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The Shallow End(Test)
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Pinyo’s First Trip to the Sea
Read the story and complete the exercises below
📖 The Story
Pinyo lives in Bangkok, and he began swimming a few months ago. He likes swimming, and he often goes to the swimming pool near his house with his mother and swims there for an hour or two.
He turned six years old last week, and his mother said, “You swim quite well now, Pinyo, but you have never seen the sea, have you? Your father and I are going to take you there on Sunday, and you are going to swim in the sea. It’s not cold now, and it’s much nicer than a swimming pool.”
Pinyo’s father and mother took him to the sea in their car on Sunday, and they stopped at the side of a small harbour. Pinyo got out and looked at the sea for a long time, but he was not very happy. Then he said to his mother, “Which is the shallow end?“
🎯 Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer
1. Where does Pinyo live?
2. How old is Pinyo now?
3. How did Pinyo’s family go to the sea?
✅ Exercise 2: True or False
📝 Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks
1. Pinyo often goes to the swimming __________ near his house.
2. Pinyo turned __________ years old last week.
3. Pinyo’s mother said the sea is much nicer than a swimming __________.
4. The family stopped at the side of a small __________.
5. Pinyo asked his mother “Which is the __________ end?”
🤔 Exercise 4: Think and Answer
1. Why did Pinyo ask “Which is the shallow end?” What does this tell us about what he knows about the sea?
2. Do you think Pinyo was excited or worried about swimming in the sea? What clues in the story tell you this?