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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 709 · 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.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    What colour was the crayon?     (a) green (b) blue (c) yellow (d) red
  2. 2.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did Zoya make?     (a) a paper boat (b) a paper hat (c) a kite (d) a paper plane
  3. 3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did Kiran give the puppy?     (a) milk (b) bread (c) water (d) a ball
  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) True (b) False
  5. 5.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 cried (c) he ran (d) he fell
  6. 6.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Thank you!” (b) “Sorry!” (c) “Hello!” (d) “Go away!”
  7. 7.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) Aman (b) Amma (c) the gardener (d) the plant
  8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What came out?     (a) the worm (b) the apple (c) the tooth (d) the seed
  9. 9.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) Arjun (b) Neel (c) Faizan (d) Mohan
  10. 10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    When did Pooja wake up?     (a) early (b) late (c) at night (d) at noon
  11. 11.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.

    What did Tenzin do then?     (a) cried and ran away (b) went to sleep (c) shouted at him (d) laughed and built again
  12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”?     (a) the sun (b) Pooja (c) Sara (d) Amma

Answer key

  1. red
  2. a paper boat
  3. milk
  4. True
  5. he fell
  6. “Thank you!”
  7. Aman
  8. the tooth
  9. Faizan
  10. early
  11. laughed and built again
  12. Pooja

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