Read the text and then choose the correct options.

Today is Maria’s birthday. She is getting ready to go to school.
She has a big breakfast with her family, and then she walks out the door.
"No one remembered my birthday! I can’t believe they forgot!" she says.
She is very sad. At school, nobody remembers her birthday. Her friends
ask her to play, but she stays in the classroom. She wants to be alone.
"Last year they remembered my birthday, but not this year!" she says.
Then she starts to cry.
Her teacher walks into the classroom. "What is wrong, Maria?
Why aren’t you playing outside with your friends?" she asks.
"I don’t want to go outside," Maria says.
Maria tells her that she’s sad because everyone forgot her birthday.
Her teacher kisses her and tells her that she shouldn’t be sad because
her friends and family love her.
After school, Maria takes the bus back home. She opens the front door,
but the room is very dark, so she turns on the lights. Suddenly, she hears,
"Surprise! Happy birthday!" from all her friends and family in the room.
Maria is so happy! "I thought you forgot!" she says. "This is the best birthday!
Thank you!"

1 Why was Maria sad at the beginning of the story?
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a She didn't want to go to school.
b Her family and friends forgot her birthday.
c She was tired from her big breakfast.
d She lost her favourite toy.

2 What did Maria's friends ask her to do at school?
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a play outside with them
b stay alone in the classroom
c share her lunch with them
d help with their homework

3 Who cheered Maria up at the end of the story?
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a her teacher
b her bus driver
c the school janitor
d a stranger on the street

4 Why did Maria think her friends and family forgot her birthday?
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a They were on holidays.
b Maria didn't remind them.
c The house lights were off.
d She received a fake invitation.

5 How did Maria feel when she was surprised by her loved ones?
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a angry
b confused
c sad
d excited