Analytical Reader

Fifth Chapter
The adventures of tom Sawyer

In Church.

Read the following text then find and  correct the mistakes.

THE BELL OF THE SMALL CHURCH BEGAN TO RING.

THE PEOPLE BEGAN to gather to hear Mr. Sprague speak to them. Mr. Sprague spoke to them in church every Sunday, and prayed with them. The Sunday school children now sat with their fathers and mothers, who would try to keep them quiet. Aunt Polly came, and Tom and Sid and Mary sat with her. Tom was placed as far as possible from the open window and the interesting summer scenes outside.

Other people came in and went to their seats. There were the old and poor. There were the middle aged. There were the pretty girls in bright summer clothes, and the young men, with their eyes following the girls.

 There was Mrs. Douglas, whose husband died. She was rich and good hearted, and she lived in the big house on Cardiff Hill. There was Mufferson, the “Good Boy” of the village. He came to church with his mother. All the other mothers talked of his goodness. All the other boys did not like him.

Now the bell was heard again, and then the church became very quiet. They were ready to begin.

They began with a song. After the song, Mr. Sprague read a very long list of meetings to come in the following week. Then he prayed.

He prayed for many things and for many people. He prayed for the church, and for the little children of the church, and for the other churches of the village, and for the village, and then for the whole coun­try, and for the Government, and then for people of far countries.

Tom did not enjoy hearing Mr. Sprague pray, but he knew he must remain quiet.

While Mr. Sprague prayed, a flying bug stopped on the back of the seat in front of Tom. It moved its front legs together, one over the other.

It put them around its head, and seemed to pull until Tom thought that the head would separate from the body. It used its back legs to clean its wings. And it did all this slowly, as if knowing that it was safe. And indeed it was safe. Tom did not dare to reach for it. He believed that his soul would be destroyed suddenly if he did such a thing while Mr. Sprague was praying.

Based on the text, answer the followings questions:

Say if is it True or false:

Tom was in a amusement park. (   )

There were girls and boys.   (    )

Sr sprage is the tom’s Uncle.    (    )

Toms was near the window.   (   )

Sr prage was flying     (   )

Tom didn’t like listen to mr sprage talking.

1.        What did tom do on church?

2.      What was mr Sprage Talking about?

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3.      Where was tom sited?

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4.      Who went with tom to church?

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