ESOL L1 WEEK 1 READING

The text is about a woman who enters competitions to win

• anything at all

• B children’s items

• C things she needs

• D supermarket food

Kim started working in her husband’s business after she won the microwave.

• true

• false

In paragraph 1, why is the bold word “comping” in quotation marks?

• A To explain how to win

• B To persuade others to try it

• C To emphasise a different word used

• D To disagree with what she was doing

Which of the words or phrases below best matches the meaning of the word, weird, as used in the text?

• A standard

• B ordinary

• C strange

• D exciting

11. The purpose of this text is to

• A report an interesting story

• B disapprove of Kim’s collection

• C explain how to enter a competition

• D discourage readers from doing competitions