I.

UNDERSTANDING PRONOUNS
PASSAGE 1 1. The word “her” (line 5) refers to _____________________.
HELLO KITTY 2. The word “they” (line 6) refers to _____________________.
3. The word “she” (line 8) refers to _____________________.
4. The word “they” (line 11) refers to _____________________.
II. UNDERSTANDING VOCABULARY
Match the meanings under Y with the words or phrases
under X. Write only the appropriate letter (a,b,c … etc) in
front of the number (1, 2, 3, …etc.) under X.
X Y
___ 1. famous (line 1) a. things which companies make to sell
___ 2. cute (line 2) b. once
PRE-READING QUESTIONS ___ 3. a bow (line 3) c. maybe
1. Do you know the name of this cartoon? ___ 4. fur (line 3) d. like
2. What kind of animal is it? Is it male or female? ___ 5. products (line) e. very popular
3. What country does this cartoon come from? ___ 6. Clothes (line) f. soft thick hair that covers the bodies
4. Do you like Hello Kitty? Why/Why not? ___ 7. In the past (line 5) of some animals
5. How do you know if someone is happy or sad? ___ 8. remember g. very pretty ; sweet
___ 9. perhaps (line 8) h. the things you wear, e.g. trousers,
6. Why is it hard to know if this cartoon animal is happy or sad?
___ 10. the same as (line 12) shirts, dresses etc.
i. think about something from the past
Hello Kitty is Japan’s most famous cartoon cat. Sanrio Company made j. a long thin piece of colorful cloth or
Ribbon, used to tie a girl’s hair
her popular everywhere. She is really cute, has a little nose and usually
wears a bow or a flower on her fur. There are over 15,000 kinds of products III. UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN IDEA
that have pictures of Kitty on them, such as bags, clothes, and rulers. Circle the best answer.
In the past, only children liked her. Now lots of young women are 1. The main idea of this passage is that __________________.
buying Hello Kitty products again because they like to remember when they a. there are pictures of Hello Kitty on many things
were children themselves. b. children like Kitty because she does not have a mouth
Why do people like this cartoon cat? Perhaps it is because she has no c. Kitty is popular with people because they feel she is their
mouth, so she does not look happy or sad. friend
When people feel happy, they can look at her and think she is happy too. 2. The best title for this passage would be ________________.
When they are sad, they think she is sad too. People feel she is a friend who a. A Happy Smiling Cat
feels the same as they do. b. A Very Cute Cartoon Cat
c. A Japanese TV Cartoon Cat
IV. UNDERSTANDING DETAILS
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Circle the best answer.
1. According to the passage, we know that Kitty is famous because
____________.
a. even some young women like her
b. her picture is on lots of products
c. her smiling face makes people happy
2. The passage tells us that nowadays _______________.
a. only children like Hello kitty
b. children like to remember Kitty
c. children and young women like Kitty
3. Now lots of women like Kitty because the _______________.
a. think about the past
b. think she is in fashion
c. remember their own children
4. According to the passage, Kitty ___________________.
a. cannot smile
b. has a happy face
c. looks like a real cat
5. The end of the passage suggests that ____________.
a. Hello Kitty has real feelings
b. we need friends who share our feelings
c. Kitty makes people feel the same as with their own cats
6. If Kitty had a mouth, she would ____________.
a. not be able to show any feelings
b. make people feel she is their friend
c. show different feelings in different drawings
B. TRUE-FALSE
Write T in front of the correct statements and F in front
of the incorrect statements.
____ 1. Kitty is famous around the world.
____ 2. Kitty likes bags, clothes and rulers.
____ 3. Clothes are not the only things that have a picture of Kitty on
them.
____ 4. There was a time when women did not like Kitty.
____ 5. Young women enjoy thinking about when their children were
young.
____ 6. Kitty only has a small mouth.
____ 7. Kitty cannot show feelings.
____ 8. Happy people think Kitty is happy.
____ 9. People see their own feeling on Kitty’s face.
____10. People think Kitty feels the same all the time.
V. MAKING SUMMARY
This is a summary of the passage. Read it carefully. The
statements under X have to be followed by the statements
under Y. Match them by writing the appropriate letter (a, b,
c, …etc.) in front of number (1, 2, 3, …etc.) under X. Then
you will get a summary of the passage.
X Y
___ 1. Hello Kitty is a famous a. because she has no mouth
Japanese cartoon cat with a b. because they enjoy thinking
little nose and no mouth. about when they were little
___ 2. Children like Kitty very much, c. whose picture is on lots of
___ 3. The reason why women like things
Kitty d. so this makes her seem like
___ 4. Kitty cannot show any feelings everyone's friend
___ 5. People think she shares their e. and now she is also popular
feelings among women