ENGLISH COURSE / GROWN – UPS A1

READING COMPREHENSION/ VOCABULARY EXERCISE

DATE: April 16th,2020

A. Read the text carefully.

Superman Sherlock Holmes

Clark Kent is from a planet far Sherlock Holmes is a character

away called Krypton. He grew up from books. He is a very famous
on the Earth. Superman has super detective. He tries to find out
strengths and speed. He can fly and crimes. He is intelligent and has a
he has x-ray vision, so he can see good memory. He enjoys his job.
through objects.

Usain Bolt
Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Usain Bolt is a Jamaican
The Harry Potter books are sprinter. He is very agile
fantasy books written by J.K. and athletic. He won gold
Rowling. Harry Potter is a medals and he is one of the
powerful wizard. He studies greatest sprinters of all
at Hogwarts with his best time. His favorite book is
friends Ron and Hermione. « The soul of a Butterfly »
He is very brave and by Muhammad Ali.
fearless.

Answer the questions.

1. Which super powers does Superman have? Superman’s powers are super strength and speed. can fly and have x-ray v

2. Who is Sherlock Holmes? Sherlock Holmes is a character from books.

3. Who wrote Harry Potter’s books? the books were written by J.K. Rowling

4. Who are Harry Potter’s best friends? his best friends Ron and Hermione.

5. Where is Usain Bolt from? Usain bolt is from Jamaica

 6. What’s Usain Bolt’s favorite book? His favorite book is « The soul of a Butterfly » by
Muhammad Ali.

7. Which superhero would you like to be? Why?

I would like to be captain america for his agility, speed and leadership instinct.

8. What is your favorite book? Why?

My favorite book is under the same star because it is a story of self-improvement

Vocabulary

C.Read the stories and write the story types from the word box below.

detective - science fiction - romance - historical story - fantasy - fairy tales

Story Type The Stories

1 fantasy An 10 -year-old boy had a wish for his birthday. He wanted to be a wizard. After that day,
he started living in a magical world and going to a magic school to learn to do magic.

2 fairy tales Little Red Riding Hood walked through the forest. She wanted to see her grandmother
because she was sick. She met a big bad wolf in the forest.

3 science Some aliens visited our world by their UFO. They took a boy to their planet.
fiction

4 romance The beautiful girl married the prince and they lived happily ever after.

5 historical This is a story about the life of a boy and his mother in a little village in France during the
story 1st World War.

6 detective A young woman was lost in town. Nobody saw her again. Detective Smith and his team is
trying to find her.
D.Match the adjectives with their definitions.

1 fearless (c) a. Someone who is very good at running and jumping

2 agile(f) b. Someone who is very strong

3 athletic (a) c. Someone who is not afraid of anything

4 powerful (b) d. Real

5 wicked (e) e. Someone who does bad or wrong things

6 intelligent (h) f. Someone who can move very quickly and easily

7 keen on (g) g. interested in

8 factual (d) h. Someone who is very smart

E.Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets.

1. Ali _______LOVE__________ to music. (love / listen)

2. My uncle _______IS___________ reading horror books. ( be / keen on)
3. Albert _________PLAY____________ computer games. (not into / play)
4. My aunt _______ENJOYS______________ futuristic books. (enjoy / read)
5. I __________LEARN______________ about animals. (like / learn)