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Reading Comprehension - My - Friend

Julie introduces her friend Jessica Roberts, who lives in California. Jessica is 17 years old and is described as cool. She enjoys reading and is especially good at math. Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Julie likes to eat lunch with Jessica, who she considers her friend.

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Reading Comprehension - My - Friend

Julie introduces her friend Jessica Roberts, who lives in California. Jessica is 17 years old and is described as cool. She enjoys reading and is especially good at math. Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Julie likes to eat lunch with Jessica, who she considers her friend.

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“My Friend”

Directions: Read the story. Then answer the questions below.

My name is Julie. I have a

friend. My friend lives in

California.

My friend is a girl.

She is seventeen years

old. Her name is Jessica

Roberts. Jessica is cool. I

like her a lot.

She likes to read. She is a good reader.

She is good at math, too. It is her best

subject. Jessica is smart.

I like to eat lunch with her. We eat lunch on Monday, Tuesday, and

Wednesday. Jessica is my friend.

Questions:
1) Where does Julie’s friend 2) Is Julie’s friend a girl or a
live? boy?

A. Colorado A. She is a girl.


B. Texas B. He is a boy.
C. California

3) How old is Julie’s friend? 4) What is Julie’s friend's first


name?
A. 15 years old
B. 16 years old A. Jenny
C. 17 years old B. Jessica
C. Julie
Questions (continued):

5) What is my friend's last name? 6) What is Jessica's best subject?


A. Rowan A. English
B. Randal B. math
C. Roberts C. science

7) How many days a week do


I eat lunch with Jessica?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 7

Do you have a good friend? What is he or she like? What things do


you like to do together?

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Answers and Explanations

1) C
At the beginning of the story, Julie says, “My friend lives in
California.”
Therefore (C) is correct. The story does not provide information
to support answer choices (A) and (B). Therefore they are
incorrect.

2) A
Near the beginning, Julie says, “My friend is a girl.” Therefore (A) is
correct. Since Julie’s friend is a girl, she is not a boy. Therefore (B) is
incorrect.

3) C
Near the middle of the story, Julie says, “She is seventeen years
old.” We can understand from this that Julie’s friend is seventeen
years old. Therefore (C) is correct. The story does not provide
information to support answer choices
(A)and (B). Therefore they are incorrect.

4) B
Near the middle of the story, Julie says, “Her name is Jessica Roberts.”
From this, we can understand that Julie’s friend’s first name is Jessica.
Therefore
(B)is correct. The story does not provide information to support
answer choice (A). Therefore it is incorrect. The narrator’s name
is Julie, but Julie’s friend is named Jessica. Therefore (C) is
incorrect.

5) C
Near the middle of the story, Julie says, “Her name is Jessica
Roberts.” We can understand from this that Julie’s friend’s last
name is Roberts. Therefore
(C)is correct. The story does not provide information to
support answer choices (A) and (B). Therefore they are
incorrect.

6) B
In the middle of the story, Julie describes what Jessica likes. Julie
says, “She is good at math, too. It is her best subject.” We can
understand from this information that Jessica’s best subject is
math. Therefore (B) is correct.
Although Julie says that Jessica “likes to read” and “is a good
reader,” Julie does not say that English is Jessica’s best subject.
Therefore (A) is incorrect. The story does not provide information
to support answer choice (C). Therefore it is incorrect.

7) A
Near the end of the story, Julie says, “I like to eat lunch with her.
We eat lunch on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.” We can
understand from this that Julie eats with Jessica on Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday. This makes 3 days. Therefore (A) is
correct.

The story does not provide information to support answer choices


(B) and
(C). Therefore they are incorrect.

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