Name_________________Mandrus N.

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Grade 6th

Reading Comprehension

I. Read the text.

Hi, my name is Tina. I am thirteen years old and today I want to talk about my best friend Helen.
She is my classmate and she is thirteen years old too.
We go to a very big school near Scotland. We share the same desk and love the same school
subjects. Our favourite lessons are Arts and Physical Education. I am very good at tennis and she is
very good at volleyball. She plays volleyball at our school team. We both have a busy life. We
always get up at a half past six and at seven o’clock her father takes us to school by car. Our classes
start at half past seven and finish at 4 p.m. After school we always do our homework, walk our dogs
and attend different sport clubs. On the weekends, we usually go to the movie theatre or have a picnic
if the weather is good.
Her mother is a nurse. My mother is a nurse too and they work at the same hospital. Our fathers
are both engineers but they work at different companies. I am the only child, I don’t have a sister but
she is like a sister to me.

II Chose the correct variant

1.Tina is...
a) 16 b)13 c)12
2. Helen plays
a) tennis b)baseball c)volleyball
3. Girl's classes start at
a) 6.30 b) 7.30 c) 7.00
4. Girl's favourite lessons are
a) Art and Math b) English and Art c) Art and PE

III True or False

1. Helen plays volleyball at our town team. F

2. Tina's father takes girls to school by car.T
3. Helen is Tina's sisterF
4. Girl's fathers are both engineers but they work at different companies.T
IV Put the sentences in the correct order according to the text.
a) After school they always do their homework, walk their dogs and attend different sport clubs.7
b) Girls always get up at a half past six4
c) Girls go to a very big school near Scotland. 1
d) Their classes start at half past seven and finish at 4 p.m.6
e) They both have a busy life.3
f) On the weekends, they usually go to the movie theatre or have a picnic8
g) They share the same desk and love the same school subjects.2
h) At seven o’clock Helen's father takes us to school by car.5