Exercise::Reading Comprehension

 Exercise::Reading Comprehension

Passage

My father is a construction worker. He builds houses. He builds schools. He
builds houses and schools. He uses a hammer and a saw.
My brother is an engineer. He designs buildings. He designs bridges. He designs
buildings and bridges. He uses a pencil and a calculator.
My son is an athlete. He plays soccer. He plays tennis. He plays soccer and
tennis. He uses a racket and a ball.
My daughter is an artist. She draws pictures of animals. She draws pictures of
people. She draws pictures of animals and people. She uses a pencil and a piece of
paper.


Questions

1) Who is a construction worker?
A. my father
B. my daughter
C. my son
2) What does my brother do?
A. He is a construction worker.
B. He is an engineer.
C. He is an artist.
3) Who uses a saw?
A. my father
B. my brother
C. my son
4) Who uses a racket?
A. my daughter
B. my brother
C. my son
5) Who uses a pencil?
I. my brother
II. my daughter
III. my father
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I, II, and III
6) Who probably uses an eraser?
A. my daughter
B. my brother
C. my son

Answers and Explanations

1) A
In paragraph 1 the passage says, "My father is a construction worker." Choice (A) is
correct.
2) B
In paragraph 2 the passage says, "My brother is an engineer." Choice (B) is correct.
3) A
In paragraph 1 the passage talks about my father. It says, "He uses a hammer and a
saw." Choice (A) is correct.
4) C
In paragraph 3 the passage talks about my son. It says, " He uses a racket and a ball."
Choice (C) is correct.
5) B
In paragraph 2 the passage talks about my brother. It says, "He uses a pencil and a
calculator." This lets us know that my brother uses a pencil. This means option (I) is
true. In paragraph 4 the passage talks about my daughter. It says, "She uses a pencil
and a piece of paper." This lets us know that my daughter uses a pencil. This means
option (II) is true. In paragraph 1 the passage talks about my father. It says, "He uses a
hammer and a saw." This lets us know that my father does not use a pencil. This means
option (III) is not true. Choice (B) is correct.
6) A
In paragraph 4 the passage talks about my daughter. It says, "My daughter is an artist.
Then it says, "She uses a pencil and a piece of paper." This lets us know that my
daughter draws. If she makes a mistake, then she probably uses an eraser to correct it.
Choice (A) is correct.