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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 693 · 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.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 big red flower (b) a bird (c) a small green plant (d) a mango
  2. 2.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”?     (a) the plant (b) the gardener (c) Amma (d) Aman
  3. 3.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 sister (c) his friend (d) his mother
  4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did the boat do?     (a) sailed away (b) flew up (c) sank (d) tore
  5. 5.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    What colour was the crayon?     (a) green (b) red (c) blue (d) yellow
  6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did she have at the end?     (a) four (b) one (c) five (d) three
  7. 7.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) short (b) thin (c) long (d) big
  8. 8.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 slept (b) he ran (c) he fell (d) he cried
  9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    What went pop?     (a) a balloon (b) a bubble (c) a ball (d) a tyre
  10. 10.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) False (b) True
  11. 11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    When did Pooja wake up?     (a) at night (b) early (c) at noon (d) late
  12. 12.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) three (c) one (d) two

Answer key

  1. a small green plant
  2. Aman
  3. his sister
  4. sailed away
  5. red
  6. four
  7. short
  8. he fell
  9. a balloon
  10. True
  11. early
  12. two

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