Mini Reading Comprehensions 81244

MINI Reading
Comprehensions
Mr Hall was returning home from his friend’s wedding. He was A girl and a boy were in the canteen at school.
a bit the worse for wear. He fell down and cut his lip. Mr Shah ‘Isn’t the head teacher an idiot?’ the boy said to
was returning from the mosque. He saw the accident and went the girl.
to help Mr Hall. He took him home and called the doctor. Mr ‘Well – do you know who I am? said the girl.
‘No’ said the boy, ‘who are you?’
Hall was full of gratitude. ‘I was tipsy and you helped me!
‘I’m the head teacher’s daughter!’ she said.
Thank you so much, Mr Shah’, he said. ‘Do you know who I am?’ the boy said.
‘I did what anyone would do to help another,’ replied Mr Shah. The girl folded her arms. ‘No, actually, I don’t.’
‘But what kind of a world do we live in when there is so much ‘Thank goodness for that!’ the boy said with a
surprise that a man like me has helped a man like you?’ sigh of relief.
1) What event had Mr Hall attended that day?
2) Where had Mr Shah been before he saw Mr Hall? TASK: replace the word said with the
3) What happened to Mr Hall and why? following alternatives. (You can use said once.)
The worse
4) Who saw Mr Hall’s accident? asked announced inquired remarked
for wear = replied answered retorted
5) Why did Mr Hall feel about being helped? drunk/tipsy
6) Why did Mr Shah say he helped Mr Hall?
Dad, can you write in the dark? Samia asked
her father.
Mrs Bell’s cat Felix was black and white. Mrs Bell Yes, I think so, he replied. What do you want
loved him very much. Sometimes, he used to go into me to write?
the next door neighbour’s garden. The next door Your name on this report card, please, she
neighbour was called Mr Green, He hated Felix. He said hopefully.
hated all cats, full stop. One day, he saw Felix in his
garden and Felix was chasing a mouse. ‘Cats are TASK: Read this conversation and put the
murderers!’ he shouted to his wife. ‘Always killing speech marks in.
innocent animals!’ He went out, picked up a stone
and threw it at Felix. Happily for Mr Green, but
Tinker’s Day: Put the words back in.
unfortunately for Felix, the stone hit the cat on his eye
scarpered woke went went opened got fed
and made a cut. Felix ran home to Mrs Bell. She took
looked meowed jumped sat dug banged
him straight to the vet. The vet had to put three
went saw
stitches in the cut, which was just under the cat’s eye.
Tinker 1)_________ up and 2)________ into the
That cost Mrs Bell £130. Mrs Bell was an old lady
kitchen. He 3)__________ for his breakfast. His
whose husband had died many years previously. That
mother 4)__________ him and 5) ________ the door
money was a lot for her to pay. ‘There will be no
to let him out. Tinker 6) ________ over the wall into
treats this month for you and me, Felix,’ she said
the neighbour’s garden and 7)________ on the bench.
sadly. That night, Mr Green’s wife served him his
Then, he 8) _______ a hole and did his business. The
favourite meal – roast chicken. ‘Mm, delicious!’ he
neighbor 9)________ out of the window and
said. ‘Pass me another leg.’
10) ______ Tinker. He wasn’t happy! He 11)_______
Answer the questions TRUE or FALSE on the window and Tinker 12)________! By now,
Tinker was tired, so he 13) ________ back home, 14)
1) Sometimes Felix used to go to the park. _______ in his box and 15) _________ to sleep.
2) Mr Green really loved cats. It’s a hard life, being a cat!
3) Mr Green was unhappy because he felt that cats
are killers who kill innocent animals.
4) Mr Green went out, got a stone and threw it at the Scarper =
cat. run away
5) Fortunately for Felix, the stone missed him.
6) Mrs Bell took Felix to the vet.
7) Mrs Bell was rich and didn’t mind paying the bill.
8) The vet charged £130 for his services.
9) Felix had a cut under his eye.
10) That night, Mr Green refused to eat chicken and
remarked that it was cruel to eat innocent animals.
Key Mr Hall and Mr Shah
1 .Mr Hall/ He had been to his friend’s wedding.
2. Mr Shah had been to the mosque.
3. He fell down because he was drunk/he had drunk too much/he had had too much to drink.
4. Mr Shah saw the accident/what happened.
5. He felt full of gratitude/grateful.
6. He said he did what anyone would do to help another human being.
This extract pertains to race relations and expectations. Would we expect to see a Muslim person helping a
drunk person? Why or why not?
Felix T/F
1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.T 7.F 8.T 9.T 10.F
THIS IS JUST A SUGGESTION THEY COULD BE SWAPPED AROUND A BIT.

A girl and a boy were in the canteen at school. ‘Isn’t the head teacher an idiot?’ the boy REMARKED
TO /ASKED the girl.
‘Well – do you know who I am? ASKED the girl.
‘No’ REPLIED the boy, ‘who are you?’
‘I’m the head teacher’s daughter!’ she ANSWERED/ANNOUNCED.
‘Do you know who I am?’ the boy INQUIRED .
The girl folded her arms. ‘No, actually, I don’t.’
‘Thank goodness for that!’ the boy SAID RETORTED ANSWERED REPLIED with a sigh of relief.
ADD THE SPEECH MARKS

‘Dad, can you write in the dark?’ Samia asked her father.
‘Yes, I think so’, he replied. ‘What do you want me to write?’
‘Your name on this report card, please,’ she said hopefully.
Two of these ‘‘______________’’ is equally acceptable. We (teachers!) call these 66 and 99. Purists
say that you SHOULD have double marks and use single ones for a quote within a quote or for the
title of a book or film.
TINKER
Tinker 1) GOT up and 2) WENT into the kitchen. He 3) MEOWED for his breakfast. His
mother 4) FED him and 5) OPENED the door to let him out. Tinker 6) JUMPED over the wall
into the neighbour’s garden and 7) SAT on the bench. Then, he 8) DUG a hole and did his
business. The neighbor 9) LOOKED out of the window and
10) SAW Tinker. He wasn’t happy! He 11) BANGED on the window and Tinker 12)
SCARPERED ! By now, Tinker was tired, so he 13) WENT back home, 14) GOT in his box and
15) WENT to sleep.
It’s a hard life, being a cat!

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