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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 788 · 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!”

    Who put a bandage on it?
    (a) his teacher (b) his friend (c) his sister (d) his mother
  2. 2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    How was the day?
    (a) windy (b) rainy (c) hot (d) cold
  3. 3.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    How many flowers did Bela draw?
    (a) two (b) four (c) one (d) three
  4. 4.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.

    What did they use?
    (a) a cup and a spoon (b) a bucket and a cloth (c) a broom and a mop (d) a pot and a pan
  5. 5.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) Appa (b) Kabir (c) the bag (d) the lady
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    Who was the card for?
    (a) the teacher (b) Grandpa (c) Amma (d) Bela
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.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) Appa (b) Divya (c) Bela (d) Amma
  10. 10.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) Moti (c) Sonu (d) Arjun
  11. 11.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev hurt?
    (a) his nose (b) his head (c) his knee (d) his hand
  12. 12.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) Amma (c) the gardener (d) Aman

Answer key

  1. his sister
  2. hot
  3. three
  4. a bucket and a cloth
  5. Kabir
  6. slow
  7. Amma
  8. an old lady
  9. Bela
  10. Moti
  11. his knee
  12. Aman

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