Reading comprehension
Comprehension 1
Please read the passage then answer the questions below.
At the Library
Today, Mike and his mom are going to the library. Mike wants to find a book to
read. His mom wants to use a computer there.
When they get to the library, Mike finds a book about detectives. He also finds a
book with chapters about a friendly ghost. Finally, he finds a book about a man
who lives in the woods without food or water. He puts the books on the front
desk and waits for his mom.
Mike's mom sits at one of the computers in the library. She checks her email and
looks at pictures of flowers on the internet. Then she reads a news article on a
website.
Mike's mom leaves the computer and walks over to Mike, holding up something
out for him. Mike looks at her quizzically. It takes him a moment to recognize
what she is holding. “I got that movie for us to watch tonight," says Mike's mom.
“Are you ready to leave?”
"Sure," Mike says, now holding the movie out in front of him. He reads the cover
while walking back to the library entrance. He puts his books and the movie on
the front desk to check out. A librarian stands behind the counter holding an
electronic scanner. "How long can we keep them?" Mike asks her.
"Three weeks," says the librarian.
"Cool," says Mike.
Suddenly, Mike is surprised. His mother is checking out something else that is
too big to put on the desk. It’s a picture of the ocean.
"What is that for?" Mike asks.
"To put on our wall at home," says Mike's mom.
"You can do that?" Mike asks.
Mike's mom smiles at the librarian. "Yes," she says, "but we have to return it in
three months."
Questions
1) Based on the books Mike finds to check out, we can say that he is interested
in
A. science
B. nature
C. mystery
D. adventure
2) True or false
While at the computer, Mike's mom checks her mail. (_________)
3) According to the passage, how long can Mike and his mother use the books
and the movie before they must return them to the library?
A. one week
B. two weeks
C. three weeks
D. four weeks
4) As used in paragraph 5, the phrase "check out" most nearly means
A. to see
B. to rent
C. to find
D. to buy
6) What does Mike's mom want to do with the picture of the ocean?
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7) Using the passage as a guide, it can be understood that you can check out
which of the following things from the library?
A. pictures
B. furniture
C. computers
8) Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Mike's Mom
B. A Picture of the Ocean
C. At the Library
D. Books, Computers, Movies, and Pictures
Comprehension 2
Matt’s Missing Pencil
Matt was ready to do his homework. "I am going to ace my maths test!" he said.
Matt opened up his math textbook and grabbed his workbook. "Uh oh," Matt said
as he looked in his pencil case. His pencil was not there.
"Where is my pencil?" Matt asked. "I need my pencil to do my homework."
Matt looked in his book bag. His pencil was not there. Matt looked around his
desk. He did not see his pencil. Matt looked at the floor. His pencil was
nowhere to be found!
"Mum, I can’t find my pencil," Matt yelled.
Mum walked into his room and pointed to the mirror. She said, "Look over
there." "What? My pencil is not over there," Matt said.
Matt looked in the mirror and laughed. His pencil was behind his ear!
Questions
1. Who helped Matt find the pencil?
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2. Matt said, “I will ace my math test.” What does this mean?
a. He will not do well.
b. He will hurry.
c. He will get a good grade.
3. Fill in the empty circles.
Where did Matt look for his pencil?
4. True or false
a) Matt was just about to do his Maths test when he could not find his pencil.
(__________)
b) Matt mum had the pencil. (__________)
c) Matt put his pencil into his bag. (__________)
d) Matt wasn’t really serious about looking for his pencil. (__________)
e) Matt’s pencil was behind his ear. (__________)
5. Do you think Matt wanted to do his homework? Why?
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Grammar
L.O: To identify and use fronted adverbials and use commas after fronted
adverbials
Match the fronted adverbial to each sentence so they all make sense.
1. Gently I clean my.
2. Before I go to bed, I play football.
3. At last, I play football the ground began to shake.
4. Every playtime, I reached the finish line.
5. Suddenly, I lost my coat.
6. At the park, she lifted the sleeping baby.
Use the following front adverbials to write your own sentences.
1. Beside my bed,
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2. Once a week,
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3. Carefully,____________________________________________________
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Underline the fronted adverbials in the following sentences.
1. As soon as he could, Tom jumped off the train.
2. In the winter, some animals hibernate.
3. Outside my house, I found a pizza.
L.O: To add speech marks to a sentence.
Put the correct punctuation into the sentences below.
I am bored said Jill let’s go out.
Fantastic the boys said.
I hope you have a wonderful holiday said Fatma kindly.
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L.O: To revise adjectives and adverbs (time, place, manner)
Adverbs are words that describe or modify verbs and sometimes adjectives and
other adverbs. They often answer the questions HOW, WHERE, or WHEN.
For example:
• Even after one year of lessons, Luke plays the piano badly.
“Badly” is an adverb that modifies the verb “play” and tells us how Luke plays
the piano.
• The class is very difficult. Many students don’t pass it.
“Very” is an adverb that modifies the adjective “difficult” and tells us how
difficult the class is.
Choose an adverb from the list below to complete each sentence.
recently fast yesterday tomorrow soon
1. ___________________ I forgot to brush my teeth before bed.
2. Khalifa will finish his book report _______________________.
3. Fatma and Maha walked to school ______________________.
4. Your plant will grow _________________if you take care of it.
5. My family travelled ___________________to Dubai.
Complete the sentences with the best adverb.
slowly carefully beautifully well loudly carelessly easily
excitedly finally suddenly quickly quietly
1. Come here ____________. You have to see this!
2. We knew that she had got the job when we saw her _________ talking on the
phone.
3. He ______________ put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor.
4. Shahad is throwing a party on Saturday. She ___________ finished her Project.
5. Let’s walk ________________. I don’t want to be the first one at the meeting.
6. Alex _____________ put up the bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on
my own.
7. Everything happened so ______________. We had to move to California in less
than a month.
8. Why does he always have to talk so ____________. You can hear him in the next
room!
9. Although she speaks five languages, she did not do ___________ on the
translation exam.
10.I was so surprised. His new apartment was _____________ decorated.
L.O: To use adverbs and adverbials for identifying place
Use the adverbs in the box to complete the sentences.
there somewhere everywhere around away
a. The boat started to spin ___________________ in the water.
b. He got ____________________ and went outside.
c. He walked __________________ from his car because he couldn’t
start it.
d. I've got a feeling, I've seen him before __________________.
e. I’ve already looked ___________________. I couldn’t find him.
Underline the adverbs of place in the following sentences.
1. Education gets everywhere these days, doesn’t it?
2. I won’t be here to listen to your complaints.
3. The toilets are over there, dear.
4. I’m very busy. So, I can’t stand around chatting all day.
5. I broke my father’s car. I have to go away now!
Complete the sentences using an adjective or an adverb.
To make adverbs, we often add –ly at the end of an adjective (words that
describe a noun)
Example: beautiful (adjective) girl (noun)
beautiful + ly = beautifully (adverb)
1. He’s always in a rush. I don’t understand why he walks so ____________
(quick/quickly).
2. I prefer studying in the library. It’s always_______________ (quiet/quietly).
3. Michael _____________ (happy/happily) took the assistant job. He had been
looking for a position all summer.
4. Marta dances _____________ (beautiful/beautifully). She’s been taking ballet
since she was five years old.
5. They speak French very ______________ (good/well). They lived in France for
two years.
6. My neighbour always plays ______________ (loud/loudly) music on the
weekends. It’s so annoying.
7. Please be __________ (careful/carefully) in the hallway. The walls have just
been painted.
8. Dan is very smart, but he is not a very___________ (good/well) student.
9. He reacted __________ (angry/angrily) to the news. I have never seen him so
upset.
10.We didn’t ______________ (complete/completely) understand the teacher’s
instructions. Most of us did not finish the assignment.
Circle the adverb
After the game, the disappointed players shook their heads sadly but refused to
accept defeat.
a. Disappointed
b. Sadly
c. After
Sue completely understood the directions.
a. Sue
b. Completely
c. Understood
Jim cut the grass yesterday.
a. Jim
b. Cut
c. yesterday
The rain was pouring loudly on the roof.
a. loudly
b. pouring
c. rain
Jason said that he did not feel well.
a. said
b. Well
c. feel
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To look at patterns in grammar (comparative and superlative forms), adding
–er
& -
est
Remember
• if the word has one syllable:
-The comparative will be word+ er
-The superlative will be the word +est
Eg: big (1 syllable) - bigger- biggest
• If the word has more than one syllable:
-The comparative will be more+ word
-The superlative will be most+ word
Eg: expensive (3 syllables) more expensive - most expensive
• There are some adjectives that don’t follow this rule:
Good better best
Bad worse worst
Many more most
Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative or superlative of the words
between parentheses.
a) Prophet Muhammed has said that the _______________ person is the one
who can control his hands and tongue and not hurt other people.(good)
b) Salem is _______________ than Ahmed. (tall)
c) The Lamborghini Veneno is one of the __________________________cars in
the world. (expensive)
d) My sister is ___________________ in her writing than me. (careful)
e) It is ____________________ today than it was yesterday. (hot)
f) Arabic grammar is __________________ to understand than English
grammar. (difficult)
g) I am the ________________ runner in my class. (fast)
h) Ahmed was sad because his Maths mark in Test two was _______________
than his mark in Test one. (bad)
i) The teacher said that Ali is a ________ reader than Ghanim. (good)
Fill the table with the correct comparative and superlative.
Adjective
Comparative Superlative
happy
fat
Thin
big
small
hot
cold
Dirty
cheap
expensive
beautiful
Truthful
Interesting
good
Bad
Many
Use the following adjectives, comparatives or superlatives to write a sentence.
Happier
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Good
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Funniest
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Bigger
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Most beautiful
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L.O: To revise suffixes; -ing and –ed
We add suffixes to some words to change their meanings.
Ex- The man wanted to run.
The man was running fast.
Run run+ing (suffix) = running
Some suffixes: er , ing , ed
Add "ed" and "ing" to the other words in the list.
For words that end in a silent "e": drop the "e" and then add "ed" or "ing"
Example: trade - traded - trading
Base word Add "ed" Add "ing"
trade traded trading
hate
change
hope
love
hide
arrange
type
smile
Add ing or ed to the words between parentheses and write the new word into
the blank.
1. Abdalla’s plane is______________________ in about an hour.
(arrive)
2. My brother and I ______________________on the trampoline yesterday.
(jump)
3. Dana ________________________on the phone last night.
(talk)
4. The principle will be ______________________ our school’s art contest.
(judge)
5. Bobby is having a good time ______________________ down the hill.
(slide)
Use the words in the list to complete the sentences below.
walked talked showed jumped
walking talking showing
1. I am _______________ on the phone with my grandparents.
2. My brother and I _______________ on the trampoline yesterday.
3. My friends and I _______________ to school last week.
4. Jack _______________ on the phone last night.
5. I _______________ my dad what I found last week.
6. Megan is _______________ all over the mall and shopping.
7. Tom is _______________ me where to put my books.
To use nouns and Pronouns effectively and appropriately to avoid repetitions
and ambiguities.
Nouns are names of people, places, animals, things, days of the week and
months of the year.
Pronouns are written instead of a noun.
Example: Mary was reading a book. Mary liked it a lot.
She liked it a
lot.
Underline the noun and circle the pronoun in the following sentences.
1. Anne and Tom went to school by bus. They got to school early every day.
2. Mum baked a tasty cake. She also made sandwiches and tea.
3. The dog was barking at the cat. He was so loud.
4. There was a big apple tree in out garden. It had lots of fruits.
5. My brother and I love playing football. We always play in the evening.
Match the noun with the pronoun.
Mr Adam she
Muhammed and Ahmed he
Mother they
The cat we
My friends and I it
Circle the pronouns in the sentences below. Some sentences have more than
one pronoun.
1. She went to the store with Angela.
2. Six of us had to squeeze in the tiny car.
3. Every Thursday, Kenny goes to Wal-Mart with them.
4. At the store, the cashier gave her some change.
5. When the sun comes up, he leaves for work.
6. I enjoyed seeing them on the playground.
Rewrite each sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a pronoun.
1. Sarah made dinner for the whole family.
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2. Tyler played tag with Miguel and Ramon.
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3. Mr. Cane went to the movies with Mrs. Cane.
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4. The house needs a fresh coat of paint.
To identify and use possessive apostrophes, eg. Mum’s bag and contraction eg.
I am = I’m.
Possessive Apostrophe
An apostrophe is used to show possession (something belongs to someone).
The most common way it is used is in the apostrophe + s combination in the
end of a person’s name.
Examples:
The cat belongs to Susan. It is Susan’s cat.
The dog belongs to Dennis. It is Dennis’s dog.
Read the first sentence. Finish the second sentence using the possessive
apostrophe + s.
1. The lunch belongs to Bob. It is ___________________________________
2. The pencil belongs to Dave. It is __________________________________
3. The game belongs to Lisa. It is ____________________________________
4. The folder belongs to Ann. It is ____________________________________
5. The shoes belong to Jill. They are___________________________________
Re-write the following sentences on the lines below and add apostrophes.
Example: Susans birthday is tomorrow.
Answer: Susan’s birthday is tomorrow.
1. Davids bicycle rides very fast.
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2. Mans best friend was his dog.
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3. Do you know where Darrens little brother is hiding?
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4. The suns rays were shining brightly.
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Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.
1. (Sarahs / Sarah’s) textbook was in her backpack.
2. I went to (Stephen’s / Stephens) home for dinner.
3. The (teams / team’s) jerseys were brand new.
4. (Michael’s / Michaels) sweater was dirty.
5. The (lion’s / lions) fur was bright yellow.
Contraction Apostrophes
Fill in the gaps with the contractions of the words between the parentheses.
1. ______ going outside. (He is)
2. ________ finished eating. (They have)
3. He ____________ sing. (cannot)
4. ___________ go swimming. (Let us)
5. You _____________ do that. (should not)
6. They ____________ coming. (are not)
Insert the missing contraction apostrophes.
1. Ive lost my book and Ill need it later.
2. You shouldnt run, I cant keep up to you.
3. They arent coming now so lets go home.
4. Theyre leaving soon and Ill have to go too.
5. Its a sunny day so lets go outside.
6. She didnt look too happy.
Write the correct contraction for each set of words.
1. did not ___________________ 2. they will ___________________
3. they would ___________________ 4. he would ___________________
5. were not ___________________ 6. has not ___________________
7. had not ___________________ 8. she is ___________________
9. I have ___________________ 10. we have ___________________
11. he will ___________________ 12. they had ___________________