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Reading Comprehension Exercise

The document is a reading comprehension test about a boy named Tom. It contains questions about details from a passage describing Tom's daily life. The passage states that Tom is 12 years old, lives with his family in a large house near the sea, and has a dog named Rex that he plays with. It describes Tom having lunch with his brother and liking grapes but not bananas. The questions that follow test reading comprehension by having the student check answers, identify true/false statements, and match details like what Tom is wearing to an image from the passage.

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Reading Comprehension Exercise

The document is a reading comprehension test about a boy named Tom. It contains questions about details from a passage describing Tom's daily life. The passage states that Tom is 12 years old, lives with his family in a large house near the sea, and has a dog named Rex that he plays with. It describes Tom having lunch with his brother and liking grapes but not bananas. The questions that follow test reading comprehension by having the student check answers, identify true/false statements, and match details like what Tom is wearing to an image from the passage.

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Name: …………………………………………… Class: …………………………

I. Reading Comprehension:

Tom is a twelve-year-old boy. He lives with his parents and his little brother in a nice house
near the sea. In his house, there is a living room, a dining room, a bathroom, two bedrooms and
a kitchen. The house is quite big and the furniture is old.
Now, Tom is in the dining room. He is wearing blue trousers, a shirt, a tie, and a hat. He is
having lunch with his little brother. He is eating roast chicken and drinking a coke. His brother
is eating spaghetti. On the table there are bananas, oranges, and grapes. Tom’s favourite fruit is
grapes, but he doesn’t like bananas.
Tom loves animals very much. He has got a dog at home. Its name is Rex. It is his favourite
animal and his best friend. He always plays with it in the garden.

1-Put a tick  in the right box.

a- Now, Tom is in the    

b- Tom is eating   

c- Tom’s favourite fruit is   

d- Tom’s favourite animal is    


2- Write [true] or [false] for the following statements.

a- Tom is twelve years old. [……………..]


b- Tom hasn’t got brothers. [……………..]
c- Tom’s house is small. [……………..]
d- There are four rooms in Tom’s house [……………..]
e- Tom is having lunch with his brother. [……………..]

3- Read the text and tick  the right picture of Tom.

What is Tom wearing?    

4- Pick out from the text the antonyms of the following words:
a. new =..................................................

b. small =..................................................

II. Language:

1- Circle the correct alternative.


This is uncle Sam. He is a farmer. He ( have got / has got / having got ) a big farm. He grows

fruit and vegetables on his farm. He also keeps many animals. He likes ( it / him / them ) very

much.

In the picture, he is standing ( next to / on / in the middle ) his

donkey. Every Thursday he rides his donkey and goes to the

market to ( sell / meet / drink ) eggs, milk and

vegetables.
2- Read and replace the pictures with 8 words from the box. (There are 2 extra words!)

dress / sandals / table / living room / dancing / bedroom / sofa /


presents / balloons / shoes

Today is Maria’s birthday. She is having a party in the ……………………………

It is decorated with ………………………….and flowers. Maria is wearing a beautiful

pink ………………………..……and yellow ………………………………

All her friends are there. They are singing and …………………………………..Her

parents are sitting on the ……………………………There is a big round cake on

the ………………………………….. Maria is very happy because she has got a lot

of ……………………………….

3- Complete the dialogue with the correct utterances from the box. (there is 1 extra utterance!).
Bill: Good Morning Ahmad.
Ahmad: Good morning Bill.
Bill: When is market day in Tunis?
Ahmad: …….………….……………………………………… a. Yes, I do.
Bill: Do you go there every Thursday?
b. I like cucumber very much.
Ahmad: …….………….………………………………………
c. Fruit, vegetables and clothes.
Bill: What do you buy?
Ahmad: …….………….……………………………………… d. It’s on Thursday.
Bill: What is your favourite vegetable? e. Yes, I am.
Ahmad: …….………….………………………………………
3

III- writing:

John is your pen friend. He is from London. Write a letter to John to tell him about your house.

These are John’s questions in his last letter to you.


What is your house like? (big / small / nice ….)
Has it got a garden?
How many rooms has it got?
Where is your bedroom? (on the right, on the left, next to, between….)
What is it like?
What pieces of furniture are there in your bedroom? (wardrobe, bed…)

Answer these questions to complete the letter.

March………, 2008
Dear John,
I am very happy to write you this letter to tell you about my house. My house
is .…………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
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……………………………………………………………………………………
Yours,
………………………..

……………………..

Good Lu ck 4

………………………….

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