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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 784 · 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.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) “Hello!” (d) “Sorry!”
  2. 2.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    Where did he plant it?     (a) in the sand (b) in a box (c) in a pot (d) in a cup
  3. 3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    What did Mohan do at the end?     (a) cried (b) sang a song (c) ran away (d) fell asleep
  4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    True or false: Divya bit a mango.     (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Where did Anu go?     (a) to the zoo (b) to the market (c) to school (d) to the park
  6. 6.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    How many crayons did Meera have?     (a) three (b) none (c) one (d) two
  7. 7.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    What did Kabir carry?     (a) the lady (b) a box (c) a basket (d) the bag
  8. 8.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What is the cat’s name?     (a) Tiger (b) Arjun (c) Moti (d) Sonu
  9. 9.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.

    Who knocked it down?     (a) his little brother (b) his cat (c) his sister (d) his friend
  10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did the puppy wag?     (a) its head (b) its paw (c) its tail (d) its ears
  11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”?     (a) Amma (b) the dentist (c) Anu (d) Divya
  12. 12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who was hungry?     (a) a cow (b) Kiran (c) a puppy (d) a kitten

Answer key

  1. “Thank you!”
  2. in a pot
  3. fell asleep
  4. False
  5. to the zoo
  6. one
  7. the bag
  8. Moti
  9. his little brother
  10. its tail
  11. Divya
  12. a puppy

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