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English — Reading Comprehension

Time: 30-40 min

Read the text and answer the questions:

The Secret Garden
Emma and her brother Jack moved to a new house in the countryside last summer. The house was old and big, with a garden that had grown wild. One day, Emma found a small door hidden behind some bushes. She pushed it open and discovered a beautiful secret garden.
Inside the garden, there were colourful flowers, a small pond with fish, and an old apple tree. Emma was so happy! She ran to tell Jack, and together they decided to fix up the garden. They pulled out weeds, planted new flowers, and built a small bench under the apple tree.
Every day after school, Emma and Jack went to their secret garden. They read books under the tree, watched the fish in the pond, and ate apples from the tree. The garden became their favourite place in the whole world.

Exercise 1 — Who, what, where

  1. Who are the main characters? _____________
  2. Where did they move? _____________
  3. What did Emma find? _____________
  4. When did they move? _____________

Exercise 2 — True or false?

  1. ____ The house was new and small
  2. ____ Emma found a secret door
  3. ____ The garden had a pond with fish
  4. ____ Jack didn't like the garden
  5. ____ They ate apples from the tree

Exercise 3 — Answer in English

  1. What did the garden look like when they found it? _____________
  2. What did Emma and Jack do to fix the garden? _____________
  3. What did they do in the garden every day? _____________
  4. Why was the garden special? _____________

Exercise 4 — Vocabulary

Match the English word with the Danish translation:

| English | Dansk |

|---------|-------|

| garden | skjult |

| secret | have |

| bushes | æble |

| pond | buske |

| apple | dam |

Exercise 5 — Put in order

Put the events in the correct order (1-5):

____ They fixed up the garden

____ Emma found a secret door

____ They moved to a new house

____ They went to the garden every day

____ Emma told Jack about the garden

Exercise 6 — Challenge

  1. Why do you think the garden was "secret"? _____________
  2. How did the garden make Emma and Jack feel? _____________
  3. Write 2 sentences about your favourite place: _____________

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