Reading Comprehension Exercises in English: Answer Keys and Grammar Corrections on Key Topics

English Reading Comprehension and Grammar Exercises

The Big Bottle

1. Because it is spontaneous, and people meet and drink in the streets.

2. Residents are affected in two ways: they cannot sleep well at night because of the noise, and they find the streets littered with rubbish early in the morning.

3. False. (line 3) "The Big Bottle" is perceived as a social problem.

4. False. (lines 5-6) Now it has become the largest gathering.

5. False. (line 9) City councils... turn to violence.

6. False. (line 11) Across Spain... to buy alcohol.

7. Wander (line 1)

8. Repair

9. Rubbish (line 13)

10. Multitude

11. The government, which has not solved the problem yet, has a good reputation.

12. Have gone

13. It is not likely that she will pay for the drinks.

14. How many beers did your friend drink last night?

Child Exploitation

1. No, because there is a government law which forbids it.

2. Because in many cases exploitation is never reported, or nobody notices it, and there are many more children working than the authorities estimate.

3. True. (line 1) His 12-hour... begins at 9 pm.

4. False. (lines 4-5) "Dhiraj's pay... battle to survive".

5. True. (lines 7-8) Parents say poverty... and businesses.

6. True. (lines 9-10) An Indian government... 2006.

7. Vulnerable (line 6)

8. Poverty (line 7)

9. Survival

10. Ban (line 9)

11. A friend of mine, who was born in India, is a famous scientist.

12. He is said to be too young to work.

13. Many Indian people aren't rich enough to have their own houses.

14. He apologized for what he had done.

Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packets

1. They try to transmit the diseases related to tobacco. They intend to encourage people to quit.

2. The government will raise the legal age at which people can buy tobacco products. They will also create public areas free of smoke.

3. True. (lines 2-3) The pictures include... in hospital.

4. False. (lines 11-12) A series of 15... effective warnings.

5. False. (line 14) According to... lung cancers.

6. True. (lines 15-16) International evidence... or quit.

7. Purpose

8. Painless

9. Intestine

10. Safety

11. Even though it was a rainy day, they decided to go fishing.

12. The number of deaths has been greatly reduced by medical advances.

13. Stopped

14. How many emails did the Burtons send?

Virtual or Plastic?

1. Not necessarily; they can pay what they want for the download, or nothing at all.

2. They will not make money on digital sales, but on sales of special editions.

3. False. (line 1) A short but... starts.

4. False. (line 5) The band also... the album.

5. True. (lines 9-10) Old-fashioned... and photographs.

6. False. (lines 13-14) Their desire... original form.

7. Benefit

8. Rights (line 7)

9. Allow (line 4)

10. Valuable

11. How long did some users spend downloading a full music album years ago?

12. Radiohead's new record couldn't be released last December.

13. Playing

14. Students are used to writing with computers.

Ultra-thin Barbie: Girls Potentially in Danger

1. Girls can feel insecure and dissatisfied with their image, and it can cause eating disorders.

2. By warning girls at school about the risks of extreme thinness and that such a beauty ideal is unachievable.

3. True. (lines 1-2) Barbie dolls...

4. True. (line 6) Emme, a new doll... shape.

5. False. (line 10) They... were... thinness.

6. False. (lines 11-12) For those aged... stronger.

7. Shape (line 3)

8. Choice

9. Difference (line 9)

10. Wish

11. How long have you been playing with Barbies?

12. She told me she would lend me her doll the following week.

13. I like to be slim although I also like eating a lot.

14. You wouldn't be hungry now if you had had breakfast.

Climate Change

1. No, although sectors of the population in all countries will be affected, people in developing nations will be more exposed to its disastrous consequences.

2. There will be more extreme weather conditions, and agricultural production will also be reduced.

3. False. ... to occur several... thought (line 3)

4. False. ... world leaders... consequences (line 4)

5. False. ... these impacts... it's us (line 10)

6. True. ... that serious... inevitable (lines 11-12)

7. Vulnerable (line 3)

8. On

9. Released (line 6)

10. Surplus

11. ...we take this issue more seriously.

12. ...are reported to be homeless after the flood.

13. When will the effects of climate change be felt?

14. To avoid polluting.