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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 1 · 12 questions
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Reading tip (Who did what?): Find who is in the story. Find what happened and where. Words like “he”, “she” and “it” point back to someone or something named before.

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  1. 1.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    Who put a bandage on it?     (a) his teacher (b) his mother (c) his friend (d) his sister
  2. 2.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.

    Who helped his father?     (a) Arjun (b) Mohan (c) Neel (d) Faizan
  3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Where was the pencil?     (a) in her shoe (b) under the bed (c) on the desk (d) in her bag
  4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”?     (a) the boat (b) Riya (c) Zoya (d) Amma
  5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did she have at the end?     (a) three (b) one (c) five (d) four
  6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”?     (a) the dentist (b) Divya (c) Anu (d) Amma
  7. 7.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    True or false: The story was about a clever crow.     (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    Why did Dev hurt his knee?     (a) he cried (b) he ran (c) he fell (d) he slept
  9. 9.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    True or false: Meera shared her crayon.     (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    What did Kabir carry?     (a) the lady (b) a box (c) a basket (d) the bag
  11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did Sara have at first?     (a) three (b) four (c) five (d) six
  12. 12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Which word is the opposite of “lost”?     (a) took (b) broke (c) found (d) looked

Answer key

  1. his sister
  2. Faizan
  3. in her bag
  4. Zoya
  5. four
  6. Divya
  7. True
  8. he fell
  9. True
  10. the bag
  11. five
  12. found

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