Comprehension reading test

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Reading: you are going t read about three people who survived accidents and after you will answer several questions. A. DAVID. David Frankling was riding his motorcycle through the Canadians mountains. It was a cool evening. He loved the quiet, lovely road and really enjoyed the feeling or spending along in the fresh air. As I was turning a sharp corner, the back type skidded. That’s the last thing I remember, says David. David lost control of the bike and when he woke up, he was at the bottom of a hill. He was bleeding and his left leg was broken. He knew he had to get back to the road for help. Slowly he began to the painful crawl up the hill. He was in agony, but keeps going. Eventually he reached the road. A passing car stopped to help him. David felt extremely relived. He was exhausted, but he knew he was lucky to be alive. B.

EVA. Eva hart felt excited when, in 1912, she and her family boarded the famous new ship, the titanic. It was the first voyage of this amazing ship and the last, as the ship never reached its destination. On the fourth day of its voyage the Titanic crashed into a huge iceberg. The engines stopped and water started rushing into the ship. All around me, people were screaming and running t the life boats. My father lifted me in one of them. “Hold your mother´s hand and don´t be afraid”, he said to me. Was shaking with fear. Eva´s father stayed behind to help the others passengers. Tragically, there were not life boats for everyone. Eva never saw her father again. “He should have gone with us, “ she kept repeating as the ship disappeared into the sea.

PATRICK. “Don’t play on the rocks, Patrick” my mother said as I left the house. It was a rather cloudy day, just before a week our holiday was over. The beach was lovely but the tides were dangerous; twice a day the sea came up and covered the rocks. I was playing on the rocks when suddenly; to my horror I realized I was surrounded by water. Climbed up higher, but the water was rising fast. The rocks were wet and I kept slipping. I thought I was going to down. The water had reached my waist when I saw a fishing boat. I screamed for help. The boat came toward me and the fisherman was able to rescue me just in time. From that day on, I never played on the rocks again.

Exercise: Which Survivor: -

Nearly died in a tragic famous accident? Was warned about something dangerous? Suffered great physical pain? Lost a relative? Was involved in a road accident? Narrowly escaped by boat? Were helped by estrangers?

Who said what: David, Eva, Patrick’s mother or Eva’s father. a. b. c. d. e.

Hold your mother´s hand and don’t be afraid-------------------------------------Don’t play on the rocks--------------------------------------------------He should come have come with us ------------------------------------------------As I was turning a sharp corner, the back tyre skidded.------------------------------------I screamed for help.--------------------------------------