INSTITUCIÒN EDUCATIVA SAN VICENTE

CONTROL DE LECTURA MIKE’S LUCKY DAY

TERCER PERIODO GRADO SEXTO __________
SEPTIEMBRE 16 DE 2019
NOMBRE _____________________________________________

ACTIVITY WORKSHEET
While reading
Pages 1–7
1. Who says the sentences A–H?
A. ‘And do you like your new assistant?’ ___________________________
B. ‘And what do girls think about you? Do they like you
too?’_________________________.
C. ‘New? I can see that!’ _________________________
D. ‘Are you going to come again next week?’ _____________________________.
E. ‘Don’t walk into the cans next week.’ __________________________.

F. ‘We’re going to Morgan’s this afternoon. You can see your girlfriend.’ ______________________.
G. ‘But she’s got beautiful hair and beautiful eyes.’ ________________________.
H. ‘Cans of cheese? What cans of cheese?’ ___________________________.
2. Finish these sentences.
A. ‘Here are your _____________________.’
B. ‘No, my sister’s _____________________ and Jennifer is helping her today.’
C. ‘You can’t ask Jennifer to the cinema – but you’re_____________________!’
D. ‘I can ask her – tomorrow. I’m going to_____________________ her.’
E. ‘Casablanca is at Cinema One this _____________________’
F. ‘_____________________ you.’
3. Write the right words in the sentences.

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A. Mike works as Bill’s _____________________ .

B. Mike tells Bill that he has a long _____________________ in the summer.
C. Mike can’t _____________________ well because he is carrying big boxes.
D. Jennifer helps Mike with the _____________________.
E. Jennifer asks Mike if he is going to come to the shop _____________________ week.
F. On Monday, Bill tells Mike that Jennifer is his _____________________ .

4. Are these sentences right (R) or wrong (W)?

A. At the beginning of the story, Bill and Mike are driving in a van. c
B. Bill asks Mike if he likes his new job. _________.
C. Bill tells Mike that students are lucky to have short holidays. _________.
D. Jennifer has a summer job working in her father’s shop. _________.
E. Mike wants to talk to Jennifer, but she is helping Mrs Smith. _________.
F. Mike asks Jennifer to go to the cinema with him on Saturday. _________.
5. Are these sentences right? Underline Yes or No.
A. At the beginning of the story, the van is going up the road. Yes / No
B. Bill tells Mike that he likes his new assistant. Yes / No
C. Mike and Bill take cans from the van and go into the shop. Yes / No
D. When Mike first sees Jennifer, she is standing in front of the counter in the
shop. Yes / No
E. Jennifer tells Mike to stop before he walks into the cans. Yes / No
F. After Mike walks into the cans, Bill and Mr Morgan come from the back of the
shop. Yes / No
G. Bills tells Mr Morgan and Jennifer that Mike is his new assistant. Yes / No
H. On Friday, Mike and Bill go to the shop again. Yes / No

6. Write the right words in the sentences.

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A. At the beginning of the story, Bill asks Mike if he likes his new _____________ .
B. Mike says to Bill that van drivers are ____________ too.
C. Mike can’t see well because the boxes are _______________ .
D. Jennifer runs to Mike and asks him if he is _______________ .
E. Bill tells Jennifer that Mike likes her hair, and Mike’s face is ______________ .
F. Mike goes to the van and comes in again with the ______________.
G. On the next Monday, Jennifer isn’t in the shop because she is helping her _____________ .
H. Mike is happy because Bill and Mr Morgan aren’t going to _____________when he telephones Jennifer.

Pages 8–15

7. Underline the right words.

A. Mike is happy / sad because he is going to the cinema with Jennifer.
B. When Friday evening comes, Mike isn’t crying / laughing anymore because he is late.
C. At his house, Mike puts on a pair of clean / new trousers.
D. When the bus comes, Mike can’t find his bag / money.
E. Mike runs quickly to his house / school, but it is dark.
F. Mike can’t close / open the door because the key is in his other trousers.
G. Mike goes to the back of the house and sees an open door / window.
H. A police car / van stops in the street in front of Mike’s house.

8. Finish these sentences.

A. The policemen take Mike to the police ______________ .
B. The policemen ask Mike a lot of_______________ .
C. Mike telephones Jennifer to say that he is _________________ .
D. Mike writes a _______________to Jennifer to explain why he didn’t go to the cinema.
E. Mike thinks he is ________________ going to see Jennifer again.
F. In the coffee house, Jennifer tells Mike that he is three _______________ late.
9. Who or what are the people or things in italics?
A. Hmm! – You’re happy!’ ________________.
B. He is in the van with Bill, and they aren’t moving. __________________.
C. He is late, but the bus can take him to Cinema One
quickly_______________.
D. The bus comes, and he looks for his money. He can’t find it!
_______________.
E. The back door is closed, but he sees an open window. There is a
drainpipe near it.___________.
F. The front door opens, and they see Mike. _____________

10. Are these sentences right (R) or wrong (W)?

A. Mike is happy because no cars or buses in the street are moving. _______________.
B. Mike is meeting Jennifer at the cinema at 9.00 on Friday night. _______________.
C. Mike’s mother and father aren’t at the house when he goes there to get his money. c
D. Mike climbs up a drainpipe to go inside his house. _______________.
E. Mike’s shirt isn’t clean now, so he puts on a clean one. _______________.
F. The policemen run to the bus stop to talk to Mike. _______________.
G. The policemen take Mike into town in the police car. _______________.
H. Mike is very late, and Jennifer isn’t at the cinema. _______________.
11. Underline the wrong word in each sentence and write the right word.
A. The next week, Mike telephones Jennifer to say he is sorry. ______________.
B. On the telephone, Mike tells Mr Morgan that his name is Mike. ______________.
C. Mike writes a letter to Jennifer on Monday night. ______________.
D. Mike and Jennifer meet at the Broadway Tea House. ______________.
E. Jennifer smiles at Mike and tells him that he is early. ______________.
F. Mike asks her what she means and says that it is already 7.45. ______________.
G. Mike asks Jennifer that he is sorry. ______________.
H. Mike and Jennifer are sad at the end of the story. ______________.
12. Write Mike, Bill, Jennifer or Mr Morgan in the sentences A–F.
A. _______________ thinks it is good that Mike is going to the cinema with Jennifer.
B. _______________ isn’t laughing when Friday evening comes.
C. _______________ forgets to take his money out of his old trousers.
D. _______________ tells Mike that Jennifer doesn’t want to talk to him.
E. _______________speaks to Mr Morgan in a girl’s voice on the telephone.
F. _______________ receives a letter from Mike.

13. Underline the right words.

A. Jennifer doesn’t look at Mike when he is in the cinema / shop.
B. Mike puts the letter on the counter / floor in the shop on Monday.
C. Jennifer goes to the coffee house in the evening / morning to meet Mike.
D. Mike runs / walks across the room to Jennifer’s table.
E. Jennifer tells Mike that he is five / three days late, but she is only joking.
F. Jennifer tells Mike that he is lucky / unlucky that she is there.