The boys in our town often play marbles, and

sometimes the girls play too. My brother George

plays marbles very well. He has won 112 marbles
in two months. He plays better than any of the
other boys in our street. He shoots the marbles
very straight and hits the other boys’ marbles
almost every time, although he is only ten years
old.
When the boys in our town play marbles, they
first draw a circle on the ground with a stick, and
then one boy puts one of his marbles in it. Then
the other boy shoots at it with one of his marbles
and tries to knock it out of the circle.
It is not easy, because the marbles are quite
small, and the ground is never quite flat. When I
play marbles with George, my marbles ussually
roll to one side or the other, and he wins.
George has marbles of all colours. Some are
white like milk, some are green, some blue, some
red and some yellow ; and some have no colour
like glass in a window. George is teaching our
small brother, Dick, to play marbles. Dick will
learn to play well, I think ; and then George will
give him all his marbles and stop playing.
 The boys in our town often play marbles, and
sometimes the girls play too. My brother
George plays marbles very well. He has won
112 marbles in two months. He plays better
than any of the other boys in our street. He
shoots the marbles very straight and hits the
other boys’ marbles almost every time,
although he is only ten years old.

Main Idea : My brother George plays marbles

very well.
 When the boys in our town play marbles, they
first draw a circle on the ground with a stick, and
then one boy puts one of his marbles in it. Then
the other boy shoots at it with one of his marbles
and tries to knock it out of the circle. It is not
easy, because the marbles are quite small, and the
ground is never quite flat. When I play marbles
with George, my marbles ussually roll to one side
or the other, and he wins.

Main Idea : The way the boys played marbles in our

town.
 George has marbles of all colours. Some are
white like milk, some are green, some blue,
some red and some yellow ; and some have no
colour like glass in a window. George is
teaching our small brother, Dick, to play
marbles. Dick will learn to play well, I think ;
and then George will give him all his marbles
and stop playing.

Main Idea : George will give Dick all his

marbles and stop playing.
1. According to the passage, what is often played by
boys in our town ?
a. Playing Marbles Answer
b. Riding Bicycle
c. Jump Rope
d. Games Online

2. Where they played marbles ?

a. in the house
b. on the roof
c. on the ground Answer
d. in the pool
3. According to the passage, who plays marbles better
than any of the other boys in our street ?
a. George Answer
b. Dick
c. Steve
d. James

4. Why is not easy to play marbles ?

a. Because it is difficult.
b. Because the marbles are quite small, and the
ground is never quite flat. Answer
c. Because the marbles are big.
d. Because the ground is always flat.
1. “He has won 112 marbles…” he in line 3
refers to...
a. George Answer

b. The boys
c. The girls

2. “They first draw a circle…” they in

paragraph 2 line 1 refers to...
a. The girls
b. The boys Answer

c. George
3. “…George will give him all his marbles…”
him in paragraph 3 line 4 refers to...
a. George
b. Dick Answer

c. My big brother
Town = City
Street = Road
Ground = Field
straight = Undeviating
Draw = Illustrate
Circle = Rim