Question

he could hardly see the sky. there were too many tall buildings blocking the sky and the sun. aminu asked kunmi, “where is your farm? where do you grow your beans, maize, rice, and yam? where are your fruit trees? mango, oranges, and tangerines gardens?” “come on, we live in a city aminu,” replied kunmi. “the food is grown on our farms very far from here. we buy maize, rice, yam and beans from the market.”
“where are the water wells?” asked aminu looking around. “i’m thirsty. are the wells also under this hardstone?” he looked around in despair. “no, we use the dispenser,” answered kunmi.
reading practice 1
read the passage again. then answer the following questions correctly.

1. who introduced aminu to his new class?
2. why did he sit awkwardly at his desk?
3. were the other children in the class friendly to aminu?
4. how did aminu feel at the playground?
5. make a list of the things from aminu’s village which he could not see in abuja.
6. describe two ways which kunmi and muna tried to help aminu.
7. where did aminu think the water wells might be?
8. did aminu wear shoes and socks back home at the village before? how do you know?

reading practice 2

1. then he prodded the table means
2. ever since he arrived in abuja, he had felt puzzled means
3. do you think aminu will go back to his village? give a reason.

Explanation:

1. The passage does not mention who introduced Aminu to his new class.
2. The passage does not mention why he sat awkwardly at his desk.
3. The passage does not mention if the other children in the class were friendly to Aminu.
4. At the playground, Aminu felt confused as he could not find things he was used to in his village like farms, fruit - tree gardens and water wells.
5. Things from Aminu's village he could not see in Abuja: farms, fruit - tree gardens (mango, oranges, tangerines), water wells.
6. The passage does not mention Kunmi and Muna trying to help Aminu.
7. Aminu thought the water wells might be under the hardstone.
8. The passage does not mention if Aminu wore shoes and socks back home at the village before.

For Reading Practice 2:

1. "Then he prodded the table" means he poked or pushed at the table.
2. "Ever since he arrived in Abuja, he had felt puzzled" means since coming to Abuja, he had been confused.
3. Answers may vary. For example, he might go back because he misses the familiar things like farms and wells in his village; or he might not go back if he gets used to the city life and makes new friends.

Answer:

1. Not mentioned in the passage.
2. Not mentioned in the passage.
3. Not mentioned in the passage.
4. Confused.
5. Farms, fruit - tree gardens, water wells.
6. Not mentioned in the passage.
7. Under the hardstone.
8. Not mentioned in the passage.

Reading Practice 2:

1. He poked or pushed at the table.
2. Since coming to Abuja, he had been confused.
3. He might go back because he misses the familiar things in his village; or he might not go back if he gets used to city life and makes new friends.