Reading comprehension

READING COMPREHENSION 4  Read and complete the sentences with  Brad,Tina or Joe. BRAD Hello! I’m Brad. I live in Wellington, New Zealand and I’m ten years old.
I’ve got two younger brothers, Nick and Jack. They’re very sporty. They
play football, basketball and ride their bicycles all day. I like cycling to
school, but in my free time I prefer drawing or painting. I love music!
I can play the drums and I sometimes go to pop concerts. My favourite
subject at school is history. I’m not very good at maths or science.
TINA
Hi! My name’s Tina and I’m from Honolulu, Hawaii. I’m 11 and I go to
school with my sister, Shelly, and my brother, Ian. Shelly is eight and she
plays the piano really well. Ian and I aren’t very musical. Ian is 13 and we
always go surfing together. He’s also the best science student at school in
Science. My mother is a music teacher at school. I played the piano when I
was younger, but now I don’t. I’m always on my surfboard in my free time.
JOE
Hi! I live in Auckland in New Zealand and my name’s Joe. I’m eight years
old and I’ve got an older sister, Claire. She’s studying at university so I
live alone with my parents most of the time. I like going to school and in
my free time I go to a youth club. I’ve got friends there who can make
amazing things, like toys with plastic bottles. I’d like to be creative like
that, but I’m more interested in computers and the internet. I want to

create websites when I’m older.

1      _________ is the youngest child in his/her family.

3      _________ is the sportiest person.

5      _________ is the most techie person.

2      _________ is the most musical person.

4      _________ is the most artistic person.

5  Read and circle the correct answers.

Jordan Romero was 13 years, ten months and ten days old when he reached the top of Mount Everest. He was born in July 1996 and he was on ‘the top of the world’ in May 2010. Today, he’s still the youngest person to climb the highest mountain on Earth.

With him were his father, his father’s wife and three Sherpas*. Jordan’s mother was at home. She watched the whole climb on a special map and talked to Jordan on a satellite phone when he was at the top. She asked him to do one thing ‘Come back home!’ – to California, USA.

Before he started his adventure in the Himalayas, Jordan explained, ‘I just want to do something big.’ But climbing Everest isn’t his only record.

He’s also the youngest climber to complete the ‘Seven Summits’: he climbed the tallest mountain in each continent. In December 2011, he reached the top of Vinson Massif in Antarctica, breaking George Atkinson’s record. Atkinson completed the ‘Seven Summits’ when he was 16.

But why did Jordan want to do this? He decided it was a good idea when he was ten. A picture of the seven highest mountains on a wall in his school inspired him. Today, Jordan wants to climb the 50 highest mountains in the USA. He says, ‘this tour around the USA is about being healthy. I want other children in the country to climb mountains with me.’ In his free time, he likes riding his bicycle, listening to music and going out with his friends.

   Who didn’t climb Everest with Jordan?

A a sherpa     b his dad     c his mum

3     How old was Jordan when he

completed the ‘Seven Summits’?

a 10     b 15       c 13

5      Jordan thinks that climbing is …

6       a dangerous.b healthy.c easy.

         How many records does Jordan hold?

A one    b two         c seven

4      Jordan was … George Atkison when he climbed the Seven Summits.

A older than b younger than

c as old as