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Reading Comprehension Quiz
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama, born on January 17th, 1964, is the wife of the 44th President of the United States, Barrack Obama. She is the first African-American First Lady of the United States. She comes from Chicago. She is the mother of two girls: Malia and Sasha. She is a model for women. She helps poor people and tries to teach people how to eat in a good way to become thin.
Michelle Obama spends her day helping the poor people. She also visits sick people in hospitals and tries to help those who suffer from cancer. She plants her garden and teaches American women cooking. She is the author of a book on cooking and planting beautiful gardens. Her book explains how to eat well and practice sports to become thin.
Helping at Home
My home is a B&B or a Bed and Breakfast. A B&B is a house with one or two bedrooms that are used like a hotel. In my house, there are five bedrooms: three are for our family and two for the guests who come for a night or more and pay like in a hotel. We have also got two bathrooms, one for the guests and the other for us.
In the school holidays, I help my mum to clean the bedrooms of the guests. My sister loves cooking, so she helps our dad prepare breakfast. We help our parents with another important job: talking to the guests so that they feel at home.
Read the text carefully. (7 minutes)
1-Explain the three underlined words in the text. (3 minutes) 3 points
Poor: ≠rich; people who have no money; people who don’t have enough money.
Thin: ≠ fat.
Author:the person who writes a book.
2-Are the following sentences True or False? Write T if the sentence is true and F if it is false then justify from the text. (8 minutes) 6 points
Text 1
a-Michelle Obama is black.T
“She is the first African-American First Lady of the United States.”
b-Michelle Obama is a symbol for men.F
“She is a model for women. “
c-Michelle Obama likes to help the American people.T
“She helps poor people and tries to teach people how to eat in a good way to become thin.”
“Michelle Obama spends her day helping the poor people.”
“She also visits sick people in hospitals and tries to help those who suffer from cancer.”
Text 2
a-A B&B is a hotel.F
“A B&B is a house with one or two bedrooms that are used like a hotel.”
b-Two bedrooms are for our family and three for the guests.F
“…three are for our family and two for the guests …”
c-My sister and I talk to the guests so that they feel comfortable.T
“…talking to the guests so that they feel at home.”
3-Answer in complete sentences. (5 minutes)
a-Text 1: What does Michelle Obama do? 3 points
Michelle Obama helps the poor and teachespeople how to cook and eat in a healthy way to become thin. She also visits sick people in hospitals and help those who have cancer. She plants her own garden and has written a book on cooking and on having a beautiful garden.
b-Text 2: How do the two children help their parents? 2 points
They clean the guests’ bedrooms and talk to the guests so that they feel comfortable.One of them helps her dad prepare breakfast.
4-Write the three numbers in bold in letter. (3 minutes) 3 points
a-17th: seventeenth
b-1964: nineteen sixty-four
c-44th: forty-fourth
5-Change the sentence by using the possessive (s). (2 minutes) 1 point
I help my mum to clean the bedrooms of the guests.
I help my mum to clean the guests’ bedrooms.
6-Change the following sentences into the interrogative and give the short answer affirmative and the short answer negative. (5 minutes) 4 points
Michelle Obama spends her day helping the poor people.
Does Michelle Obama spend her day helping the poor?
Yes, she does.No, she doesn’t.
There are five bedrooms.
Are there five bedrooms?Yes, there are.No, there aren’t.
7-Change the following sentences into the negative form. (2 minutes) 2 points
She plants her garden and teaches American women cooking.
She doesn’t plant her garden and doesn’t teach American women cooking.
8-Describe what you do on Saturdays in around 50 words. Mention the number of words at the end. (8 minutes) 6 points
On Saturdays, ………….. (personal)
Use the present simple tense.
I think I will have ……………../30 because …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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