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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 243 · 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.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    How many crayons did Meera have?     (a) two (b) three (c) one (d) none
  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) Neel (b) Arjun (c) Faizan (d) Mohan
  3. 3.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Thank you!” (b) “Go away!” (c) “Hello!” (d) “Sorry!”
  4. 4.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    In “He called”, who is “He”?     (a) Arjun (b) the cat (c) Appa (d) Moti
  5. 5.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) Amma (d) Anu
  6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    True or false: Divya bit a mango.     (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.

    How was the car at the end?     (a) wet and muddy (b) dirty and dull (c) clean and shiny (d) old and broken
  8. 8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    What did she see come up?     (a) the moon (b) a kite (c) a bird (d) the sun
  9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons went pop?     (a) three (b) five (c) one (d) two
  10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did Kiran give the puppy?     (a) a ball (b) milk (c) bread (d) water
  11. 11.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who gave the puppy milk?     (a) Kiran (b) Amma (c) the puppy (d) Riya
  12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”?     (a) Amma and Appa (b) Lata and Sam (c) the lollies (d) the shopkeepers

Answer key

  1. one
  2. Faizan
  3. “Thank you!”
  4. Arjun
  5. Divya
  6. False
  7. clean and shiny
  8. the sun
  9. one
  10. milk
  11. Kiran
  12. Lata and Sam

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