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YLE Reading Comprehension Lesson one

By Gayan daw

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Published in Sri Lanka by Oxbridge EFL Publication 95/5, Temple Rd, Hatton Oxbridge Publication First Edition 2011

ISBN 234167435 -5

This book is in copy right. No reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Oxbridge EFL Publication.

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The

1. gave her baby a red apple.

The tried

2.

to 3. was .. ..the apple. His mouth

too small. And he didn t have any 4. His brother took 5. apple. ... the . . His brother ate the

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The baby 6. . . His 7.

gave the baby a ..to play with.

8.

The baby 9. took the ball from the baby. He rolled the ball on the 10. .. . .. His brother

The brown and white dog 11. ..

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the ball.

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The dog chewed on the ball. The baby cried again. His brother picked up the cat.

He put the

12. ..on the bed with the

baby. The baby pulled the cat s cat jumped off the ... .

tail. The

13.

The dog the cat.

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The baby cried again. His brother let the baby hold a sock.

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The baby played with the 15. The baby was happy. .

Read the above story and replace the pictures with the words below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. baby bed blue ball brother cat chased cried eat floor mother picked up
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12. 13. 14. 15.

smiled sock teeth apple

2. . Yes

Read the sentences and say or No .

1. The mother gave a red apple to her baby. 2. The baby ate the apple. 3. The baby had lots of teeth. 4. His brother ate the apple.

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5. His brother gave a red ball to the baby. 6. His brother rolled the ball on the floor. 7. The cat picked up the ball. 8. He put the cat on the bed with the baby. 9. The dog chased the cat. 10. The baby played with the sock.

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3.

Underline

the

nouns

in

the

story. The mother gave her baby a red apple. The baby tried to eat the apple. His mouth was too small. And he didn t have any teeth.

His brother took the apple. His brother ate the apple. The baby cried. His brother gave the baby a blue ball to play with. The baby the smiled. ball the His brother the on
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took He

from ball

baby. the

rolled

floor.

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The brown and white dog picked up the ball. The dog chewed on the ball. The baby cried again. His brother picked up the cat. He put the cat on the bed with the baby. The baby pulled the

cat s tail. The cat jumped off the bed. The dog chased the cat. The baby let cried the again. baby hold His a

brother

sock. The baby played with the sock. The baby was happy. 4. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
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1. The mother gave her baby a sock. ______________________________ __________________ . 2. The baby tried to throw the apple. ________________________________ ________________ . 3. The baby s mouth was too big. ______________________________ _________________ . 4. His mother took the ball from the baby.
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______________________________ __________________ . 5. The dog ate the ball.

______________________________ ___________________ . 6. His brother put the cat on the table. ______________________________ ___________________ . 7. The cat chased the dog. ______________________________ ___________________ . 8. His brother let the baby hold a book. ______________________________ ___________________ .
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5. Write short answers to the questions. 1. Who gave the baby a red apple? 2. What colour was the apple? 3. Who took the apple? 4. Who ate the apple? 5. What did his brother give the baby to play with? 6. Who took the ball from the baby?
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7. What colour was the dog? 8. What did the dog chew? 9. What did the baby pull? 10. What chased the cat?

6. One word is missing in each line. Find the missing word and write it in the box. The mother gave her baby red apple. The baby tried to eat apple. small. His And mouth he was too have

didn t

teeth. His brother took the 13 apple. His brother ate

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7. Spellings The methor gave her abby a red paepl. The baby tried to aet the apple. His muoht was too samll. And he didn t have
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any

tteeh.

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His bhroter took the apple. His brother ate the apple. The baby cried. His brother gave the baby a lube ball to lapy with. The baby the smiled. ball the His brother the on baby. the took He

from ball

rolled

ooflr.

The brown and hitwe dog picked up the ball. The dog chewed on the ball. The baby cried again. His brother picked up the cat. He put the cat on the edb with the baby. The baby pulled the

cat s ital. The cat jumped off

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the bed. The dog chased the cat. The baby let cried the gaian. baby hold His a

brother

sock. The baby played with the ocsk. The baby was phapy.

Listening The mother gave her baby a red .. The baby tried to . the apple. His mouth was too . And he

didn t have brother took . ate

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.. teeth. His the the apple. apple. His The

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baby cried. His brother gave the baby a with. brother from the baby. on The .. ball to play baby smiled. .. He the the rolled floor. His ball the The

.. and white dog picked up the ball. .. the The dog chewed baby

ball.

The

cried again. His brother picked .. the cat. He the cat on the bed the baby. The baby pulled .. .. the

cat s tail. The cat jumped off

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the bed. The dog chased the cat. The baby let cried the baby . hold His a

brother

sock. The baby played with the sock. The baby .. happy.

Write the past tense of:

1. give __________________________ 2. try 3. is 4. take 5. eat 6. cry 7. smile 8. take __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________
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9. roll 10. pick 11. chew 12. put 13. pull 14. jump

__________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

15. chase __________________________ 16. let 17. play __________________________ __________________________

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