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Secondary One English Reading

The document consists of graded reading worksheets for intermediate students, featuring various texts including a poem, comic strip, and personal descriptions. Students are tasked with answering comprehension questions based on these texts, which cover topics such as family life and personality traits. An answer key is provided for each comprehension section to facilitate grading.

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Secondary One English Reading

The document consists of graded reading worksheets for intermediate students, featuring various texts including a poem, comic strip, and personal descriptions. Students are tasked with answering comprehension questions based on these texts, which cover topics such as family life and personality traits. An answer key is provided for each comprehension section to facilitate grading.

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Additional graded reading worksheets 1 of 3

(Intermediate) S1 Set 1
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Your new friend Jason has posted some texts about family life on his social networking
site. Read the poem and the comic strip Jason has shared.
Text 1 Poem

Text 2 Comic strip

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(Intermediate) S1 Set 1
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Comprehension 1 & 2 Your sister does not understand the poem and the comic
strip Jason has shared on his social networking site. Read the poem and the comic
strip, and answer her questions. Fill in the blank or choose the best answer and
blacken the circle.

Poem
1 Nancy’s little brother always gives her ___________.
A sweets C clean tissues A B C D
B a bag D wrappers 

2 This little brother’s name is ___________.


A Chris C Lila A B C D
B Matt D none of the above 

3 The father causes a lot of traffic accidents because ___________.


A he does not look at people
B he is a bad driver
C people look at him and not at the road A B C D
D he is always smiling 

4 Including Nancy, there are ___________ people in her family.


A three C five A B C D
B four D six 

Complete the note sheet.


Nancy Chan’s parents
Name Personality Hobbies
roller skating
(5) __________________ (6) __________________
(7) __________________
(8) __________________ cheerful —

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(Intermediate) S1 Set 1
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Comic strip
9 Which one of the following is TRUE about the comic strip?
A The knife is not sharp.
B The boy likes making cakes.
C The cake is yummy. A B C D
D The girl likes cooking. 

10 At the end of the comic strip, the boy feels ___________?


A unhappy C proud A B C D
B excited D angry 

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Answer key
Comprehension 1 & 2
1 D
2 B
3 C
4 B
5 Lila
6 energetic
7 skateboarding
8 Chris
9 B
10 A

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(Intermediate) S1 Set 1
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

You have added another new friend to your social networking site. Read her description.
Text 3 Personal description

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(Intermediate) S1 Set 1
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Comprehension 3 Your sister wants to know about Jessie. Answer her questions
using information from the description. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best
answer and blacken ONE circle only.

1 Use ONE word to complete each blank.

Jessie’s home is in __________________. She is __________________ years old.

2 Jessie’s friends are creative. A ‘creative’ person ___________.


A is good at dancing
B never dances
C likes K-pop A B C D
D often has new ideas 

3 Jessie often gets excited when she watches K-pop videos because ___________.
A she can dance like K-pop singers
B she can learn how to do hip hop dancing
C her favourite singers dance in the videos A B C D
D she likes spending time with her friends 

4 What does ‘we’ (line 5) refer to?


__________________________________________________________________

5 What does ‘he’ (line 10) refer to?


__________________________________________________________________

6 According to the description, are the following statements True (T), False (F) or Not
Given (NG)?
Statements T F NG
i) Jessie has long, wavy hair.   
ii) Jessie’s parents do not like watching K-pop videos.   
iii) Jessie sometimes dances with her dog.   

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Answer key
Comprehension 3
1 Central
thirteen/13
2 D
3 C
4 Jessie and her friends
5 Judo/Jessie’s dog
6 i) F
ii) NG
iii) T

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(Intermediate) S1 Set 1
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

You are looking at your friend Sally’s blog. Read the entry about personality and birth
order.
Text 4 Blog entry

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(Intermediate) S1 Set 1
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Comprehension 4 Your sister is asking you about Sally’s blog entry. Answer her
questions using information from the blog entry. For multiple-choice questions, choose
the best answer and blacken ONE circle only.

1 Who is the oldest child in Sally’s family?


__________________________________________________________________

2 What does Judy often forget?


__________________________________________________________________

3 What does ‘us’ (line 5) refer to?


__________________________________________________________________

4 Judy is bossy. A ‘bossy’ person ___________.


A is a firstborn child
B often tells people what to do
C does not keep his or her desk tidy A B C D
D often forgets his or her tasks 

5 Andrew ___________.
A is older than Judy
B is younger than Sally
C is not a quiet person A B C D
D never dyes his hair 

6 Use ONE word to complete each blank.

Sally is the _______________ of the family. She is _______________ and can


come up with interesting ideas. She usually does not _______________ her room.

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(Intermediate) S1 Set 1
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

7 Match each person with the correct speech bubble. Write the letter of the speech
bubble on the line next to the person given.
A B C

I often make crafts I love being with


and give them to my Wash the dishes now! my friends and
friends as presents. talking to them.

Judy: ___________ Andrew: ___________ Sally: ___________

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Answer key
Comprehension 4
1 Judy
2 her tasks
3 Andrew and Sally
4 B
5 C
6 baby
creative
tidy
7 Judy: B
Andrew: C
Sally: A

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