READING
COMPREHENSION TASK
Ten easy ways to make friends
I.Predicting – Before you
read
Write down 3 pieces of advice you think you will read
in the text.
1._________________________________________________________________________________________2._________________________________________________________________________________________3._________________________________________________________________________________________
II: Reading. Scan
the text to check your predictions. Then read the whole text.
III. After you read. (Making inferences) What advice in the article do these people
need to follow? Write the correct number for each person.
______ a)Tony is never sure what to talk about when he meets people.
______ b)Rose want to know why her classmate , Cindy, is so good at
making friends.
______ c)When Pedro feels uncomfortable talking to someone, he starts to
look away.
______ d)Abby doesn’t always say good things about her new friend,
James.
______ e)Terry wants to be friends with the most popular girl in class
because everyone else likes her.
______f)Adam stays home every Saturday night and watches videos.
_____g)Jill often asks herself, “Why would anyone want to be my friend?”
_____h) Benson is a terrific dancer, but he never tells anyone about it.
_____i) Martha always talks about herself.
_____j) Max talks to a girl in his algebra class on Monday, but on
Tuesday he is afraid to say “Hi”
IV. Guessing
meaning from context. Find the words in italics in the reading. Circle the
meaning
of each word.
1. When you are put in touch with other people, you meet / touch other people (par. 1)
2. Your strong points are good / bad things about you. (par.3)
3. When you are consistent, you do things in
different ways / the same way.
(par.7)
4 .When you treat someone well, you are happy to be with / nice to the person
(par. 10)
5. When you observe something, you write it down / watch it. (par. 2)
