Reading comprehension I term 7th form

Read the passages and answer reading comprehension questions about each passage.

I.  In the USA and some other countries parents sometimes take a role of teachers and teach their children at home.

They don’t like regular schools. They believe that there are too many students in the class or that there is too much bullying. In other cases, children whose parents spend a lot of time travelling can’t go to regular schools. There are over a million children in the USA whose parents are also their teachers.

 1. The phrase “in other cases” in the passage is closed in meaning to:

a)  in other situations

b) in other times

c) in the other side

d) on the contrary

2. In many countries the parents are also _____ for their children.

a) doctors

b) friends

c) teachers

d) nurses

3. The decision to teach their children themselves caused by ___

a) parents’ jobs

b) bad teachers at school

c) religious reasons

d) family traditions

4. This passage is about

a) educational system

b) bulling at schools

c) family traditions

d) children’s hobby

II. Extra-school activities is a part of school life. Parents often go to their children’s schools to see their work.

Sometimes the schools have exhibitions of the pupils’ art or project work. Many schools have a school choir and an orchestra and they hold concerts. Plays at the end of each school year are also very popular. Some of the parents help teachers with these activities.

1. The phrase “Extra-school activities” in the passage is closed in meaning to:

a) after-school activities

b) educational activities

c) cultural events

d) sports events

2. Parents often go to their children’s schools

a) to take part in school events

b) to see their children’s works

c) to control the learning process

d) to communicate with teachers

3. What kind of activities isn’t mentioned in the passage?

a) concerts

b) exhibitions

c) project works

d) food festival

4. What is the most popular extra-school activities?

a) plays

b) festivals

c) sport competitions

d) travelling  

III. In Great Britain, people usually work five days a week. Many of them also work at home at the weekend. They do the chores and gardening. They also do repairs and make improvements to their houses. This is called DIY (Do It Yourself). The British love DIY because they are very proud of their homes.

1. What activities can be called chores?

a) collecting things

b) playing hopscotch

c) washing up

d) learning English

2. The phrase “Do repairs” in the passage is closed in meaning to:

a) fix

b) cut the wood

c) turn off the water

d) cook

3. The British love DIY because of ___

a) their pride of their houses

b) having a lot of free time

c) lack of another work

d) competitive feature of character

4. The phrase “ Do It Yourself” means ___

a) do something with your own hands

b) do something for yourself

c) help another people

 d) be a coach potato