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Stuck at the Lights(Test)
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Mrs. Numtip and the Traffic Lights
Read the story and complete the exercises below
📖 The Story
Mrs. Numtip was 80, but she had a small car, and she always drove to the shops in it on Saturdays to buy her food. She did not drive fast because she was old, but she drove well and never hit anything.
Sometimes her grandchildren said to her, “Please don’t drive your car, Grandmother. We can take you to the shops.” But she always said, “No, I like driving. I’ve been driving for 15 years, and I’m not going to stop now.”
Last Saturday, she stopped her car at some traffic lights because they were red, and then it didn’t start again. The lights were green, then yellow, then red, then green again — but her car still didn’t start.
“What am I going to do now?” she said.
But then a policeman came and said to her kindly, “Good morning. Don’t you like any of our colours today?“
🎯 Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer
1. How old was Mrs. Numtip?
2. When did Mrs. Numtip drive to the shops?
3. How long had Mrs. Numtip been driving?
✅ Exercise 2: True or False
📝 Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks
1. Mrs. Numtip had a small __________.
2. She drove to the shops on __________ to buy her food.
3. Her __________ offered to take her to the shops.
4. Her car stopped at some traffic __________ and didn’t start again.
5. A __________ came to talk to Mrs. Numtip about her car.
🤔 Exercise 4: Think and Answer
1. What do you think the policeman meant when he said “Don’t you like any of our colours today?” Why was this funny?
2. There is something strange in this story. Mrs. Numtip is 18 but she has grandchildren and has been driving for 15 years. What do you think happened? Was this a mistake in the story?