Reading Exercise 2 (Clara)

Directions: Read the story. Choose the BEST answer to each question then check your score.

Robert Anderson is a doctor. He works in a hospital in New York City. He�s a pediatrician. A pediatrician is a doctor who helps sick children.  Robert works for many hours every day. He doesn�t spend very much time with his wife and children because he works so much. On the weekends, Robert and his family sometimes go to museums in Manhattan or to the Bronx zoo. His wife, Rebecca, likes to go to museums. Robert and Rebecca�s children like to go to the zoo. Their daughter likes to learn about reptiles, and their son likes to watch the monkeys.

Question 1. Robert Anderson is a ________.
a. zoologist
b. doctor
c. child
d. zoo keeper 

Question 2. A doctor who helps sick children is called a  ________.  
a. child doctor
b. nurse
c. zoologist
d. pediatrician

Question 3. Robert doesn�t spend very much time with his family because _________.
a. he works a lot.
b. he likes to go to the museum.
c. there aren't enough doctors in his hospital.
d. there is too much traffic.

Question 4. His wife likes to___________.
a. work.
b. go shopping.
c. go to museums.
d. watch the monkeys.

Question 5. Robert and Rebecca�s children ___________ go to the zoo.
a. liking
b. like
c. like to 
d. don't like

Question 6.Who do pediatricians help?
a. politicians
b. teachers
c. children
d. monkeys

Question 7. What is Robert�s wife�s name?  
a. Roberta
b. Anderson
c. Rebecca 
d. Melissa

Question 8. When do Robert and his family like to go to museums and the zoo?  
a. in the evening.
b. on the weekends
c. on Sundays.
d. in the summer.

Question 9. How many children does Robert have?
a. two
b. four
c. one 
d. none