READING COMPREHENSION FOR 7º

ACTIVITY

Read the texts and answer the questions about them

MY FAMILY

Hi, my name is Eric. I am 12. I want to talk about my family. I have two sisters. Their names are Rachel and Carrie. Rachel is 18 years old. Carrie is 10 years old. They are very nice.

My mother's name is Julia. She is 40 years old. My mother is also very nice.

My father's name is Andre. He is smart. He is an engineer. He builds bridges.

I also have a dog. My dog's name is Paw. He is a big dog. He is a brown dog. He is a big brown dog. I love my family.

1. How many sisters do I have?

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

2. How old is my mom?

A. twenty-five years old

B. thirty years old

C. thirty-five years old

D. forty years old

3. My dad is

A. a doctor

B. a lawyer

C. an engineer

D. a construction worker

4. What is the name of my dog?

A. Julia

B. Paw

C. Andre

D. Carrie

5. What color is my dog?

A. He is white.

B. He is black.

C. He is brown.

D. He is yellow.

6. What is the name of my younger sister?

A. Carrie

B. Rachel

 C. Andre

 D. Julia

7. What is the name of my older sister?

A. Carrie

B. Rachel

C. Andre

D. Julia

8. Is my dog small or big?

A. He is small.

B. He is big.

AN ADVENTURE

Jaime is a boy. Jaime lives in a house. Jaime lives in the country. Jaime lives

in a house in the country. Jaime has a dog. The dog is named Go-Go. Jaime and Go-Go are friends. Jaime and Go-Go are bored. They want to do something new. They want to do something fun. They want to do something exciting. Jaime and Go-Go walk out of the house. They walk across the yard.

They walk across the field. They jump over the fence. The fence is on

the other side of the field. Jaime sees a mountain. The mountain is very tall. The top of the mountain is in the clouds. Jaime looks at the mountain. “We are going to the top of that mountain,” Jaime says. Go-Go looks nervous.

“Don't be nervous,” Jaime says. Go-Go runs after Jaime. They walk toward the mountain. Jaime stops. He looks back at the house.

“I am a little tired,” Jaime says to Go-Go.

Go-Go licks Jaime’s face.

Jaime turns around.

“Come on, Go-Go. We will climb the mountain tomorrow,” Jaime says.

Jaime starts to walk home.

Go-Go runs after Jaime.

Questions:

1) Where does Jaime live?

A. He lives in a house in the city.

B. He lives in an apartment in the country.

C. He lives in a house in the country.

D. He lives in an apartment in the city.

2) What kind of animal is Go-Go?

A. a dog

B. a cat

C. a pig

D. a bird

3) In the middle of the story, they walk across the field. This means they walk

A. under the field

B. close to the field

C. away from the field

D. from one side of the field to the other side

4) What does Jaime do at the beginning of the story?

A. go home

B. walk out of the house

C. go fishing in the river

D. climb a mountain

5) What does Jaime want to do at the end of the story?

A. go home

B. climb a mountain

C. go fishing in the river

D. play a game with Go-Go

6) Why is Go-Go nervous?

A. He is hungry.

B. He wants to play catch.

C. He doesn’t want to go home.

D. He doesn’t want to climb the mountain.

7) Jaime says he will climb the mountain tomorrow. Is this true?

A. probably

B. probably not