الخميس، 1 يونيو 2023

Reading Comprehension – Short Stories / english worksheet

Paola and Paul have been married nearly 8 years.

They have had many good times together.

They have traveled the world together.

They have had two little girls together.

They have started a chocolate shop together.

Lately, Paola and Paul  have been fighting a lot.

Business at the chocolate shop is slow. Paul thinks it is Paola’s fault.

They are having trouble with money. Paola thinks Paul spends too much.

One evening, Paola decides to visit her mom for advice

Paola knocks on her mom’s door. Paola’s mom is happy. It is a surprise visit.

She quickly sees, however, that something is wrong.

Paola looks sad and tired. “Paola, what is the matter?” Mom asks.

Paola tells her mom all that is going on.

Mom smiles gently. She rubs Paola’s back. Then she tells Paola a story.

“Your father and I have a wonderful marriage. But we don’t always get along.

There was a time when things were very bad between us. We fought all the time.


You were just a little girl. One day we watched you playing on the floor. We knew

we wanted to make our marriage work. We loved you very much. We loved each

other very much. We knew we had to work harder on our marriage.”

“What did you do?” asks Paola.

“We agreed to talk more. We planned a special night each week for the two of

us. We went to see someone who helps people with their marriages,” Mom says.

“It was worth it. I can’t imagine not having your father in my life.”

Paola begins to feel better. “You are right,” she says. “What Paul and I have is

worth working for.”

Questions:

1) Paola wants to see her mom to

A. hear a story

B. get advice

C. make her mom happy

D. get a back rub


2) The talk takes place at

A. Paola’s mom's house

B. a restaurant

C. Paola's house

D. the chocolate shop


Questions:

3) What good times have Paola and Paul had?

I. They have had children together.

II. They have started a business together.

III. They have done extensive traveling together.

A. I only

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I, II, and III


4) In discussing her own problems, what idea

does Mom give Paola about fixing her

problems with Paul?

I. Paola can do something special with Paul .

II. Paola can inform the children about the

problems she is having with Paul.

III. Paola can avoid talking to Paul when she is feeling upset.

A. I only

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I, II, and III


5) How long have Paul and Paola been married?

A. 6 years

B. 7 years

C. 8 years

D. 10 years


6) At the end of the talk with her Mom, Paola

seems

A. puzzled

B. convinced

C. doubtful

D. surprised


7) Why does Mom seem to know how Paola feels?

A. She is a good guesser.

B. She has been told by Paul.

C. She and Paola have discussed this problem before.

D. She has experienced the same problem in her own marriage.


8) What kind of relationship does Paola seem to have with her Mom?

I. open

II. loving

III. tense

A. I only

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I, II, and III.


9) What does the reader not learn in this story?

A. what Paul has to say

B. why Paola visits her mom

C. how many kids Paola and Paul have

D. what kind of business they have


10) What lesson does Paola learn?

A. Two children is too many.

B. Marriage should always be easy.

C. Eight years of marriage is too long.

D. Even a good marriage can sometimes

be hard work.


Answers and Explanations

1) B

In paragraph 3, the story says, “One evening, Paola decides to visit her mom

for advice.” We can understand from this information that the reason Paola

wants to see her mom is to get advice. Therefore (B) is correct.

After Paola tells her mom what is going on, Mom tells her about a time when

Paola’s mom and dad were having trouble in their marriage. While the story

does help Paola decide what to do, she did not go to visit her mother in order

to hear the story. Therefore (A) is incorrect. In paragraph 3, Paola’s mom is

happy to see her, but Paola did not visit her mom just to make her happy.

Therefore (C) is incorrect. In paragraph 6, Paola’s mother rubs her back in

order to show her sympathy. However, Paola did not visit her mother just to

get a back rub. Therefore (D) is incorrect.

2) A

In paragraph 3, the story says, ‘One evening, Paola decides to visit her mom

for advice. Paola knocks on her mom’s door.” After this, Paola tells her mom

what is happening and they talk about it. We can understand from this

information that Paola has gone to her mom’s house to get some advice and

they have a conversation there. Therefore (A) is correct.

The story does not contain information to support choices (B), (C) and (D).

Therefore they are incorrect.

3) D

In paragraph 1, we learn “Paola and Paul have been married nearly 8 years.

They have had many good times together.” Then, the story lists some of the

good times Paola and Paul have had together. We learn “they have had two

little girls together.” This means that Paola and Paul have a family together.

This supports option (I). We learn that “they have started a chocolate shop

together.” We can understand from this that Paola and Paul have a business

together. This supports option (II). We learn “they have traveled the world

together.” Since traveling the world is extensive travel, this supports option

(III). Therefore (D) is correct.

4) A

In the middle of the story, Paola goes to see her mom for some advice about

how to handle her problems with Paul. Mom tells Paola how she dealt with a

rough time she had in her marriage to Paola’s father. Paola asks Mom what

they did. In paragraph 9, Mom says, ““We agreed to talk more. We planned a

special night each week for the two of us. We went to see someone who

helps people with their marriages.” We can understand from this information

that Paola’s mom is encouraging Paola to take similar action to help her

marriage to Paul. This means Paola gets the idea to do something special

with Paul each week. This supports option (I). The story does not provide

information to support options (II) or (III). Therefore (A) is correct.


5) B

In paragraph one, the story says, “Paola and  Paul  have been married nearly

8 years.” Since they have been married nearly 8 years, they have been

married 7 years, almost 8 years. Therefore (B) is correct.

Since Paola and Paul have been married nearly 8 years, they have not been

married for 8 years yet. Therefore (C) is incorrect. The story does not provide

information to support choices (A) and (D). Therefore they are incorrect.

6) B

Near the end of the story, Paola’s mother tells her what she and Paola’s

father did to improve their relationship when they were having trouble. Then,

in the last paragraph, “Paola begins to feel better. ‘You are right,’ she says.

‘What Paul and I have is worth working for.’” Convinced means made sure

of. Since Paola thinks that her mom is right, we can understand from this

information that Paola has become convinced to do what she can to improve

her marriage. Therefore (B) is correct.

Puzzled means confused. When Paola arrives at her mom’s house, she is

troubled and possibly confused, but after talking to Mom, Paola feels better

and wants to improve her marriage. This means that Payola knows what she

should do next. She is not puzzled anymore. Therefore (A) is incorrect.

Doubtful means uncertain. Again, her talk with Mom has helped Paola be

certain about what she must do. She is not doubtful of this. Therefore (C) is

incorrect. Surprised means startled by something unexpected. Paola wants to

hear what her mom did to help her marriage, but Paola does not seem

surprised at what her mom tells her. Therefore (D) is incorrect.

7) D

In the middle of the story, Paola goes to her mom and tells her mom about

the troubles she is having with Paul. Mom tells her that there was a time

when her relationship with Paola’s dad was in trouble. Mom tells Paola what

they did to improve their relationship. Since Mom has had a similar

experience to Paola’s, Mom knows how Paola feels. Therefore (D) is correct.

The story does not contain information to support choices (A), (B) and (C).

Therefore they are incorrect.

8) B

When Paola is having trouble with her marriage, she turns to her mom for

help. Since Paola feels comfortable telling her mother about her personal

problems, they have an open relationship. This supports option (I). When

Paola tells her mother about her troubles, Mom comforts Paola by rubbing her

back. Paola’s mother also tells Payola that one of the reasons she and

Paola’s father made their marriage work was because, “We loved you very

much.” We can understand from this information that Payola and her mom

have a loving relationship. This supports option (II). There is nothing in the

story that suggests that Paola and her mom have a tense relationship. This

eliminates option (III). Therefore (B) is correct.


9) A

In the story, we learn that Paul is Paola’s husband and that they have been

having marriage troubles. However, the entire story is about Paola visiting her

mom to get advice. We do not learn anything about what Paul thinks or has to say. Therefore (A) is correct.

We know that Paola visits her mom to get advice about her marriage, so we

do learn why Paola visits Mom. Therefore (B) is incorrect. At the beginning of

the story, we learn that Paola and Paul “have two little girls together.” Since

this tells us how many children they have, (C) is incorrect. At the beginning of

the story we learn that Paola and Paul “have started a chocolate shop

together. This tells us what kind of business they have. Therefore (D) is

incorrect.

10)D

Paola is having a hard time in her marriage. When she talks to her mom, her

mom tells her about her own experience. Paola’s mom tells her that when her

marriage to Paola’s father was difficult, they worked on it and made it better.

This convinces Paola to work on her own marriage. Since Paola has realized

that she must work on her marriage, she has realized that even a good

marriage can be hard work. Therefore (D) is correct.

The story does not contain information to support choices (A), (B) and (C).

Therefore they are incorrect.

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