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Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 926 · 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.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    Where did the cat jump out of?     (a) a basket (b) a box (c) a bag (d) a tree
  2. 2.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    Which word is the opposite of “long”?     (a) big (b) tall (c) thin (d) short
  3. 3.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 big red flower (d) a small green plant
  4. 4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    Who stayed?     (a) the bell (b) Rohan (c) all the children (d) Anu
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Hello!” (b) “Sorry!” (c) “Go away!” (d) “Thank you!”
  8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    What colour was the crayon?     (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red (d) green
  9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    True or false: Zoya made a paper boat.     (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What happened first?     (a) the teacher left (b) children ran out (c) Rohan stayed (d) the bell rang
  11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    What did Neel see?     (a) a white bird (b) a rainbow (c) a big red ball (d) a big black cloud
  12. 12.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    Where did Neel run?     (a) home (b) to the shop (c) to school (d) to the park

Answer key

  1. a box
  2. short
  3. a small green plant
  4. Rohan
  5. slow
  6. Zoya
  7. “Thank you!”
  8. red
  9. True
  10. the bell rang
  11. a big black cloud
  12. home

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