AGOSTO 12

At the Carnival





There are lots of things to do at a carnival. The first thing you do when you get to a carnival is buy tickets, which are also called script.
You pay for everything at a carnival with script instead of money. You can use script to buy food like caramel popcorn or cotton candy. You can also use script to play games for prizes. When I go to a carnival, I spend all my script on the best part: the rides.
There are many different rides at a carnival, but my favorite is the roller coaster. Roller coasters
are thrilling. They go so fast that you feel like you are flying. All roller coasters are a little bit different, so you never know what to expect on a new one. Some roller coasters have loops that make you go upside down. Some roller coasters have one huge hill. On all roller coasters, at some point you will probably feel like your stomach is dropping out of your body.
Although I love roller coasters, not everyone likes them. Some people think they are too scary.
Some people feel sick because of the speed and the curves. These people would probably like other rides better, like the tea cups or the Ferris wheel. Some people even go to a carnival and do not go on any rides. They spend all their script on food or games. It seems strange to me, but they say they still have a good time.

Questions

1) Using the passage as a guide, we can understand that "script" is another word for
A. money
B. rides
C. games
D. tickets

2) The author thinks the best part of a carnival is the
A. rides
B. games
C. food
D. prizes

3) Paragraph 2 is mostly about
A. rides
B. carnivals
C. roller coasters
D. loops and hills

4) As used in paragraph 2, the word thrilling most nearly means
A. fast
B. great
C. exciting
D. frightening

5) According to the author, some people do not like roller coasters because they
A. get scared and feel sick
B. spend too much money
C. do not win any prizes
D. cannot eat junk food

6) The author suggests that a carnival is a place where everyone
A. can have fun
B. can see friends
C. will win prizes
D. goes on rides

7) Compared to roller coasters, the tea cups and the Ferris wheel are rides that
I. go slower
II. have fewer curves
III. cost less

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III