13190 reading comprehension b

NAME ______________________
Nº _____ CLASS _____________
DATE ______/______/_________
Read the following text attentively.

My name’s Stephen. I’m thirteen years old.
I’m from London. It’s the capital of the UK.
My father’s from Chicago. My mother’s from
Swansea. Peter is my big brother. He’s twentyfive. He’s a singer in a pop band. Susan’s my
sister. She’s eight.
We all live in Edinburgh, the capital of
Scotland.
I’m in Year 8 at St. Patrick’s School. It isn’t a
big school. There aren’t many teachers but they
are great. My favourite school subject is Physical
Education. I’m not very good at Art. It’s difficult!
I am good at sport and I love playing baseball. I
want to be a famous baseball player and I
practise for four hours every day.
My favourite colour is red.

A. Mark the following sentences True or False and correct the
False ones.
SENTENCES
1. Stephen is 30 years old.
2. His mother is American.
3. Susan is Stephen’s sister.
4. Stephen is a student at St. Patrick’s School.
5. He is good at Physical Education.

True

Fals
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B. Answer the following questions about the text.
1. How
old
is Stephen?
6. He
loves
Art.
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2. Where is he from?
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3. Is London the capital of the UK?
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4. Who is American?
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5. What is his brother’s name?
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6. Is Peter a student or a singer?
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7. How old is Peter?
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8. What is Stephen’s favourite subject?
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9. Why isn’t he good at Art?

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10. What is his favourite colour?
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C. Ask the questions for the given answers.



A. Mark the following sentences True or False and correct the
False ones.
SENTENCES

True

False

X

1. Stephen is 30 years old.
Stephen is 13 years old.

X

2. His mother is American.
His father is American./ His mother is Welsh.
3. Susan is Stephen’s sister.

X

4. Stephen is a student at St. Patrick’s School.

X

5. He is good at Physical Education.

X

6. He loves Art.
He hates Art.
B. Answer the following questions about the text.
1. How old is Stephen?
He is thirteen years old.
2. Where is he from?
He is from London.
3. Is London the capital of the UK?
Yes, it is.
4. Who is American?
His father is.
5. What is his brother’s name?
It is Peter.
6. Is Peter a student or a singer?
Peter is a singer.
7. How old is Peter?
He is twenty-five years old.

X


8. What is Stephen’s favourite subject?

It is Physical Education.
9. Why isn’t she good at Art?
He isn’t good at Art, because it is difficult.
10. What is his favourite colour?
It‘s red.
C. Ask the questions for the given answers.
1. What nationality is his mother?/ What’s his mother’s nationality?
His mother is Welsh.
2. How old is Susan?
Susan is eight years old.
3. Is his school (very) big?
No, his school isn’t very big.
4. Why does he play baseball every day?
He plays baseball every day because he wants to be a famous
baseball player .