ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION TEST

Dead Mans Island

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CLASS: ___________________________ DATE: August _____ , 2017
Total Score English Test: 38 points Student Total Score: ________

Instruccin 1: Completa con las ocupaciones de los siguientes personajes. (5 pts)

Carols father: Businessman

Carols mother: Secretary
a Jake Rosso: __________________.
b Mr Ross: __________________.
c Mrs Duncan: __________________.
d Mr Duncan: __________________.
e Dan and Stella Parks: __________________.

Instruccin 2: Selecciona la alternativa correcta para las siguientes oraciones. (10 pts)

1 Carol Sanders lived in _____ for seven years.

a) Australia b) India c) Hong Kong d) Singapore
2 Her father died _____.
a) in a plane crash b) on holiday c) in a car accident d) in Scotland
3 Carols favourite _____ was Jake Rosso.
a) actor b) writer c) teacher d) singer
4 At the time of the plane crash, Carol was _____.
a) a secretary b) working on a farm c) a student d) a gardener
5 Carol had to leave college because _____.
a) she took drugs b) she didnt pass her exams
c) her mother wanted to leave Hong Kong d) she didnt like her course
6 Carol and her mother decided to _____.
a) go to Australia b) go back to England
c) travel round the world d) stay in Hong Kong
7 They looked in the newspapers _____.
a) to find a job for Carols mother b) for interesting news articles
c) for a flat in London d) to find a big house in Scotland
8 Greta Ross wanted to know _____.
a) if they liked Hong Kong b) where they lived in India
c) all about Carols father d) where they lived before Hong Kong
9 Carol said she would like to _____.
a) become Gretas secretary b) work in the local shop
c) work on the farm d) stay in London
10 Carol became worried _____.
a) after hearing about the big house b) about working in a garden
c) after hearing Gretas phone call d) about flying to Scotland
Instruccin 3: Completa con T (verdadero) o F (falso) las siguientes oraciones. (5 pts)

1 _____ Carols mother found the job in a newspaper.

2 _____ Carol and her mother talked to Mr Ross in London.
3 _____ Many visitors came to the island.
4 _____ The people on the island were members of Mr Rosss family.
5 _____ Jake Rosso killed a young girl when he was driving a truck.

Instruccin 4: Contesta las siguientes preguntas. (18 pts)

1 Where did Carol live at the beginning of the story?

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2 What happened to Carols father?

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3 Where was the private island?

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4 Why did Mr. Duncan spoil Carols film?

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5 There were many strange things about Mr. Ross. What were the strange things about Mr. Ross?
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6 Where did Mr. Ross hide the key to the locked room?
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7 Why did Jake Rosso fake his death?

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8 Did Carol keep Mr. Ross secret?

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9 Describe the differences between Jake Rosso and Mr. Ross.

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