Big Red Lollipop--Comprehension Test

1. How does Rubina feel about taking her sister to a friend’s birthday party?

• a. She is not happy about it.
• b. She is happy to take her sister.
• c. She is only happy about it if her sister does not bother her.
• d. She is only happy about it if her sister takes her to a party someday.

2. What happens to Rubina’s big red lollipop?

• a. She loses it.
• b. Sana eats it.
• c. She gives it to Sana.
• d. She cannot remember where she put it.

3. Rubina thinks she is not invited to another party for a long time because...

• a. there are no parties.
• b. her friends do not like her.
• c. she does not play fair at parties.
• d. her friends do not want her to bring her little sister.

4. Why does Rubina tell Ami not to make Sana take Maryam to the party?

• a. She knows how it feels to take a little sister to a party.
• b. She knows Maryam would not want to go.
• c. Rubina wants to go to the party.
• d. She has her own party to go to.

5. What do you think Sana will do the next time Rubina is invited to a party?

• a. She will cry.
• b. She will not complain.
• c. She will demand to go with her.
• d. She will ask Rubina for her lollipop.

6. If you plead with someone, you ___________.

• a. read with someone.
• b. relax with someone.
• c. argue with someone.
• d. agree with someone.

7. What does the word invited mean?

• a. told to go
• b. told to help
• c. asked to leave
• d. asked to come

8. If an animal scurries, it ____________.

• a. crawls slowly.
• b. runs quickly.
• c. sleeps soundly.
• d. flies swiftly.

9. The word language means ____________.

• a. speech or words.
• b. sights or sounds.
• c. songs or poems.
• d. schools or books.

10. What is the genre of the story?

• a. Fiction
• b. Nonfiction
• c. Realistic Fiction
• d. Fantasy