Comprehension, “Here Comes the Sun”

1.  VOCABULARY

Which words have the same meaning as the words in italics?  Write the letter of your answer on the line.

  1. _____ George was in a musical group.
  2. _____ He had to write his name on a lot of papers.
  3. _____ Sometimes the Beatles spoke in angry voices. 
  4. _____ George was so sad that he couldn’t go to work.
  5. _____ The sun came out for only a minute.
  6. _____ “Everything is going to be OK,” George thought.
    1. sign
    2. just
    3. all right
    4. argued
    5. band
    6. depressed

2.  COMPREHENSION

A.  REMEMBERING DETAILS

Read the summary of the story “Here Comes the Sun.”  There are eleven mistakes in the summary.  Find the mistakes and cross them out.  Write the correct words.  

On a July morning in 1989, George Harrison was driving to Paris.  He was driving to the Beatles’ movie studio.

George didn’t want to go to the studio because the Beatles didn’t make music there.  They talked about music, and they signed a lot of papers.  That made George happy.  The weather made him sad, too.  It was cold, sunny, and rainy–a typical English summer day.

George drove to a friend’s apartment.  He was walking around the garden when the stars came out.  George wrote the book, “Here Comes the Sun.”  It is the most streamed Beatles song.

B.  UNDERSTANDING PRONOUNS

Read the sentences below.  What does the word it mean?  Write the letter of your answer on the line.

  1. _____ It was a big business.
  2. _____ It made George feel sad, too.
  3. _____ It had a big garden.
  4. _____ George was holding it in his hands.
  5. _____ It made George feel better.
  6. _____ It is the Beatles most streamed song.
    1. his friend’s house
    2. “Here Comes the Sun”
    3. the Beatles’ music
    4. the sunshine on his face
    5. the rainy weather
    6. a guitar

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