Repeat Stella was practically blind without her glasses. Her family was not blessed when it came to vision. Everyone in her family wore glasses, contact lenses, or had their vision corrected.
Stella had to wear thick glasses because her prescription was 20/100. This means that she sees at 20 feet what a normal person sees at 100 feet. Stella felt like people who had 20/20 vision didn't understand how lucky they were.
A common problem Stella had was not knowing where her glasses were. There was a time when she knocked her glasses off the desk and spent an hour looking for them. Another problem was that glasses just made her look more nerdy.
Stella slept over at her friend's house and had to drive home the next morning. When she opened her car door, she realized that she wasn't wearing her glasses! It must have slipped her mind. Stella knocked on her friend's door. There was no one inside! Her friend had just left.
Stella couldn't drive back home. She would definitely get in a car accident. Stella waited outside her friend's doorstep. Eventually, she fell asleep. When her friend came back, Stella was too tired to drive, so she just stayed at her friend's house again.
Vocabulary Words
| No. | Word | Definition | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | practically | almost; nearly | Stella was practically blind without her glasses. |
| 2 | blind | lacking the sense of sight; unable to see | Stella was practically blind without her glasses. |
| 3 | blessed | having a sacred, divine, or fortunate advantage | Her family was not blessed when it came to vision. |
| 4 | vision | the faculty or state of being able to see | Everyone in her family had problems with their vision. |
| 5 | contact lenses | small plastic lenses worn on the cornea to correct vision defects | Everyone in her family wore glasses, contact lenses, or had their vision corrected. |
| 6 | corrected | amended or set right | Everyone had their vision corrected. |
| 7 | thick | having a relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite | Stella had to wear thick glasses. |
| 8 | prescription | an official written instruction by an optometrist for the corrective lenses a person needs | Her prescription was 20/100. |
| 9 | normal person | a person with average or standard visual acuity (20/20 vision) | She sees at 20 feet what a normal person sees at 100 feet. |
| 10 | lucky | having or resulting from good fortune | People who had 20/20 vision didn't understand how lucky they were. |
| 11 | common problem | an issue that occurs frequently | A common problem Stella had was not knowing where her glasses were. |
| 12 | knocked | struck something with a sharp blow, making it fall | She knocked her glasses off the desk. |
| 13 | nerdy | unfashionable or socially awkward; often associated with thick glasses | Glasses just made her look more nerdy. |
| 14 | slept over | stayed at someone else's house for the night | Stella slept over at her friend's house. |
| 15 | drive home | to operate a vehicle to return to one's residence | She had to drive home the next morning. |
| 16 | slipped her mind | was forgotten; failed to be remembered | It must have slipped her mind. |
| 17 | knocked on | hit a door or surface to get attention | Stella knocked on her friend's door. |
| 18 | car accident | a collision involving an automobile | She would definitely get in a car accident. |
| 19 | doorstep | a step leading from an outer door into the house | Stella waited outside her friend's doorstep. |
| 20 | too tired | overly fatigued; exhausted | Stella was too tired to drive when her friend came back. |
Comprehension Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Why was Stella practically blind without her glasses? | Her prescription was very high (20/100). |
| 2. What is the status of vision in Stella's family? | Everyone in her family has poor vision and wears glasses, contacts, or had surgery. |
| 3. What does Stella's prescription of 20/100 mean? | She sees at 20 feet what a normal person sees clearly at 100 feet. |
| 4. How did Stella feel about people with 20/20 vision? | She felt they didn't understand how lucky they were. |
| 5. What was a common problem Stella had with her glasses? | Not knowing where they were. |
| 6. What happened when she knocked her glasses off the desk? | She spent an hour looking for them. |
| 7. What was the other problem Stella had with her glasses besides losing them? | They made her look more nerdy. |
| 8. Where did Stella sleep over? | At her friend's house. |
| 9. When did Stella realize she was not wearing her glasses? | When she opened her car door the next morning. |
| 10. What did Stella do after realizing she didn't have her glasses? | She knocked on her friend's door. |
| 11. What was the problem when she knocked on the door? | Her friend had just left, and no one was inside. |
| 12. Why couldn't Stella drive back home without her glasses? | She would definitely get in a car accident due to her poor vision. |
| 13. Where did Stella wait? | Outside her friend's doorstep. |
| 14. What happened to Stella while she was waiting? | She fell asleep. |
| 15. What was Stella's action when her friend returned? | She stayed at her friend's house again because she was too tired to drive. |
| 16. Why were Stella's glasses described as "thick"? | Because her vision prescription was very high (strong). |
| 17. What are the three forms of vision correction mentioned in the story? | Glasses, contact lenses, or having vision corrected (like with surgery). |
| 18. What was Stella trying to do when she found out she lost her glasses? | Drive home. |
| 19. What time of day did Stella plan to leave her friend's house? | The next morning. |
| 20. How long did Stella previously spend looking for her glasses? | One hour. |
Tags:
English Level 5