eng7-R5· Unit 5· ~20 min
Read an article about friends
Trace how two friendships began and developed.
The article tells two friendship stories. Latifa remembers meeting Khalida in kindergarten, while Ayan describes a difficult relationship with Elay that later became close friendship. Follow each narrator, order events with time markers, and notice actions that mark change. Use only what each quoted excerpt states or clearly supports.
Key terms
promise — to tell somebody that you will or will not do something
punish — to make someone suffer because they did something wrong
whisper — to speak quietly to somebody close to you
friendship — the relationship between friends
slice — a thin, flat piece cut from food such as cake
| Friends | Beginning | Important change | Later situation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latifa and Khalida | They met in kindergarten. | Khalida shared a doll. | They call after Khalida moves. |
| Ayan and Elay | They disliked each other. | Elay saved cake for Ayan. | They become best friends. |
✎Work from a complete excerpt
- 1Attribute: Name the narrator and people described.
- 2Locate: Find the sentence that supplies each answer part.
- 3Check: Reject choices that swap stories, reverse sequence, or add an unstated cause.
💡Watch time shifts
Each narrator moves from past events to the friendship at the article time.
🚫Keep birthdays separate
Khalida attended Latifa’s party; Elay brought cake on his own birthday.
Rules
- 1Identify the speaker and named people before answering.
- 2Use the exact quoted excerpt as evidence.
- 3Track pronouns back to a clear noun in the same excerpt.
- 4Use time markers to put events in order.
- 5Choose a main idea broad enough to cover the whole excerpt.
- 6For comparisons, require stated evidence from both quoted accounts.
Practice
6 easy · 6 medium · 6 hard
Up to 10 random questions per test