Reading Compehension Week1
Reading Compehension Week1
Reading Compehension Week1
Week 1
Exercise 1. Read the following text carefully; read it at least two times. Then answer
the following questions. Use a digital dictionary if you are having trouble understanding
vocabulary.
(Dictionary: www.wordreference.com)
David wants to buy a Christmas present for a very special person, his mother. David's
father gives him $5.00 pocket money a week, and David saves $2.00 a week into his
bank account. After three months, David takes $20.00 out of his bank account and goes
to the shopping mall. He looks and looks for the perfect gift.
Suddenly, he sees a beautiful necklace in the shape of his favorite pet, a dog. He says to
himself, "My mother loves jewelry, and the necklace costs only $17.00." He buys it and
takes it home. He wraps the present in Christmas paper and places it under the tree. He
is very excited and he is looking forward to Christmas morning to see the joy on his
mother's face. But when his mother opens the present, she screams with fright because
she sees a spider.
Exercise 2. Read the following text carefully; read it at least two times. Then answer
the following questions. Use a digital dictionary if you are having trouble understanding
vocabulary.
(Dictionary: www.wordreference.com)
Going to a restaurant can be a fantastic experience, especially if you go with your family and
friends. My family likes to visit a place in our neighborhood called “Sophie´s corner”; It is a
small restaurant whose owner is an adorable old woman called Sophie. The place is very lovely,
with beautiful furniture and big windows surrounding the round building. Sophie has an
amazing menu at her place. My favorite dish is the tomato soup. It is creamy, spicy, and
delicious. Sophie serves it with buttered toasts and some chunks of cheese. If I am in the mood
for something sweet, I can always order a good piece of apple pie. Sophie´s apple pie is the best
in town; it has big slices of apple and the crust is frankly amazing. My brother´s favorite is the
carrot cake. On Sundays it is almost impossible to get a table; people wait outside Sophie´s for
hours to enjoy the delicious food. We usually visit it during weekdays and Sophie in person will
come to our table and serve us our food. Definitely, I will think twice before moving far away
from Sophie´s Corner.
True False
2. The person telling the story is the mother of the family.
True False
3. Sophie is a young woman.
True False
4. The favorite dish of the person telling the story is apple pie.
True False
5. If Sophie has time, she will take your order and bring you your food.
True False
6. The building where Sophie´s Corner is, is a round place.
True False
Exercise 3. Read the following text carefully; read it at least two times. Then answer
the following questions. Use a digital dictionary if you are having trouble understanding
vocabulary.
(Dictionary: www.wordreference.com)
1. Observe the underlined words; they are all NOUNS. Divide them into countable and
uncountable and write them in the chart. The first one is
Uncountable Countable
_________fish_____________ _apples_________________
_fine jams________________ _bananas_______________
_cheese_________________ _watermelons___________
_ham____________________ _salads__________________
_loaves of bread_________ _sandwiches_____________
_Punds of butter__________
_assorted sweets__________
_________________________
2. What words can you find in the reading that help us turn uncountable nouns into
countable?
Cheese,ham,fune jams, assorted sweets,pounds of butter
3. Who was the customer?
Mrs. Johnson
4. Order the following words to form a sentence.
Is/ shop/the/ customer/ the/ of/Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Johnson is the customer of the shop.