Read the passage and answer the questions 1, 2.
It’s a beautiful spring day. Maria gets up early. She feels happy. She knows that it’s a nice day because she puts her hand on the glass of the window. It is very warm. She opens the window and the singing of the birds fills the room. She can smell the flowers outside her home. They smell sweet and fresh. After Maria gets dressed and has her breakfast, she puts her books in her bag. She is ready for school.
Maria is a lot like any other students in her neighborhood. She goes to school and likes to be with her friends. But Maria cannot see the beautiful spring day. She cannot see the flowers, the blue sky or the singing birds. She cannot see the new green leaves on the trees. She cannot see these because she is visually impaired. She has been unable to see since she was born.
1. Match the words of the column A with their meaning that is mentioned in the text in the column B.
Column A Column B
a. Early i. the first meal of the day
b. Warm ii. at/from the beginning of something
c. Breakfast iii. damaged or not functioning normally
d. Outside iv. at a fairly high temperature in a way that is pleasant
e. Impaired v. something that delays or stops the progress of something
vi. near the beginning of a period of time, an event etc.
vii. the outer side or surface of something
Answer to the question no. 1
a.+vi. Early= near the beginning of a period of time, an event etc.
b.+iv. Warm= at a fairly high temperature in a way that is pleasant.
c.+i. Breakfast= the first meal of the day.
d.+vii. Outside= the outer side or surface of something.
e.+iii. Impaired= damaged or not functioning normally.
2. Write ‘True’ for correct statement or ‘False’ for incorrect statement.
i. Maria is a lot like any other students in her neighborhood.
ii. It’s a beautiful late-spring day.
iii. She has been unable to see since she was born.
iv. She cannot smell the flowers outside her home..
v. Maria cannot see the beautiful spring day.
vi. She does not go to school.
Answer to the question no. 2
i. True; ii. False; iii. True; iv. False;
v. True; vi. False.