Reading comprehension test
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Select one correct answer by putting cross sign (X) on the option A, B, C and D.
1. Who was telling the story?
a. Mrs. Rosalinda Scoot
b. the police officer
c. the mailman
d. George Hitchcock
2. What was happening at the beginning of the story?
a. Mrs. Scoot answered a phone call
b. the mailman tried to kill Mrs. Scoot
c. Mrs. Scoot was attacked by a madman
d. Mrs. Scoot got an accident
3. When the telephone rang, Mrs. Rosalinda was……..
a. making a cake for dinner
b. washing her hand
c. not at home
d. talking to George Hitchcock
4. Mrs. Scott worried at the beginning of the telephone call because……..
a. her husband was in a railway crash
b. a child broke his leg
c. the person speaking to her was very worried
d. the children were not at home
5. Mrs. Scoot got a phone call from…. ..
a. George Hitchcock
b. the mailman
c. the Police officer
d. the Northfield Hospital
6. The telephone call told Mrs. Scott that…………..
a. someone was going to attack her house
b. someone wanted to kill her
c. she had to go to the Northfields Home
d. her husband had escaped
7. Who was escaped from the hospital?
a. George Hitchcock
b. A mysterious man
c. Mrs. Scoot’s Husband
d. The mailman
8. George Hithcock………
a. was Mrs. Scott’s Husband
b. was talking to Mrs. Scott on the telephone
c. was a close friend of Mrs. Scott
d. was supposed to be a crazy person
9. Mrs. Scott stopped talking on the telephone because……..
a. the wires to the house were cut
b. she could not hear the other person at the other end
c. she dropped the phone
d. someone came to the door
10. What did Mrs. Scoot think when the phone call went off?
a. The madman cut the power cable
b. The Northfield Hospital ended the phone call
c. The madman cut the telephone wire
d. The phone was broken
11. Mrs. Scott ran to the door……………….
a. to stop someone getting in
b. to get the letter that just arrived
c. to tell someone about the telephone message
d. to let her husband in
12. When somebody knocked the front door, Mrs. Scoot was………….
a. making a cake for dinner
b. running to the back door
c. answering a phone call
d. holding the telephone receiver
13. Mrs. Scoot locked the door when……
a. George Hitchcock was trying to get in
b. the mailman was beginning to open the letter-box
c. somebody was knocking the door
d. the police officer arrived
14. Mrs. Scoot dropped the telephone because….
a. somebody attacked her
b. there was a knock and she ran to the front door
c. the policeman asked her
d. the door was opened by somebody
15. Some things in Mrs. Scott’s house were broken
a. by George Hitchcock
b. by Mrs. Scott
c. by the postman
d. by an unknown person
16. The flower bowl was broken because….
a. Mrs. Scoot used it to attack the madman
b. Mrs. Scoot knocked the table
c. the madman dropped the lower bowl
d. the back door knocked the flower bowl
17. Mrs. Scoot slipped and crashed because……
a. the madman pushed her
b. the floor was smooth and wet
c. she knocked the chair
d. her shoes was broken
18. Mrs. Scoot crashed when…………….
a. she was running to the back door
b. she was attacked by the madman
c. she was answering the phone call
d. she was opening the door
19. After reached the back door, Mrs. Scoot……
a. pushed the door as strong as she can
b. locked the door and checked all the windows
c. opened the door and let the police in
d. met the police officer
20. The letter box was being opened by……………
a. the postman
b. Mrs. Scott
c. an unknown person
d. the police
21. The police came to the house because …………..
a. a neighbor called them
b. George Hitchcock called them
c. the telephone operator called them
d. Mrs. Scott called them
22. The police were called because………….
a. someone was trying to kill Mrs. Scott
b. there was a lot of noise
c. the postman became worried
d. Mrs. Scott’s phone did not work
23. When the police came…………..
a. Mrs. Scott thought they might be George Hitchcock
b. they could not find the house at first
c. they could not find Mrs. Scott
d. they caught George Hitchcock
24. Mrs. Scoot went around the house because …..
a. she checked all the windows if they were shut
b. she tried to find the madman
c. she tried to find the police officer
d. the windows was broken
25. Who called the police officer?
a. The telephone operator
b. Mrs. Scoot
c. George Hitchcock
d. A mysterious man
26. Mrs. Scoot told the police to come round to the window because….
a. the madman was there
b. Mrs. Scoot wanted to see the police
c. the window was opened
d. the door was locked
27. The policemen …………………
a. did not know about the madman
b. did not know George Hitchcock
c. were worried about the postman
d. were looking for George Hitchcook
28. The policemen appeared …..
a. at the front door
b. at the back door
c. at the garden
d. at the dining room window
29. When the policemen appeared, Mrs. Scoot ran to the front door ……..
a. to let the policemen in
b. to let the mailman in
c. to ask the policemen to catch the madman
d. to lock the door
30. When Mrs. Scoot opened the front door the mailman was…..
a. standing and looking at Mrs. Scoot
b. opening the mail box
c. putting a letter in the mail box
d. talking to the police officer
31. The police officer was very confused because……….
a. Mrs. Scoot asked about the madman
b. the mailman asked about George Hitchcock
c. he couldn’t find the madman
d. the mailman was the madman
32. George Hitchcock was actually………….
a. the mailman
b. Mrs. Scoot’s husband
c. the Governor of the Northfield Hospital
d. Someone who give a phone call
33. Who was the first knocked the front door?
a. The policeman
b. George Hitchcock
c. Mrs. Scoot’s husband
d. The mailman
34. At the end, everybody looked at each other and felt…….
a. sad and angry
b. happy and wonderful
c. frightened and surprised
d. disappointed
35. Everybody laughed because .,,…….
a. Mrs. Scott said something funny
b. there was no serious problem
c. the police were at the wrong house
d. the postman was at the wrong house
Key Answers
1. a
2. a
3. a
4. c
5. d
6. b
7. a
8. d
9. b
10. c
11. a
12. d
13. b
14. b
15. b
16. b
17. b
18. a
19. b
20. a
21. c
22. b
23. a
24. a
25. a
26. b
27. a
28. d
29. a
30. a
31. a
32. c
33. d
34. c
35. b
