Reading Comprehension Unit 4. THE PET SHOP
Hello, my name is Ben and I am ten years old. One day my mum told me some exciting news. She said: "We are getting a new dog, Ben". I was so happy. I have always wanted a dog.
On the way to the pet shop we passed a place that had lots of animals. They were all in cages and they looked very sad. I asked mum what the strange place was. She said that is called an animal shelter. It is where they take animals that people don´t want anymore. This made me very sad. Why didn´t people want their pets anymore?
We got to the pet shop and went inside. There were lots of cute little puppies and kittens and bunnies. But I couldn´t stop feeling sad for the unwanted animals. I asked mum if we could go back to the animal shelter.
When we got there I saw a sad lonely dog looking at me from the cage. "I want him" I said. So we took him home. We fed him. We gave him a bath. We gave him a new home and we loved him forever.
Answer these questions:
1. How old is Ben?
2. Why was Ben so happy at the start of the text?
3. What was the place with all the sad animals?
4. What did Ben see at the pet shop?
5. What did Ben see at the animal shelter?
6. How did the story end?
7. What did they do with the dog at home?
