A Tale of Two Girls

Read this story and then answer the questions.

There were two students who went to Kidbrooke School. One student was called Rahma who was from Somalia in Africa. She had come to live in England because of the war in her country. She had four brothers who were all older than her. Rahma enjoyed all her lessons at school and was very good at running. Rahma was twelve years old and went to school by bus.

The second student's name was Sofia who was also twelve years old. Sofia was from Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, and had come to live in London last year. She lived with her brothers, her sister and her mother, but her father lived in Portugal. Next year Sofia's father will be coming to visit her and her family. She liked school very much but didn't like drawing because she found it difficult.

Both these students were in Year 8 and liked using computers. Both liked talking very much and sometimes sung in class.

Answer these questions. Write in full sentences:

1. How old were Rahma and Sofia?
2. Which country was Rahma from and why had she come to live in England?
3. Is Somalia in America or Africa?
4. What did Rahma enjoy doing the most at school?
5. Did Rahma come to school on a bicycle? If not, how?
6. What is the capital city of Portugal?
7. When had Sofia come to live in England?
8. Will her father come to visit her in London? If so, when?
9. What didn't Sofia like to do? Why?
10. What did both students like to do?
11. Did they ever sing in school? Does their teacher like the girls to sing?

Now ask your teacher to check your answers.
How many questions to you get right?