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Pre-test Reading Corner

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of reading?

a)

To scan for specific information

b)

To skim to get an overview of the text

c)

To learn something for general comprehension.

d)

All of the answers are correct.

2.

It's white or brown.

You can make sandwiches with it.

You can put butter on it.

You can eat it alone.


What is it?

a)

Brown Sugar

b)

Bread

c)

Cookies

d)

Meat

3.

The sun is going down. jonas cannot find the road. He

listens to the river and stays near it.

What is that? Jonas hears something. He listens. A man is

near. A man is calling. A man wants help!

"Where are you?" Jonas calls.

"Here! Come here! Help me!" the man answers.

Jonas looks behind a big stone. "Harryl" he says. "What are

you doing here?"

"I'm running from Bernie and Peter" Harry says. "But my leg

is bad. I can't go on. Bernie and Pete are looking for me. They're

angry. There isn't any gold in this river."

"What?" Jonas says. "But you . . . in the bar . . ."

"It's not in the waterr" Harry says. "It's here. Look." He

brings out the bags of gold.


What did Harrv sav in the bar?

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4.

He works in a tall building.

His office is on top.

He has meetings in restaurants.

He makes telephone calls in his car.

He has an airplane, too.


What is his job?

a)

Doctor

b)

Manager

c)

TV news reporter

d)

President of a company

5.

What topic is appropriate for the image?

a)

Fruit

b)

Food

c)

Breakfast menu

d)

Junk Food

6.

Teacher, doctor, nurse, lawyer, and professor.


What topic is appropriate for them?

a)

People who work outside

b)

People who work with people

c)

People who often work at night

d)

People who work in government

7.

Which one is the correct sentence?

a)

She is a very beautiful film star.

b)

They all her face know and love.

c)

Other people see on the walls her face.

d)

There are of her face big pictures all around the city.

8.

buy parts of shoes

many shoe companies

from Ho's company


Please write good sentences. Put a capital letter on the first word and dot (.) on the last word.

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9.

Andrew and ____ wife, Lula, have a fruit and

vegetable store on Main Street. ____ work in the store

with ____ daughter, Jane.


Please choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentence.

a)

his, they, their

b)

his, their, they

c)

him, their, they

d)

him, they, their

10.

How can a paragraph be called a good paragraph?

a)

Has one topic and all the sentences are about that topic.

b)

Has more than one topic and all the sentences aren't about those topics.

c)

Has one topic and and all the sentences aren't about that topic.

d)

Has more than one topic and all the sentences are about those topics.

11.

Mara Milvaney is 36 years old. Mara and her family live in a small ____ in Australia. Mara and her husband, Dan, have three children, two boys and a _____. They live in a small house with a large ______. The children like animals very much. The family has three cats, two dogs, and a ____.


Read the story above. Choose the correct words to fill the missing word.

a)

town, girl, yard, horse.

b)

horse, girl, town, yard.

c)

girl, town, yard, horse.

d)

town, yard, girl, horse.

12.

We are going to England for a month. We can go to many

cities and towns by train. Then we want to drive to some

villages. So we want to rent a car. Does it cost a lot in England?


What does rent mean?

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13.

My friend has 15 cats. She has some gray cats and some brown cats. She has a beautiful, young white cat, but she has no ____

a)

brown cats

b)

little cats

c)

black cats

d)

grey cats

14.

For breakfast, Simon often eats eggs or meat. He always has bread and fruit. He drinks coffee or tea and iuice, and

sometimes he also has cake. Simon___

a)

doesn't like to eat a big breakfast.

b)

doesn't eat any breakfast.

c)

likes to eat a big breakfast.

d)

eats only a little breakfast.

15.

Surya is in another city for some business meetings. She must call her office every day. Her manager wants to talk with...

a)

her

b)

him

c)

them

d)

me

16.

Anna is a student at the University of Texas. This is her first

year. She is studying Spanish. She wants to be a....

a)

French teacher

b)

Doctor

c)

Mother

d)

Spanish teacher

17.

I like to go to this store because the people are very friendly.

They always smile and say hello. They help you....

a)

build a new house

b)

find things in the store

c)

get a new job

d)

eat your meal

18.

Please find 5 words from the picture above and write down those words.

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19.

Tony and Mia get up very early in the morning. Tony has a big truck. He drives ___ to the city market, and ___

buys fruit and vegetables for the store.

a)

him, he

b)

he, him

c)

it, he

d)

it, him

20.

Craig: Wh_n di_ y_ _ call yo_r mother?

Ivan: I called h_ _ be_ _ _ _ lunch.


Please complete the sentence above.

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