Reading in Context
The tough task was filled with inherent danger.
a. overflowing
b. built-in
c. combined
d. external
b. built-in
The laceration on the boy’s finger was not bad – it only needed 2 stitches.
a. bruise
b. cut
c. blood
d. lash
b. cut
We come to school in the morning.
FACT
All of a sudden I saw a tall, thin person with a beard coming around the corner.
Was the criminal a man or a woman?
A man
Shankar ran outside after hearing a strange noise
Cause: Shankar heard a strange noise.
Effect: He ran outside.
The counterfeit money was not accepted at the retailer.
a. fake
b. important
c. thick
d. repulsive
a. fake
I have a plethora of cookies – please, take as many as you want.
a. scarcity
b. enough
c. shortfall
d. excess
d. excess
The school is too big.
OPINION
Most people in this street had already gone to bed so there was nobody around.
1. What time of day did the crime happen?
a. Morning.
b. Afternoon.
c. Night time
c. Night time
Pradeep wrote a speech and won first place in the competition.
Cause: Pradeep wrote a speech.
Effect: He won first place in the competition
Even though a storm had just come through, the lake was strangely very placid that afternoon.
a. wild
b. rough
c. calm
d. wet
c. calm
Sitting in study hall all day is tedious.
a. fun
b. hard
c. exciting
d. boring
d. boring
Ice cream is the best dessert ever.
OPINION
I thought it was strange because the person grabbed the little boy’s bike and removed the training wheels.
How many wheels would the bicycle have if you found it?
2
Keerthana’s library book was late, so she had to pay a fine to the library.
Cause: Keerthana’s library book was late.
Effect: She has to pay a fine.
Please nullify our agreement; I am not interested anymore.
a. improve
b. seal
c. cancel
d. sign
c. cancel
The truck drivers rallied together against
the company.
a. entertained
b. united
c. divided
d. enjoyed
b. united
Our English teacher is the best!
OPINION
Chandran gets to slide down a tall pole every day and he especially loves driving his big, red truck with loud sirens on.
What does Chandran do for a job?
a. Chandran is a fireman.
b. Chandran is an ambulance driver.
c. Chandran is a mail man.
a. Chandran is a fireman.
I got a tummy ache when I ate too much ice cream.
Cause: I ate too much ice cream.
Effect: I got a tummy ache
5. The bin of potatoes in the cellar was replete; we would not run out of food all winter.
a. empty
b. crooked
c. hungry
d. full
d. full
The class assembled in front of the flag pole to say the national anthem.
a. gathered
b. dispersed
c. climbed
d. spoke
a. gathered
The Pacific ocean is the biggest ocean on the planet.
FACT
She clutched onto her bleeding knee whilst the teacher went inside to get her a band aid. Luckily, her friends stopped playing so they could make her feel better.
Why was she crying?
a. She had fallen over in the playground.
b. Her friends were being nasty to her.
a. She had fallen over in the playground.
Deepa was hungry, so her mother made her samosas.
Cause: Deepa was hungry.
Effect: Her mother made her samosas.