READING COMPREHENSION 5TH GRADE

Dina Paucar is a singer and songwriter from Tingo María. She is a very successful Peruvian musician. She speaks Spanish and Quechua and produces beautiful Andean music. She is very popular in Peru and other countries of the world. Dina knows that we need to promote our culture. She says: You can’t ignore your culture; you can play traditional music to promote cultural diversity. Our music is incredible! Dina’s music is an inspiration and we are very proud of her.

1. WHAT LANGUAGES DOES DINA SPEAKS?

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Dina Paucar is a singer and songwriter from Tingo María. She is a very successful Peruvian musician. She speaks Spanish and Quechua and produces beautiful Andean music. She is very popular in Peru and other countries of the world. Dina knows that we need to promote our culture. She says: You can’t ignore your culture; you can play traditional music to promote cultural diversity. Our music is incredible! Dina’s music is an inspiration and we are very proud of her.

2. According to the reading: We can play a charango or a harp.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• IT DOESN'T MENTION.

• MAYBE

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Marco is a 16-year old teenager. He lives in Tacna. Every morning Marco often takes a quick shower, in this way he saves water. When he goes to the market, he always takes his recycled bags with him. He goes shopping for food but he never buys packaged food. As for his clothing, he never throws away his old clothes; he usually fixes or donates his old shirts and pants. Finally, Marco always sorts the garbage into plastic, paper and organic. He says: “I do my best to help the environment every day.”

HOW DOES MARCO SAVES WATER?

• He don´t use to much water.

• He often recycles water.

• He often takes a quick shower.

• He never takes a shower.

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Marco is a 16-year old teenager. He lives in Tacna. Every morning Marco often takes a quick shower, in this way he saves water. When he goes to the market, he always takes his recycled bags with him. He goes shopping for food but he never buys packaged food. As for his clothing, he never throws away his old clothes; he usually fixes or donates his old shirts and pants. Finally, Marco always sorts the garbage into plastic, paper and organic. He says: “I do my best to help the environment every day.”

4. How often does Marco separte the garbage?

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What problem do you see in your community?

Karin: It is unusual for women to be fisherwomen, so men go to the sea and fish while their wives wait at home and take care of their children. Most fishermen are not rich. They make a living out of their craft and sometimes they need to fish as much as possible. At my university I learned that fish need time to grow.

5. ACOORDING TO THE TEXT. WHAT IS THE MAIN PROBLEM.

*MAIN= PRINCIPAL

• MOST FISHERMAN ARE NOT RICH.

• FISH NEED TIME TO GROW.

• WIVES WAIT AT HOME AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN.

• IT IS UNUSUAL WOMEN TO BE FISHERMAN

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