Issue 456 For Junior 3

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Babysitter network is big success P(3)  

I. Pre-reading

How do you earn your pocket money?

2. Have you ever been a babysitter?

II. While reading

1. How long has Noa Mintz had her babysitting company?

A. For three years.   

B. For four years.  

C. For five years.  

D. For six years.    

2. How does Noa Mintz earn pocket money?

A. She asks for money from her parents.

B. She works as a babysitter.

C. She hands out ads during her summer break.

D. She cleans houses for other families.

3. From the story, we learn that Noa Mintz is a _____ girl.

A. naughty

B. clever

C. selfish

D. beautiful

4. What does Mintz think of her work?

A. It was a pity that she didn’t do it earlier.

B. She feels sorry for spending so much time working.

C. She is not old enough to do social work.

D. She feels proud of herself and will try her best to do more.

Key: ABBD

III. Post-reading

How do you understand “Don’t let my age get in the way”?

What can you learn from Noa Mintz?

Are we more like our mom or dad? P (5)

I. Pre-reading

Who do you think you are more like, you father or your mother? In character or looks? 

Do you know what makes you and your parents similar?

II. While reading

1. What does the new research find?

A. We’re more like our mother.

B. We’re more like our father.

C. Few people are like their parents.

D. We learn the most from parents.

2. What does the study aim to do?

A. To explain how human genes work. 

B. To learn whether we’re likely to  develop diseases.

C. To find out what genes often cause diseases.

D. To test whether father’s genes are better.

3. Which of the following about the study is NOT true?

A. We have equal amounts of genes from our father and mother.

B. We use more of the DNA inherited from our father. 

C. It found that no genes come from our mother.

D. Three different species of mice were tested in the study.

Key: BBC

III. Post-reading

In what other ways can the study be used for? Give an example.

Mean lady’s kind lesson P (6)

I. Pre-reading

What can you guess from the title? 

What kind of story do you think it is about? 

II. While reading

1. From the conversation, we learn that Miss Bee _____.

A. was a rich woman 

B. was busy every day

C. was cold to the writer

D. was a nice person

2. Paragraph 4 tells us that _____.

A. Miss Bee didn’t like kids

B. the writer hated going to the store

C. the writer and Miss Bee became friends

D. shopping was a hard task for the kid

3. As a child, the writer ____.

A. knew Miss Bee was teaching her a life lesson

B. thought the experience was unpleasant

C. was glad to have met Miss Bee

D. thought Miss Bee didn’t like her grandma

4. What did the writer learn from Miss Bee?

A. Learn to do things by yourself.

B. Ask for help whenever you can.

C. Be strict with kids.

D. Be thankful to those who help you.

Key: CBBA

III. Post-reading

What do you think of Miss Bee? 

Have you learned a lesson in an unusual way, like the writer’s story?