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Reading Comprehension

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

1. Read the text and write /type its answer.

The birds were chirping and the sun was shining. Kevin and Juno were sitting on a park bench together. Neither of them was smiling. After a long period of silence, Kevin said, "This isn't going to work. I mean, you're a dog person and I'm a cat person." Juno nodded. A tear rolled down her face. Kevin went on, "If we got married and bought a house, what kind of pet would we get? Some kind of cat-dog? Somebody's going to be unhappy." Juno began sobbing and said, "Ok, let's just end it now. Have fun with your slobbery dogs." She jumped off the bench and ran into the woods.

Question; What does the sentence 'Kevin said, "This isn't going to work. I mean, you're a dog person and I'm a cat person." refer to ? What will be its impact on the both person's lives?

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2.

1. The birds were chirping and the sun was shining. Kevin and Juno were sitting on a park bench together. Neither of them was smiling. After a long period of silence, Kevin said, "This isn't going to work. I mean, you're a dog person and I'm a cat person." Juno nodded. A tear rolled down her face. Kevin went on, "If we got married and bought a house, what kind of pet would we get? Some kind of cat-dog? Somebody's going to be unhappy." Juno began sobbing and said, "Ok, let's just end it now. Have fun with your slobbery dogs." She jumped off the bench and ran into the woods.

Question : If Kevin and Juno married so what would be its impact on their children?

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3.

Read this text and type answer of the question given below the text.

2. The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm, a steady pattern of light thumps. I timed my breathing with the rhythm. These sounds filled my head. I thought of nothing other than the next step and keeping my tempo. I soared over the sidewalks like concrete clouds.

Question: Describe the personality of the narrator by using two adjectives with two reasons from the text.

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4.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?
a)
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
b)
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
c)
Soccer is also called football.
d)
Soccer is played by men and women.
5.
When finding the theme, you have to _________________ because the author will NOT come out and tell you the theme.
a)
predict
b)
natural resource
c)
infer
6.
Theme is for everyone so you should think of theme being 
a)
small world idea
b)
big world idea/universal
c)
only for the characters
7.
Infer means to look for _____________ in the story and use your knowledge. 
a)
clues
b)
characters
c)
setting
d)
theme
8.
Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?
a)
Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
b)
Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
c)
Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
d)
Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.
9.
The wind blew through his hair as the boy watched the clouds roll in. As the waves grew bigger and bigger, he decided it was time to ride home. What is the boy doing?
a)
eating breakfast
b)
sailing
c)
riding his bike
d)
playing with his friends