Short Stories in English for Beginners

Chapter 2 Review
Summary
Sylvia and George look for a strange creature in the woods. George
disappears. Sylvia goes to the old house to find him. He isn’t there. She
falls asleep. She wakes up the next day. George still isn’t there. She is
worried. She calls George. He doesn’t answer. She goes to his house. She
sees his car. But she can’t find him and she can’t find her friends. She
finally returns to the old house. There are lights on in the house.
Vocabulary
No way! (slang) an expression used to show surprise or disbelief
split up to divide a group of people into smaller groups or individuals
crazy silly or stupid
imagine to form a picture of someone or something in your mind
thicket a small group of trees
wave to move your hand to say hello or goodbye or to attract someone’s
attention
mobile a telephone that you carry with you
(mobile) service the system that allows you to use a mobile telephone
joke something said or done to be funny
think things through to consider or work through a problem
taxi a car with a driver who you pay to take you from one place to another

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neighbourhood an area of a town or city
Comprehension Questions
Select one answer for each question.
6) At first, Sylvia thinks that the creature is ___.
a. real
b. a joke
c. George
d. in her imagination
7) Later, George comes across ___.
a. a special tree
b. another house
c. Sylvia’s car
d. a group of trees
8) Sylvia falls asleep in ___.
a. the woods
b. the boat on the lake
c. a bed in the house
d. the town
9) When she wakes up, Sylvia ___.
a. goes to a nearby town
b. goes to the thicket
c. calls George’s parents
d. calls her parents
10) When she returns to the lake, Sylvia sees ___.
a. a fire in the house
b. lights on in the house
c. the creature in the house
d. George in the house

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