Grade 5
Reading Comprehension - Revision
My Home Town Kingston
Gloria Seaga is a teacher from Kingston, Jamaica.
Kingston, Jamaica (population 700,000)
“Kingston isn’t a beautiful city but it’s very busy and interesting. There are a lot of people, 32 cafés, and there’s
reggae music everywhere! There are some beautiful places near Kingston – The Blue Mountains – and some
beautiful beaches. It’s a fantastic place!”
Nadia Aziz is a student at the University of Kingston, near London.
Kingston-upon-Thames, England (population 150,000)
“Kingston is a very busy town. There are 25 shops and cars, and there’s a university with students from all over
the world! But it’s a nice place – there’s an old market place, and we’re near the River Thames. There are some
beautiful parks too.”
Gavin Watt is a taxi driver from Kingston, New Zealand.
Kingston, New Zealand (population 2,000)
“Kingston is a small town near Lake Wakatipu in the mountains. It’s in a really beautiful place but it’s very quiet
– there’s only 1 school, 1 bank and 1 small supermarket! There’s a famous old train here too, and 2 restaurants
for the tourists.”
1- Which Kingston is:
a- A city? …………………………………..
b- A large town? ……………………………………
c- A small town? ……………………………………
d- Near a river? ………………………………
e- Near the sea? ……………………………………
f-
Near a lake? ……………………………….
2- Which place do you think these sentences describe? Justify your answer.
a- There isn’t a university. ……………………………………………………..
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b- There aren’t any mountains. ……………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
c- There are some big hotels. ………………………………………………….
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3- Explain the following words:
a- Busy: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b- Interesting: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………
c- Everywhere: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d- Beaches: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
e- Fantastic: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
f-
Old: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
g- Near: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
h- Quiet: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
i-
Famous: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4- There are some beautiful places:
Put the sentence in the negative: ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Put the sentence in the interrogative: ………………………………………………………………………………………..
Give the two short answers: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Put the sentence in the singular: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5- It’s very quiet:
Put the sentence in the plural: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Put the sentence in the interrogative: ………………………………………………………………………………………..
Give the two short answers: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Give the full negative form: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6- There are some beautiful parks:
Put the sentence in the negative: ………………………………………………………………………………………………
7- Write the underlined numbers in letters.
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