Reading Test on The Broken Mirror, The Black Cat and Lots of Good Luck

What does the word superstitious means?

• A belief that doing particular things will bring you good or bad luck

• A superpower that is irrelevant to the world

• The name of the cat

• To think that something is true

What does taverna means?

• A portable set of steps

• A stall

• A small restaurant or café in Greece

• A type of a drink

What does rational means?

• A person's nationality

• Describing somebody who prefers facts, logic and clear-thinking

• A type of luck

• A reflection of the cat

What does it mean by 'to make a bet'?

• Let's play a game

• To take money

• An type of illegal business

• To guess who will be the winner of a game;

What does it mean by 'to spill something'?

• To let something fall out of its container by mistake

• To tell the truth

• To copy answers

• To go outside of the house

At the beginning of the story, Nikos thought he was....

• Superstitious

• Rational

• Lucky

• Playful

Nikos often went to...

• Horse races and football matches

• Lottery draws.

• The taverna near his house.

• The library

Some of Nikos’ friends thought that breaking a mirror...

• Brings you bad luck.

• Brings you good luck

• Is a meaningless superstition.

• Can be meaningful

Nikos’ friends invited him to play cards because …

• They knew he was good at it.

• They expected him to lose

• They wanted to cheer him up

• They wanted to get the money

Nikos won some money in the taverna and then used it to buy …

• Lottery tickets

• A book about superstitions

• A gift for his friends

• A treat for his cat