Grade 5 - Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour



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. ……………………………………………….

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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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