Term 3: Comprehension-1(c)

​Read the poem below carefully. Then answer the questions that follow.

​The Dog with a grin

​ Will wait for the tin,

​Containing its food

​ And sit and be good,

​Though for what I don't know -

​ Is it just for show?

​Perhaps.

​​ If there is a cat nearby,

​Would it go?

​​​ Perhaps.

Multiple Choice

The meaning of "grin" is to ______ widely.

• frown

• smile

• chew

• cry

Multiple Choice

The animal in the poem is a ______.

• cat

• hamster

• rabbit

• dog

Multiple Choice

What is the animal in the poem waiting for?

• Food

• A cat

• A dog

• Passers-by

Multiple Choice

What does the animal do while waiting for its food?

• It runs around happily.

• It sits down and behaves itself.

• It barks loudly.

• It jumps all over the place.

Multiple Choice

The dog would probably not sit still if there was a _______ nearby.

• cow

• cat

• mouse

• monkey