Reading Comprehension Week 2

Reading Comprehension

Week 2

Hello! My name is Allison. I speak English and Spanish. I am from Miami, Florida, in the United States of America (USA). The ​capital city of the USA is Washington D.C. In my country, our national sports are American football, and baseball. Our favorite food is hamburgers. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is a famous American actor.

Multiple Choice

Where in the USA is Allison from?

• Los Angeles, California

• Seattle, Washington

• New York City, New York

• Miami, Florida

Multiple Choice

What two languages does Allison speak?

• English and French

• Arabic and Japanese

• English and Spanish

• French and Spanish

Ciao! My name’s Luigi. I speak Italian. I`m from Milan in Italy. The capital of Italy is Rome. Italy is famous for its food. Our favorite foods are pizza and pasta. Football is very popular in my country. AC Milan is the best team in the world! Eros Ramazzoti is a famous Italian singer.

Multiple Choice

What is Italy most famous for?

• Food

• Football

• Music

• Art

Multiple Choice

Who does Luigi think is the best football team in the world?

• Barcelona FC

• Liverpool FC

• AC Milan

• Manchester United

Hola! My name’s Alicia and I speak Spanish. I am from Colombia. The capital city of my country is Bogota. Our national sport is football, but cycling is also very popular. Our favorite food is patacones (fried bananas). Shakira is a famous Colombian singer.

Multiple Choice

What language does Alicia speak?

• French

• Spanish

• Chinese

• Tagalog

Multiple Choice

What are patacones?

• Frozen apples

• Fried bananas

• Steamed potatoes

• Fried Oreos

Namaste! My name’s  Salman. I speak Hindi. I`m from India. New Delhi is the capital city of my country. Our national sport is cricket. Curry is our traditional food. Aishwarya Rai  and Karisma Kapoor are famous Indian actresses.

Multiple Choice

What language does Salman speak?

• English

• German

• Portuguese

• Hindi

Multiple Choice

How do you say "Hello" in Hindi?

• Hola

• Ciao

• Namaste

• Konnichiwa

Konnichiwa! My name’s Keko and  I speak Japanese. I’m from Japan. The capital of my country is Tokyo. Our national sport is sumo wrestling, but baseball is also popular. Our favorite food is fish. Izumi Motoya is a famous Japanese actor.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the girl from Japan?

• Keko

• Aiko

• Saiko

• Jill

Multiple Choice

Along with sumo wrestling, which sport is also popular in Japan?

• Cricket

• Boxing

• Basketball

• Baseball

​Country	​Capital City	​National Sport	​Favorite Food	​Famous Person
​The USA	​	​	​	​
​	​Rome	​	​	​
​	​	​Sumo Wrestling	​	​
​	New Delhi​	​	​	​
​	​	​	​Patacones	​
​Thailand	​	​	​	​

Complete the chart using the information we just read. Add Thailand to the bottom row.