Reading Comprehension Unit One

​Reading Comprehension One

Unit One

Mr Jones's shop sold food. Mr Jones and a young man worked there. The young man's name was George.

A man came into the shop on Monday. He was a funny man. Mr Jones was in the office. It was behind the shop. The funny man looked at George and said, "I want a small table, please."

George said, "We don't sell tables in this shop. We sell food."

The man smiled and answered, "A small, brown table." He took a picture out of his bag and showed it to George. It was a picture of a small, brown table.

George put his mouth near the man's ear and said, "We do not have tables in this shop! Food! Not tables!"

The man smiled and answered, "That's good. Thank you." Then he sat down on a chair and waited.

George was not happy. He went into the office and spoke to Mr Jones. Then he and Mr Jones came out again.

Mr Jones was angry. He looked at the man and said, "What do you want?"

The man smiled and answered, "I want a loaf of brown bread, please. Haven't you got any bread in your shop?"

Mr Jones said, "Yes, we have." He looked at George, and then he went and got a loaf of brown bread from a big box and gave it to the man.

Multiple Choice

Look at the questions and find the right answers.

Did Mr Jones work in George's shop?

• No, he didn't.

• Yes he did

Multiple Choice

Who worked in Mr Jones's shop?

• A funny man did.

• George did.

Multiple Choice

Did the shop sell tables, or food?

• It sold food.

• It sold tables.

Multiple Choice

Did the funny man ask George for some food?

• No, he didn't.

• Yes he did.

Multiple Choice

Did the funny man ask George for a table?

• No, he didn't.

• Yes he did.

Multiple Choice

Did George show him a table?

• No, he didn't.

• Yes, he did.

Multiple Choice

Whose office did George go into then?

• Mr. Jones's.

• The funny man's.

Multiple Choice

Did Mr Jones speak to the funny man?

• No, he didn't.

• Yes, he did.

Multiple Choice

Was Mr Jones happy, or angry?

• He was angry.

• He was happy.

Multiple Choice

Did the funny man ask Mr Jones for a table, or some food?

• A table.

• Some food.

Drag and Drop

Read a different version of the story and select the right words:

Mr Jones sold ​

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in his shop.

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food

tables

chairs

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His shop was ​

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his office.

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in front of

behind

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A ​

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man worked in the shop too.

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young

funny

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​

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funny man came into the shop on Mon- day; He asked ​

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for a ​​

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A

George

table.

The

Mr.Jones

Mr. Jones

chair.

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Then he showed George a ​

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George ​

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the funny man a small, brown table.

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picture of a table.

did not sell

table.

sold

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The funny man ​

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He sat down and ​

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Then ​

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brought Mr Jones out of the ​

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smiled.

waited.

George

office.

was not happy

was angry

the funny man

was angry.

was not happy.

shop

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Mr Jones ​

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The funny man asked him for a ​

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and Mr Jones gave ​

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was not happy.

loaf of brown bread,

it to him.

smiled.

small, brown table.

small, brown table

him a big box.

Use a / an when we can count a thing, and some when we cannot.

Use an only when the next word begins with a, e, i, a, or u, or an h which is not pronounced (e.g. an hour).

On the next page look at the pictures.

Put a, an, or some, in the empty places:

Fill in the Blank

George is eating ___ meal.

He is putting ___ food in his mouth with ___ fork.

Fill in the Blank

Now George is putting ___ butter on his bread with ___ knife.

Fill in the Blank

This is ___ loaf of bread.

There is ___ cheese near it.

Fill in the Blank

This is ___ egg.

It is in ____ water.

Fill in the Blank

This is ___ glass.

There is ____ milk in it.

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There is ___ tea in this cup.

There is ___ spoon in it.

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This is ___ cup too.

There is ___ coffee in it.

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This is ___ picture of ___ table.