Mary is a little girl. She is only five years old.  She is not at school. She doesn't know how to
read or write. But her sister Joan is a school girl. She is ten. She knows how to read and write.
One day, Joan sees her little sister in the room. She is at the table. There is a pencil in her hand.
She is writing. "What are you writing, Mary?" She asks. "I'm writing to my friend, Rose. "
     "But how can you? You don't know how to write." says her sister.  "Well," says Mary, "It
doesn't matter. Rose doesn't know how to read, either. "

1. Is Mary a school girl?      

A. Yes, she is.          
B. No, she isn't.  C. We don't know.

2. Who can read and write?     

A. Mary.          
B. Rose.              
C. Joan.

3. What's in Mary's hand?      

A. There's a pen.      
B. There's a pencil.      
C. There's a crayon.

4. What's Mary doing?

A. She is drawing.
B. She is writing.
C. She is reading.

       Mary is a little girl. She is only five years old. She is not at school. She doesn't know how to read or write.
But her sister Joan is a schoolgirl. She is ten. She knows how to read and write.       
       One day, Joan sees her little sister in the room. She is at the table. There is a pencil in her hand. She is 
writing. "What are you writing, Mary?" She asks. "I'm writing to my friend, Rose." "But how can you? You 
don't know how to write." Says her sister. "Well," says Mary, "It doesn't matter. Rose doesn't know how to 
read, either."

1. Is Mary a schoolgirl?

A. Yes, she is.                
B. No, she isn't.           
C. We don't know.

2. Who can read and write?

A. Mary.                     
B. Rose.                    
C. Joan. 

3. What's in Mary's hand?

A. There's a pen.           
B. There's a pencil.       
C. There's a crayon.

4. What's Mary doing?

A. She's drawing.                      
B. She's writing to her friend.           
C. She's singing.

5. Can Rose read and write?

A. No, she can't.                     
B. Yes, she can.            
C. We don't know.

      Mary is a little girl. She is only five, she does not go to school, and, of course, she doesn't know how to
read and write. But her sister, Kate, is a school girl. She's ten.
      One day, Kate sees her little sister at the table and there is a pen in her hand and a piece of paper in front of
her.
      " What are you doing, Mary? " she asks.
      " I'm writing a letter to my friend Kitty." Says Mary.
      " But how can you? " says her sister. " You don't know how to write."
      " Well." says Mary. " It doesn't matter, because Kitty does not know how to read, either."

1. Does Mary know how to read and write?  _____________.

A. Yes
B. No
C. She knows a little
D. Not sure

2. Mary's sister _____________.

A. is fire
B. is younger than Mary
C. is not a student
D. is ten years old

3. One day, Mary _____________.

A. is drawing a picture
B. is doing her homework
C. is sitting on the table
D. is writing a letter

4. Mary's friend, Kitty is _____________.

A. ten year's old
B. five
C. a student
D. Not a student

5. You think Mary is _____________.

A. warm-hearted
B. ten-year-old
C. very interesting
D. stupid