READING COMPREHENSION INGLESE FACILE

Esercizio facile di comprensione in inglese. 
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Sea turtles are reptiles that live in the ocean.
All sea turtles need to breathe air. They cannot breathe air under water, so they swim to the surface often to reach the air.
Sea turtles are like land turtles and freshwater turtles, except most sea turtles are much bigger and they have flippers instead of legs.
Some sea turtles are over 4 feet long and weigh over 600 pounds!
Sea turtles have been on Earth for over 100 million years. They swam the oceans when dinosaurs walked on land!

Most sea turtles spend their whole lives in the ocean. They only leave the water to lay their eggs on warm beaches. They can live to be over 50 years old.
There are 7 different types of sea turtles around the world.
Different types of sea turtles eat different food.
Favorite foods for sea turtles are sea grass, crabs, shrimp, and jellyfish. Sea turtles all swim long distances in the ocean.
Some of the turtles have a type of GPS on their top shell so humans can learn where the turtles swim in the ocean. Scientists use GPS to follow the turtles because humans cannot swim hundreds of miles like the turtles!



1. Can sea turtles breathe under water?

No, they can't

2. Sea turtles live also in rivers and lakes. True/False

False

3. List 2 ways that sea turtles are different than land or freshwater turtles:

Sea turtles are much bigger and have flippers instead of legs

 4. Sea turtles appeared recently on Earth. True/False

False.

 5. How many types of sea turtles are there?

7

6. What are some foods sea turtles eat?

Sea grass, crabs, shrimp, and jellyfish

7. Who puts GPS on the shell of some sea turtles?

Scientists

ESERCIZIO DI COMPRENSIONE INGLESE

Un esercizio di inglese per la comprensione scritta. Leggi questi brevi dialoghi e prova a rispondere alle domande. Per vedere la soluzione passa con il mouse sulla striscia colorata.

1)Paul:           John got the highest grade point average in the biology class.

   Susan:        No wonder! He's at the library everyday.

Question: What does Susan suggest about John?

a. He doesn't come to biology class.

b. He is studying all the time.

c. He loves doing research at the library.

d. He doesn't care about his grade point average.

b. He is studying all the time.

2)Paul:       It looks like they're getting ready to start the highway project again.
   Susan:       I'm not surprised.
 
 Question: What does Susan imply about the project?

a. The project's been going on for some time.

b. She seems to need more time to get ready.

c. The highway project started not too long ago.

d. She wouldn't like to be surprised.

a. The project's been going on for some time.

3)Paul:               Can you believe the science project is due in two days?
   Susan:             That can't be so.

   
Question:  What does Susan mean?

a. She cares for the science project.

b. She doesn't know how to complete the project.

c. She can't believe the work is due so soon.

d. She doesn't like kidding.

c. She can't believe the work is due so soon

4)Susan:           Looks like it's going to be a nice day.

   Paul:              Yes, it's about time. Spring is just around the corner.

  
Question:  What does Paul imply?

a. Spring will come soon.

b. He likes nice days.

c. He can't wait until spring is here.

d. It's about time for the weather to change.

a. Spring will come soon.

5)Susan:         Would you mind going grocery shopping with me? We're out of everything.

   Paul:             I'd rather not. Can't you go yourself?

   
Question: What does Paul mean?

a. He doesn't need food.

b. He prefers eating out to grocery shopping.

c. He doesn't mind going with her later.

d. He wants her to go alone.

d. He wants her to go alone

6) Susan:        Did you take the dog for a walk? He's been in all day.

    Paul:           Was I supposed to?

 
Question: What does Paul mean?

a. He's not gone out yet.

b. He doesn't think it's his job to take the dog for a walk.

c. He didn't think the dog was supposed to be out.

d. He didn't care to be with the dog all day.

b.He doesn't think it's his job to take the dog for a walk.

COMPRENSIONE INGLESE TESTO CON SOLUZIONI

Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. His career in exploration started when he was very young. As a teenager he traveled the seas and eventually made Portugal his base. He appealed to the kings of Portugal, France and England to finance a westward trip to the Indies, but all denied his request. After ten years of monumental efforts but fruitless results, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to finance Columbus in the hopes of acquiring great wealth. On August 3, 1492, Columbus and three ships, the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, left Palos, Spain and headed westward.  

After stopping in the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, Columbus' ships hit the open seas. Covering about 150 miles a day, the trip was long and arduous. The crew was afraid of sea monsters and grew more restless every day land was not sighted. Columbus offered a reward for the first person to sight land. On October 12, a crew member aboard the Pinta sighted one of the Bahama Islands. Columbus set foot on what he believed was one of the Spice Islands, a group of islands in Asia (now known as Indonesia), where valuable spices and riches came from. He named the land San Salvador. Columbus failed to find the riches he expected, and continued to search for China. He next visited Cuba and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). He encountered native peoples who he named "Indians" because he believed they were inhabitants of the Indies.

Columbus returned to Spain a hero. He was named viceroy of the Indies. He soon returned to the New World but never found the riches he expected. Some began to believe that Columbus had found "a new world" rather that a shortcut to the Indies.

Christopher Columbus made one of the greatest discoveries in the history of the world - North America. Though he probably wasn't the first explorer to see the continent, and he believed until his death that the islands he encountered were in the Asian continent, his discoveries were instrumental in the establishment of Spanish colonies in North America. Today, we celebrate Columbus Day in October to commemorate his discoveries.

Questions

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1)Christopher Columbus was born in the 14th century

True/False

2)He started to explore world when he was quite old

True/False

3)Eventually in line 2 means

a.in the end

b.immediately

c.always

d.certainly

4)It took him a long time before finding someone disposed to finance his exploration projects

True/False

5)Which of the following is closest in meaning to "fruitless"?

a.without fruit

b.without success

c.empty

d.unavaible

6)What country eventually agreed to finance Christopher Columbus' trip?

a.Spain

b.Italy

c.France

d.Portugal

7)About how many miles did the ship travel every day?

a.200

b.100

c.150

d.50

8)The crew was unworried and confident

True/False

9)Columbus and his crew visited Canary Islands, Bahama Islands, Cuba and Spice Islands

True/False

10)Why did he name native people “Indians”?

11)Columbus never came back from North America: he died during a sea storm along Massachussetts coasts

True/False

12)He believed until his death that the islands he encountered were in
a.Africa
b.Oceania
c.America
d.Asia

13)Today, we celebrate Columbus Day in

a.September

b.October

c.August

d.December

1)False:1451 is in 15th century 2)False:he started when he was very young 3)a=in the end 4)True=ten years of monumental efforts! 5)b=without success 6)a=Spain 7)c=150 miles per day 8)False=The crew was afraid of sea monsters and grew more restless every day 9)False=He believed San Salvador was one of the Spice Islands (Indonesia nowadays) 10) Because he believed they were inhabitants of the Indies 11)False=Columbus returned to Spain a hero 12)d=Asia 13)b=October