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Reading comprehension - Worked examples and exercises
Worked example
Example 1: Read and answer: "Tom is 10 years old. He lives in London with his parents and his dog, Biscuit. Every morning, he walks to school with his best friend, Lucy. After school, they play in the park." Question: Who is Biscuit?
Answer: Biscuit is Tom's dog. We find this information in the second sentence: "his dog, Biscuit". Always look for key words in the text.
Worked example
Example 2: Same text. Question: How does Tom go to school?
Answer: Tom walks to school. The key words are "he walks to school". We do not need to guess - the answer is directly in the text.
Worked example
Example 3: Reading strategy: What do you do when you find a word you don't know?
Answer: Step 1: Read the whole sentence to understand the context. Step 2: Look at the words around it for clues. Step 3: Think if it looks like a word you know in Spanish. Step 4: If you still don't understand, use a dictionary.
Read this text and do the exercises:
Sarah loves animals. She has two cats, a hamster and three fish. Every Saturday, she goes to the animal shelter to help. She feeds the dogs, cleans their beds and plays with them. Sarah wants to be a vet when she grows up. Her favourite subject at school is science because she learns about animals and nature.
Exercises- How many pets does Sarah have? List them.
- What does Sarah do every Saturday?
- What three things does she do at the animal shelter?
- What does Sarah want to be when she grows up?
- Why does Sarah like science?
- True or false: Sarah goes to the animal shelter every day.
- Find a word in the text that means "a place where animals without homes live".
- Write 3 questions about the text for a classmate to answer.
- Do you think Sarah is kind? Find evidence in the text to support your answer.
- Write 4 sentences about your own pets or an animal you like, similar to the text.
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