Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

  • Submitted By: bedour
  • Date Submitted: 09/26/2009 11:40 AM
  • Category: English
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*Attempt one of* the following topic*s* :
A) A Report
The following guide words and phrases may help you :
Give shade / protect / heat / provides / wood / factories / natural herbal medicine / animals / natural homes.
OR :
(B) letter
NB: Your name is Sara/Ali and your address is Po Box 5665 Salwa, Kuwait.
The following guide words and phrases may help you:
Best friend – widen minds – better thinking – great ideas – develops imagination – new information – libraries – free time.
II. Reading *C*omprehension (*6*0 *M*arks)
Read the following passage carefully, then answer the questions below:
Vitamins are very necessary for good health . Their absence causes serious diseases. Foods that contain vitamins called protective foods because they protect us from certain diseases.
Vitamin A keeps you growing well. It keep[s the skin inside your mouth and throat healthy. It is especially important for your eye. It keeps you from getting certain eye diseases, and it helps your eyes see better when the light is dim and even when it is dark. Carrots, tomatoes and spinach are vegetables that will supply you with vitamin A.
The vitamin in rice is called vitamin B. It helps you grow properly and gives you a good appetite. If we eat bread and cereals, we get the vitamin B that we need. Milk and cheese have vitamin B in them
The vitamin in lemon juice is called vitamin C. It helps your body heal when you cut yourself or burn yourself. It helps your body use the calcium in food for your bones and teeth. Oranges, Lemons, grapefruit and tomatoes have vitamin C in them.
Vitamin D makes your bones grow straight and strong. It also helps your teeth. It prevents a serious disease called rickets. Vitamin D is found in fish, If you expose your body to the sunlight enough.
Tick the best answer from a, b, c or d: (3x8=24* Marks*)
1- "Protective food" is the food that
c) prevents diseases. d) protects our bones from being broken.
3-...

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