HELLO WORLD 5, UNIT 1-READING COMPREHENSION

Boost 5th grade reading skills! Practice comprehension, identify speakers, master plurals, and more.

Read these texts about Michelle’s friend Tina. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? 1. I’m Tina’s mother, Sandra. There are only three of us in our family. Tina’s twelve. She’s very hardworking, just like her father, and likes going to school – she likes books, languages and science. She doesn’t have many friends, but she has got two pets – a cat and a dog. Tina always spends time with them. They’re part of the family!2. I’m Dan, Tina’s father. I love watching hergrow, but I work all day, so my wife and Tina help me with the housework. I have to say, Tina is a very honest person. She is also always there for her friends. She likes so many things that you can talk to her about everything. I think that’s why everyone likes her so much.3. Hi! My name’s Olivia and Tina is my very good friend. I’m a year younger than her. Not many people know that she can speak English, Spanish and Italian. Our classmates think I’m a talker, but Tina is a great presenter – her presentations are always short and clear. She can also type fast! And she knows how to ride a horse. She’s the best! Tina hasn’t got any brothers or sisters. TRUE FALSE Tina and her father don’t like working too much. TRUE FALSE Reading is how Tina spends her free time. TRUE FALSE You can rarely find Tina with her pets. TRUE FALSE Tina’s father spends a lot of time at home. TRUE FALSE Tina helps a lot around the house. TRUE FALSE Tina isn’t very friendly. TRUE FALSE Olivia is eleven years old. TRUE FALSE Tina can explain her presentations well. TRUE FALSE Read the texts again and decide who thinks or says what. Write Sandra, Dan or Olivia next tothe questions. a) Who says that Tina is good at a lot of things? Olivia b) Who talks about the members of Tina’s family? Sandra c) Who thinks that people love Tina? Dan Write down the plural of the nouns below. A woman. Women A person. People A child. Children A city. Cities Complete the text about Jill’s Project Day at school. Use: have got x2, haven’t got, has got, am, is x2, isn’t, are, aren’t. Hi! I (1) am Jill. I am not very busy at the moment, so I (2) have got a lot of time to speak to you. It (3) is fun. I (4) haven't got a lot of work to do today. It (5) is our Project Day at school. My classmates (6) are excited about it. See, I (7) have got many photographs in my bag. My friend Bob (8) has got a lot of postcards from Wales. We (9) are shy but we(10) aren't afraid to speak in front of our classmates. Sort out the words. Which words describe a person's body, hair and eyes? Body of medium height slim plump tall Hair curly medium-lenght blonde bald Skin complexion light fair olive tan