Comprehension Test MEMO – Assignment A
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.
Answer - B) A film maker that reflects how her past life influenced her current life.
2. Fill in the missing words.
My Mum, Lucy, came from a very different family. Her father was a diplomat, Mum went to
boarding school because her parents lived abroad. They expected her to go to Oxford or
Cambridge University and then do an important job, but she was a rebellious girl.
3. Why didn’t Summer’s parents go to University?
Answer- Her mother was a rebellious girl, she decided to run away from school. Her father escaped
unemployment by going on the road.
4. According to the text, Summer’s parents got arrested, is this true and why did they
get arrested?
Answer – Yes, her parents got arrested at Stonehenge on Summer Solstice in 1985. Her parents got
arrested because they were at the music festival where the police arrested them for joining the peace
convoy.
5. List a few things Summer experienced differently as a child.
Possible answers:
✓ She did not go to school.
✓ She learned a lot about being an outsider.
✓ She experienced how society treats minority groups.
✓ She never ate meat.
✓ She went to a lot of music festivals and political demonstrations.
✓ When she started school, she could read and juggle much better than the other kids.
6. Why did her parents call her Summer?
Answer - Her parents met each other on Summer Solstice 1985. She was born exactly one
year later on Summer Solstice 1986.
7. Looking at the article, how do you feel about a conventional way of life?
Answer – any answer is correct within context.
8. Do you think Summer Avery benefited from her parents type of lifestyle and why?
Yes, any answer is correct within context.
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.
Answer - B) A film maker that reflects how her past life influenced her current life.
2. Fill in the missing words.
My Mum, Lucy, came from a very different family. Her father was a diplomat, Mum went to
boarding school because her parents lived abroad. They expected her to go to Oxford or
Cambridge University and then do an important job, but she was a rebellious girl.
3. Why didn’t Summer’s parents go to University?
Answer- Her mother was a rebellious girl, she decided to run away from school. Her father escaped
unemployment by going on the road.
4. According to the text, Summer’s parents got arrested, is this true and why did they
get arrested?
Answer – Yes, her parents got arrested at Stonehenge on Summer Solstice in 1985. Her parents got
arrested because they were at the music festival where the police arrested them for joining the peace
convoy.
5. List a few things Summer experienced differently as a child.
Possible answers:
✓ She did not go to school.
✓ She learned a lot about being an outsider.
✓ She experienced how society treats minority groups.
✓ She never ate meat.
✓ She went to a lot of music festivals and political demonstrations.
✓ When she started school, she could read and juggle much better than the other kids.
6. Why did her parents call her Summer?
Answer - Her parents met each other on Summer Solstice 1985. She was born exactly one
year later on Summer Solstice 1986.
7. Looking at the article, how do you feel about a conventional way of life?
Answer – any answer is correct within context.
8. Do you think Summer Avery benefited from her parents type of lifestyle and why?
Yes, any answer is correct within context.
