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Comprehension Exercise11th GradeLevel 3 · Challenge

Free 11th Grade The Fixers — Feature Article Reading Comprehension

A senior reading comprehension built on an original feature article about a community repair café, where volunteers help people mend broken household objects. Students retrieve key information, infer the writer's attitude and the significance of details, work out vocabulary in context, examine the feature article's structure (scene-setting opening, quotations, counter-view and circular ending) and write an analytical response.

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Grade
11th Grade
Subject
English
Topic
Reading Comprehension
Difficulty
Level 3 · Challenge
Estimated time
45 minutes
Curriculum
Texas grade levels (TEKS)
Questions
16
Answers
Included, with working
Format
PDF (A4), print or complete online

Students will practice

  • retrieving and condensing key information from a feature article
  • inferring a writer's attitude from detail and structure
  • working out vocabulary from context
  • explaining the structure and conventions of a feature article
  • writing an analytical response with embedded evidence

Curriculum: Texas grade levels (TEKS). We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.

What's next?

Completed: The Fixers — Feature Article Reading Comprehension

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How to use this comprehension exercise

  1. Print the PDF or complete it on screen. Write the student's name and date at the top.
  2. Read the instructions for each part together before starting. Encourage working to be shown.
  3. Mark with the answer sheet. Use the model answers and success criteria as a guide rather than a single right answer.
  4. Record the score, celebrate what went well, then follow the "What's next" suggestion.

Common questions

Who is this comprehension exercise for?

11th Grade students (typically ages 16–17) working on reading comprehension. It is pitched at level 3 · challenge; an easier version is linked above.

Are the answers included?

Yes. The PDF includes a full answer sheet with model answers and success criteria where there is more than one good answer. You can also view the answers online.

How long does it take?

About 45 minutes for 16 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.

Do I need to sign up to download?

No. Click Download Free PDF and it opens immediately. It is free for personal, classroom and homeschool use.

What should we do next?

Try Allusion, Idiom and Cliché: Spotting References and Fixed Expressions in Texts.

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Success TutoringWorksheets11th Grade · English · Reading Comprehension

The Fixers — Feature Article Reading Comprehension

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In a feature article, look for how the writer moves between scene, people, facts and opinion, and what each move does to the reader.

Part A: Literal comprehension

Answer using information stated in the article.

1.What is the one condition for having an item repaired at the café?[1 mark] (answer space)
2.Give two reasons, from the article, why many items are thrown away rather than repaired.[2 marks] (answer space)
3.What are the two arguments supporters make for repair cafés?[2 marks] (answer space)
4.What do right-to-repair rules require?
  1. Athat repair cafés receive government funding
  2. Bthat manufacturers make spare parts, tools and repair manuals available
  3. Cthat broken items are recycled
  4. Dthat all appliances last at least ten years

Part B: Inference

Use evidence from the article to support each answer.

5.The teenager "arrived looking faintly embarrassed" but ends the day helping at the electrical table. What does this change suggest about the café?[2 marks] (answer space)
6.What is the writer's overall attitude towards repair cafés?
  1. Ahostile and dismissive
  2. Bwarm and admiring, while acknowledging their limits
  3. Cneutral and purely factual
  4. Dsarcastic
7.Why does the writer include the critics' view and Imbert's response?[2 marks] (answer space)
8.Explain the significance of Hugh's final comment: "somebody has to know how to do this."[2 marks] (answer space)
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