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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 629 · 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.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) True (b) False
  2. 2.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.

    True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried.     (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    Why did Dev hurt his knee?     (a) he ran (b) he slept (c) he fell (d) he cried
  5. 5.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) on a roof (b) in a tree (c) in a pond (d) on a wire
  6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    How many ice lollies did they get?     (a) four (b) one (c) three (d) two
  7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    Who had no crayon?     (a) the teacher (b) Meera’s mother (c) Meera’s friend (d) Meera
  8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did Sara have at first?     (a) three (b) six (c) five (d) four
  9. 9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    True or false: The story was about a clever crow.     (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    What was the story about?     (a) a clever crow (b) a little cat (c) a big fish (d) a lazy lion
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.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 sister (b) his teacher (c) his mother (d) his friend

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. True
  4. he fell
  5. in a tree
  6. two
  7. Meera’s friend
  8. five
  9. True
  10. a clever crow
  11. Mohan
  12. his sister

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