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Reading Comprehension

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Pets can be great fun , but they can also be a lot of

work . You have to feed them . They need care and
love. They take up a lot of time , but they make people
happy .Fish are easy pets to care for. You may
put them in a tank or even use a big bowl. You
have to give them food everyday and keep
their water clean , if you want them to live for a long
time. Many people also have birds as pets . Some birds
are kept in cages all the time .Other birds can fly
around the house . Some birds can also sit on your
fingers .Also you can teach some birds to talk.

A) Answer the following questions :

1. Why can pets be a lot of work ?
……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Are all birds kept in cages? Give example
……………………………………………………………………………….
B) Choose the correct answer :
3. We can put fish in ……………………….
a) boxes b) bowls c) cages
4. Birds can learn to …………………………………………………
a) write b) swim c) talk
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Read the passage and answer the questions below

At the end of the year,our class put on a play. It was

called “The Princess and the Lion“.Our teacher, Miss
Megan wrote it .All the children in the class acted
in it. Andy was the king. Sue was the queen . Kim
was the lion .He wore a lion costume. I was the
princess .My costume was beautiful.I wore a long
blue dress .Lots of people came to see the play.
Mum,dad and my brother were there .It was a lot
of fun . Everyone enjoyed it . After the play , dad said “
you were a beautiful princess , Alice ! “

A) Answer the following questions :

1. Who is the narrator of this story ?
……………………………………………………………………………….
2. What did Alice wear ? Why ?
……………………………………………………………………………….
B) Choose the correct answer :
3. ……………………… wore a king costume.
a) Kim b) Andy c) Sue
4. Alice’s ……………………… didn’t come to see her.
a) father b) mother c) grandmother

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Read the passage and answer the questions below

A dam is a wall built across a river or a stream to

control water . Dams are built to make a
reservoir . A reservoir is a man – made lake
in which water is stored and sent across the
country in pipes so that people can use it for drinking ,
washing and cooking . Dams are also built to store
water for irrigating fields in the dry season when
there is no rain . In the past, dams were built to force
water into narrow channels . Today very big dams are
built to use the force of water to get electricity .

A) Answer the following questions :

1. When do we need water from Dams ?
……………………………………………………………………………….
2. How can we get electricity from water ?
……………………………………………………………………………….
B) Choose the correct answer :
3. Water is stored and sent across the country in …….
a) canals b) pipes c) cartoons
4. A dam is a wall built …………..a river or stream .
a) above b) around c) under

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Read the passage and answer the questions below

There are many different jobs in the world

today Some people are vets .They help sick
animals like cats and dogs . They help them
get better . Other people are musicians .
They play musical instruments and sing . Or
they write songs . People enjoy their music.
Other people are writers .They think of fun stories
and write them down . They can touch people’s
hearts.
All these jobs help people and make them happy.

A) Answer the following questions :

1. What do vet do?
……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Who make people smile with songs?
……………………………………………………………………………….
B) Choose the correct answer :
3....................play musical instruments.
a) writers b) musicians c) vets
4...................write fun stories.
a) writers b) musicians c) vets

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