READING COMPREHENSION FOR 7º

ACTIVITY

Read the texts and answer the questions about them

GRIFFIN’S TALENTS

Griffin plays the violin. He takes lessons after school on Tuesdays. Griffin’s violin teacher is Mr. Thomas. Mr. Thomas tells Griffin to practice every day.

Griffin practices his violin on most days. On the days Griffin does not practice his violin, he plays soccer with his friends or fixes old clocks for fun.

“You are a boy of many talents,” Griffin’s parents tell him. “That means you are good at doing many things.”

Griffin likes it when his parents say this to him.

He loves playing the violin. He loves playing soccer. He loves fixing clocks. Griffin loves to do many things, but he does not have the time to do them all every day.

QUESTIONS

1) What does Griffin play?

I. tennis

II. soccer

III. the violin

A. I only

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I, II, and III

2) When does Griffin take violin lessons?

A. on Tuesdays after soccer

B. on Thursdays after soccer

C. on Tuesdays after school

D. on Thursdays after school

3) When does Mr. Thomas tell Griffin to practice?

A. every day

B. most days

C. only on Tuesdays

D. when he wants to

4) When does Griffin practice the violin?

A. every day

B. most days

C. never

D. only on Tuesdays

5) How does Griffin feel about the violin?

A. He loves it.

B. He thinks it is hard.

C. He hates to practice.

D. He does not like the sound.

6) What things does Griffin love to do?

I. read books

II. fix old clocks

III. play soccer with his friends

A. I only

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I, II, and III

7) What does Mr. Thomas teach Griffin?

A. to play soccer

B. to fix old clocks

C. to play the violin

D. to build birdhouses

8) If you have many talents, this means you

A. want to do a lot

B. are good at playing the violin

C. are busy doing many things

D. are good at doing a lot of things

9) Why does Griffin not play the violin every day?

A. He does not like the violin.

B. He wants to play the piano.

C. He is busy doing other things.

D. His mom says not to play every day.

A HAPPY VISITOR

It is Thursday. It is raining today. It is a rainy day.  Anna is inside the house. Anna is watching TV. Anna is watching TV inside the house.

Anna cannot go outside. It is raining outside. Anna cannot go outside because it  is raining outside. Anna is bored.

Wait! Anna hears someone at the door. Someone is at the door of her house.

Anna opens the door. What does Anna see? Anna sees a dog. The dog is small. Anna sees a small dog. The dog is wet. The dog is wet from the rain. "Awww! You are all wet!" Anna says to the dog. "You are very cute!"

"Mom!" Anna says. "Yes, dear?" says Anna's mom. "There is a dog here! There is a dog at the door!" Anna says.

"What?" says Anna's mom. "A dog?" Anna's mom comes to the door. Anna's mom sees the wet dog. The wet dog looks cute.

"Can we keep it?" asks Anna. "Yes, we can," says Anna's mom. The dog is happy.

QUESTIONS

1) What is at the door of the house?

A. a man

B. a cat

C. a dog

D. a snake

2) What happens at the end of the story?

A. Anna keeps the dog.

B. Anna takes the dog to the hospital.

C. Anna’s mom feeds the dog.

D. Anna dries the dog with a towel.

3) Is the dog dry or wet?

A. The dog is dry.

B. The dog is wet.

4) How does the wet dog look?

I. strong

II. cute

III. small

A. I only

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I, II, and III

5) What day of the week is it in the  story?

A. Monday

B. Tuesday

C. Wednesday

D. Thursday