S3 SB U4 (Comprehension)

1. Why did the writer's Mom have to be carried to her son's funeral?

• A It was snowing.

• B She was too sad to walk.

• C She was too weak to walk.

• D Her sons wanted to show her their love.

2. What did Mom mean when she repeatedly told her daughters that "she would not see another dawn"?

• A She thought she would die before dawn.

• B She did not want to be awakened before dawn.

• C She suffered pain and needed to rest more till morning.

• D She felt hopeless and wanted her daughters to leave her alone.

3. The phrase "soul talk" most probably means ___________________.

• A heart-to-heart talk

• B talk about the soul

• C talk about religion

• D little arguments

4. Which of the following pairs of words from paragraph 5 are synonyms?

• A always, often

• B retreat, refuge

• C solace, warring

• D closeness, near

5. The phrase "Marie knew the feeling" suggests that _______________.

• A Marie felt the same way

• B Marie had similar experiences

• C Marie knew what the writer was thinking

• D Marie and the writer were thinking of the same thing

6. Why did Marie's statement shock the writer?

• A Because the writer did not trust Marie.

• B Because the two sisters had never lived in the same house.

• C Because she thought her brother who had cancer was the favourite.

• D Because the writer thought she, and not Marie, was Mom's favourite.

7. "Then the truth began to unfold ...". What was the truth?

• A Only the sons were Mom's favourite.

• B Every one of them was Mom's favourite.

• C Only the daughters were Mom's favourite.

• D The writer and Marie were Mom's favourite.

8. The sentence "Coffee mugs stalled in mid-air." most likely implied that the brothers _______________________.

• A were startled by the question

• B did not understand the question

• C did not expect her to ask them a question

• D did not know how to answer the question

9. Why did the writer decide to ask her brothers who Mom's favourite was?

• A She wanted to prove Marie wrong.

• B She wanted to listen to her brothers' opinions.

• C She wanted to prove that she was right in her assumption.

• D She wanted her brother to confirm she was Mom's favourite.

10. The statements below are true about the writer's Mom except _______________.

• A she had six children

• B she never showed favouritism

• C she seldom said "I love you" to her children

• D she made everyone in her family feel that they were special to her