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READING COMPREHENSION TEST

SURNAMES AND FIRST NAMES: ______________________6th. “____” DATE: ___ - 04

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TEACHERS :M. CÁRDENAS – Y. SALDAÑA – D. VILCA - BENAVIDES

INDICATOR: Analyze and interpret literary texts applying levels of reading comprehension.
READ THE FOLLOWING READING CAREFULLY.

THE COOKIE PACKAGE

When that afternoon more irritated and the boy

came When she went to the became more and more
old station, she was informed smiling.
that the train she would be
traveling on would be delayed
about an hour. The elegant Finally, the lady realized
lady, a little annoyed, bought that in the pa that only
a magazine, a package of the last cookie remained.
cookies and a bottle of water "He can't be so
to pass the time. She looked shameless," she thought as
for a bench on the central she looked alternately at
platform and sat down, ready the young man and the
to wait. packet of cookies. Calmly
While he was looking the young man took the
through his review ta, a last cookie, and very
young man sat next to him gently, he broke it
and began to read a newspaper. Unexpectedly, exactly mind in half. Thus, with a loving
the lady observed how that boy, without gesture, he offered half of the last
saying a single word, stretched out his hand, cookie to his benchmate.
grabbed the package of cookies, opened it and "Thank you," the woman said, roughly
began to eat them, one by one, carelessly. taking that other half.
The woman was upset by this. I "You're welcome," the young man
didn't want to be rude, but I also answered, smiling softly as he ate his
didn't want to let the situation go half.
or pretend that nothing had Then the train announced its
happened. So, with an exaggerated departure...
gesture, he took the package and The lady got up from the bench
took out a cookie, displayed it in furiously and got into her car. As he
front of the young man and ate it, started, from the window of his seat he
looking him straight in the eyes. saw the boy still sitting on the platform
In response, the young man took another and thought: "How insolent, how rude,
cookie and my Randolph put it in his mouth and what will become of our world."
smiled. The lady, already angry, took a new Without stopping to look with
cookie and, with obvious signs of annoyance, resentment at! young man, he felt his
ate another one again, keeping her gaze on the mouth dry from the disgust that that
boy again. situation had caused him. She opened
The dialogue of looks and smiles continued her bag to take out the bottle of water
between cookies. The lady became more and and was totally surprised when she
found, inside her cutter, her packet of
cookies, which was intact. Jaime Eduardo Castaño
I. AFTER HAVING READ THE TEXT: “THE PACKAGE OF COOKIES”, RESPOND BY
MARKING THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE.
LITERAL LEVEL

1. The text read corresponds to…

a. Drama. c. Lyric.
b. Narrative genre. d. NA
2. The characters of history are:
a. An elegant lady and a c. An old woman and a child.
young man. d. A lady and a gentleman.
b. An old man and a young
man.
3. The lady who reads to entertain herself bought…
a. A newspaper, a soda and cookies.
b. A magazine, chocolates and a packet of cookies.
c. A magazine, fruit, water and cookies.
d. A magazine, a packet of cookies and a bottle of water.
4. He sat by your side…
a. A young man who shared a package of cookies with her.
b. A boy who asked him to buy him cookies.
c. A man who offered him some cookies.
d. A young man who sold him a package of cookies.
6. The lady thought that that young man was…
a. Cool and silly. c. Insolent and rude.
b. Bad manners and glutton. d. beggarly and insolent.
7. Finally, what did the lady have in her purse…
a. A bottle of water and the packet of cookies.
b. The bottle of water and sweet cookies.
c. A dislike for the packet of cookies.
d. Nothing
INFERENTIAL LEVEL
1. The story unfolds based on…
a. A train error.
b. Reality.
c. A packet of cookies.
d. A dream.
2. The main idea of the text is…
a. A lady gets upset because she thinks they are eating her cookies.
b. A young man takes his neighbor's cookies.
c. A lady is sad because she invites her cookies.
d. A young man inadvertently eats a lady's cookies.
3. Whose package of cookies was that both the elegant lady and the young man ate?
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4. Why was the lady so upset with that young man?

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 5. What courage did that young man practice with the lady? Explain.

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CRITICAL-ASSESSMENT LEVEL

1. Do you think the lady was right to think that the young man was “cheeky,

insolent and ill-mannered”? Because?

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2. What would you advise the lady?

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3. What do you think of the young man's attitude?

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4. What would you have done instead of the young man?

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5. What lessons do you extract from reading?

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II. WRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES TO DICTATION:

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III. PLACE THE TILDE WHERE IT APPROPRIATE. THEN WITHIN THE PARENTHESIS
WRITE (A) IF IT IS ACUTE, (G) IF IT IS SERIOUS AND (E) IF IT IS SEVERE.

Never ( ) garden ( ) give to me ( )

clock ( ) sheet ( ) happy (

fun ( ) pale ( ) )

paper ( ) dream ( ) album ( )

vehicle ( ) exam ( )

mast ( ) hippo ( )

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IV. RELATE THE TWO COLUMNS BY WRITEING (S) IF THE PAIR IS SYNONYMOUS OR
(A) IF IT IS ANTONYMOUS.
 Obsolete - current ( )

 Talkative - loquacious ( )

 Opulence - wealth ( )

 Favor - harm ( )

 Inept - skillful ( )

 Measurement - moderation ( )

 Humble - vain ( )

 Blasphemy - insult ( )

V. MARK WITH (X) THE SYNONYM THAT APPROPRIATE THE UNDERLINED WORD.
a. The possibility of traveling is very remote .

( ) away ( ) nearby ( ) Ward off

b. We must economize at home.

( ) progress ( ) put

( ) save together

c. He wasn't afraid of anyone, he was very daring .

( ) shy ( ) spoiledness ( ) bold

d. They got married over the weekend.

( ) divorce ( ) peace ( ) nuptials

e. The driver violated traffic regulations.

( ) I respect ( ) disobeyed ( ) neglect

VI. MARK WITH (X) THE ANTONYM THAT APPROPRIATE THE UNDERLINED WORD.

a. The player turned out to be an expert with the ball.

( ) silly ( ) skillful ( ) rookie

b. The president of the board of directors was recalled .

( ) withdrew ( ) ratified ( ) replace

c. Sixth grade students increased their recycling.

( ) reduced ( ) were up ( ) lost

d. That surly girl caught everyone's attention.

( ) Sociable ( ) Shy ( ) funny

e. From his grades, he felt proud .

( ) happy

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 ( ) ( ) sad

embarrassed, ashamed

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