Question 1
Choose the right word for the given definition.
bad or hurting others
Cruel means bad to others or hurting them. Example: It is cruel to hit an animal.
Question 2
at last or at the end
Finally means at last, at the end. Example: After a long wait, the bus finally came.
Question 3
to try to fight or hurt
To attack means to try to fight or hurt someone. Example: The dog attacked the cat.
Question 4
to not let others see
To hide means to go or put something where others cannot see it. Example: The cat hid under the bed.
Question 5
the lowest part
The bottom is the lowest part of something. Example: The keys are at the bottom of my bag.
Question 6
Choose the right definition for the given word.
angry
Angry means mad, the feeling when something bad happens to you. Not scared, which means afraid.
Question 7
moment
A moment is a very short time. Example: Wait a moment, please.
Question 8
promise
To promise is to say "I will" and mean it. Example: I promise to call you tomorrow.
Question 9
reply
To reply means to answer. Example: She replied to my email.
Question 10
safe
Safe means not in danger, so you do not worry about being hurt. Example: The children are safe at home.
Question 11
Check the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.
a. A clever person can solve a puzzle easily.
b. When a plane arrives, it leaves the ground and goes into the sky.
A clever person is smart, so a puzzle is easy for them. Sentence B is wrong: when a plane arrives, it comes to a place; it does not leave.
Question 12
a. At noon, the sun is near the bottom of the sky.
b. If I break my brother’s bike, he will be angry.
People feel angry when someone breaks their things. Sentence A is wrong: at noon the sun is high in the sky, not at the bottom.
Question 13
a. It is easy to hide in a dark place.
b. Many kinds of fish are afraid of water.
In a dark place, people cannot see you, so it is easy to hide. Sentence B is wrong: fish live in water, so they are not afraid of it.
Question 14
a. At night, your parents may say, “Hide your eyes and go to sleep.”
b. Heavy things will go down to the bottom of the ocean.
Heavy things go down to the lowest part, the bottom, of the ocean. Sentence A is wrong: parents say "Close your eyes", not "Hide your eyes".
Question 15
a. It is cruel to keep a dog in a small cage all day.
b. Your mother will be angry when you get good grades in school.
Keeping a dog in a small cage all day hurts it, so it is cruel. Sentence B is wrong: good grades make a mother happy, not angry.
Question 16
a. Animals cannot hunt because they do not have hands.
b. It is a good idea to arrive early for class.
To arrive means to get to a place, and getting to class early is good. Sentence A is wrong: many animals hunt without hands.
Question 17
a. People sometimes attack pictures to email messages.
b. Some people are afraid of spiders.
Many people are afraid of spiders; they feel scared of them. Sentence A is wrong: we attach pictures to emails, not attack them.
Question 18
a. A moment is like a second or two.
b. New shoes are usually not very comfortable or clever.
A moment is a very short time, like a second or two. Sentence B is wrong: shoes cannot be clever; only people and animals can be smart.
Question 19
a. Small animals do not usually attack big animals.
b. There are twelve moments in a year.
Small animals are weak, so they do not usually attack big animals. Sentence B is wrong: a year has twelve months, not twelve moments.
Question 20
a. A cruel person will try to help others at all times.
b. You can use a gun to hunt in the forest.
People can hunt, look for animals to kill them, with a gun. Sentence A is wrong: a cruel person hurts others and does not help them.
Question 21
(Please note: The following questions are related to a specific reading passage, available solely before the first question. Remember, referring back to the reading text while answering the questions may be helpful to ensure accuracy.)
THE LION AND THE RABBIT
A cruel lion lived in the forest. Every day, he killed and ate a lot of animals. The other animals were afraid the lion would kill them all.
The animals told the lion, “Let’s make a deal. If you promise to eat only one animal each day, then one of us will come to you every day. Then, you don’t have to hunt and kill us.”
The plan sounded well-thought-out to the lion, so he agreed, but he also said, “If you don’t come every day, I promise to kill all of you the next day!”
Each day after that, one animal went to the lion so that the lion could eat it. Then, all the other animals were safe.
Finally, it was the rabbit’s turn to go to the lion. The rabbit went very slowly that day, so the lion was angry when the rabbit finally arrived.
The lion angrily asked the rabbit, “Why are you late?”
“I was hiding from another lion in the forest. That lion said he was the king, so I was afraid.”
The lion told the rabbit, “I am the only king here! Take me to that other lion, and I will kill him."
The rabbit replied, “I will be happy to show you where he lives.”
The rabbit led the lion to an old well in the middle of the forest. The well was very deep with water at the bottom. The rabbit told the lion, “Look in there. The lion lives at the bottom.”
When the lion looked into the well, he could see his own face in the water. He thought that was the other lion. Without waiting another moment, the lion jumped into the well to attack the other lion. He never came out.
All of the other animals in the forest were very pleased with the rabbit’s clever trick.
What is this story about?
The whole story shows how the clever rabbit tricked the cruel lion into jumping into the well. The last paragraph says the animals were pleased with the rabbit's clever trick.
Question 22
What did all the animals say to the lion?
Paragraph 2 says the animals asked the lion to eat only one animal each day, and one of them would come to him every day.
Question 23
Why did the rabbit take the lion to the well in the middle of the forest?
The rabbit said another lion lived at the bottom of the well. The lion went there to attack that "other" lion, but it was really his own face in the water.
Question 24
Which of the following is true at the end of the story?
The lion jumped into the deep well and never came out, so he dies at the end. Not the first option: there was no other lion, only the lion's own face in the water.
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Word List
- afraid [əˈfreid] adj.
When someone is afraid, they feel fear.
→ The woman was afraid of what she saw.
- agree [əˈɡriː] v.
To agree is to say “yes” or to think the same way.
→ A: The food is very good in that restaurant. B: I agree with you.
- angry [ˈæŋɡrɪ] adj.
When someone is angry, they may want to speak loudly or fight.
→ She didn’t do her homework, so her father is angry.
- arrive [əˈraɪv] v.
To arrive is to get to or reach someplace.
→ The bus always arrives at the corner of my street at 4:00.
- attack [əˈtæk] v.
To attack is to try to fight or to hurt.
→ The man with the sword attacked the other man first.
- bottom [ˈbɒtəm] n.
The bottom is the lowest part.
→ The bottom of my shoe has a hole in it.
- clever [ˈklɛv ər] adj.
When someone is clever, they can solve a hard puzzle or problem.
→ The clever boy thought of a good idea.
- cruel [ˈkruːəl] adj.
When someone is cruel, they do bad things to hurt others.
→ The cruel man yelled at his sister.
- finally [ˈfaɪnəlɪ] adv.
If something happens finally, it happens after a long time or at the end.
→ He finally crossed the finish line after five hours of running.
- hide [haɪd] v.
To hide is to try not to let others see you.
→ The other children will hide while you count to 100.
- hunt [hʌnt] v.
To hunt is to look for or search for an animal to kill.
→ Long ago, people hunted with bows and arrows.
- lot [lɒt] n.
A lot means a large number or amount of people, animals, things, etc.
→ There are a lot of apples in the basket.
- middle [mɪdl] n.
The middle of something is the center or halfway point.
→ The Canadian flag has a maple leaf in the middle of it.
- moment [ˈmoʊmənt] n.
A moment is a second or a very short time.
→ I was only a few moments late for the meeting.
- pleased [pli:zd] adj.
When someone is pleased, they are happy.
→ She was pleased with the phone call she received.
- promise [ˈprɒmɪs] v.
To promise is to say you will do something for sure.
→ He promised to return my key by tomorrow.
- reply [rɪˈplaɪ] v.
To reply is to give an answer or say back to someone.
→ She asked him what time his meeting was. He replied, “at three.”
- safe [seɪf] adj.
When a person is safe, they are not in danger.
→ Put on your seat belt in the car to be safe.
- trick [trɪk] n.
A trick is something you do to fool another person.
→ His card trick really surprised us.
- well [wɛl] adv.
You use well to say that something was done in a good way.
→ The couple can dance quite well.