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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 438 · 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.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his box (b) his ball (c) his cat (d) his dog
  2. 2.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 stone (b) a seed (c) a flower (d) a tree
  3. 3.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 cap (b) a bandage (c) some cream (d) a sock
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.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) Zoya (c) Amma (d) Riya
  6. 6.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 friend (c) his sister (d) his mother
  7. 7.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 tree (b) on a roof (c) on a wire (d) in a pond
  8. 8.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Which word is the opposite of “tall”?     (a) thin (b) long (c) big (d) short
  9. 9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What did the giraffe eat?     (a) leaves (b) bananas (c) grass (d) fish
  10. 10.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Where did Riya look?     (a) in the garden (b) on the roof (c) under the bed (d) in the kitchen
  11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?     (a) slow (b) home (c) big (d) black
  12. 12.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

Answer key

  1. his cat
  2. a seed
  3. a bandage
  4. True
  5. Zoya
  6. his sister
  7. in a tree
  8. short
  9. leaves
  10. under the bed
  11. slow
  12. False

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