Topic: Restaurant; Food
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Novice
Students will read a passage about food and answer comprehension questions.
Components of this activity: A reading passage, comprehension questions, and an answer key.
Instructions to the teacher
Make a reading passage and comprehension questions like the ones below for your class, adapting the materials as necessary for your context and purposes.
Instructions to students
Read the following passage and answer comprehension questions.
Reading Passage
Jane and her friends went out for dinner last Friday. Jane and Betty ordered pizza while Castro decided to eat a hamburger. Annie ordered fish and fries and Castro decided that he wanted fries too as they would go well with his burger. Emma and Ashley both ordered salads because they only wanted something light. Later, all of them ended up trying sushi because it was the special of the day in that restaurant.
Comprehension Questions.
- How many friends does Jane have?
- What food did Jane order at the restaurant?
- Who else ordered the same food as Jane?
- What foods did Castro eat all together?
- What food did Annie order?
- Which people ordered salads?
- Why did Castro order fries?
- What was the special of the day in that restaurant?
Answer Key
- Five
- Pizza
- Betty
- A hamburger, fries and sushi.
- Fish and fries
- Emma and Ashley
- Because they would go well with his burger.
- Sushi.