The wrong parcel
CEFR A2119 words
El martes recogí un paquete en la oficina de correos. Esperaba unas zapatillas, pero la caja era muy pequeña. Al llegar a casa, miré la etiqueta antes de abrirla. El nombre era parecido al mío, aunque la dirección era de otra calle.
Volví a correos con la caja cerrada. La empleada comprobó el número y encontró mi paquete en una estantería. Las dos personas teníamos el mismo apellido, y la empleada leyó solo esa parte.
Me entregó mi caja y guardó la otra para su dueño. Esta vez comprobamos juntos el nombre completo y la dirección. Perdí media hora, pero nadie abrió el paquete de la otra persona. Decidí mirar siempre la etiqueta antes de salir de la oficina.
Words you may not know
- zapatillastrainers
- etiquetalabel
- apellidosurname
- dueñoowner
Questions
You answer them with the text in front of you. It isn't memory: it's understanding.
Copy the Spanish word: the narrator was expecting ___.
zapatillas — The expected purchase was trainers, which is why a very small box seemed unusual.
Copy the Spanish word: the two people shared the same ___.
apellido — The shared surname, not the complete name, caused confusion.
The wrong parcel was opened at home.
False — The label was checked before opening, and the box returned closed.
Why did the employee initially confuse the parcels?
She read the surname, not the full name — Reading only the matching surname ignored the different full name and address.
The narrator decides to wait until reaching home before checking future parcel labels.
False — The decision is to check before leaving the post office, earlier than on this occasion.
What happened to the other person’s parcel at the end of the visit?
It remained at the post office for the person named on its label — The employee handed over the narrator’s own parcel and kept the other person’s parcel at the post office for its owner. The shelf held the narrator’s parcel before the employee found it; the two parcels did not go home together.