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Answer Key to Extra Reading Comprehension Activities

Unit 2, page 18
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

1.
2.
3.
4.

c
c
a
b

CRITICAL THINKING
B.

1. John Travolta is a pilot and an actor.

2. Madhur Jaffrey is a chef, a writer, and an actress.

Unit 3, page 26
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

Museum
1. National Museum of Anthropology
2. National Palace Museum
3. Kyoto National Museum

Location
b in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City
c on Chih-shan Road in Taipei
a at 527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku

CRITICAL THINKING
B.

1. c
2. b
3. b

Unit 4, page 34
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

a
b
c
a
a
b

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CRITICAL THINKING
B.

1. Richard Williams has four children.

2. Her husband is Vicente Fernandez.
3. JC Chans parents are Jackie Chan and Joan Lin.

Unit 5, page 42
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

1. Frida
2. the soccer game
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4. The Three Sisters

CRITICAL THINKING
B.

1.
2.
3.
4.

the soccer game

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Moral
The Three Sisters and Moral
Frida (It begins at 9:30 P.M.)

Unit 6, page 50
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

1. midnight
2. phone
3. three

CRITICAL THINKING
B.

The Emporium on Park

Street
brown sweaters
yellow shirts
white blouses
red blouses
childrens shoes
shoes

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Mall
yellow shirts
white blouses
red blouses
childrens shoes
shoes

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The Emporium at
Central Station
yellow shirts
red blouses
childrens shoes
shoes

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Unit 7, page 58
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

lives in an apartment
doesnt have a garden
has five bathrooms
has a large kitchen
there are four bedrooms

CRITICAL THINKING
B.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

True
No information
True
No information
False
True

Unit 8, page 74
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Roomba
Aibo
Aibo, Roomba, Auto Mower
Aibo
Roomba, Auto Mower

CRITICAL THINKING
B.

1. a
2. b
3. c

Unit 9, page 82
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Coolgrl
Coolgrl
Diana25
Diana25

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CRITICAL THINKING
B.

Old plans: watch TV, wash her hair, listen to music

New plans: meet in the park, eat at a picnic table, eat with a friend

Unit 10, page 90

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

1. 4 cloves of garlic
2. 6 tablespoons of olive oil
3. 500 grams

CRITICAL THINKING
B.

4
7
2
6
1
3
5

Drain the cabbage.

Mix the noodles with the cabbage.
Sprinkle the cabbage with salt.
Cook the noddles.
Slice the cabbage.
Put the cabbage in the refrigerator overnight.
Saut the cabbage until light brown.

Unit 11, page 92

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

China, Mexico, Italy

CRITICAL THINKING
B.
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. a

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Unit 12, page 106

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Gerard Depardieu and Rob Reiner

Zhang Zi Yi and Caetano Veloso
Rob Reiner
Julia Roberts

CRITICAL THINKING
B.
1. Rob Reiner
2. Gerard Depardieu
3. Zhang Zi Yi
4. Caetano Veloso
5. Julia Roberts

Unit 13, page 114

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

1.
2.
3.
4.

b
a
b
b

CRITICAL THINKING
B.

1. She is between 6 and 12 months old.

2. She is between 3 and 6 months old.
3. She is between 1 and 3 months old.

Unit 14, page 122

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A.

Norway
1. Thor Heyerdahl was born in Sweden.
Liv
2. Mr. Heyerdahls wifes name was Kon-Tiki. /
rafts
Mr. Heyerdahls wifes name was Kon-Tiki.

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Polynesia
3. Thor Heyerdahl lived in Indonesia.
with a crew of men
4. Mr. Heyerdahl sailed alone.
Peru to Polynesia.
5. He sailed from Polynesia to Peru.

CRITICAL THINKING
B.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

True
False
False
True
True

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