Task 2. Read the text. Determine which of the statements 1-7 correspond to the text (1-True), which do not (2-False), and which are not stated in the text, i.e. based on the text it is impossible to give a positive or negative answer (3-Not stated).

Task 2. Circus Story

1. This academic year, Laura has been late to school only once.

3) Not stated


2. It was the first time the narrator had met Laura's grandmother.

2) False
(The narrator met Laura's grandmother when she was 'a slim, elderly lady' and said, 'She smiled warmly. She told me that Laura had got a bad cold but would be happy to see me, and showed me into her room.' This implies it was not the first meeting with the grandmother, but rather the first time the narrator was invited into the house and spoke with her.)


3. Laura's grandmother was the only child in the family.

3) Not stated
(The text mentions Laura's grandmother had brothers, but doesn't state if she was the only child or one of several.)


4. In the circus, Laura's grandmother performed as a clown.

2) False
(She 'didn't like wearing a wigl and a clown costume, but her parents often got her to take part in her twin brothers' clown performance.' This indicates she participated in her brothers' clown acts, but it wasn't her primary role.)


5. Laura's grandmother had no photos of herself as a child.

2) False
(Laura showed the narrator 'an old photo of a small girl with painted freckles and a red wig' which was her grandmother.)


6. Laura's grandmother did not go to school

1) True
(The text states: 'But my granny was a homeschooler. The circus travelled all over the country and even abroad. They never stayed in one place for a long time and she could not attend school. She learned at home.')


7. Laura's grandmother could speak five languages.

3) Not stated
(The text states: 'Granny was good at languages. Her co-workers came from different countries and taught her their languages.' It doesn't specify the number of languages.)