English 6 · Unit 4: Inventions · Cambridge Global English Stage 6

Questions

1. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   1. What was Garth's invention?

   • the Bodybrella, an umbrella that covers your head and half your body
   • a robot dog
   • a pair of jet boots
   • a pen powered by your brain
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2. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   2. Why was the Bodybrella better than an ordinary umbrella?

   • It could fly.
   • It was cheaper.
   • It was smaller.
   • It kept your whole body dry and left your hands free.
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3. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   3. Why was Garth happy about the weather?

   • He liked swimming in the rain.
   • School was closed.
   • It was his birthday.
   • Rainy, windy weather was perfect for testing his invention.
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4. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   4. Who were the Barker Boys?

   • three nasty neighbourhood brothers
   • the lady's sons
   • Garth's best friends
   • inventors from Gadgets4U
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5. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   5. What did Todd do to the Bodybrella?

   • He tried it on and liked it.
   • He bought it.
   • He pulled it off Garth and tossed it over his shoulder.
   • He took it to the gadget shop.
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6. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   6. How did Garth feel after the Barker Boys left?

   • trembling and humiliated
   • angry but happy
   • bored
   • proud and excited
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7. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   7. What did the broken Bodybrella look like?

   • a new umbrella
   • a crumpled jellyfish
   • a yapping dog
   • a magnificent dome
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8. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   8. What was the lady's reaction to the Bodybrella?

   • She threw it away.
   • She thought it was an interesting, clever idea.
   • She laughed like the Barker Boys.
   • She said it was dumb.
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9. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   9. What competition did the lady want to run?

   • a football competition
   • a competition to find the best young gadget inventor in the town
   • a race in the rain
   • a drawing competition for owls
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10. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

    10. How did Garth feel at the end of the story?

    • much better, with lots of new ideas
    • bored with inventing
    • angry with the lady
    • still humiliated
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11. 11. Garth didn't want to damage the Bodybrella so he put it on ____.

    • carefully
    • carelessly
    • roughly
    • quick
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12. 12. Todd Barker pulled the Bodybrella ____ off Garth's body.

    • rough
    • roughly
    • gently
    • carefully
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13. 13. The lady took the Bodybrella ____ from Garth because she could see it was damaged.

    • gentlely
    • roughly
    • gentle
    • gently
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14. 14. Have you tried ____ that new video game yet?

    • back
    • out
    • off
    • up
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15. 15. She stood on the winners' podium and held ____ the trophy proudly.

    • out
    • back
    • up
    • off
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