Comprehension Exercise 12/10/07

English Unit 10 Comprehension Passage and answers.

Revisit the revision entry http://idependentlearner.blogspot.com/2007/08/erevision-english-16807.html before looking at the answers below.

You may want to use the online dictionary.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

Unit 10 (Text type - Personal Recount)

When my alarm clock rang at 6.00 am, I drowsily stumbled out of bed. I put my drowsiness down to having stayed up studying for the maths exam until almost midnight. 'Serves you right,' I thought. 'Next time, don't leave your revision until the last minute.'

Having forced down a slice of toast and half a cup of milk, I barely made it to the bus stop in time to catch my usual bus. On the way to school, I dozed off. If one of my classmates hadn't been on the bus and woken me up to get off, I might have missed the stop completely.

Ms Ritchie, my teacher, looked at me rather strangely as she handed out the examination papers. "Are you okay, Susan?" she asked. "Yes, I think so," I said. When I looked at her, I had to blink, because she seemed a bit blurry around the edges. So did the printing on the examination paper, when I turned it over. A drop of water plopped onto the paper, followed by another. It seemed to be coming from my face. I felt as hot as fire; the next minute, I was shivering violently with cold. The words on the paper swam before my eyes. I was incapable if reading them. Something was definitely wrong!

The next minute, the world went black. Ms Ritchie took me to the office and called my parents. Due to a violent fever, it was full two weeks before I was well enough to go back to school.

1. How did the author feel when she woke up?

Answer: She felt drowsy.

2. Why had she stayed up late the night before?

Answer: She had stayed up to study

3. What did Susan have for breakfast that morning?

Answer: She had a slice of toast and half a cup of milk.

4. Which word in the third paragraph has the same meaning as being unable to do something?

Answer: The word is "incapable".

5. Which phrase in the passage tells you that Susan became unconscious?

Answer: The phrase is "the world went black".