Reading
Before you start reading, study the following vocabulary:
Take a test
Quite
Mean
Important
Pocket money
How was school?
| Father: | Hello, Sue. |
|---|---|
| Sue: | Hi, Dad. |
| Father: | How was school today? |
| Sue: | It was OK. |
| Father: | Did you take any tests? |
| Sue: | No, we didn't. |
| Father: | Really? No tests? |
| Sue: | Well,… there was a short English test. |
| Father: | How did it go? |
| Sue: | There were fourteen questions. Some of them were quite hard. |
| Father: | Ok, Sue. How many answers did you know? |
| Sue: | Dad! I don't know. It was a test! You never know with tests! It can be all wrong…. |
| Father: | All wrong? How do you mean? |
| Sue: | I want to say… tests are always difficult. I can't really say how many correct answers I had. |
| Father: | Ok. When will you get the results? Tomorrow? |
| Sue: | There won't be any results tomorrow. That's too soon. |
| Father: | I hope you will get a good mark. |
| Sue: | Dad, it's just a test! |
| Father: | Just a test? Every test is important! You won't get any pocket money if you get a bad mark! |
| Sue: | Why? This is not fair! I worked so hard. I always study hard for school. |
| Father: | We'll see… Let me know when you get the results. |
| Sue: | Ok, Dad. I'll tell you everything. |
Questions
Are the following statements correct?
1. There were 40 questions in the test.
2. Sue didn't take any tests at school.
3. It's important for Sue to get a good mark.
4. Sue thinks that tests are tricky.
5. Sue won't probably get a good mark.
6. Sue had all the answers wrong.
7. There will be the results tomorrow.
8. Father finds tests very important.
9. Sue won't tell her father about the results.
10. When Father asks "How did it go?”, he means "how did Sue go home?” ?