Level 5-6 Lesson 6 Reading Comprehension

 

Level 5-6 Reading Comprehension

Life

Life on the Seine a

Read the article and choose the correct option. 1

Th Ther ere e are are onl only y a hand handfu full iin n use use on the the Seine.

What What is the the main main ide idea a of of the the article?

b

Th They ey a are re an alt altern erna ave ve pl plac ace e to li live ve for some people.

a

c

Th They ey ar are e che cheap aper er than than ap apar artm tmen ents ts..

Paris Parisia ians ns ar are e ssta tar rng ng to to a app ppre recia ciate te the Seine for the rst me.

b

Th The e Sein Seine e iiss an an ess essen ena all par partt o off tthe he character of Paris.

c

2

6 The beach on the banks of the Seine ...

The The Sein Seine e iiss mor more ep pop opul ular ar wi with th

a

was was tthe he idea idea of Geor Georges ges Po Pomp mpid idou ou..

tourists than with local people.

b

is a maj major or proj projec ectt to or orga gani nize ze..

c

takes akes a mon month to set set up.

Which statement is true? a

b c

It’ It’ss n not ot eas easy y to to get get acce access ss to the the ri rive verr

7

Whic Which h sta state teme ment nt is tr true ue? ?

itself.

a

The The arc arcle le com compa pare ress the the beac beach h on

Th The e rive riverr lo look okss die diere rent nt at at die dieren rentt mes of the year.

b

the Seine to a seaside resort. The The be beac ach h can can acco accomm mmod odat ate e 450 450 people at a me.

Th The e Sein Seine e iiss a pl plac ace e to li live ve,, wor work, k, an and d c

enjoy water sports.

Th The e roa roads ds al alon ong g tthe he Seine Seine ar are e clo closed sed during the summer months.

Read the article again and choose the correct option.

8

Whic Which h sta state teme ment nt is tr true ue? ? a

Th The e pol polic ice e chi chief ef does doesn’ n’tt k kno now w how how to swim.

3

Acco Accord rdin ing g to th the e rs rstt paragraph ...

b

a

Paris Parisia ians ns ar are e emo emoon onal ally ly conn connec ected ted

c

b

to the Cathedral of Notre Dame. peopl people e can can use use the the rriv iver er tto o wor work k out out their locaon in Paris.

c

the the comp compas asss tel tells ls peop people le h how ow far far dierent places are from Paris.

4

What What sugg sugges ests ts that that Claud Claude e  Tharreau fell in love with his houseboat? a

He r rst st saw saw it it on a Sun Sunda day. y.

b

He was was lloo ooki king ng for a boa boatt wit witho hout ut basic ulies.

Th Ther ere’ e’ss a spe speci cial al gro group up of pol polic ice e who who look aer the river. Yo You u ca can n pay pay to do di die eren rentt sp spor orts ts acvies in the river.

9 What would happen if you didn’t assist someone in diculty? a

Noth Nothin ing: g: tha that’ t’ss tthe he jo job b of the the poli police. ce.

b

Yo You u co coul uld d be be ned ned for jump jumpin ing g iin n the the river.

c

You You cou could ld be ned ned or go to ja jail il..

10 According According to the the nal paragraph paragraph,, Monet and Matisse ... a

fo foun und d a new new way way of of pai pain nng ng th the e

Seine. c

5

The The spee speed d wit with h whi which ch he he bo boug ught ht it it..

What What does does the the art artic icle le sug sugge gest st about houseboats?

b

fo foun und d the the ri river ver to too o com compl plic icat ated ed to

paint. c

pa pain inte ted d the the ri rive verr as as a gr grey ey ri ribb bbon on..