Read the passage carefully before attempting Exercise 1 (Multiple Choice) and Exercise 2 (Fill in the blanks dropdown) below.
It is Saturday morning and the rain is very heavy outside. Priya looks out of her kitchen window. The street is wet and empty. Nobody is walking outside. She decides to stay home all day.
First, Priya makes a big cup of tea and sits on the sofa. She starts a new book. The story is about a woman who travels to Japan. It is very interesting. After one hour, she feels hungry, so she goes to the kitchen. She makes soup with bread. It is warm and delicious.
In the afternoon, her friend Carlos calls her. He is also at home because of the rain. They talk for a long time. Then Priya has a good idea. She invites Carlos to come to her flat. He arrives with a board game and some chocolate. They play games and laugh a lot.
At seven o’clock, the rain stops. Priya opens the window. The air smells fresh and clean. She feels happy. It is a great day, and she does not go outside at all!
Exercise 1
Read the passage about a rainy day carefully. Then choose the correct answer for each question based on the text.
Example: What is the weather like in the passage?
Answer: It is rainy.
A Rainy Day: Reading Lesson
Rain changes everything! When the sky turns grey and water falls from the clouds, people stay inside and find new things to do. Think about these questions before you read: What do you like to do when it rains? Can a rainy day be fun? Keep your answers in mind as you read the passage below.
Reading Passage: A Good Day to Stay In
It is Saturday morning and the rain is very heavy outside. Priya looks out of her kitchen window. The street is wet and empty. Nobody is walking outside. She decides to stay home all day.
First, Priya makes a big cup of tea and sits on the sofa. She starts a new book. The story is about a woman who travels to Japan. It is very interesting. After one hour, she feels hungry, so she goes to the kitchen. She makes soup with bread. It is warm and delicious.
In the afternoon, her friend Carlos calls her. He is also at home because of the rain. They talk for a long time. Then Priya has a good idea. She invites Carlos to come to her flat. He arrives with a board game and some chocolate. They play games and laugh a lot.
At seven o'clock, the rain stops. Priya opens the window. The air smells fresh and clean. She feels happy. It is a great day, and she does not go outside at all!
Key Vocabulary in Context
| Word / Phrase | Part of Speech | Definition | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| heavy | adjective | A lot, very strong (used with rain, traffic, snow) | The rain is very heavy today, so I use an umbrella. |
| empty | adjective | With no people or things inside or on it | The café is empty because it is very early. |
| decides | verb | Makes a choice about something | She decides to walk to the park after lunch. |
| delicious | adjective | Tastes very good | This pizza is delicious! Can I have more? |
| invites | verb | Asks someone to come to a place | He invites his friend to his house for dinner. |
| board game | noun phrase | A game you play on a flat board, often with cards or pieces | We play a board game together on Friday evenings. |
| fresh | adjective | Clean and cool (used to describe air or food) | The air is fresh after the rain stops. |
| flat | noun | An apartment; a home inside a bigger building | She lives in a small flat near the city centre. |
Reading Strategies & Comprehension Tips
Skimming for the Main Idea
Read the passage quickly — only 20 seconds — and ask yourself: What is this text mainly about? Do not read every word. Look at the first sentence of each paragraph. You will quickly see that it is about a woman who enjoys staying home on a rainy day.
Scanning for Specific Details
If a question asks you what Priya eats or what Carlos brings, do not read everything again. Look for food words (soup, bread, chocolate) or the name Carlos. Jump directly to that part of the text.
Understanding the Order of Events
This passage uses time words: first, after one hour, in the afternoon, at seven o'clock. These words help you understand what happens first, second, and last. Always look for time words to follow the story.
Guessing Unknown Words
If you do not know the word delicious, look at the sentence around it: "It is warm and delicious." The word warm is about food. So delicious probably means something good about food — and it does! It means very tasty.
Common Reading Pitfalls & Traps
Trap 1: Confusing "heavy" with "big"
Heavy rain does not mean the rain is big or large. In English, we say heavy rain to mean there is a lot of rain and it falls fast and hard. Do not translate it directly from your language — it may be different!
Trap 2: Who brings the board game?
A common mistake is to think Priya has the board game. Read carefully: "He arrives with a board game and some chocolate." The word he means Carlos. Carlos brings the board game, not Priya.
Trap 3: Does Priya go outside?
The last sentence says: "She does not go outside at all!" Some students think she goes outside when the rain stops because she opens the window. But opening a window is not the same as going outside. She stays in her flat all day.
Trap 4: The word "flat"
In British English, a flat is an apartment. It does not mean something is not tall or not round. If you see this word in a text, think home / apartment, not the adjective flat (like a flat surface).
Quick Summary
In this passage, Priya has a relaxed and happy rainy Saturday at home. She reads a book, eats soup, and then enjoys the afternoon with her friend Carlos. The text shows that a rainy day can be fun and cosy. Key details include what Priya eats, what Carlos brings, and how Priya feels at the end of the day.
Now read the passage carefully and complete Exercise 1 (Multiple Choice) and Exercise 2 (Fill-in-the-gap dropdown) below.
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