WorksheetsReading comprehension: ''Laughter"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
1. What are the themes of this vignette?
Family
Education
Food
Identity
2. How are the events organized in the story?
Chronologically
In sections
In order of importance
No particular order
3. What is a synonym of ‘alike’?
Different
Exactly the same
Similar
Familiar
4. What does ‘let out’ mean?
end the conversation
cancel a meeting
make fun of someone
produce a sound or a speech
5. What transition words does the author use?
After that
Not the way…
One day
For instance
6. Choose the best image that shows a “shy ice cream bell’s giggle.”
7. Choose the best image that shows a “sudden and surprised like a pile of dished breaking [laughter].”
8. What tone does the author use? Is it more intimate or impersonal?
Formal and impersonal
Informal and intimate
Formal but intimate
Informal but impersonal
9. Why do you think the author wrote this text?
10. Choose a line that made you feel something (e.g. funny, sad, reflexive, etc.)
