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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 422 · 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.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
  3. 3.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    What did she see come up?     (a) the sun (b) a bird (c) a kite (d) the moon
  4. 4.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his box (b) his dog (c) his ball (d) his cat
  5. 5.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    What did his sister get?     (a) a rope (b) a ladder (c) a long stick (d) a chair
  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.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What is the cat’s name?     (a) Arjun (b) Tiger (c) Sonu (d) Moti
  8. 8.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    Where did he plant it?     (a) in a box (b) in a cup (c) in the sand (d) in a pot
  9. 9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who heard the story?     (a) Grandma (b) Mohan (c) Riya (d) the crow
  10. 10.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 friend (b) his teacher (c) his sister (d) his mother
  11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What came out?     (a) the tooth (b) the seed (c) the apple (d) the worm
  12. 12.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What did the giraffe eat?     (a) grass (b) fish (c) bananas (d) leaves

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a small green plant
  3. the sun
  4. his cat
  5. a long stick
  6. False
  7. Moti
  8. in a pot
  9. Mohan
  10. his sister
  11. the tooth
  12. leaves

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