Grade 5 – Reading Comprehension

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Exercise Sheet 4

1- Read the following letter. **

Hi Sue,

My name is Gabriela Fernandez. I’m your new pen-friend. I’m from Rosario in Argentina.
Now, I’m in Cambridge in England. It’s great!

My favourite film start is from the States. His name is Tobey Maguire and he’s great! My
favourite pop star is Jennifer Lopez. She’s American – she’s a film star and a pop star. My
favourite sports star isn’t American; she’s from Russia. Her name is Maria Sharapova.

Who’s your favorite star? Is he or she from the United States?

Write soon.

Gabriela

2- Answer the following questions by putting a circle around the correct letter. **

1- The girl who has written the letter is:

a- Sue
b- Gabriela
c- Jennifer
2- A pen-friend is:
a- A person you don’t know and who becomes your friend by exchanging
letters
b- A friend who is in another country and you send him/her letters
c- The friend of your pen

3- The surname of the girl is:

a- Gabriela
b- Fernandez
c- Rosario

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3- Gabriela is:
a- Argentinian
b- British
c- American

4- The actor she prefers is:

a- Tobey Maguire
b- Jennifer Lopez
c- Maria Sharapova

5- Jennifer Lopez is:

a- A singer only
b- A singer and a sports star
c- A singer and a film star

6- Gabriela loves sports star Maria Sharapova:

a- She’s American
b- She’s British
c- She’s Russian

4- You are Sue, write a letter to Gabriela telling her who you are, what you like,
who your favourite stars are…. ***

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5- General knowledge. Answer in complete sentences.****

Where is England?

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Where is Cambridge? What important things are there in Cambridge?

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In which continent is Argentina? What is its capital city?

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In which continent is Russia? What is its capital city?

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What is the capital city of the United States?

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6- Use the words to write complete sentences. Follow the example.***

e.g.: Brad Pitt/Russia/the United States

Brad Pitt isn’t Russian. He’s American.
Brad Pitt isn’t from Russia, he’s from the United States.

a- Shakira/Mexico/Colombia

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b- Maria Sharapova/France/Russia

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c- Jennifer Lopez/Argentina/the United States

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d- I/Britain/Australia/Lebanon

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