READING COMPREHENSION

Reading Practice

 

Read the texts and answer the questions about them.

READING 1

Jenny works for the City of Colorado Springs. She cleans up parks in the city. She works five days a week, Monday through Friday.

 

1.What is Jenny's job?

A. five days a week

B. City of Colorado Springs

C. cleans parks

D. parks

 

2.For whom does Jenny work?

A. Monday

B. parks

C. five days a week

D. City of Colorado Springs

 

3.How many days does she work?

A. Friday

B. Monday

C. two days

D. five days

 

READING 2

Ron Miller is starting his job as an exterminator for Bugs Be-Gone. Today he is going to a house on State Street to get rid of some cockroaches there. He has a problem when he starts to use the equipment and he is not sure how to operate it. He tries to read the directions but they are in English and too difficult.

He is not sure what to do but finally he calls for help at work and a fellow employee is able to come out and show him how to use the equipment. After they finish this job together, they go for lunch.

 

1.Who does he call for help?

A. his English school

B. his friend

C. someone at his work

D. Ron Miller

 

2.What problem does Ron have at his job?

A. He is alone on his first job.

B. He can’t read the directions.

C. Too many cockroaches.

D. He is hungry.

 

3.Where do they go after they finish the job?

A. they go to lunch

B. back to State St.

C. to his friends house

D. back to work

 

READING 3

Kim Yun Sung and Kim Annyong came to the United States five years ago. They lived in Los Angeles for two years and then moved to Albuquerque. Now they live in Colorado Springs.

Yun Sung and Annyong studied English at an adult education school. Yun Sung also took a class that prepared him to enter college. He works in a restaurant now, but he wants to get a better job. He plans to apply for the fire science program at Pikes Peak Community College.

Yun Sung was a fireman in his country and would like to become a fireman here. Annyong wants to work in electronic assembly.

 

1.Where does Yun Sung want to work?

A. He wants to work for the fire department.

B. He wants to work for Pikes Peak Community College.

C. He wants to work for the college.

D. He wants to work for an electronics company.

 

2.What did Yun Sung do in his country?

A. He went to adult school.

B. He assembled electronics.

C. He was a fireman.

D. He worked in a restaurant.

3.Before living in Colorado Springs, in how many American cities did Kim Yun Sung and Kim Annyong live?

A. 3

B. 1

C. 4

D. 2

 

4.Both Kim Yun Sung and Kim Annyong want . . .

A. low paying jobs.

B. better jobs.

C. easy jobs.

D. any job.

 

5.Before they moved to Colorado Springs, Kim Yun Sung and Kim Annyong lived in . . .

A. Albuquerque.

B. San Diego.

C. Pikes Peak.

D. Los Angeles.