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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 901 · 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.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) a basket (b) a box (c) the bag (d) the lady
  2. 2.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    What did the lady give Kabir?     (a) some money (b) a sweet (c) a book (d) a big smile
  3. 3.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag.     (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Which word is the opposite of “lost”?     (a) looked (b) found (c) took (d) broke
  5. 5.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 head (d) his hand
  6. 6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who was hungry?     (a) Kiran (b) a kitten (c) a cow (d) a puppy
  7. 7.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) four (b) two (c) three (d) one
  8. 8.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!”
  9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    Where did she put the boat?     (a) in the sea (b) in her bag (c) on the table (d) in the rain water
  10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    Who went to the shop?     (a) Lata and Amma (b) Lata and Sam (c) only Lata (d) Sam and Ravi
  11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his dog (b) his ball (c) his box (d) his cat
  12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    How was the day?     (a) windy (b) cold (c) rainy (d) hot

Answer key

  1. the bag
  2. a big smile
  3. False
  4. found
  5. his knee
  6. a puppy
  7. two
  8. “Thank you!”
  9. in the rain water
  10. Lata and Sam
  11. his cat
  12. hot

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