C-S16 — The Library That Lent More than Books
Module C · version 0.4.0 · original fictional reading practice

1. When his family moved into a new apartment, Nadav needed a drill to hang a shelf. Buying one seemed expensive for a job that would take only a few minutes. A neighbor told him about a tool library at the community center. Adults could borrow tools there, just as they borrowed books from a regular library.
2. Nadav visited with his father and met the volunteer in charge. Before lending a drill, she checked its condition and explained the borrowing rules. The tool had to come back clean and on time. Borrowers also needed to know how to use it safely; the library did not expect children to handle unfamiliar tools alone.
3. Nadav's father borrowed the drill, hung the shelf and returned it the next morning. Nadav helped clean its case and checked that no parts were missing. Later, he offered to make picture labels for the shelves at the tool library. The volunteer welcomed help that did not require him to operate the tools.
4. The family saved the cost of buying an object they rarely needed. Nadav also discovered a place where neighbors shared equipment and responsibility. He returned with the finished labels, and the volunteer used them that afternoon. A short borrowing visit had become a small contribution to a community service.

C-S16-Q01 | C-S16-P1
Select TWO correct answers.
What do we learn from paragraph I? Choose TWO correct answers.
A. The tool library was at the community center.
B. The neighbor advised buying an expensive drill.
C. The family needed a drill for a short job.
D. Only children could borrow from the tool library.
E. Nadav needed the drill to repair a bicycle.
F. Nadav’s family had lived in the apartment for many years.

C-S16-Q02 | C-S16-P1
Give ONE answer.
Where was the tool library? Give ONE answer from paragraph I.

C-S16-Q03 | C-S16-P2
Circle ONE correct answer.
What did the volunteer do before lending a drill?
A. Ask borrowers to keep it permanently.
B. Promise that children could use any tool alone.
C. Check it and explain the borrowing rules.
D. Remove every part from the drill.

C-S16-Q04 | C-S16-P2
Complete the sentence.
Complete the sentence. When returned, the drill had to be _____.

C-S16-Q05 | C-S16-P3
Give TWO answers.
What are TWO things Nadav did to help after the drill was used? Give TWO answers from paragraph III.

C-S16-Q06 | C-S16-P4
Circle ONE correct answer.
In paragraph IV, what does 'them' refer to in 'the volunteer used them that afternoon'?
A. The borrowed drills
B. The picture labels
C. The shelves in the apartment
D. The neighbors’ books

C-S16-Q07 | whole_text
Circle ONE correct answer.
What is the main idea?
A. Borrowing a tool helped a family and led a teenager to help his community.
B. Labels are more important than safe equipment.
C. Every home needs to buy many tools.
D. Tool libraries can work without any rules.