READING
AND COMPREHENSION
It
Happened to Me (Version one)
Working
at the Bank
When
I first started working in a bank in the center of the city, I was always
afraid someone might rob me. I was behind bulletproof glass, but the alarm
buttons always reminded me that someone could rob me. We had secret signals
that changed every day, and there was an automatic alarm that rang when the
last money came out of my drawer.
Sure
enough, one day a man I thought looked suspicious entered the bank. He walked
by the other tellers to come to me. I thought he knew I didn't have much
experience. He put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a note, and put it
under the teller window. I was very scared, dropped down under the counter, and
hit the alarm button.
The
guards came and held the man. Then I read the note. It said, "Would you
have lunch with me?"
(Adapted
from a first person story by Mrs. L.N., taken from The Detroit News circa 1980)
Comprehension
Questions
1. Did the woman in the story have a lot of experience working in a
bank?
(A) Yes (B) No
2. Why did the woman in the story think the man came to her window?
(A) She thought he was a robber.
(B) She thought he knew she
didn't have experience.
(C) She thought he wanted to
have lunch with her.
(D) 1 and 2 (E) 2 and 3
3. Why did the guards come and hold the man?
(A) Because the woman yelled that someone was a
robber.
(B) Because the woman dropped under the
counter.
(C) Because the woman pushed
the alarm button.
4. Was the man a robber?
(A) Yes (B) No
(fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/stories/stories.html)
READING
It
Happened to Me (Version two)
Working
at the Bank
When
I first started working in an inner-city bank, I was in constant fear of being
robbed. Even behind the protection of bulletproof glass, I was constantly
reminded by alarm buttons of the threat of robbery. We had secret signals that
changed every day, and there was an automatic alarm that was touched off by an
electric eye when the last bill came out of my till.
Sure
enough, one day a man I thought looked suspicious entered the bank. He passed
the other tellers to come to me, apparently recognizing my inexperience. He
reached into his pocket, pulled out a note and slipped it under the teller
window. I panicked, dropped below the counter and hit the alarm button.
The
guards grabbed the man. Then I read the note. It said, "Would you have
lunch with me?"
Vocabulary
Questions
1.
In the first paragraph, what does inner-city mean?
(A) In
the suburbs. (B) In the center of the
city. (C) Outside the city.
2.
In the first paragraph, what does constant fear mean?
(A) Always
afraid. (B) Often sick. (C) Difficult.
3.
In the first paragraph, what does threat mean?
(A) Something bad that is going to happen for
sure.
(B) The possibility that something bad
might happen.
(C) A plan.
4.
In the first paragraph, what does till mean?
(A) A
purse. (B) The drawer of a cash
register, where money is kept. (C) A
wallet.
5.
In the second paragraph, what does apparently mean?
(A) Slowly, with much thought before.
(B) Done in a quick way.
(C) Thinking that something seems to be true from
the information you have.
(fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/stories/stories.html)
ANSWERS:
It Happened to Me (Version one)
Comprehension Questions and Answers:
1. Did the woman in the story have a lot of experience working in a
bank? (B) No
2. Why did the woman in the story think the man came to her window? (D) 1
and 2
3. Why did the guards come and hold the man? (C) Because the woman pushed the alarm button.
4. Was the man a robber? (B) No
It
Happened to Me (Version two)
Vocabulary
Questions
1.
In the first paragraph, what does inner-city mean? (B) In the center of the city.
2.
In the first paragraph, what does constant fear mean? (A)
Always afraid.
3.
In the first paragraph, what does threat mean?
(B) The possibility that
something bad might happen.
4.
In the first paragraph, what does till mean?
(B) The drawer of a cash register, where money is
kept.
kept.
5.
In the second paragraph, what does apparently mean?
(C) Thinking that something seems to be true from
the information you have.
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