Reading Comprehension-8

Not Quite the Same                  Week 3 Day 3

When most people want to see what they look like, they look in a mirror.  I don’t need a mirror to see myself, though.  I can just look at my identical twin sister, Sarita.

Sarita and I have always worn our hair the same way – long and straight, with bangs.  We have the same dark eyes and big smile, and we both have one crooked tooth on the right.  We both love the color green, hate eating fish, and think mayonnaise is disgusting.  We play the violin, and every year we compete with each other for the position of first violin in the school orchestra.

In some ways, however, we’re totally different.  Sarita always wears funky hats, which I think is really weird.  She thinks it’s strange that I like jazz music.  Some people say that our biggest different is that Sarita is in a wheelchair.  She was in a car accident when she was very young, and her spine was badly injured.  To me, however, the real difference between us is that Sarita has courage and determination.  She has never let being in a wheelchair slow her down, and she’s almost never angry or unhappy about what happened to her.  So when I look in the mirror, I see myself – Celia – but I also see Sarita, a better version of me.  She’s the me I try to be.

Skill Practice.  Read each question.  Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.