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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 124 · 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.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    What did Mohan do at the end?     (a) fell asleep (b) sang a song (c) cried (d) ran away
  2. 2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    What colour was the cloud?     (a) blue (b) grey (c) white (d) black
  3. 3.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    Where did the cat jump out of?     (a) a tree (b) a basket (c) a bag (d) a box
  4. 4.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    What went pop?     (a) a tyre (b) a bubble (c) a balloon (d) a ball
  5. 5.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Where did Riya look?     (a) in the garden (b) in the kitchen (c) under the bed (d) on the roof
  6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    True or false: Divya bit a mango.     (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did Sara have at first?     (a) six (b) four (c) three (d) five
  8. 8.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 bag (b) the lady (c) a basket (d) a box
  9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Why did Kiran give the puppy milk?     (a) it was dirty (b) it was cold (c) it was hungry (d) it was sad
  10. 10.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did his sister put on his knee?     (a) a sock (b) a bandage (c) a cap (d) some cream
  11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag.     (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    Who made the card?     (a) Appa (b) Bela (c) Divya (d) Amma

Answer key

  1. fell asleep
  2. black
  3. a box
  4. a balloon
  5. under the bed
  6. False
  7. five
  8. the bag
  9. it was hungry
  10. a bandage
  11. False
  12. Bela

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