What is the passage mainly about?

A traveler learns that asking for help, even without a shared language, can save him (The story shows Marcus overcoming his fear to ask, and being saved by a stranger's help.)

How did Marcus tell the woman what he needed?

He said the word "station" and held up his ticket (The text says he "said the word 'station' and held up his ticket.")

Why did Marcus almost miss his train?

He was too shy to ask for help sooner (He was "too shy to ask anyone" "for a while," and that delay nearly cost him the train.)

In this passage, "stranger" most nearly means

a person you do not know (The woman is someone Marcus has never met, so "stranger" means a person you do not know.)

Asking the Way: Level 1 Reading Comprehension Questions

Marcus stood on a busy street in a city he did not know. His map made no sense. The street signs were in a language he could not read. He needed to find the train station, and his train left in an hour. For a while he was too shy to ask anyone.

Then he stopped an older woman with kind eyes. He did not share her language, so he simply said the word "station" and held up his ticket. The woman understood at once. She pointed down the street, held up two fingers, and made a left turn with her hand. Marcus thanked her and followed her signs.

Two streets later, he turned left, and there it was: the station. He had almost missed his train because he was afraid to ask. A few simple words and a kind stranger had saved him.

Comprehension questions