PART A: READING

TEXT 1
Pre-Reading Activity
Look at the definitions near the pictures and complete the blanks with the words in the box. Be
careful about EXTRA WORDS.

retired (adj) recipe (n) shelf(n) fictional (adj)

busy (adj) furniture (n) lake (n)

not real: (________fictional___________)

the place on the wall for books: (________shelf___________)

not working any more: (_________retired__________)

the method of cooking a meal with a list of necessary materials:

(_________recipe__________)
Read the text and answer the following questions.

My name is Keera. I live in Nottingham, England, but my family is

from Ireland. I am a fashion designer and I work hard all year. I’m always
busy, but in summer I don’t work very hard. Every summer on weekends I go
to my grandparents’ house because they live near a lake and I have some
friends there. I love spending time with my grandpa and grandma.
My grandpa is a pilot, but he is retired now. He makes model planes and he has a small
power glider (a small plane). In summer we sometimes fly that power glider over the lake. I like the
view of the area from the air. It is great fun to fly like birds. Grandpa also enjoys fishing. I have my
own fishing gear, so we catch fish from morning till evening and bring the fish to grandma. My
grandma is a wonderful cook because she likes cooking a lot. She cooks delicious meals and I love to
eat her meals.
Grandma has a very big kitchen with a red door. Her kitchen
always smells of freshly baked biscuits. My favorite is grandma’s
chocolate biscuit. She has a special recipe for it and she never tells it to
anyone.
Grandma’s kitchen is a special place for me. The furniture in the
kitchen is old and it is full of good memories. A very big dinner table
stands in the middle of the kitchen. A ceramic Bunny Rabbit biscuit jar is
always on the table and it is full of biscuits. Every morning we take one
biscuit from the jar and make a wish. My grandma also makes ice tea every day. On hot summer
days, she loves drinking her ice tea on the veranda and she watches us fly planes. There are some
shelves on the wall. Grandma has a lot of cookbooks and one of the shelves is full of these books.
These books are from the 1950s and 1960s. Another thing I love about my
grandma’s kitchen is the refrigerator. It’s a small one. My grandma puts a lot of
postcards and photos of me and my family on it. I look at the photos and things
on the refrigerator and I remember my childhood. It is wonderful to have lovely
grandparents.

I. Read the text and mark the sentences as True (T) or False (F).

1. Keera is always busy in summers. ___F___

2. Keera’s grandma is good at cooking. ___T___
3. Keera’s grandma has a secret chocolate biscuit recipe. ___T___
4. Grandma’s cookbooks are modern. ___F___

II. Answer the following questions.

1. What is the topic of the text?
a) Keera’s grandma’s kitchen
b) Keera’s grandma and grandpa
c) Keera’s lovely summer days with grandparents

2. What does Keera do in summers? Why?

She goes to her grandparents’ house because they live near a lake and she has some friends
there. She loves spending time with her grandpa and grandma.

3. How does Keera spend time with her grandpa?

They fly model planes or sometimes they fly the power glider. They also catch fish.
4. Write Keera’s grandma’s likes.
She likes cooking, reading cookbooks, and drinking ice tea.

5. What is special about the Bunny Rabbit jar on the dinner table?
The jar is full of biscuits. They take one biscuit every day from the jar and make a wish.

6. Why does Keera like the refrigerator in her grandma’s kitchen?

There are photos and postcards on the refrigerator. She looks at the photos and remembers
her childhood.

TEXT 2
Pre-Reading Activity
Look at the definitions near the pictures and complete the blanks with the words in the box. Be
careful about EXTRA WORDS.

ordinary (adj) creature (n) careless (adj) description (n)

fairy(n) talented (adj) brave(adj) pirate(n)

a real or unreal living thing: (________creature___________)

a set of characteristics: (________description_________)

not careful: (_________careless__________)

 skilled: (_________talented__________)

not different from others: (_________ordinary__________)

Read the text and answer the following questions.

Peter and Wendy is one of J. M. Barrie’s popular books. It is a

book for both adults and children. The main character of the book is
Peter Pan. He is a fictional character. He spends his childhood on the
small island of Neverland. He never grows up, so we do not know his
real age. We also have no information about his parents. He is the
leader of a gang, the Lost Boys. He has fairy friends. They are small
creatures with magic powers.
Barrie doesn’t give any detailed description of Peter Pan, but
he describes him as a beautiful boy. He has all of his first teeth. He has
fair hair and blue eyes. He is not a normal child. He has pointed elf-
like ears. His clothes are also interesting. He has green tights and a
cap with a feather.
Peter Pan is a careless boy, but he is brave. He is not afraid of danger. He fights with pirates.
They are not good characters. He protects his friends from the pirates. He is also very intelligent and
talented. He has a lot of skills. For example, he can fly because he is a half-bird. He sometimes flies to
the world outside and meets ordinary children. He wants to be normal like these children.

1. Who is the writer of the book Peter and Wendy?

J. M. Barrie

2. Who is Peter Pan?

He is the main character of the book Peter and Wendy. He is a fictional character.

3. Which is NOT true about Peter Pan?

a) He goes to school.
b) We don’t know his parents.
c) He lives in Neverland.

4. Why don’t we know Peter Pan’s age?

…because he never grows up.

5. Who leads the Lost Boys?

Peter Pan
6. What are fairies?
They are small creatures with magic powers.
7. What does Peter Pan look like?
He is a beautiful boy. He has all of his first teeth. He has fair hair and blue eyes. He has pointed
elf-like ears.
8. What does he wear?
He wears green tights and a cap with a feather.
9. Describe Peter Pan’s personality.
He is careless, but brave. He is also very intelligent and talented.
10. Why does Peter Pan go to the world outside?
…because he meets ordinary children there.

11. What does “They” in paragraph 1 refer to? ________fairy friends__________

12. What does “His” in paragraph 2 refer to? ________ Peter Pan’s___________
13. What does “ordinary” in paragraph 3 mean?
a) strange b) normal c) close