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SEMANA 5
TEMA: READING COMPEHENSION I

PASSAGE 1 Occasionally, driving the bus can be scary. But

Dana Miller is a bus driver. most of the time, driving the bus is great. Dana
She drives a bus in the city of Philadelphia. does not want to work anywhere else.
She works the night shift. That means she starts “How was your night?” Dana’s husband likes to
work at 10:00 at night and gets off at 6:00 in the ask when she gets home.
morning. In the world of bus driving, this is “Good music, good food, and a great view of the
sometimes called third shift. city,” she says.
Dana has been driving a bus for 15 years. She
started when she was 23 years old. 1. Where does Dana drive the bus?
She loves her job most of the time. She gets to A) around Philadelphia
see the beautiful city from her seat. B) to the police station
C) to pick up guitar players
She gets to meet all kinds of people.
D) to pick up school children
There is the guitar player. He lugs his heavy
E) to carry food from one place to another
guitar on the bus every Friday night. He plays at
a nightspot downtown. 2. What shift does Dana work?
People call him Get Low. That is because he likes A) third shift
to play the guitar on his knees. B) evening shift
If the bus is not too crowded, Get Low plays in C) afternoon shift
the back of the bus. The bus is seldom crowded D) second shift
at night. He likes to warm up on the bus before E) All day
shows.
There is the woman who works at the pretzel 3. How old is Dana?
factory. Each day the “Pretzel Lady” brings Dana A) 15 B) 23 C) 38
a bag of fresh, soft pretzels. They fill the bus with D) 39 E) 28
a wonderful smell!
4. How long is Dana's shift?
Sometimes Dana’s job is hard. It is hard when
A) 6 hours B) 8 hours C) 10 hours
Dana sees people down on their luck.
D) 12 hours E) 9 hours
One time, a young woman left her sleeping baby
on the bus. There was a note on the baby's 5. What is one reason Dana loves her job?
blanket asking for help. Dana had to call the
A) She finds sleeping babies.
police.
B) She gets to call the police.
Another time, a teenaged boy stole money from C) She gets to sleep during the day.
Dana on the bus. He had a fake gun. Dana
D) She receives coupons from her job
thought it was real. She was very scared.
E) She gets to meet all kinds of people.

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6. Why is the guitar player called Get Low? 11. Why might the young woman have left her
A) He has a low voice. baby on the bus?
B) He likes to play sitting down. A) She forgot it there.
C) He likes to play on his knees. B) It was sleeping.
D) It is the name of his favorite song. C) She meant to come right back.
E) He likes to sing everyday. D) She wasn’t the baby’s mother.
E) She felt she could not take care of it.
7. What does lug mean?
A) to throw 12. Who steals money?
B) to push easily A) Get Low
C) to carry on one's head B) the baby’s mother
D) to pull something C) a teenager
E) to carry something that is hard to move D) Dana
around E) A woman

8. The main reason Get Low rides the bus is 13. Why does Dana seem to think people do bad
because things?
A) he likes to see the city I. They are down on their luck.
B) he enjoys talking to Dana II. They are bad by nature.
C) he likes to play guitar there III. They know Dana is vulnerable.
D) he needs to get to a show A) I only
E) he tries to get early to a restaurant B) II only
C) I and II
9. How often does Get Low play guitar on the D) II and III
bus? E) I, II, and III
I. when the bus is not crowded
II. when he doesn’t have a show 14. As used at the end of the story, which is the
III. every Friday night best synonym for occasionally?
A) I only A) seldom
B) II only B) one time
C) I and II C) frequently
D) II and III D) usually
E) I, II, and III E) never

10. Who gives Dana pretzels? 15. What great view of the city does Dana have?
A) the guitar player A) the view from a tall building
B) the young mom B) the view from a mountain top
C) the teenager C) the view from the sidewalk
D) the woman who works at the factory D) the view from her bus seat
E) Get Low E) the view from the post office

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HOMEWORK
PASSAGE 1
Reem likes to go to the park with her mom.
She likes to play at the park with her friends.
Today when Reem goes to the park, she looks
around and becomes very sad.
“What is wrong, Reem?” Mom asks.
“There is so much trash on the ground,” Reem
says. “It seems like each day, I see more trash
here.”
Reem and her mom look around.
There are old boxes on the ground.
There are popped balloons on the ground.
There are old cans, too.
“You are right,” Mom says. “The park is very
dirty.”
“What can we do?” Reem asks.
“I am sure you will think of something,” Mom
says.
Reem and her mom go home. Reem paints a
picture of a park. She uses blue, green, brown,
and yellow paint.
PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN, she writes in big
letters on top of her picture.
“Let’s go back to the park, Mom,” Reem says.
“Okay,” Mom says.
Reem grabs a bunch of trash bags to take with
her. She also brings along some tape.
When Reem gets to the park, she tapes her
picture on a big trash can.
“Here you go!” she says to her mom. She hands
her mom a bag. “Will you help me pick up the
trash?”
“I sure will,” Mom says.
The children at the park run over to see what is
going on.
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Reem hands them bags. “Let’s clean this place
up,” she says.
The children pick up lots of trash. They talk and
laugh as they work. Soon all the bags are full.
“We need to come back another day. There is
still some trash on the ground,” Reem says. “But
the park looks much better.”
“It does,” Mom says. “I knew you would think of
some way to help.”
1. Why is Reem sad?
A) Her friends are not at the park.
B) She cannot find her mom.
C) There is a lot of trash at the park.
D) She hurts herself on the slide.
E) She fought with her mother.
2. What is on the ground?
I. old boxes
II. paper
III. plastic wrappers
A) I only
B) II only
C) I and II
D) II and III
E) I, II, and III
3. What does Reem do when she gets home?
A) She makes a sign.
B) She eats dinner.
C) She paints her face.
D) She cleans her room.
E) She makes a cake.
4. What is the purpose of Reem’s picture?
A) to encourage people to clean up the park
B) to make the park more beautiful
C) to improve her skills as an artist
D) to show people how beautiful the park is
E) to ear some money for the park.
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5. Why does Reem tape her picture to the trash 9. How might Reem and her friends feel after
can? cleaning up?
A) so people can see it A) cold
B) so it falls to the ground B) good
C) so people get mad C) mad
D) she is tired of holding it D) sad
E) she tries to be nice E) thirsty

6. Who helps Reem pick up trash? 10. How does the park look after everyone cleans
I. her dad it up?
II. her mom A) all clean
III. other children B) better
A) I only C) very dirty
B) I and II D) dirtier
C) II and III E) None of Above
D) I, II, and III
E) None of above

7. What does Reem give the children?

A) brooms
B) gifts
C) mops
D) candies
E) trash bags

8. What does Reem learn at the park?

A) that she can help make things better
B) that people do not care about the park
C) that her mom does not like to pick up trash CLAVES
D) that the park has no trash cans 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. A

E) that she can’t run around the park 6. C 7. E 8. A 9. B 10. B

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