Reading
A. Comprehension (07 points)
Little Boy with a Slingshot
Once upon a time Sammy and his sister Marie visited their grandparents at their farm, Sammy picked up a slingshot to play outside in the woods. He practiced in the woods but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for lunch. As he was walking back he saw Grandma’s pet duck. §1
Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly which hit the duck square in the head and killed it. He was shocked and grieved. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the pile of woods. Marie had seen it all from the window but she said nothing. After lunch, the next day Grandma said, “Marie, let’s wash the dishes.” Marie said, “But Grandma, Sammy told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” §2
Then she whispered to Sammy, “Remember the duck?” Sammy got nervous knowing his sister knew about the duck and if he doesn’t obey, she may tell his grandparents about it. So without saying anything, he did the dishes. §3
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Marie to help make supper.” Marie just smiled and said, “Well that’s all right because Sammy told me he wanted to help.” §4
She whispered again to Sammy, “Remember the duck?” So Marie went fishing and Sammy stayed to help. After several days of Marie taking advantage of Sammy, he finally couldn’t stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. §5
Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, “Sweetheart, I know. I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Marie take advantage of you.” §6
(Adapted from https://www.moralstories.org/little-boy-slingshot/).
Identify the type of the text.
The text is a….
a. news item b. descriptive c. narrative
c. narrative
Answer the following questions according to the text.
a- What did Sammy feel when he didn't catch any target? He's got a little discouraged.
b- Why did Sammy hide the dead ducks in the woodpile? Because he panicked.
c- What task did Marie get away with because she took advantage of Sammy's mistake? Give two examples.
1. not doing dishes.
2. not making supper.
Identify the paragraphs in which the following ideas are mentioned.
a- Marie took advantage of Sammy's mistake. §3 and §5.
b- Great grandmother's soul to forgive Sammy. §6.
Choose the general idea of the text.
a- Marie took advantage of Sammy's mistake. §3 and §5.
b- Great grandmother's soul to forgive Sammy. §6.
B. Text exploration (8 points)
Find words, phrases or expressions in the text whose definitions follow:
a- spoke confidentially (§3) whispered.
b- dinner (§4) supper.
c- making use of (§5) taking advantage of.
Divide the following words into roots and affixes:
finally - discouraged - longer
Complete sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a).
a- Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing.
b- Grandpa asked the children: “…………………………….”
Grandpa asked the children: ”Do you want to go fishing?”
a- Even though he tried hard, he could never hit the target.
b- In spite of ………………………………………
In spite of his hard try, he could never hit the target.
Reorder the following sentences to get a coherent passage.
Marie took advantage of Sammy's situation.
Due to his carelessness, Sammy got grandma's duck killed.
Sammy admitted his guilt.
Sammy and his sister Marie visited their grandparents at the farm.
4-2-1-3
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