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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 676 · 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.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    Who went to the shop?     (a) Sam and Ravi (b) only Lata (c) Lata and Amma (d) Lata and Sam
  2. 2.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.

    What did they wash?     (a) the dog (b) the bus (c) the car (d) the floor
  3. 3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who told the story?     (a) Mohan (b) Grandpa (c) the teacher (d) Grandma
  4. 4.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) “Thank you!” (c) “Sorry!” (d) “Hello!”
  5. 5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What did she bite?     (a) an apple (b) a carrot (c) a chapati (d) a mango
  6. 6.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    Who made the card?     (a) Divya (b) Bela (c) Amma (d) Appa
  7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What rang?     (a) the phone (b) the door (c) the bell (d) the alarm
  8. 8.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    What did Riya lose?     (a) her pencil (b) her book (c) her bag (d) her shoe
  9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who was hungry?     (a) Kiran (b) a cow (c) a puppy (d) a kitten
  10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did Zoya make?     (a) a kite (b) a paper boat (c) a paper hat (d) a paper plane
  11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    In “He called”, who is “He”?     (a) Moti (b) the cat (c) Appa (d) Arjun
  12. 12.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) Neel (b) Arjun (c) Mohan (d) Faizan

Answer key

  1. Lata and Sam
  2. the car
  3. Grandma
  4. “Thank you!”
  5. an apple
  6. Bela
  7. the bell
  8. her pencil
  9. a puppy
  10. a paper boat
  11. Arjun
  12. Faizan

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