READING TEST 4th ESO

NOTICE: THIS IS NOT EXACTLY THE REAL TEST.
PAPER MOON
A. Choose the correct answer.
1. The second car salesman was surprised because
a. Long Boy didn’t have any cash.
b. Long Boy sold his car not long after he bought it.
c. Addie was travelling with Long Boy.
2. When Trixie was alone with Addie,
a. she shouted at her.
b. she talked all the time.
c. she didn’t talk to her.
3. The Hardin brothers planned to
a. put Long Boy in prison and take his whisky.
b. take Addie and leave her in a field.
c. lock Long Boy and Addie in the building behind the hotel.
4. Long Boy went to the market to
a. buy Addie some new clothes.
b. try to sell some cotton.
c. steal some whisky.
5. Beau had a plan to
a. get his Aunt Amelia’s money.
b. find his niece, Kate.
c. help Aunt Amelia and her maid.
6. Addie told Amelia the truth because
a. she wasn’t happy at Amelia’s house.
b. Mayflower discovered the truth about Addie.
c. she loved Amelia and Mayflower.

Choose one topic and write a paragraph. Your paragraph should be at least 30 words long.
1. Explain why Long Boy didn’t keep the yellow sports car.
2. Explain what happened to Amelia’s money, her house and her furniture.
3. Describe the relationship between Addie and her father. How was it different from a typical father-daughter relationship?

INVISIBLE MAN

Choose the correct answer.
There are (1. a little / several) strange incidents in The Invisible Man. First of all, Dr Cuss is very surprised when the stranger stretches out his arm. His (2. scarf / sleeve) is empty. Then Mr Bunting hears someone open the (3. drawer / candle) in his study. But there is nobody in the room. Mr and Mrs Hall, the owners of the hotel in which the stranger (4. is staying / stays), see a towel fly across the room. Then the sheets and (5. bills / blankets) move across the room. Mrs Hall almost (6. faints / fainted) because she thinks there is a (7. ghost / thief) in the house.
The Invisible Man is also very violent. For example, he grabs Kemp by the (8. throat / blood) and pushes him down the stairs. He (9. not cares / doesn’t care) what he does or who he hurts. He is only interested in his (10. evil / worried) experiments. He is always very (11. angry / in pain) when people disturb him during his experiments. He (12. kicks / shouts) at them loudly and tells them to leave him alone. Everybody is (13. disappointed / frightened) of him. Nobody likes him. White (14. gloves /bandages) cover his face. Only his nose is visible. I must (15. to say / say) that I am sometimesfrightened when I read The Invisible Man. It’s a very strange story.
C. Choose one topic and write a paragraph. Your paragraph should be at least 30 words long.
1. Describe the part that Mr Marvel plays in The Invisible Man.
2. Imagine you are one of the crowd who sees Griffin die. Write a description of the event.
3. Write about another science-fiction story you once read or a science-fiction film you saw.

DRACULA

C. Choose one topic and write a paragraph. Your paragraph should be at least 40 words long.
1. What happened to Jonathan when he went walking around the castle?
2. When the friends met for supper at Dr Seward’s house, what information did Jonathan give to
Van Helsing about the Count? What did Jonathan’s friends do about it?
3. Explain how Mina helped in the search for Dracula.

MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS
C. Choose one topic and write a paragraph. Your paragraph should be at least 40 words long.
1. Explain how Gerry’s tutors used his interest in biology to make his lessons more interesting.
2. Describe and compare the three houses that the Durrell family lived in during their time on Corfu.
3. What kind of strange things happened at the Durrells’ parties?