Reading Comprehension Pretest

Parents

Dad! I'm going to meet my e-mail friend."

"When?” I asked

"Now.”

"I'm coming with you.”

"No, I'm going alone."

"Look, Anuja...”

"You are obsessed dad. Nothing is going to happen to me."

............... planning to meet an e-friend.

• The father was

• The daughter was

• Both father and daughter were

• The parents were

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Parents

Dad! I'm going to meet my e-mail friend."

"When?” I asked

"Now.”

"I'm coming with you.”

"No, I'm going alone."

"Look, Anuja...”

"You are obsessed dad. Nothing is going to happen to me."

The girl means to say that .....................................

• Her father was excessively concerned about her.

• She was grateful to her father

• Her father was a fussy man.

• Her father was a caring person that she needed.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Anuja, my daughter, is only 13. She spends most of her time on computer chatting with her friends and sending e-mail. She has many e-friends. A couple of days ago she told me about her new e- friend. She is 12 and Anuja is very fond of her. And now she is going to meet her.

Why do you think Anuja spends much time on the computer?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

I warned her about bad people who fake themselves as teen aged, chat with girls like her and seek opportunities to take advantage of innocent girls. But she doesn't listen to me. She thinks I am an old man who is over protective of his daughter, a man who sees ghost in every dark corner.

Look, hone. I'm not saying you can't meet your friend.

What sort of advantage do fake people take with teen aged girls?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

I warned her about bad people who fake themselves as teen aged chat with girls like her and seek opportunities to take advantage of innocent girls. But she doesn't listen to me. She thinks I am an old man who is over protective of his daughter, a man who sees ghost in every dark corner.

Look, hone. I'm not saying you can't meet your friend.

Why doesn't Anuja listen to her dad?

• because she is a proud girl.

• because she is deaf.

• because she is a ghost.

• because she thinks him to be an overprotective old man.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

I warned her about bad people who fake themselves as teen ager chat with girls like her and seek opportunities to take advantage of innocent girls. But she doesn't listen to me. She thinks I am an old man who is over protective of his daughter, a man who sees ghost in every dark corner.

Look, hone. I'm not saying you can't meet your friend.

Whom does who stand for?

• Ghost

• Anuja

• Fake people

• Anuja's father

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

I warned her about bad people who fake themselves as teen aged chat with girls like her and seek opportunities to take advantage of innocent girls. But she doesn't listen to me. She thinks I am an old man who is over protective of his daughter, a man who sees ghosts in every dark corner.

What does the underlined phrase mean?

• There are ghosts in every dark place.

• Every unknown person is a ghost.

• One considers strangers as evil persons.

• Evil persons live in dark place to take advantages of passersby.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Look, honey, I'm not saying you can't meet your friend. All I'm saying is let me come with you. I’ll not come out of the car first and if I see a girl 12 waiting, I’ll do some window shopping and you can go and meet her. But if there is no girl, we will wait for 10 minutes and then come back OK.

What does the 1st sentence mean?

• The daughter can't meet her friend at all.

• The daughter can meet her friend.

• Honey can meet her friend.

• The daughter can only look at her friend but not meet.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Look, honey. I'm not saying you can't meet your friend. All I'm saying is let me come with you. I’ll not come out of the car first and if I see a girl 12 waiting, I’ll do some window shopping and you can go and meet her. But if there is no girl, we will wait for 10 minutes and then come back OK.

In what condition can the girl go to meet her friend?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Look, honey. I'm not saying you can't meet your friend. All I'm saying is let me come with you. I’ll not come out of the car first and if I see a girl 12 waiting, I’ll do some window shopping and you can go and meet her. But if there is no girl, we will wait for 10 minutes and then come back OK.

The underlined word means ...................................

• Buying things through a window

• Buying low costing commodities.

• Buying or selling small sized items.

• Spending time looking at the goods on sale without intending to buy any

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4