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           A Strange Man
Reading Comprehension Worksheet           

Directions:  Read the passage below carefully. When you have finished reading it completely, answer the questions that follow.

A STRANGE MAN

John Farber is famous because he can eat metal and glass. He started when he was nine years old. First he ate small things and then he ate big things. He ate glasses, spoons, televisions and other things. He ate these things because he liked them. It's unbelievable, isn't it?

Now he is famous. People pay to watch him and they call him Mr Eat All. He travels to many different countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas and eats many strange things. He can eat nine hundred grammes of metal in a day. He can eat a supermarket trolley in five days and he enjoys eating bicycles. His biggest meal was a two-seat aeroplane. He ate the aeroplane in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela in South America.

DOCTORS SAY...

Lotito's doctor says, "Michel is different from you and me. The walls of his stomach are very thick, so the metal and glass don't hurt him. He can eat metal and glass easily. It isn't difficult for him. In fact, he enjoys it!

Questions:

1)   What is the tone of this selection?

2)   What is the setting of this passage?

3)   What seems to be the author's intent for writing this selection?

4)   What is the Main Idea of this passage?

5>   What did John started to  eat  when he was nine?

6>   Why did he eat strange things?

7>   What do people call him?

8>   How long does it take for him to eat a supermarket trolley?

9>   What does his doctor say about him?