Short Stories in English for Beginners

knock to make a sound on a hard surface, usually to get someone’s
attention
confused unsure of what to think, believe, or do
station a building where trains, buses or other vehicles stop to allow people
to get on and off
secret a piece of information that must not be told to other people
radio a piece of equipment that you use for listening to programmes which
are broadcast
warning a statement that tells you about a possible danger or something
bad that may happen
condition something that must exist or happen before another action can
take place
Comprehension Questions
Select one answer only for each question.
11) After leaving the farm, Aldin goes to ___.
a. a restaurant
b. the capsule
c. the capital
d. his house
12) Aldin realizes that Valior, the Emperor, ___.
a. is not truthful

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b. wants peace
c. always tells the truth
d. is friends with the Kalkian Emperor
13) Aldin plans to ___.
a. return the child
b. stay with the child
c. kill the child
d. do nothing
14) Maha ___.
a. is happy about going home
b. didn’t want to come to Earth
c. wants to call her parents
d. is not happy about going home
15) When Aldin speaks to the Kalkian Emperor, he asks for ___.
a. money
b. peace
c. a job
d. a chance to stay on Kalkia

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Answer Key
Crazy Paella: 
Chapter 1:
 1. a, 2. b, 3. d, 4. c, 5. b; 
Chapter 2
: 6. d, 7. b, 8.
a, 9. a, 10. c; 
Chapter 3
: 11. c, 12. c, 13. d, 14. d, 15. b; 
Chapter 4
: 16. c,
17. d, 18. a, 19. c, 20. a