Reading Comprehension Test – Assignment A
“What made me the way I am.”
1. The article is mainly about:
a) A woman that had a conventional way of life.
B) A film maker that reflects how her past life influenced her current life.
c) A Film maker that was a rebellious girl.
d) A very popular free festival at Stonehenge on Summer Solstice.
2. Fill in the missing words:
My Mum, ________, came from a very different family. Her father was a ___________, Mum went to
boarding school because her parents lived abroad. They expected her to go to ________
or____________ University and then do an important job, but she was a ___________ girl.
3. Why didn’t Summer’s parents go to University?
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4. According to the text, Summer’s parents got arrested, is this true and why did they get arrested?
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5. List a few things Summer experienced differently as a child.
a.__________________________________________________________________________
b.__________________________________________________________________________
c.__________________________________________________________________________
d.__________________________________________________________________________
6. Why did her parents call her Summer?
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“What made me the way I am.”
1. The article is mainly about:
a) A woman that had a conventional way of life.
B) A film maker that reflects how her past life influenced her current life.
c) A Film maker that was a rebellious girl.
d) A very popular free festival at Stonehenge on Summer Solstice.
2. Fill in the missing words:
My Mum, ________, came from a very different family. Her father was a ___________, Mum went to
boarding school because her parents lived abroad. They expected her to go to ________
or____________ University and then do an important job, but she was a ___________ girl.
3. Why didn’t Summer’s parents go to University?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
4. According to the text, Summer’s parents got arrested, is this true and why did they get arrested?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
5. List a few things Summer experienced differently as a child.
a.__________________________________________________________________________
b.__________________________________________________________________________
c.__________________________________________________________________________
d.__________________________________________________________________________
6. Why did her parents call her Summer?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
