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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 268 · 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.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
  2. 2.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) some cream (b) a sock (c) a cap (d) a bandage
  3. 3.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did he give it every day?
    (a) sugar (b) milk (c) food (d) water
  4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What came up soon?
    (a) a bird (b) a mango (c) a big red flower (d) a small green plant
  5. 5.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did Aman plant?
    (a) a tree (b) a stone (c) a flower (d) a seed
  6. 6.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    Who was the card for?
    (a) Bela (b) the teacher (c) Amma (d) Grandpa
  7. 7.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) Faizan (c) Mohan (d) Neel
  8. 8.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    How many flowers did Bela draw?
    (a) one (b) two (c) four (d) three
  9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    Who had the balloons?
    (a) Riya (b) Sara (c) Zoya (d) Lata
  10. 10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    What did she see come up?
    (a) a bird (b) the moon (c) a kite (d) the sun
  11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    What got stuck?
    (a) his sister (b) a bird (c) Vikram’s kite (d) Vikram’s ball
  12. 12.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    Where did the kite get stuck?
    (a) in a pond (b) on a wire (c) on a roof (d) in a tree

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a bandage
  3. water
  4. a small green plant
  5. a seed
  6. Amma
  7. Faizan
  8. three
  9. Sara
  10. the sun
  11. Vikram’s kite
  12. in a tree

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