Ejercicios de Comprensión Lectora y Conectores en Inglés
1. Matching Exercises
Match A to B to make sentences with the word because.
- 1. Ivan and Masha looked at each other in silence - a
- 2. Masha wanted to buy a house in Tula or Oryol - e
- 3. In Ivan's dreams, everyone was bored - d
- 4. Ivan looked at his wife angrily - b
- 5. They decided they didn't need the money - c
2. Event Sequences
What happened after the following events?
- 1. He asked her the series and the number.
- 2. He started to dream about how he would spend the money if he won it.
- 3. In Ivan's dream, everyone was wet and unhappy.
- 4. All those brothers, sisters, aunts, and uncles will come and visit them. They will tell them about their hard lives and ask for money.
- 5. He announced that it wasn't the number 26, it was the 46.
3. Setting and Character Analysis
Setting Questions
Answer the questions about the setting.
- a. It was a good atmosphere, a casual day in their small townhouse, both relaxing in the living room.
- b. It changed to cold evenings, rainy and wet days without being able to go for a walk in the forest.
Character States
At what point in the story do the following words describe Ivan?
- 1. Hopeful -> When happy images started to fill Ivan's imagination: he saw himself happy, relaxed, and healthy, without working.
- 2. Annoyed -> When he started to think about what his wife would do with the lottery ticket and what the consequences would be.
- 3. Sad -> When he started to think about the cold winters and boring evenings.
4. Notebook Questions
Answer the questions in your notebook.
- 1. Because the likelihood of winning was very slim.
- 2. Because there's plenty of time for him to be disappointed.
- 3. Ivan imagined her worrying about the house and children all the time and bringing heavy bags.
- 4. Because she thought that if he won the money, he would try to spend it all on himself.
- 5. Because they don't need it; the money won't make them happy. In fact, it will destroy them. Their lives are perfect as they are.
5. True or False
Mark the false sentences with an X.
- The horse is tied to a tree behind Greenwood church.
6. Sentence Completion
Complete the sentences according to the story.
- 1. Because his horse is fast and no thief can catch it.
- 2. Because the owners of the house are going to return in a minute.
- 3. Because they never had any adventures in that remote place.
- 4. Because he told that family that he was a magician, so he made them believe that he was doing a magic trick to make the thieves appear.
- 5. Until the thieves confessed and said where Hubert's horse was.
7. Story Quotations
Write the sentences that show the following:
- 1. After some time, Hubert came to a big house, and timidly, he went inside to the living room.
- 2. Hubert's face became red with anger. He didn't continue his story and he didn't tell them about the thieves. He wouldn't help them.
- 3. The thieves began to sniff and feel uncomfortable inside the cupboard.
- 4. They offered him to stay at their house that night, since it was late and it was far from theirs, and they offered him the best room in the house.
8. French Connectors Reference
But (Objective / Purpose)
- Pour
- Afin de
- Dans le but de
Opposition
- Mais
- Par contre
- Alors que
- Au contraire
- Pourtant
- Cependant
Cause
- Parce que / car
- À cause de
- Grâce à
- Comme...
- Vu que...
- Puisque (ya que)
- En effet
Quantité (Quantity)
- Peu de
- Assez de
- Beaucoup de
- Trop de
- Un kilo de
- Une paquet de
- Un carton de