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Reading Comprehension: The Sun, Earth, and Marie Curie

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

In the sentence "The Sun is a star", what is the function of the word "is" in the text?

a)

It indicates a comparison between the Sun and the Moon.

b)

It shows the color of the Sun.

c)

It indicates that the Sun is a star.

d)

It shows that the Sun moves in space.

2.

The text says that the Earth moves around the Sun in one year. From this, we can conclude that:

a)

The Sun moves around the Moon.

b)

The movement of the Earth explains the change of years.

c)

The Moon is bigger than the Earth.

d)

The Sun disappears during the night.

3.

In the text, the pronoun "They" in "They found two new elements, polonium and radium" refers to which characters?

a)

Marie and Pierre Curie.

b)

Marie and France.

c)

The discovered elements.

d)

The doctors and researchers.

4.

What does the Sun provide us according to the text?

a)

Water and food.

b)

Light and heat.

c)

Air and wind.

d)

Rain and snow.

5.

What did Marie Curie win that was very rare at the time?

a)

Olympic medal

b)

Nobel Prize

c)

Academy Award

d)

Presidential Medal

6.

How did Marie Curie's studies help others, according to the text?

a)

They helped people learn to cook.

b)

They helped doctors and researchers understand energy and use it to save lives.

c)

They helped build houses.

d)

They helped people travel faster.

7.

According to the text, in what year was Vincent van Gogh born?

a)

1903

b)

1953

c)

1835

d)

1853

8.

What are two famous works painted by Vincent van Gogh mentioned in the text?

a)

Mona Lisa and The Scream

b)

Starry Night and Sunflowers

c)

The Persistence of Memory and Guernica

d)

The Last Supper and The Kiss

9.

What is true about Van Gogh’s life according to the text?

a)

He sold many paintings while alive.

b)

His life was very easy.

c)

He did not sell many paintings while he was alive.

d)

He was not interested in art.

10.

What do Van Gogh’s paintings express, according to the text?

a)

Only black and white colors

b)

Full of colors and emotions

c)

Only sadness

d)

Only landscapes