Reading Comprehension Test 2. What type of school does Laura go to?

Class: _____ Date: __________________________ 3. What is her favorite lesson? Why?

Full name:
4. When does she play badminton?
Read and then do the exercises.
Boarding School – 5. Does Laura miss her parents?
What’s it really like?
In films,
boarding 2. Match the pictures and definitions to the underlined
schools are words in the text.
exciting
places, often 1. the art or skill of cooking
with magic or 2. feel sad because someone you love is
monsters.
But what is a not with you.
real British 3.
boarding
school like?
Thirteen-
year-old
Laura
Henderson
describes a 4. a regular meeting of all the teachers
typical day at
her school. and students of a school.
5.
“We wake up at 6:30 in the morning and have breakfast in the school canteen. At
8.00, the bell rings for assembly in the hall. The great thing about boarding
school is that we’re never late for school!
Lessons start at 9.00 and finish at 3.30. My favorite lesson is Science because we
often do experiments. In the afternoon, we sometimes go to the library to read or
we do P.E. in the gym. In the evening, I often play badminton or go to a cookery
class.
I go to a boarding school because my parents live in France. Do I miss them? Yes,
but I have some good friends here.

And no, we don’t have any magic or monsters! 3. Critical Thinking

1. Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. Remember: Think about the text. What is a
boarding school?
1. Does Laura go home when lessons finish? 2. Evaluate: What are two advantages and two
disadvantages about boarding school?