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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 753 · 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.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his ball (b) his dog (c) his box (d) his cat
  2. 2.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.

    In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”?     (a) the box (b) the floor (c) the brother (d) the tower
  3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    How many crayons did Meera have?     (a) none (b) one (c) two (d) three
  4. 4.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) one (b) three (c) two (d) four
  5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Sorry!” (b) “Go away!” (c) “Hello!” (d) “Thank you!”
  6. 6.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) the lady (b) Kabir (c) Appa (d) the bag
  7. 7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What did the giraffe eat?     (a) leaves (b) grass (c) bananas (d) fish
  8. 8.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?     (a) big (b) home (c) black (d) slow
  9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What came out?     (a) the worm (b) the tooth (c) the apple (d) the seed
  10. 10.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    What did Bela draw with the flowers?     (a) a sun (b) a tree (c) a moon (d) a house
  11. 11.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did the puppy wag?     (a) its paw (b) its ears (c) its head (d) its tail
  12. 12.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    Who had a heavy bag?     (a) Kabir (b) an old lady (c) a teacher (d) a little girl

Answer key

  1. his cat
  2. the tower
  3. one
  4. two
  5. “Thank you!”
  6. Kabir
  7. leaves
  8. slow
  9. the tooth
  10. a sun
  11. its tail
  12. an old lady

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