Beaconhouse School System
Johar Town Campus, Boys Middle
ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION
PROCEDURE FOR TASK 2
Listen to the Passage carefully. You will listen to the passage twice.
A helpful friend
Louisa opened her eyes. It seemed, at first, as if all that had happened since the days when these objects
were familiar to her were the shadows of a dream. But gradually, as the objects became more real to her
sight, the events became more real to her mind.
She could scarcely move her head due to the pain and heaviness. Her eyes were strained and sore, and
she was very weak. The presence of her little sister in the room did not attract her notice for some time.
Even when their eyes had met, and her sister had approached the bed, Louisa laid for minutes looking at
her in silence.
“When was I brought to this room?” asked Louisa.
“Last night, Louisa,” replied Jane.
“Who brought me here?” asked Louisa again.
“Sophie, I believe.”
“Why do you believe so?”
“Because I found her here this morning,” continued Jane. “She didn't come to my bedside to wake me,
as she always does; and I went to look for her. She was not in her own room either; and I went looking
for her all over the house, until I found her here taking care of you and cooling your head.”
“The last thing I remembered was cycling down the road to the doctor,” said Louisa as Jane bent down
to kiss her sister.
“You were too weak and you fainted while cycling. Luckily, Sophie was on the other side of the road
and she quickly called the doctor. The doctor came and attended to you, he gave you an injection and
then drove Sophie and you home.”
Louisa was glad she was safely sleeping in her bed now. She was too feeble and needed more rest. She
turned upon her pillow, and heard no more.
TASK 2: A helpful friend (20 Marks)
1. Answer these questions by ticking the correct answer. (04 Marks)
a) Louisa could not move her head because
she was asleep.
of the pain.
she was trapped under rubble.
b) Louisa was talking to
Sophie.
Jane.
herself.
c) In the morning
Sophie went to visit Louisa.
Jane did not visit Louisa.
Sophie woke up Jane.
d) Louisa had
a day out and was tired.
a fight with a friend.
an accident.
2. Tick the column T if it’s true, the column F if it’s false or the column NIG if no information is
given. (10 Marks)
Sr.No Information T F NIG
1 Louisa was ill.
2 Louisa’s eyes were sore.
3 Jane spoke to Louisa straight away.
4 Louisa was Jane’s sister.
5 Louisa was brought to the bedroom at 8:00 p.m.
6 Usually, Sophie wakes up Jane in the morning.
7 Jane kissed her little sister on the forehead.
8 Louisa was running when she fainted.
9 Sophie and Louisa came home by themselves.
10 Louisa was glad to be in her bed.
3. Tick the correct personality in the given boxes: (06 Marks)
Sr.No Who did this? Louisa Sophie Jane the doctor
1 Was lying in bed.
2 Was very weak.
3 Cooled Louisa’s head.
4 Told Louisa who brought her there.
5 Gave an injection.
6 Called the doctor.
