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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 558 · 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.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

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

    In “He called”, who is “He”?     (a) the cat (b) Moti (c) Appa (d) Arjun
  3. 3.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 cat (d) his ball
  4. 4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    Which word is the opposite of “early”?     (a) up (b) soon (c) fast (d) late
  5. 5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”?     (a) Anu (b) the dentist (c) Divya (d) Amma
  6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    True or false: Zoya made a paper boat.     (a) False (b) True
  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 wire (c) in a pond (d) on a roof
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    How was the day?     (a) hot (b) windy (c) rainy (d) cold
  10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”?     (a) Appa (b) the bag (c) the lady (d) Kabir
  11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    What went pop?     (a) a ball (b) a balloon (c) a bubble (d) a tyre
  12. 12.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What rang?     (a) the alarm (b) the bell (c) the door (d) the phone

Answer key

  1. “Thank you!”
  2. Arjun
  3. his cat
  4. late
  5. Divya
  6. True
  7. in a tree
  8. his sister
  9. hot
  10. Kabir
  11. a balloon
  12. the bell

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