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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 871 · 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.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    What did she see come up?     (a) a bird (b) a kite (c) the sun (d) the moon
  2. 2.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 bag (b) Appa (c) Kabir (d) the lady
  3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Where did Riya look?     (a) in the kitchen (b) on the roof (c) under the bed (d) in the garden
  4. 4.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 market (b) to the park (c) to the zoo (d) to school
  5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What did the giraffe eat?     (a) fish (b) leaves (c) grass (d) bananas
  6. 6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Who went with Anu?     (a) Grandma (b) Amma (c) Appa (d) her brother
  7. 7.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) “Go away!” (d) “Hello!”
  8. 8.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) fell asleep (b) sang a song (c) ran away (d) cried
  9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”?     (a) the boat (b) Riya (c) Amma (d) Zoya
  10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?     (a) home (b) black (c) big (d) slow
  11. 11.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did he give it every day?     (a) milk (b) sugar (c) water (d) food
  12. 12.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.

    True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried.     (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the sun
  2. Kabir
  3. under the bed
  4. to the zoo
  5. leaves
  6. Appa
  7. “Thank you!”
  8. fell asleep
  9. Zoya
  10. slow
  11. water
  12. False

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