Control reading 6th form II semester

Control reading 5th form II semester

ANIMALS

MATCH THIS!

Read the details in each paragraph below. To the right of the paragraphs are some pictures. Draw a line from each paragraph to the animal it describes.

1. The front legs of this animal are short. Its back legs are much longer. Its tail is long and thick. The female has a pouch in which she carries her young.

2.. This animal is a member of the cat family. It is large and powerful. It has a tail. The male also has a mane, and the mane is shaggy.

3.. This animal has a long bushy tail. Its fur is thick. A small animal, it lives in trees.

4. This animal is large and strong. It has a flowing mane and a tail People often ride on it.

5. This animal is small and has long ears. Its fur is soft. It has a short tail.

Control reading 6th form II semester

MOOD!

Read each paragraph below. Then, under each paragraph, put a check next to the word that best describes the mood.

1. Pat listened, but he couldn't hear anything. It was strange that the house
was so silent. The loose window was not rattling as usual, and the steady
ticking of the clock had stopped. Even the dead tree branch outside was no
longer tapping against the house. There was no sound anywhere.

___ a. happy ___ b. mysterious ___ c. hopeful

2. Except for one sea gull that flew along the shore, the beach was
deserted, A voiceless wind was blowing away the last trace of footprints in
the sand. A broken shovel lay in the weeds, forgotten by its owner. Finally,
the sea gull gave one lonely cry, and then it, too, left for another place.

___ a. lonely ___ b. hopeful _____________________ ___ c. mysterious

3. When Sarah saw the new bike her parents had bought for her, she
clapped her hands and jumped up and down with excitement. Then, after
hugging each of her parents, she did a little dance around the bike.

___ a. sad ___ b. mysterious ___ c. happy