Reading Comprehension Exercises. Third Degree

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SPANISH LANGUAGE
REVIEW EXERCISE – READING COMPREHENSION
THIRD GRADE – CEPB
NAME: ………………………………………………………………………………………
DATE: …………………………………………………………………………………………
TEACHER: SILVANA BERTOLUCCI
THE FOX AND THE STORK
One day, the fox invited the stork to eat a delicious lunch. The trickster little fox served
the soup on some flat, very flat plates, and with a few licks he finished his meal.
The stork's beak was filled with water, but since the plate was flat, very flat, and its beak
was long, very long, it couldn't take a single bite. nip.
- Didn't you like lunch, Mrs. Stork? -the fox asked him,
licking his lips.
"Everything was very delicious," she said. Now I want to

invite him. Tomorrow I'll wait for you to eat at my house.
The next day, the stork served the food in tall bottles with
very narrow necks. So narrow that the fox couldn't even get the tip of its snout inside.
The stork, on the other hand, put its long, very long beak into the bottle and ate every
last bite. Then, looking at the fox, who was dying of hunger, he said, laughing:
- Apparently, Mr. Fox, you liked my food as much as I liked yours.
The fox left without a word, with its tail between its paws. The cheater cannot protest
when his cheat is returned to him.
Jean de La Fontaine (Fable)
Check if you have understood:

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THE FOX AND THE STORK
1. 1.- The reading says that the stork's 2.- In the reading we talk about “Flat
“beak was filled with water.” What Plates”. We would say “dishes…
does it mean? I circle the right thing Circle the right
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3. a) That he had drunk a lot of water a) No nose b) Flat
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5. b) That he had had soup c) Large d) Small
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7. c) That he liked the broth.
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9. d) That he really wanted to eat.
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3.- What did the fox invite the stork to?11. 4.- What animals does the story talk
about?
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5.- When the fox asked the stork if he liked the food, what did the stork do with his
comment? Circle the right
a) Pretend b) Laugh c) Cry d) Criticize
6.- Draw the containers where the fox and the stork served the food.
7.- Have you ever heard the saying: “Pay with the same coin?” What does it
mean? Explain it
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8.- What does it mean: “The cheater cannot protest when his cheat is returned to
him”? Explain it
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9.- Match the phrase with its meaning :
Be alert Don't sleep
Cost an arm and a leg Cost very expensive
Don't sleep a wink Be attentive
10.- Indicate the meaning of these phrases. Mark the correct answer .
a) “The cat scratched the sea of good”

a.1. The cat scratched the sea water.
a.2. The cat scratched many times.
a.3. The cat scratched very well.
b) “I'm dying of heat”

b.1. That it had little heat.
b.2. That it was burning.
b.3. That I was very hot.
c) “Strengthen a friendship”
c.1. Make more friends.
c.2. Friends see little.
c.3. Friends being in a tight place.
d) “Of a thousand loves”
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d.1) Do the same thing a thousand times.

d.2) Have many friends.
d.3.) With a lot of g you.
e) “Make your mouth water”

e.1) Wanting to eat something appetizing.
e.2) Have your mouth full of water.
e.3.) Drink plenty of water.
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SPANISH LANGUAGE
NAME: ………………………………………………………………………………………
DATE: …………………………………………………………………………………………
SILVERSMITH
He came, sometimes, thin and sick, to the
garden house. The poor man was always running
away, accustomed to screams and stones. The same
dogs showed their teeth at him. And he left again,
with the midday sun, slow and sad, down the
mountain.
That afternoon, he arrived behind Diana. When I
was leaving, the guard, who in a fit of bad heart had
pulled out his shotgun, shot him. I didn't have time to
avoid it. The poor man, shot in the belly, turned
quickly for a moment, howled, and fell dead under a
tree.
Platero looked at the dog intently, raising his head. Diana, trembling, walked
around hiding from one person to another. The guard, perhaps repentant, gave long
reasons to he didn't know who. A veil seemed to put the sun in mourning; a large veil,
like the tiny veil that clouded the dead dog's healthy eye.
(Juan Ramón Jiménez)
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SILVERSMITH
1. Mainly, what animal is talked about in 2.- Where do you think the garden was?
the reading? At the top or bottom of a mountain?
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3.- Do you think the author wanted the 4.- In this story there are two animals with
guard to shoot the dog? names. Write the names of those
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5.- List the paragraphs of the text and say which one corresponds to each of these
options:
Death of the protagonist of the story.
Description of the protagonist of the story.
Reaction of the other characters to the death of the protagonist.
6.- Invent another ending for this story

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7.- What do you think of the guard's action?

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SPANISH LANGUAGE
NAME: ………………………………………………………………………………………
DATE: …………………………………………………………………………………………
SEVILLIAN SONG
dawn
in the orange tree
golden bees
They were looking for honey.
Where could it be
Honey?
It's in the blue flower,
Isabel.
in the flower,
of that rosemary.
(golden chair
for the Moor.
tinsel chair
for his wife).
It dawned in the orange tree.
Federico García Lorca
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SEVILLIAN SONG
1. Is the text you just read a poem? 2. What kind of honey will these bees
__ But make?
Because you know it?
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… and rosemary
…………………………………………….. Chestnut and rosemary Orange blossom
and eucalyptus
3. What time of day is referred to in this 4. The bees, what were they looking for?
text?
a) At night a) Flowers b) Girls
b) At noon c) Trees d) Gold
c) Early in the morning
d) In the afternoon
5. Were there oranges on the trees? 6. What is the name of the woman who
(think about it very carefully and reason appears in the text?
your answer) (Question for very
intelligent people) -Rosa -Marta
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7. These words are from the text 8. Think and write things that nature
(orange, honey, Isabel, that one, tinsel). gives us
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9. Have you ever seen a sunrise in the countryside? Tell how it was.
(If you have not had this experience in the field, imagine what it would be like)
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SPANISH LANGUAGE
NAME: ………………………………………………………………………………………
DATE: …………………………………………………………………………………………
HOW TO GROW?
A king went to his garden and discovered that his trees, bushes and flowers were
dying.
The Oak Tree told him that he was dying because he couldn't be as
tall as the Pine Tree.
Turning to the Pine Tree, he found it fallen because it could not bear
grapes like the Vine. And the Vine was dying because it could not bloom
like the Rose.
The Rose cried because she could not be as tall and solid as the Oak. Then he
found a plant, a Strawberry, blooming and fresher than ever.
The king asked:
-How do you grow healthy in the middle of this withered and

gloomy garden?
- Don't know. Maybe it's because I always assumed that when you planted me,
you wanted strawberries. If you had wanted an Oak or a Rose, you would have planted
them. At that moment I told myself: “I will try to be Strawberry in the best way I can.”
You are here to contribute your fragrance. Just look at yourself. There's no
chance for you to be another person. You can enjoy it and flourish watered with your
own love for yourself, or you can wither in your own condemnation…
Jorge Bucay
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HOW TO GROW?
1. What did the King discover when he 2. Why was the Rose crying?
went to his garden? Because I couldn't grow at the pace of
Their plants were growing others
His garden was on fire Because I had no friends
The plants in his garden were dying Because it could not be as tall and
That someone had cut the plants solid as the Oak
Because it could not be as tall and
solid as the cherry tree
3. What color was the coolest plant in 4. Which of the characters in the reading
the garden? are trees?
- Yellow Red - The Rose and the Pine - The Vine and
- Brown -Green the Strawberry
- The Oak and the Strawberry
- The Oak and the Pine
5. What did the king ask the strawberry? 6.- What conditions must be met for a
Surround the truth garden to be beautiful?
- Have you seen the Oak? - Care and affection from all users and
-How do you grow healthy in this sad caregivers.
and gloomy garden? - Let them grow in their own way.
- What are you doing in my garden? - Prohibiting people from walking through
- Why are you sad? the gardens.
- Cutting the most beautiful flowers to put
in my house.
7. Why did the trees die? 8. What was happening to the

- Because no one watered them strawberry?
- Because they compared each other
- Because they didn't get the sun - Healthy flowering
- Because the gardener didn't take care -He died like the trees
of them - I was wilted and had no desire to live.
- I was angry with the gardener
9. Why do you think they want to look like each other?

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10. Do you agree with Strawberry? Because?

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SPANISH LANGUAGE
NAME: ………………………………………………………………………………………
DATE: …………………………………………………………………………………………
FABLE: “THE LIAR SHEPHERD”

Once upon a time there was a very joking and lying shepherd. Every day, when he
returned home, after having taken his flock to pasture, he ran into the village shouting:
- The wolf is coming! The wolf is coming!
Upon hearing the screams, all the inhabitants went into their houses, scared to death.
And they stayed locked up there until they heard the shepherd again:
- Ha ha ha! Is not true! It was just a joke! Fools!
And every day the villagers looked grumpily at the shepherd who always walked away
laughing.
Every day... Until... Do you know what happened?
One day, like so many others, the shepherd ran back to town. He shouted as much or
more than on other occasions:
- The wolf is coming! The wolf is coming!
But this time he ran faster than normal and also shouted louder than normal... However,
the villagers did not pay any attention to him, already fed up with the fact that the
shepherd had deceived them so many times...
And do you know how it all ended? Clear! This time it was true that the wolf was
coming. And since no one in the town paid attention to him, the shepherd was left
without sheep, because the wolf ate them all.
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READING COMPREHENSION
What does the text say? Respond with complete answers

1st) What does the shepherd do every day after taking his flock to graze?
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2nd) How do the townspeople react when they hear their screams?
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3rd) Why does the shepherd always walk away laughing?
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4ª) Why one day did the townspeople not pay any attention to him?
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5ª) What expressions in the text indicate that that day was different from the
others?
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6th) In the end, what happened to the sheep?
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7th) Write if it is true or false:
A) The pastor was a joker and a liar.
B) The inhabitants, upon hearing the screams, left their houses.
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C) The shepherd always walked away sad.

D) The shepherd was left without sheep, because the wolf ate them all.
How do you say it?

8) According to the fable The Lying Shepherd, who do these qualities refer to?
Dangerous – innocent – joker – fierce – bad-tempered – liar
THE SHEPHERD: joker
THE HABITANTS:…………………………….
THE WOLF:……………………..…..
- Form three sentences, one with each character and a corresponding quality. For
example:
The shepherd is a joker because
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The habitants……………………………………………………………………………………..
The
wolf……………………………………………………………………………………………….
9th) Choose the sentence that best summarizes the moral of the fable:
A) Nobody believes a liar, even if he tells the truth.
B) The more lies, the more friends.
Now, what do you think?

10th) Do you think the pastor's attitude is correct? Because?
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11th) What happens to you for not telling the truth?
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12) What would you do to make the townspeople believe the shepherd again?
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13th) Have you ever acted as the shepherd of the reading? Explain how you
meaning on this occasion.
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: Centro Superior de Estudios Multidisciplinarios

THE FOX AND THE STORK

"Everything was very delicious," she said. Now I want to

Jean de La Fontaine (Fable)

Check if you have understood:

THE FOX AND THE STORK

a) Pretend b) Laugh c) Cry d) Criticize

9.- Match the phrase with its meaning :

Be alert Don't sleep

Cost an arm and a leg Cost very expensive

Don't sleep a wink Be attentive

a) “The cat scratched the sea of good”

b) “I'm dying of heat”

d) “Of a thousand loves”

d.1) Do the same thing a thousand times.

e) “Make your mouth water”

(Juan Ramón Jiménez)

Check if you have understood:

6.- Invent another ending for this story

7.- What do you think of the guard's action?

in the orange tree

They were looking for honey.

It's in the blue flower,

for the Moor.

for his wife).

It dawned in the orange tree.

Federico García Lorca

Check if you have understood:

The king asked:

-How do you grow healthy in the middle of this withered and

Check if you have understood:

7. Why did the trees die? 8. What was happening to the

9. Why do you think they want to look like each other?

10. Do you agree with Strawberry? Because?

FABLE: “THE LIAR SHEPHERD”

What does the text say? Respond with complete answers

C) The shepherd always walked away sad.

How do you say it?

Now, what do you think?

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