Page 8 - Elvin Chan 145979 Reading Texts and Vocabulary Project (Individual)

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

Instruction: Choose the BEST answer for each of the questions below.

1. Why did the narrator enrol himself in the swimming class?
A. He believes that swimming is an important skill for him to learn.
B. He wants to be physically fit.
C. His mother forces him to take swimming.
D. He wants to make new friends.
Answer: A
2. For his first day, how early did the narrator arrive at the local swimming pool?
A. 1 hour
B. 15 minutes
C. 30 minutes
D. 1 hour and 30 minutes
Answer: C
3. The narrator’s first impression of his swimming coach is that she is very strict. This
statement is…
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
4. What did the boy and the girl did that made the narrator felt at ease?
A. They offered the narrator some useful advice about swimming.
B. They told the narrator that they also do not know how to swim.
C. They were being friendly by smiling and introducing themselves to the narrator.
D. They told the narrator funny jokes.
Answer: C
5. What is the tool that help swimmers float?
A. Kickboard
B. Water wings
C. Swim suit
D. Goggles

Answer: B
6. Why did Aaron not join the rest of the class?
A. He had already taken a beginner’s swimming class before others.
B. He did not like to be around the narrator.
C. He wants to demonstrate his swimming skills to the others.
D. He was nervous and too scared to swim.
Answer: A
7. In paragraph 4, the narrator expressed his struggle on his first day of swimming class.
What made him to keep going?
A. Coach Reed’s promise for a reward.
B. Coach Reed’s enthusiasm for swimming.
C. Coach Reed’s stern teachings.
D. Coach Reed’s patience to teach.