad came

home from school. “We

are SO hungry!” they

called.

“Mum and I are making

pasta,” Fatima said.

Mum smiled at the boys

as she cut some carrots

for the sauce. “Oh, please

add chilli to make it spicy,”

Faris said. “But you know Fatima

doesn’t like too much chilli,” Mum replied. “OK”, said Hamad, but the

boys were not very happy. “Wash your hands, boys! Then please stir the

sauce while we set the table.”

When the boys returned to the kitchen, Hamad stirred the sauce. His

eyes wandered. “Look, Faris!” he said, and pointed to the hot chilli on the spice shelf. The boys looked at each other and smiled ...

Later, when they all sat at the table and tried the food, everybody started

to cough. Their eyes were watering. “So spicy!” Faris said. “I need water!” Hamad gasped.

Fatima said, “I’m sorry. While you were washing your hands, I made the

sauce spicy for you.” The boys started laughing. “So did we!”

“Let’s order pizza,” said Mum.

Q4 : Why did everybody start to cough?

• They were sick.

• They ate too quickly

• The food was too spicy.

• The food was boiling hot.

Multiple Choice

HUNGRY

Faris and Hamad came

home from school. “We

are SO hungry!” they

called.

“Mum and I are making

pasta,” Fatima said.

Mum smiled at the boys

as she cut some carrots

for the sauce. “Oh, please

add chilli to make it spicy,”

Faris said. “But you know Fatima

doesn’t like too much chilli,” Mum replied. “OK”, said Hamad, but the

boys were not very happy. “Wash your hands, boys! Then please stir the

sauce while we set the table.”

When the boys returned to the kitchen, Hamad stirred the sauce. His

eyes wandered. “Look, Faris!” he said, and pointed to the hot chilli on the spice shelf. The boys looked at each other and smiled ...

Later, when they all sat at the table and tried the food, everybody started

to cough. Their eyes were watering. “So spicy!” Faris said. “I need water!” Hamad gasped.

Fatima said, “I’m sorry. While you were washing your hands, I made the

sauce spicy for you.” The boys started laughing. “So did we!”

“Let’s order pizza,” said Mum.

Q5: What did Hamad do when he “gasped”? (Paragraph 4)

• sing a song

• eat some food

• cook some food

• breathe in quickly

Multiple Choice

HUNGRY

Faris and Hamad came

home from school. “We

are SO hungry!” they

called.

“Mum and I are making

pasta,” Fatima said.

Mum smiled at the boys

as she cut some carrots

for the sauce. “Oh, please

add chilli to make it spicy,”

Faris said. “But you know Fatima

doesn’t like too much chilli,” Mum replied. “OK”, said Hamad, but the

boys were not very happy. “Wash your hands, boys! Then please stir the

sauce while we set the table.”

When the boys returned to the kitchen, Hamad stirred the sauce. His

eyes wandered. “Look, Faris!” he said, and pointed to the hot chilli on the spice shelf. The boys looked at each other and smiled ...

Later, when they all sat at the table and tried the food, everybody started

to cough. Their eyes were watering. “So spicy!” Faris said. “I need water!” Hamad gasped.

Fatima said, “I’m sorry. While you were washing your hands, I made the

sauce spicy for you.” The boys started laughing. “So did we!”

“Let’s order pizza,” said Mum.

Q6 Which word best describes Fatima?

• kind

• clean

• happy

• excited

Multiple Choice

TEXT 2

THE ARABIAN ORYX

The Arabian Oryx is the largest Arabian antelope. In the early 1970s, the Oryx had nearly become extinct in the wild because too many hunters had killed great numbers of them. Fortunately, some Oryx were saved in zoos. By 1980, scientists had reintroduced some Oryx from the zoos into the wild. About 1,000 of them still live in the Arabian deserts today.

Oryx are well adapted to life in the desert. The bright white fur on their bodies reflects the sunlight. This helps keep the Oryx cool. Their color is as white as the sand, so predators cannot see and hunt them easily.

With their horns, Oryx dig shallow pits in the soft sand under the trees. They rest in these pits during the day. In summer, they look for food such as grass, roots

and trees at night. They get most of their water from their food, and can survive for months without drinking water. Oryx are very good at finding food because they can smell rain from far away. They walk for a long time to find new plants growing after the rain.

Q1 : What does “had become extinct” mean?

• reintroduced

• disappeared

• caged

• hunted

Multiple Choice

TEXT 2

THE ARABIAN ORYX

The Arabian Oryx is the largest Arabian antelope. In the early 1970s, the Oryx had nearly become extinct in the wild because too many hunters had killed great numbers of them. Fortunately, some Oryx were saved in zoos. By 1980, scientists had reintroduced some Oryx from the zoos into the wild. About 1,000 of them still live in the Arabian deserts today.

Oryx are well adapted to life in the desert. The bright white fur on their bodies reflects the sunlight. This helps keep the Oryx cool. Their color is as white as the sand, so predators cannot see and hunt them easily.

With their horns, Oryx dig shallow pits in the soft sand under the trees. They rest in these pits during the day. In summer, they look for food such as grass, roots

and trees at night. They get most of their water from their food, and can survive for months without drinking water. Oryx are very good at finding food because they can smell rain from far away. They walk for a long time to find new plants growing after the rain.

Q2: It was good to keep Oryx in zoos so that

• the Oryx felt safer

• the Oryx survived.

• people enjoyed looking at them

• people paid money to look at them

Multiple Choice

TEXT 2

THE ARABIAN ORYX

The Arabian Oryx is the largest Arabian antelope. In the early 1970s, the Oryx had nearly become extinct in the wild because too many hunters had killed great numbers of them. Fortunately, some Oryx were saved in zoos. By 1980, scientists had reintroduced some Oryx from the zoos into the wild. About 1,000 of them still live in the Arabian deserts today.

Oryx are well adapted to life in the desert. The bright white fur on their bodies reflects the sunlight. This helps keep the Oryx cool. Their color is as white as the sand, so predators cannot see and hunt them easily.

With their horns, Oryx dig shallow pits in the soft sand under the trees. They rest in these pits during the day. In summer, they look for food such as grass, roots

and trees at night. They get most of their water from their food, and can survive for months without drinking water. Oryx are very good at finding food because they can smell rain from far away. They walk for a long time to find new plants growing after the rain.

Q3: Oryx can easily hide in the desert because

• their fur has a similar color to the sand.

• they can dig shallow pits in the sand

• they rest under trees during the day

• their fur reflects the sunlight.

Multiple Choice

TEXT 2

THE ARABIAN ORYX

The Arabian Oryx is the largest Arabian antelope. In the early 1970s, the Oryx had nearly become extinct in the wild because too many hunters had killed great numbers of them. Fortunately, some Oryx were saved in zoos. By 1980, scientists had reintroduced some Oryx from the zoos into the wild. About 1,000 of them still live in the Arabian deserts today.

Oryx are well adapted to life in the desert. The bright white fur on their bodies reflects the sunlight. This helps keep the Oryx cool. Their color is as white as the sand, so predators cannot see and hunt them easily.

With their horns, Oryx dig shallow pits in the soft sand under the trees. They rest in these pits during the day. In summer, they look for food such as grass, roots

and trees at night. They get most of their water from their food, and can survive for months without drinking water. Oryx are very good at finding food because they can smell rain from far away. They walk for a long time to find new plants growing after the rain.

Q4: What does the text say about Oryx and water?

• They live by waterholes.

• They drink only rain water.

• They eat plants that contain water

• Their bodies do not need much water

Multiple Choice

TEXT 2

THE ARABIAN ORYX

The Arabian Oryx is the largest Arabian antelope. In the early 1970s, the Oryx had nearly become extinct in the wild because too many hunters had killed great numbers of them. Fortunately, some Oryx were saved in zoos. By 1980, scientists had reintroduced some Oryx from the zoos into the wild. About 1,000 of them still live in the Arabian deserts today.

Oryx are well adapted to life in the desert. The bright white fur on their bodies reflects the sunlight. This helps keep the Oryx cool. Their color is as white as the sand, so predators cannot see and hunt them easily.

With their horns, Oryx dig shallow pits in the soft sand under the trees. They rest in these pits during the day. In summer, they look for food such as grass, roots

and trees at night. They get most of their water from their food, and can survive for months without drinking water. Oryx are very good at finding food because they can smell rain from far away. They walk for a long time to find new plants growing after the rain.

Q5 :In summer, when do Oryx eat?

• in the early morning

• at noon

• in the early evening

• at night

Multiple Choice

TEXT 2

THE ARABIAN ORYX

The Arabian Oryx is the largest Arabian antelope. In the early 1970s, the Oryx had nearly become extinct in the wild because too many hunters had killed great numbers of them. Fortunately, some Oryx were saved in zoos. By 1980, scientists had reintroduced some Oryx from the zoos into the wild. About 1,000 of them still live in the Arabian deserts today.

Oryx are well adapted to life in the desert. The bright white fur on their bodies reflects the sunlight. This helps keep the Oryx cool. Their color is as white as the sand, so predators cannot see and hunt them easily.

With their horns, Oryx dig shallow pits in the soft sand under the trees. They rest in these pits during the day. In summer, they look for food such as grass, roots

and trees at night. They get most of their water from their food, and can survive for months without drinking water. Oryx are very good at finding food because they can smell rain from far away. They walk for a long time to find new plants growing after the rain.

Q6: Why do Oryx dig shallow pits?

• to rest in

• to hide in

• to find food

• to get water