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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 808 · 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.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    What did Riya lose?     (a) her pencil (b) her shoe (c) her book (d) her bag
  2. 2.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 cried (b) he slept (c) he ran (d) he fell
  3. 3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Why did Kiran give the puppy milk?     (a) it was sad (b) it was hungry (c) it was dirty (d) it was cold
  4. 4.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Who went with Anu?     (a) her brother (b) Appa (c) Grandma (d) Amma
  5. 5.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 a box (b) in a cup (c) in a pot (d) in the sand
  6. 6.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 mango (b) a bird (c) a small green plant (d) a big red flower
  7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    Which word is the opposite of “early”?     (a) late (b) soon (c) fast (d) up
  8. 8.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 knee (c) his hand (d) his head
  9. 9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What animal did she see?     (a) an elephant (b) a monkey (c) a lion (d) a giraffe
  10. 10.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    How many crayons did Meera have?     (a) two (b) one (c) three (d) none
  11. 11.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What did the giraffe eat?     (a) grass (b) leaves (c) fish (d) bananas
  12. 12.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did Aman plant?     (a) a tree (b) a seed (c) a stone (d) a flower

Answer key

  1. her pencil
  2. he fell
  3. it was hungry
  4. Appa
  5. in a pot
  6. a small green plant
  7. late
  8. his knee
  9. a giraffe
  10. one
  11. leaves
  12. a seed

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