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RIC-6946 The Comprehension Box 1 - Sample student cards

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Questions<br />

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8.<br />

What was Laszlo Biro’s brother’s job?<br />

(a) pilot (b) chemist (c) reporter<br />

Blotting paper was used to:<br />

(a) dry ink.<br />

<strong>The</strong> writer wrote this text to:<br />

(a) make you laugh.<br />

(b) tell a story.<br />

(c) explain something.<br />

What did Laszlo Biro do first?<br />

(b) make blots. (c) write on.<br />

(a) ask his brother to help him<br />

(b) made a pen with a ball that rolled around<br />

(c) tried newspaper ink in a fountain pen<br />

<strong>The</strong> word smudge in Paragraph 2 means to make:<br />

(a) mud. (b) a dirty mark. (c) mistakes.<br />

Laszlo Biro was good at:<br />

(a) making money.<br />

(b) flying.<br />

(c) solving problems.<br />

Why did biros become so popular?<br />

(a) <strong>The</strong>y worked very well.<br />

(b) Many different companies made them.<br />

(c) <strong>The</strong>y looked good.<br />

<strong>The</strong> word it in Paragraph 5<br />

is used instead of the:<br />

(a) cap.<br />

(b) ink.<br />

(c) metal ball.<br />

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Something extra<br />

H Find a biro and look<br />

carefully at the tiny<br />

ball in the tip of the<br />

pen.<br />

H Make a list of names<br />

used on biros. What<br />

is the most common<br />

name?

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