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WorksheetsCOMPREHENSION WEEK 9
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 42mins
We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk
We're racing, racing down the walk,
Over the pavement and round the block.
We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-
Felicia and I and half our friends.
Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!
She roars at me and I shout at her
As past the porches and garden gates
We rattle and rock
On our roller skates.
1) What makes a rumbling sound in the poem?
Train
Dog
Skates
We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk
We're racing, racing down the walk,
Over the pavement and round the block.
We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-
Felicia and I and half our friends.
Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!
She roars at me and I shout at her
As past the porches and garden gates
We rattle and rock
On our roller skates.
2) What happens as the children roller skate?
Their hair flies backwards
People wave to them
A lion roars
We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk
We're racing, racing down the walk,
Over the pavement and round the block.
We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-
Felicia and I and half our friends.
Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!
She roars at me and I shout at her
As past the porches and garden gates
We rattle and rock
On our roller skates.
3) What makes the sound of whish and whirr?
turning skates
flying hair
clapping hands
We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk
We're racing, racing down the walk,
Over the pavement and round the block.
We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-
Felicia and I and half our friends.
Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!
She roars at me and I shout at her
As past the porches and garden gates
We rattle and rock
On our roller skates.
4) What do you know about the girl in the poem?
She does her homework
She likes sports
She likes to skate fast
We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk
We're racing, racing down the walk,
Over the pavement and round the block.
We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-
Felicia and I and half our friends.
Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!
She roars at me and I shout at her
As past the porches and garden gates
We rattle and rock
On our roller skates.
5) In what kind of place does the girl live?
farm
beach
city
We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk
We're racing, racing down the walk,
Over the pavement and round the block.
We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-
Felicia and I and half our friends.
Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!
She roars at me and I shout at her
As past the porches and garden gates
We rattle and rock
On our roller skates.
6) The poem is mostly about
children roller skating
playing in a park
many kinds of races
As a girl Beyonce loved to sing. She was born in Houston, Texas. At 8 years old, she had a girls group. They named the group Destiny's Child. Her family helped out.
Her mom made outfits. She had a powerful voice and wrote the group's songs. Her glamorous style helped the group become one of the most famous girl groups of all time. They wowed audiences with their R&B style. Her songs were catchy and fun.
When she went solo, her songs were more mature. People loved them.
Where was Beyonce born?
Austin, Texas
Houston, Texas
Los Angeles, California
Some people say that the White House has ghosts.
The most famous ghost is Abraham Lincoln.
He is often seen standing in his room looking out the window. Even Eleanor Roosevelt said that she saw him. There is a legend that old Abraham walks back and forth all night before something terrible is about to happen.
This paragraph mainly tells:
What Lincoln's ghost is like
When Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost walked
How many ghosts the White House has
People do not really use music to charm snakes.
Snakes have no ears, so the snake can't hear a flute.
The snake charmer startles the snake by waving a hand near it. The snake lifts its head to look around.
The charmer then moves back and forth or moves the flute. The snake moves its head to keep an eye on the movement.
This paragraph mainly tells:
Why flute music charms snakes
Why snakes can't hear sounds
How people really charm snakes
Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too!
What is the paragraph mostly about?
How long you might expect to live
About the health of females
Why people live to be 70
