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Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 676 · 12 questions
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Reading tip (Beginning, middle, end): Read the story once, all the way through. For “why” questions, look for “because” or “so”. For “what happened first / next”, follow the story in order.

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  1. 1.Farhan saw an old man waiting to cross the busy road. Farhan held his hand. They waited for the green light. Then they crossed the road slowly and safely.

    Who was waiting to cross the road?
    (a) a dog (b) a little girl (c) a policeman (d) an old man
  2. 2.Pooja’s goat, Chhotu, loves to eat leaves. One day Chhotu ran out of the gate. Pooja searched the whole village for him. At last, she found him eating leaves near the temple.

    What does “searched” mean in the story?
    (a) sang to (b) ran away from (c) forgot (d) looked for
  3. 3.Riya found a small kitten under the stairs. It was wet and shivering. She dried it with a soft towel. Then she gave it a bowl of warm milk.

    Why was the kitten shivering?
    (a) It was hungry. (b) It was wet. (c) It was sleepy. (d) It was scared of dogs.
  4. 4.Arjun wanted to fly a kite. The wind was too slow in the morning. In the evening, a strong wind came. Arjun’s red kite flew high over the trees.

    Which word in the story is the opposite of “weak”?
    (a) red (b) slow (c) strong (d) high
  5. 5.Meena lost her blue pencil box at school. She looked in her bag and under her desk. Her friend Sunil found it in the library. Meena said thank you and shared her biscuits with him.

    Where was the pencil box found?
    (a) in the library (b) under her desk (c) in her bag (d) in the playground
  6. 6.Meena lost her blue pencil box at school. She looked in her bag and under her desk. Her friend Sunil found it in the library. Meena said thank you and shared her biscuits with him.

    What did Meena share with Sunil?
    (a) her biscuits (b) her books (c) her pencils (d) her toys
  7. 7.Nandini planted sunflower seeds in a pot. She kept the pot in the sun near the window. Soon, tall yellow flowers grew. The flowers always turned to face the sun.

    What colour were the flowers?
    (a) red (b) yellow (c) pink (d) white
  8. 8.Grandpa and Imran planted a mango seed in the garden. Imran watered it every day. After many weeks, a tiny green plant came up. Imran danced with joy.

    Where did they plant it?
    (a) in the garden (b) in a pot (c) near the school (d) on the roof
  9. 9.It was raining hard on Monday. Kabir forgot his umbrella at home. His friend Anu shared her big yellow umbrella with him. They walked to school together and stayed dry.

    Which word in the story is the opposite of “wet”?
    (a) dry (b) hard (c) big (d) yellow
  10. 10.Arjun wanted to fly a kite. The wind was too slow in the morning. In the evening, a strong wind came. Arjun’s red kite flew high over the trees.

    What colour was Arjun’s kite?
    (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow (d) green
  11. 11.It was raining hard on Monday. Kabir forgot his umbrella at home. His friend Anu shared her big yellow umbrella with him. They walked to school together and stayed dry.

    True or false: Kabir and Anu got wet.
    (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose for a week. One morning, it fell out while she ate an apple. She kept the tiny tooth in a small box. Her mother said a new tooth would grow in its place.

    What did her mother say?
    (a) eat more apples (b) go to the shop (c) the tooth was lost (d) a new tooth would grow

Answer key

  1. an old man
  2. looked for
  3. It was wet.
  4. strong
  5. in the library
  6. her biscuits
  7. yellow
  8. in the garden
  9. dry
  10. red
  11. False
  12. a new tooth would grow

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