SHARJAH HIGHER COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY Reading PRE-FOUNDATIONS II Week 16

Reading Comprehension

Reading 1

1. I have just had a terrible weekend! On Saturday I was so tired that I slept all

morning. When I woke up I had a head ache and my throat was sore. My body

ached all over. My nose ran and I coughed a lot. My mother took my temperature

but I did not have a fever.

2. My mother made me some soup for lunch and I ate it in bed. I drank some juice.

I tried to read a book but I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I lay in bed all afternoon.

I drank more juice. I felt miserable all afternoon. I didn’t want to do anything.

3. I got out of bed at dinner time. My parents ordered pizza for dinner and I was able

to eat some of it. I drank more juice! I felt a bit better after dinner so I stayed up.

I covered myself with a blanket on the sofa and watched TV with my parents.

I fell asleep in front of the TV.

4. The next morning I felt better but now my mother had a cold! She looked

miserable. It was her turn to be sick.

Words count: 193

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Choose A, B, C or D:1. What is the best title for this text?

a. Sick on the weekendb. Sick on a weekdayc. The best weekendd. My friend’s bad weekend

2. The boy was sick on a Saturday.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not Given

3. He had a high fever.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not Given

4. What does the word ‘miserable’ in Paragraph 2, Line 7 mean?a. Happyb. Badc. Goodd. Exciting

5. At what time did he get out of bed?a. At lunch timeb. At dinner timec. At breakfast timed. At night time

6. What did they have for dinner?a. Pizzab. Pastac. Soupd. Eggs

7. What does ‘it’ in Paragraph 3, Line 10 refer to?a. Pizzab. Dinnerc. Fatherd. Mother

8. Why did he stay up after dinner? Because he ...a. felt betterb. wanted to watch TVc. was excitedd. was very sick

9. The boy’s father had cold the next morning.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not Given

Write ONLY one word or number:10. What did his mother cook for him? ___________________

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Reading 2: Finding information in timetables

a) Whalley to Boltonb) Clitheroe to Boltonc) Bolton to Clitheroed) Cltheroe to Darwen

a) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturdayb) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday c) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturdayd) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

a) 06:25b) 20:25c) 07:45d) 21:45

a) 06:45b) 07:15c) 20:45d) 07:10

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a) Twenty minutesb) One hour twenty minutesc) Two hours twenty minutesd) Three hours

a) One Poundb) Two Poundsc) Three Poundsd) Four Pounds

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Reading 3: Neighbours /Families from different countries

People from many different countries come to live in the UK. Read the following passages.

PART 1:- Match the pictures and the texts:

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PART 2:- Match A to B:A. Where does Mrs Baker live? 1. 16 Foxhill Road.B. What’s Mr and Mrs Singh home address? 2. No, she’s divorced.C. Mr and Mrs Mahmood live at…………….. 3. She lives at 12 Foxhill Road.D. Is Mrs Baker married? 4. They live at 14 Foxhill Road.E. How many children does the Singh family

have?5. She’s a part-time secretary.

F. How old are Priya Singh and Kudzia Mahmood?

6. They have two daughters.

G. What are the names of Mrs Baker’s daughters?

7. They are both 11 years old.

H. What does Mrs Baker do? 8. Mr Singh is an accountant and Mrs Singh is a receptionist.

I. What do Mr and Mrs Singh do? 9. He’s a builder.J. Mrs Baker is __________________. 10. on Friday.K. Mr and Mrs Singh are ______________. 11. Emily and Clare.

L. What is Mr Mahmood’s job? 12. A Christian.M. Mr Mahmood goes to the mosque _______. 13. Sikhs.

PART 3:- Circle True, False or Not Given:Mrs Baker likes her home at 12 Foxhill Road. True False Not Given

Mr Baker doesn’t want a full-time job. True False Not Given

Mr Baker goes to church every Sunday. True False Not Given

The Singh family goes to temple every week. True False Not Given

The Singh family is from India but True False Not Given the Mahmood family is from Pakistan.

PART 4:- Write ONLY one/two word/s or number/s: How old is Emily and Clare? ____________

When did Mr and Mrs Singh move to the UK? ____________

When did the Mahmood family move to the UK? ___________

How many times in a day does the Mahmood family pray? ____________

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Reading 4:

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PART 1:- Choose a, b, c or d1. What is the topic of this text?a) Favorite hobbies in Chinab) Favorite hobbies in Russiac) Favorite music in Russiad) Favorite sports in China2. The word “popular” in Paragraph 1, line 3 means:a) People don’t do it a lotb) People don’t like itc) People like itd) People hate it3. What does “it” in Paragraph 2, line 9 refers to?a) Classical musicb) Shootingc) Footballd) The photo4. In paragraph 3, line 11 “My” refers to:a) Veronicab) Younger peoplec) Alexandra d) Dima5. Alexandra doesn’t like rock music.a) Trueb) False

c) Not Given6. Older people enjoy gardening.a) Trueb) Falsec) Not Given7. Playing a musical instrument isn’t popular in Russia.a) Trueb) Falsec) Not Given8. Dima plays the piano.a) Trueb) Falsec) Not Given9. Alexandra’s quite good at shooting.a) Trueb) Falsec) Not Given10. Veronica dances in the shower.a) Trueb) Falsec) Not Given11. Driving sports cars is popular in Russia.a) Trueb) Falsec) Not Given

PART 2:- Write your answers for these questions below.1. What’s your favorite hobby?________________________________________________________________________________.2. What hobbies are popular with older people in your country?________________________________________________________________________________.3. What hobbies are popular with younger children in your country?________________________________________________________________________________.4. What sports do you like to play?________________________________________________________________________________.5. Can you play a musical instrument? If so, what?________________________________________________________________________________.6. Are you a good singer?________________________________________________________________________________.

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Reading 5:

A Clean Drink of Water

1. All people need clean water. They need it for drinking, for cooking, and

2. for bathing. Some people in a village in South America did not have clean

3. water. Their water was full of oil and dirt. People there got sick when

4. they drank the water. Far away, other people heard about the problem.

5. They sent empty water tanks to the village. Rainwater fell into the tanks.

6. That water was clean. Now the people in that village have clean water.

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Circle A, B, C, or D:

1. What do all people need?a) soda popb) clean waterc) their own house

2. Why do all people essentially need water?a) For drinking and cooking onlyb) For cooking, drinking and bathingc) For playing and bathing

3. Where was the village in the passage that did not have clean water?a) South Americab) Africac) United States of America

4. Water full of oil and dirt can hurt people. What information from the passage shows this is true?a) The people in the village got sick after drinking the water full of oil and dirt.b) The people in the village had clean water to drink after they got the empty water tanks.c) All people need water for drinking, cooking, and bathing.

5. What is the main idea in A Clean Drink of Water?a) Dirty water will make you sick.b) All people need clean water to live.c) You should help people in need.

6. What does ‘it’ in Line 1 refer to?a) peopleb) waterc) all

7. What does ‘their’ in Line 3 refer to?a) The village peopleb) All people in South Africac) All people

8. What is the opposite of the word ‘full’ in Line 3?a) emptyb) completec) bigd) rich

9. The people in the village drink clean water.a) Trueb) Falsec) Not Given10. Write ONLY ONE word:Where do the village people get water from now? ___________________________

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Reading 6:

A Great American LeaderMartin Luther King Jr. was a leader. He lived from 1929 to 1968. King grew up in the

southern part of the United States. At that time, laws treated African American

people differently from white people. African Americans were forced to sit in the back

of buses. They also had to use separate bathrooms.

When King was older, he worked to change those unfair laws. Finally, he succeeded

in changing those bad laws. Now, those laws provide the same rights to all

Americans.

Martin L. King memorial

at the National Mall

In Memory of KingKing is celebrated with a memorial. A memorial is a statue or a place for an

important or famous person. The King memorial is built on the National Mall. That is

a park in Washington, D.C. Memorials for some U.S. presidents are also on the Mall.

The King memorial opened in August of 2011. It has a 30-foot statue of King.

Sentences from some of his speeches are written into a stone wall. The cost of

building the memorial was $100 million.

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Choose A, B, C or D

1. Who is Martin Luther King?A. American singerB. American leaderC. American ArtistD. African leader

2. How old was King when he died?A. Thirty eightB. Forty nineC. Thirty nineD. Ninety three

3. The laws were the same for black people and white people at that time.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given

4. African American people liked to sit at the back of the bus.A. True B. FalseC. Not Given

5. What does ‘They’ in Paragraph 1, Line 3 refer to?A. African AmericansB. White AmericansC. All AmericansD. Young Americans

6. King was able to change the laws.A. TrueB. False C. Not Given

7. Now, all Americans are the same and have same rights.A. TrueB. False C. Not Given

8. People made a statue for King because he was very rich.A. TrueB. False C. Not Given

9. Where can you find the King memorial? At the _____________A. National MallB. National University C. Natural MallD. King Mall

10.Martin Luther King was an important Leader?A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given

11.King was rich and had a very big family.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given

Write ONLY One or Two words to answer the following questions:

12.When was the memorial first open? In ___________________.

13.How much did building the memorial cost? _____________________.

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