4th Grade Reading Comprehension (Set 6) - Mrs. Perez

_____Dionisia Perez had an unusual birthday party at Concourse Nursing Home, in the Bronx, N. Y. The guests at the party all sang “Happy Birthday” in both English and Spanish. Mrs. Perez, a native of Puerto Rico, is BILINGUAL. But that’s not what was so unusual about this party. What made it a rare event was that Mrs. Perez was celebrating her 116th birthday. Very few people live to be that old.
_____Five generations of the Perez family were there for the big celebration. Her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren attended the party. There were more than 200 guests at the party, many of them fellow residents of the nursing home.
_____Mrs. Perez is a very popular woman. Her many friends think she is a beautiful person. She INSPIRES them and gives them courage. She sets a wonderful example for the other old people at the home. Four others are more than 100 years old, but there is no one quite like Mrs. Perez.