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Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary

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  1. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'enormous'.
  2. In 'The judges praised the team's careful notes', what does 'careful' mean?
  3. Choose the best word: 'The weather was so ___ that we stayed indoors all day.'
  4. Which word is the opposite of 'ancient'?
  5. In 'She was reluctant to speak in front of the class', 'reluctant' means
  6. Which sentence uses 'affect' correctly?
  7. Choose the word that fits: 'Please ___ your homework before the lesson starts.'
  8. What is the meaning of the idiom 'a piece of cake'?
  9. How many members did the club have at the start?
  10. Why did the first robot turn in circles?
  11. What does the word 'smoothly' show about the robot after the repair?
  12. What did the judges praise?
  13. Which statement best sums up the main idea of the passage?
  14. Which can be inferred about Madina from the last sentence?
  15. What does Jamshid's aunt sell?
  16. On which day does the market take place?
  17. Why is there little rubbish after the market?
  18. What does the aunt believe is the secret of a good stall?
  19. Which statement about the number of visitors is supported by the passage?
  20. What is the main reason the market does not stay open past ten o'clock?
  21. Read: "Dilnoza goes to school by bus. The journey takes twenty minutes. She likes to read a book on the way, and her favourite subject is science." How does Dilnoza travel to school?
  22. Read: "Dilnoza goes to school by bus. The journey takes twenty minutes. She likes to read a book on the way, and her favourite subject is science." How long is the journey?
  23. Read: "Dilnoza goes to school by bus. The journey takes twenty minutes. She likes to read a book on the way, and her favourite subject is science." What is Dilnoza's favourite subject?
  24. Read: "The Silk Road was a network of trade routes. Merchants carried silk, spices and paper between East and West. Cities such as Samarkand and Bukhara grew rich because caravans stopped there to res…
  25. Read: "The Silk Road was a network of trade routes. Merchants carried silk, spices and paper between East and West. Cities such as Samarkand and Bukhara grew rich because caravans stopped there to res…
  26. Read: "Bees live in large groups called colonies. Each colony has one queen, many workers and some drones. The workers collect nectar from flowers and turn it into honey." Who turns nectar into honey?
  27. Read: "Bees live in large groups called colonies. Each colony has one queen, many workers and some drones. The workers collect nectar from flowers and turn it into honey." How many queens does a colon…
  28. Read: "Last Saturday Bobur helped his grandfather in the garden. They planted apple trees and watered the flowers. In the evening Bobur was tired but happy." What did Bobur and his grandfather plant?
  29. Read: "Last Saturday Bobur helped his grandfather in the garden. They planted apple trees and watered the flowers. In the evening Bobur was tired but happy." How did Bobur feel in the evening?
  30. Read: "Water covers about seventy percent of the Earth, but most of it is salty. Only a small part is fresh water, and much of that is frozen in glaciers. People must use fresh water carefully." What…
  31. Read: "Water covers about seventy percent of the Earth, but most of it is salty. Only a small part is fresh water, and much of that is frozen in glaciers. People must use fresh water carefully." Where…
  32. Choose the best word: 'The soup is too ___ to eat; wait until it cools.'
  33. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'huge'.
  34. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'ancient'.
  35. Choose the best word: 'We use a ___ to measure the length of a desk.'
  36. Which word means 'a person who writes books'?
  37. Which word is a synonym of 'begin'?
  38. Which word means 'the opposite of difficult'?
  39. What does the word 'brave' describe?

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