Grade 5 Reading Term 2

Read the text. Choose if the sentences are true or false.

Tom is hungry

One day mum looked at Tom’s shoes and said:
— Tom, look at your shoes. How dirty they are! You must clean them!
— Oh, mum, but I cleaned them only yesterday, — said the boy.
— They are dirty now. You must clean them again.
— I don’t want to clean them today. Even if I clean them today, they will be dirty again tomorrow.

Tom’s mum thought for a moment and said:
— OK. Don’t clean them.

In the evening Tom came back from school! He was very hungry.
— Mum, give me something to eat, please, — he said.
— You had breakfast in the morning, Tom, and you had lunch at school, — his mother said.
— I’m hungry again, — cried the boy.
— Oh, hungry? But if I give something to eat today, you will be hungry tomorrow.

• Tom cleaned his shoes this morning.       [true, false]

• Mum said Tom’s shoes were clean.       [true, false]

• Tom didn’t want to clean the shoes again.       [true, false]

• Mum told Tom not to clean the shoes.       [true, false]

• Tom was happy when he came back from school.       [true, false]

• Tom asked for something to drink.       [true, false]

• Mum said Tom had breakfast and lunch.       [true, false]

• Tom said he was not hungry.       [true, false]

• Mum gave Tom some food.       [true, false]

• Mum said Tom would be hungry again tomorrow.       [true, false]

Read the text. Choose the correct answer.

Tom is hungry

One day mum looked at Tom’s shoes and said:
— Tom, look at your shoes. How dirty they are! You must clean them!
— Oh, mum, but I cleaned them only yesterday, — said the boy.
— They are dirty now. You must clean them again.
— I don’t want to clean them today. Even if I clean them today, they will be dirty again tomorrow.

Tom’s mum thought for a moment and said:
— OK. Don’t clean them.

In the evening Tom came back from school! He was very hungry.
— Mum, give me something to eat, please, — he said.
— You had breakfast in the morning, Tom, and you had lunch at school, — his mother said.
— I’m hungry again, — cried the boy.
— Oh, hungry? But if I give something to eat today, you will be hungry tomorrow.

• What did Mum say about Tom’s shoes?                  [They were new., They were clean., They were dirty.]
  

• When did Tom last clean his shoes?              [this morning, yesterday, a week ago]
  

• Why didn’t Tom want to clean the shoes?                            [He had no time., They would be dirty again., He was tired.]
  

• What did Mum decide?                             [To clean the shoes herself., Not to clean the shoes., To buy new shoes.]
  

• When did Tom come back home?                 [In the morning., At lunchtime, In the evening.]
  

• How did Tom feel after school?        [angry, hungry, sleepy]
  

• What did Tom ask Mum for?                  [something to eat, water, a toy]
  

• What did Mum say about the food Tom already had?                             [He didn't eat today., He had breakfast and lunch., He had only lunch.]
  

• What did Tom say?                      [He wasn't hungry., He was tired., He was hungry again.]
  

• What did Mum say about giving food now?                                   [He won't be hungry tomorrow., He will be hungry again tomorrow., There's no food at home.]
  

Read the text. Complete the sentences.

Tom is hungry

One day mum looked at Tom’s shoes and said:
— Tom, look at your shoes. How dirty they are! You must clean them!
— Oh, mum, but I cleaned them only yesterday, — said the boy.
— They are dirty now. You must clean them again.
— I don’t want to clean them today. Even if I clean them today, they will be dirty again tomorrow.

Tom’s mum thought for a moment and said:
— OK. Don’t clean them.

In the evening Tom came back from school! He was very hungry.
— Mum, give me something to eat, please, — he said.
— You had breakfast in the morning, Tom, and you had lunch at school, — his mother said.
— I’m hungry again, — cried the boy.
— Oh, hungry? But if I give something to eat today, you will be hungry tomorrow.

• One day mum looked at Tom’s       .

• “How dirty they are! You must       them!”

• “But I cleaned them only           .”

• “You must clean them       .”

• “I don’t want to clean them       .”

• “Even if I clean them today, they will be       again tomorrow.”

• In the         Tom came back from school.

• “Mum, give me something to     .”

• “You had           in the morning.”

• “You will be        tomorrow.”