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Test 005

Reading Practice: Repairing a Bicycle Together

Reading Text

Ben’s bicycle had a loose chain, so he took it to the repair table at the weekend fair. A volunteer named Rosa showed him the tools. She explained that the chain needed to be clean before it could be checked. Ben put on an old apron and listened carefully.

Rosa turned the bicycle upside down and showed Ben how the pedals moved the chain. They wiped away the dirt with a cloth and added a little oil. The chain still slipped, so Rosa helped Ben tighten a small bolt near the back wheel. They turned the pedals slowly to test the repair.

The bicycle worked well again. Rosa reminded Ben to check the tires and brakes before every long ride. Ben wrote the steps in a notebook so he could remember them. He thanked Rosa and rode home along the quiet path. At the next fair, he planned to help another visitor with a simple repair.

Comprehension Test

Question 1. Where did Ben take his bicycle?

✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks where Ben took his bicycle, and the text gives the answer “To the repair table at the weekend fair.”
✓ CorrectThe bicycle was taken to the fair’s repair table.
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks where Ben took his bicycle, and the text gives the answer “To the repair table at the weekend fair.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks where Ben took his bicycle, and the text gives the answer “To the repair table at the weekend fair.”

Question 2. What was wrong with the bicycle?

✓ CorrectBen went to the fair because the chain was loose.
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what was wrong with the bicycle, and the text gives the answer “Its chain was loose.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what was wrong with the bicycle, and the text gives the answer “Its chain was loose.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what was wrong with the bicycle, and the text gives the answer “Its chain was loose.”

Question 3. Who showed Ben the tools?

✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks who showed Ben the tools, and the text gives the answer “A volunteer named Rosa.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks who showed Ben the tools, and the text gives the answer “A volunteer named Rosa.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks who showed Ben the tools, and the text gives the answer “A volunteer named Rosa.”
✓ CorrectRosa introduced the tools and guided Ben.

Question 4. What did they use to clean the chain?

✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what they used to clean the chain, and the text gives the answer “A cloth.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what they used to clean the chain, and the text gives the answer “A cloth.”
✓ CorrectThey wiped dirt away with a cloth.
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what they used to clean the chain, and the text gives the answer “A cloth.”

Question 5. What did they add to the chain?

✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what they added to the chain, and the text gives the answer “A little oil.”
✓ CorrectOil was added after the dirt was removed.
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what they added to the chain, and the text gives the answer “A little oil.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what they added to the chain, and the text gives the answer “A little oil.”

Question 6. What did Rosa help Ben tighten?

✓ CorrectThey tightened a bolt by the rear wheel.
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what they tightened, and the text gives the answer “A small bolt near the back wheel.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what they tightened, and the text gives the answer “A small bolt near the back wheel.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what they tightened, and the text gives the answer “A small bolt near the back wheel.”

Question 7. How did they test the repair?

✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks how they tested the repair, and the text gives the answer “They turned the pedals slowly.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks how they tested the repair, and the text gives the answer “They turned the pedals slowly.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks how they tested the repair, and the text gives the answer “They turned the pedals slowly.”
✓ CorrectThe pedals were turned to check the chain.

Question 8. What should Ben check before a long ride?

✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what Ben should check, and the text gives the answer “The tires and brakes.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what Ben should check, and the text gives the answer “The tires and brakes.”
✓ CorrectRosa reminded him to check both.
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what Ben should check, and the text gives the answer “The tires and brakes.”

Question 9. Where did Ben write the repair steps?

✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks where Ben wrote the steps, and the text gives the answer “In a notebook.”
✓ CorrectHe recorded the steps so he could remember them.
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks where Ben wrote the steps, and the text gives the answer “In a notebook.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks where Ben wrote the steps, and the text gives the answer “In a notebook.”

Question 10. What did Ben plan to do at the next fair?

✓ CorrectHe hoped to help someone else next time.
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what Ben planned for the next fair, and the text gives the answer “Help another visitor with a simple repair.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what Ben planned for the next fair, and the text gives the answer “Help another visitor with a simple repair.”
✗ IncorrectThis detail belongs to a different part of the text. The question asks what Ben planned for the next fair, and the text gives the answer “Help another visitor with a simple repair.”
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