Reading Time II

Context clues

Each of the sentences in this exercise contains a blank. Read each sentence quickly and then write a word that completes the sentence. There may be no single correct answer.

1  My mother says that I will get__________ if I eat too much candies.

1  She bought a__________ to look up the meaning of new words.

1  With very good conditions, a plant will__________ very quickly.

1  Read the __________ in order to understand the exercises in the homework.

1  I wanted to buy the red coat, but I did not because it was too__________.

1  Great Britain is an_________, a body of land with water on all sides.

1  I need to buy a new__________ because I lost my old one and I never know what time is it.

1  Paula called me to play tennis, but I couldn’t because I was too__________.

1  I think the car is ugly, but Paul thinks that it is__________.

1  Mr. Miller bought a new portable __________. It is color, has a large screen, and was not too expensive.

Predicting Outcomes

Read these paragraphs and predict the outcomes of them. You may write more than one predictions.

1 Ann loves eating sweets and chocolates. She can eat five bars of chocolates and ten candies every day. What do you thing is the outcome?

1Jeffry depends on his brother to wake him up in the morning. Sometimes his brother wakes up late or forgets to get Jeffery up on time. Jeffery’s boss is angry because Jeffery is late so often. What do you think the outcomes?

1 John loves to drive his motorcycle fast. One day he gets an accident. John gets hospitalized and gets ten stitches on her head. What do you think the outcomes?

1 Mike has a secret. He tells his best friend Joe about the secret. Mike says, “don’t tell anyone, Joe.” But Joe tells John and John tells anyone else. Mike is furious with Joe. What do you think is the outcome?

1 Clark doesn’t like science. He thinks it’s boring. This year, there is a new science teacher. This teacher loves science, and her classes are interesting and exciting. She talks about how science works every day. What do you think is the outcome?

1 Lucy often forgets things. She forgets appointments and birthday and homework assignments. She forgets to pay the telephone bill, and the telephone company turns off her telephone services. She misses an important call. What do you think is the outcome?

Scanning

Read these following passages as quickly as possible to find the answer to the two questions. Circle the letter of your answer.

Tunisia

Tunisia is the smallest country in North Africa. It lies between Algeria and Libya. On the north is Mediterranean Sea. The northern part of the country contains very fertile soil while southern is very dry. The two areas are separated by the Atlas Mountains.

1 The best land for farming is in the__________.

8 Southern

8 North

8 West

8 Western

1 Tunisia’s two land regions are divided by__________.

8 Algeria and Libya

8 The Atlas Mountains

8 Fertile soil

8 North America

A Tree

A tree is a tall, woody plant. The big part in the middle is called the trunk and the “arms” are called branches. There are two types of trees based on the shape of the leaves. Some trees have long, thin leaves that are shaped like needles. This group includes pine trees and spruce trees. Other trees have board, flat leaves. This group includes oak trees and maple trees. The largest living thing on the earth today is a tree in California. It has a trunk which is approximately ten meters wide!

1 Trees are grouped according to the shape of their__________

8 Leaves

8 Trunks

8 Arms

8 Branches

1 The main part of a tree is its__________.

8 Leaves

8 Trunks

8 Arms

8 Branches

Stamp Collection

Stamp collection is a very popular hobby for millions of people all over the globe. At first, people paid for mail when they received it. The British began the idea of prepaying to send mail in 1840. The United States produced its first stamp in 1847. In 1864, the first stamp catalog for people who were interested in this activity, called philately, was printed. Rare stamps or stamps with mistakes can be very valuable.

1 Another term for stamping collection is__________

8 Catalog

8 Prepaying

8 Philately

8 Rare

1 The first U.S stamp was made in__________.

8 1840

8 1847

8 1864

8 1874

Mark Twain

Mark twain was one of the most popular authors in America. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and he was born in 1835 in the state of Missouri. He grew up and spent most of his life near the great Mississippi River. In 1864 he traveled to California. He became famous the following year when he wrote a short story which was called “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras Country.” In the next few years, he traveled around the world and continued his writing career.   

1 Twain became well known as a writer in_________.

8 1863

8 1864

8 1865

8 1867

1 Twain was born in________.

8 California

8 Mississippi

8 Missouri

8 Mississippi river 

Venezuela

Venezuela, a country in the northern part of South America, is boarded by Brazil, Colombia Guyana, and the Caribbean Sea. It has some main region. The first region includes the very high peaks of the Andes Mountains, which are located in the southwestern corner of the nations. The hot and humid coastal plain, where the oil wealth found, include Lake Maracaibo and the Orinoco. Finally, the Guiana Highlands, an extensive area of high plains and plateaus, extends from the Orinoco River to the Brazilian border.

1 Venezuela’s oil is located in__________.

8 The llanos

8 The coastal plain

8 The Andes

8 Lake Maracaibo and the Orinoco River delta 

1 The number of geographical region in Venezuela is__________.

8 4

8 5

8 6

8 7

Taken from Intermediate Reading Practices by Keith S. Folse and In good Company by Anne Marie Drayton and Charles Skidmore