Sixth Grade Reading Comprehension Assessment

SIXTH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION EVALUATION
NAME: …………………………………………………. DATE: …………………..
YO. Read the text and answer questions 1 to 6

Ghosts
by Antonio Orlando Rodríguez
Usually in each house, in addition to a family of people, there lives another
family of ghosts. Since I am the only one in my house who is still scared of
ghosts, I was also the only one to be invited to the party that they will give
tonight at 12, in the living room, and which will be attended by all the ghostly
neighbors.
From seeing my ghosts wandering around the corners during the mornings
drugadas, I have learned a lot of things about them. The fantasies Most pizpiretas
use pleated sheets and the younger ones prefer to bring mini sheets. If a ghost's
sheet has patches or patches, you can be sure it is very old. Ghosts love They sing
about mystery movies, the smell of jasmine, candles and storms with lightning
and thunder. When they are happy, they shine They give with fine crystal glasses
full of bubbles and the strangest thing is that they dance to the beat of music that
only they hear. The piano keys move like crazy, but no sound is heard in the
house.
If you hug a ghost girl, it's like you're hugging a handful of air. And if you
ever get up at night to drink water and feel a little moist air on your cheek, don't
be scared, it's because some sentimental ghost has given you a kiss.
In: Atrapallectures 5 . Santiago: MN Editorial.
1. Why was the narrator invited to the party tonight?
TO. Because he's not afraid of ghosts.
b. Because he knows the pizpireta ghosts.
c. Because he's still scared of ghosts.
d. Because he lives next to the ghostly neighbors.
2. What does the highlighted word in the following fragment refer to :

“I have learned a lot of things about them ”?
TO. The neighbors.
b. Young.
c. The corners.
d. The ghosts.
3. Which of the following sentences uses a comma for enumeration?

TO. Usually in each house, in addition to a family of people, lived…
b. Tonight at 12, in the living room, and all the neighbors will attend...
c. They love mystery movies, the smell of jasmine, candles and storms with
lightning...
d. You feel a little moist air on your cheek, don't be scared, it's because some
sentimental ghost has given you a kiss.
4. What is the purpose of the text?
TO. Relate.
b. Inform.
c. Comment.
d. Convince.
5. How do you know that a ghost is old?

TO. Bring mini sheets.
b. Use pleated sheets.
c. They like scary movies.
d. The sheet has patches and patches.
6. What aspect is most surprising at ghost parties?

TO. They play the piano very well.
b. Only they hear the sounds of the piano.
c. They dance to the music that we all listen to.
d. They only toast with very fine crystal glasses filled with liquor.
II. Read the text and answer questions 7 to 8

What color is fear?
white or black?
White are the ghosts
and white the skeletons,
but black are the basins
of his hollow eyes,
and black the black shadow
of your white body
and if the morning is white,
black is the arrow of the crow,
and white are the numbers
of the years fulfilling,
and on black slate
the account losing;
and white is the white hand
with what I wake you up;
and white the white hand
with what I wake up;
and white the white page
in which I write this verse to you,
but black is the ink
with what I tell you,
because I know you like it
to you, be afraid;
when it's black, white,
When it's white, black. 7
7. Who is the text addressed to?
TO. To the ghosts.
b. To the skeletons.
c. Those who like fear.
d. To all those who are not scared.
8. What is the theme of the text?

TO. The colors of fear.
b. The skeletons.
c. Ghosts.
d. Beliefs.
III. Read the text and answer questions 9 to 15
What a bad luck!
Imagine an ordinary morning when you arrive late for school, get a bad grade
on Social Studies, and end up fighting with your best friend over something
stupid. Faced with such an accumulation of small daily disasters, one is tempted
to believe that they were caused by a mysterious evil force and that one has been
the victim of “harm” or that “they have been watching.”
In reality, nothing proves that this interpretation is correct: since it is difficult
for us to recognize our mistakes or find a rational explanation for the unusual
chain of misfortunes, we prefer to blame an external force that fatally works
against us. This mechanism dates back to old times, when prehistoric man
resorted to magical solutions, in the absence of answers. scientific questions to
clarify what he did not understand or what caused him fear. Any natural
phenomenon could be interpreted as the intervention tion of a higher and evil
power: a lightning strike, drought and the consequent lack of food, a nightmare,
illness, death.
A significant number of these beliefs contrary to reason are They survived to
this day as superstitions. For example, cru Running into a black cat, walking
under a ladder, spilling salt or breaking a mirror are events that, for many, attract
bad luck.
One of the oldest and most widespread superstitions is “the evil eye” or the
assumption that some envious and malicious people tioned have a look capable
of causing harm to others. As they say, they glare! Those affected experienced
They report physical discomfort, headaches and other ailments; If they are
children, they do not sleep well, they are feverish or annoying for no reason. The
shovel bra “envy” is connected with that idea of “looking with evil eyes”, since it
comes from the Latin invideo, which means “to look inside, to want badly, to
deprive, to remove, to prevent.”
According to Islamic tradition, the eyes of old women and re Even married
women are particularly dangerous, while babies and small children, newly
married men and mothers who have just given birth are more exposed to being
"snooped on." A common resource to ward off the evil eye in the Arab world is
the jamsa, a talisman in the shape of a symmetrical hand at the ends of which
there are two thumbs. In other cultures, a striking or shiny object is placed on the
envied person (a pink ribbon for example), with the aim of diverting evil
glances. tas. Amulets are also used, such as horns, horseshoes, amber ornaments,
and bracelets with beads that represent eyes. Those who want to protect the entire
family place a male rue plant at the entrance of the house. Seven Argentine
stories . Buenos Aires: Guadal, 2005.
9. According to the text, what is a superstition?
TO. A mysterious evil force.
b. A belief contrary to reason.
c. An unusual chain of misfortunes.
d. An accumulation of daily disasters.
10. What does the expression highlighted in the following fragment refer to:
“has been a victim of damage ”?
TO. To the jamsa.
b. To envy.
c. To the evil eye.
d. To bad luck.
11. What does the highlighted word in the following fragment mean : “they
end up fighting with their best friend over something stupid ”?
TO. A mysterious force.
b. A bad grade in Social.
c. An unimportant situation.
d. An accumulation of disasters.
12. What concept does the definition correspond to : “to look inside, to want
evil, to deprive, to take away, to prevent”?
TO. Invideo.
b. Assumption.
c. Evil eyes
d. Bad luck.
13. What is jamsa?

TO. A ribbon.
b. An eye.
c. A culture.
d. A talisman.
14. What is a pink ribbon for?
TO. For call the atention.
b. To protect the family.
c. To decorate the “looked at”.
d. To divert evil glances.

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SIXTH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION EVALUATION

NAME: …………………………………………………. DATE: …………………..

YO. Read the text and answer questions 1 to 6

2. What does the highlighted word in the following fragment refer to :

3. Which of the following sentences uses a comma for enumeration?

5. How do you know that a ghost is old?

6. What aspect is most surprising at ghost parties?

II. Read the text and answer questions 7 to 8

8. What is the theme of the text?

13. What is jamsa?

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