Read the presentation and answer the questions below.
Hello! I’m Jenny and I want to talk about Sarah. Sarah is my sister. We are twins, so we are the same height and slim. But we are not the same in our personalities. She works harder than I do, so her grades are better. She studies a lot and sometimes helps me with my homework. She is friendlier and more outgoing than I am, so she has many friends. You know what? She is my best friend.
A) Who is making the presentation?
B) Who is Sarah?
C) Is Sarah overweight?
D) Is Sarah hard-working?
E) Who is more successful at school?
Reading Comprehension: Appearance and Personality
Reading comprehension; is the ability to process text, understand its explicit details, and infer comparative qualities such as physical appearance and personality traits.
SOLUTION STEPS & TEXT ANALYSIS
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a) Who is making the presentation?
Jenny is making the presentation.
(Text clue: “Hello! I’m Jenny and I want to talk about Sarah.”) -
b) Who is Sarah?
Sarah is Jenny’s twin sister (and best friend).
(Text clue: “Sarah is my sister. We are twins…”) -
c) Is Sarah overweight?
No, she isn’t. She is slim.
(Text clue: “…we are the same height and slim.”) -
d) Is Sarah hard-working?
Yes, she is.
(Text clue: “She works harder than I do…” and “She studies a lot…”) -
e) Who is more successful at school?
Sarah is more successful at school.
(Text clue: “She works harder than I do, so her grades are better.”)
FINAL ANSWER:
- a) Jenny (or Jenny is making the presentation.)
- b) Jenny’s twin sister (or She is Jenny’s sister / twin.)
- c) No, she isn’t. (She is slim.)
- d) Yes, she is.
- e) Sarah is. (or Sarah is more successful.)
EXAM INSIGHT / PITFALL: In comparative reading tasks, pay close attention to pronouns and comparative structures like “-er than” (e.g., “works harder”, “grades are better”) to correctly identify which person possesses more of a given quality.