READING COMPREHENSION

 

                                                                EXERCISE- 1

                                                READING COMPREHENSION

Read the passage and answer the following questions given below:

                        In the middle of a bright day, I had an appointment with my friend for lunch. I drove along the main road at reasonable speed.

                        About fifty meters before the crossroads, a pedestrian who was walking on the pavement suddenly ran across the road in front of my car. I was so surprised that I braked as hard as I could. I really panicked and I had to swerve to avoid the pedestrian. I crashed into a car which was parked by the side of the road.

                        Fortunately, the pedestrian was not injured, but I had a bad cut on my face because my head hit the wind screen. I did not wear my seat belt.
Then, an ambulance arrived and took me to the hospital where I had to have five stitches and rested for a few hours. There was a lot of damage to my car; the wind screen was broken and the bodywork was badly damaged. Later, I was interviewed by the police at the hospital.

                        It was early Sunday morning. The alarm in my cell phone rang. My sister and I planned to wake up early that day to maKe a surprise cake for mother’s birthday.

                        We walked to the kitchen and prepared all the ingredients. It was our first time at making a birthday cake so we had to read the recipe on the Internet every time. We did everything in silence because we did not want mother or father to wake up.

                        We mixed the ingredients into a batter and then put the batter in the oven. After baking for several minutes, we took the cake from the oven. It was not very shapely, but it looked delicious. We put it on an oval plate and put it on a small table near mother’s bedroom door, hoping that mother saw it right after she opened the door. Then, we went mother’s bedroom.

                        Suddenly, we heard a sound “Prank!!!!!”. We ran out of our bedroom and were very surprised. Our cat had stood on the table and the cake spread on the floor. We were speechless, thinking that our hard effort was useless. Then, mother opened the door and asked us what happened. We told her what happened and she smiled. She hugged us and said thanks for the spoiled gift.

 Questions:

1. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

A). Where the accident happened?

B). When the accident occurred?

C). How the accident happened?

E). Who were involved in the accident?

 

2. While the writer was driving, suddenly…

A). A pedestrian hit his car

B). A pedestrian ran into his car

C). A pedestrian greeted him

D). A pedestrian ran across the road

E). A pedestrian crossed the road

3. From the text we can conclude that…

A). The pedestrian was careless

B). The writer broke traffic rules.

C). The writer drove his/ her car fast

D). The witness helped the victims

E). The writer helped the injured pedestrian

4. “We were a speechless, thinking that our hard effort was useless”.  Which of the following sentences have the word with similar meaning to the underlined word?

A). The most important thing in my life is my family;s happiness.

B). Trying to contact Donna right now will be in vain since she is very busy with her work.

C). We can create beneficial products from recycled materials

D). I appreciate all precious moments with you.

E). We never thought this item to be priceless.

 

5. Why did the writer and her sister make the cake in silence?

A). They were speechless

B). They were still sleepy

C). They did it unwillingly

D). They wanted to give their mother a surprise

E). They did not know what to do.

6. What is the best title for the text above?

A) A Surprise on My Birthday

B) My Sister’s Birthday Party

C) A Surprise for Mother’s Birthday

D) My Mother’s Birthday Party

E) A Memorable Time in My Life

Answer Key:

1. C

2. D

3. A

4. B

5. D

6. C