Reading Comprehension: Take Me to Fez

Reading Comprehension: Take Me to Fez 8 December 2017

Comprehension:

The story told something about Ahmed’s village and something about the city of Fez. Read each sentence below. Write V if the sentence tells about Ahmed’s Village, write C if it tells about the city of Fez.

• The buildings are made of dried mud V
• Machines are used to cool the air C
• The market covers a larger area C
• There are few things to buy at the market V

Write the letter of the phrase that best completes each sentence.

Because it was the month of Ramadan, adult Muslims

• Feasted every day all month long
• Did not eat anything during the day
• Ate special food during the day

Ahmed was anxious to be in the races because

• He wanted to visit Fez
• He could not ride next year
• Both answers

Ahmed had to win the fourth and fifth races because

• He had to defeat Abu
• Had had to win all the races
• He had lost the first and third faces

At the end of the story Ahmed had feelings for

• Mild satisfaction
• Pride and happiness
• Disappointment

Learn About Words; Vocabulary

You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading the words around it. Look at each number in parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same number. Then find the word that fits the given meaning, write the word.

• Objected; Complained (1)
• Pulled hard (1)
• Allowed (4)
• Chance (6)
• Sure; certain (8)
• Fabulous (8)
• Sparkling; shining brightly (9)

Words:

A word may have more than one meaning, It's meaning depends on the way it is used. The word string is an example. We tied the box with string, our team had a string of victories. Look at each number in parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same number. See how the word in bold type below is used in the paragraph. Decide whether it has meaning a or b. Write either one.

Races (2)

1. contests of speed
2. groups or class of people

Mint (3)

1. herb with a fragrant smell
2. place where money is printed

Shade (7)

1. window covering
2. shelter from the sun

Word Study:

Large cats have big paws.

Words that have the same meaning are called synonyms. Large is a synonym of big. In each row of words below there is one word in bold type. Write the same word.

• grinned       smiled       frowned
• answered       asked       replied
• elderly       young       old
• quiet       noisy       still
• rapidly       quickly       slowly
• afraid       scared       fearless
• break       mend       shatter
• dull       interesting       boring