Name

Class

Reading (Food)
A. Read the text and match them with the pictures. Draw lines.

1. (A) Hello! I’m Osaloni. I’m from Nigeria.

On my birthday, I ate a dish called
'jollof rice'. It is rice with tomatoes,
red peppers, and onions.

2. (B) I’m Ali. I live in Sudan. I live in the city,

so I celebrate my birthday. But
children in the village don’t celebrate
their birthday. On my birthday I
drink a red juice. It is called ‘karkady’.
3. (C) Hi! I’m Huda. I’m from Ghana. On my
birthday, I eat ‘kelewele’. It is fried
plantain. Plantain is a kind of
banana.

4. (D) I’m Aska. I’m from Latvia. On my

birthday, I eat a traditional birthday
cake. Its name is ‘klingeris’. It is a big
yellow cake.

B. Read the text and answer the questions.

1. There are beans in jollof rice. TRUE FALSE
2. Children who live in the city / village celebrate their birthday in Nigeria.
3. Karkady is a kind of ......... .
a. cake b. drink c. fruit
4. What does Huda eat on her birthday?
………………………………………………………………………………………
5. What colour is Aska’s birthday cake?
………………………………………………………………………………………

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 Answers

A.
1. B

2. D

3. A

4. C

B.
1. FALSE

2. city

3. b. drink

4. She eats kelewele / a kind of banana /plantain.

5. Aska’s birthday cake / It is yellow.