C.C. Reading Test 21-22

Reading Comprehension Test NAME Common Core A. Choose the right answer between brackets to fill in the blank (4 pts) I am [a - an - Ø] English nurse. I am 31 of age. My name is Mary, and I live in [a an - Ø] luxurious flat in Liverpool. I am married and my husband, John, is [a - an - Ø] accountant. He works in [a - an - Ø] office, and he has got [a - an - Ø] small car. He is [a - an - Ø] mean, but he is [a - an - Ø] honest person. We have got two kids: Tom, eight and Nadia, four. They are [a - an - Ø] students and they love school. Ø = (zero article) B. Say if these sentences are true or false and justify (5 pts) 1. Mary works in a hospital. _______ _________________________________________________________________ 2. Mary is single. _______ _________________________________________________________________ 3. John is a generous man. _______ _________________________________________________________________ 4. John has got two boys. _______ _________________________________________________________________ 5. Tom is Mary’s son. _______ _________________________________________________________________ C. Answer these questions from the text (5 pts) 1. What nationality is Mary? ____________________________________________ 2. How old is she? ____________________________________________________ 3. How many children has she got? _______________________________________ 4. What is Nadia? ____________________________________________________ 5. How old is she? ____________________________________________________ D. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 pts) 1. I (line 2) ___________________ 3. We (line 4) _________________ 2. he (line 4) _________________ 4. They (line 5) ________________ E. Complete with one word from the text 1. Mary has got an apartment in ___________________. 2. John’s car is ___________________ 3. ___________________ is Mary’s daughter. (1.5 pts) F. Unscramble to make meaningful sentences (2.5 pts) 1. like – sister – chips – my – doesn’t ______________________________________ 2. live – we – house – a big – in ______________________________________ 3. a cat – a dog – have – and – I – got ______________________________________ 4. biscuits – are – the box – some – there - in _______________________________ 5. father’s – mother’s – wife – my – my ___________________________________ Abdessalami Reading Comprehension Test Abdessalami Reading Comprehension Test KEY I am [a - an - Ø] English nurse. I am 31 of age. My name is Mary, and I live in [a an - Ø] luxurious flat in Liverpool. I am married and my husband, John, is [a - an - Ø] accountant. He works in [a - an - Ø] office, and he has got [a - an - Ø] small car. He is [a - an - Ø] mean, but he is [a - an - Ø] honest person. We have got two kids: Tom, eight and Nadia, four. They are [a - an - Ø] students and they love school. Ø = (zero article) I. COMPREHENSION A. Choose the right answer between brackets to fill in the blank -/ an – a – an – an – a – Ø – an - Ø B. Say if these sentences are true or false and justify 1. Mary works in a hospital. _TRUE_ _______ I am an English nurse ____________________________ (4 pts) (5 pts) 2. Mary is single. _FALSE_ _____ She is married (to John) __________ 3. John is a generous man. _FALSE_ _________John is mean ______________________________ 4. John has got two boys. _FALSE_ _____He has got a boy Tom and a girl Nadia______________________________ 5. Tom is Mary’s son. _TRUE_ _____”We have got two kids, Tom, eight and Nadia, four ” ___________________ C. Answer the questions (5 pts) 1. What nationality is Mary? __She is English____________ 2. How old is she? __She is 31 (years old) ____________________ 3. How many children has she got? __She has got two____________ 4. What is Nadia? ____Nadia is a student___________________ 5. How old is she? ___She is four_______________________________ D. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 pts) 1. I (line 2) _Mary__ 3. We (line 4) __Mary and John / Mary and her husband___ 4. They (line 5) _the kids / Tom and Nadia_ 2. he (line 4) _John ___ E. Complete with one word from the text 1. Mary has got an apartment in Liverpool _________. 2. John’s car is _small_____ 3. ___Nadia_ is Mary’s daughter. (1.5 pts) F. Unscramble to make meaningful sentences (2.5 pts) Abdessalami Reading Comprehension Test 1. like – sister – chips – my – doesn’t | My sister doesn’t like chips __________ 2. live – we – house – a big – in | We live in a big house _________ 3. a cat – a dog – have – and – I – got | I have got a cat and a dog / I have got a dog and a cat 4. biscuits – are – the box – some – there - in | There are some biscuits in the box. __ 5. father’s – mother’s – wife – my – my | My mother’s my father’s wife ______ TOTAL MARK = 20 Abdessalami