Elementary Comprehension

A Mark on the Wall

Anna took off her shoes. She stood straight with her back against the wall. Anna’s mother put the ruler on Anna’s head and made a little mark on the wall. It was two inches above another mark. Next to the new mark, Anna’s mother wrote the date. “Wow!” she said. “No wonder your jeans are too short.”

1. What did Anna take off?

• Her hat

• Her shoes

• Her coat

• Her shirt

A Mark on the Wall

Anna took off her shoes. She stood straight with her back against the wall. Anna’s mother put the ruler on Anna’s head and made a little mark on the wall. It was two inches above another mark. Next to the new mark, Anna’s mother wrote the date. “Wow!” she said. “No wonder your jeans are too short.”

2. She stood straight with her back against the _______ .

• Book

• Car

• Table

• Wall

A Mark on the Wall

Anna took off her shoes. She stood straight with her back against the wall. Anna’s mother put the ruler on Anna’s head and made a little mark on the wall. It was two inches above another mark. Next to the new mark, Anna’s mother wrote the date. “Wow!” she said. “No wonder your jeans are too short.”

3. What did her mother put on her head?

• A ruler

• A stick

• A pen

• A bow

A Mark on the Wall

Anna took off her shoes. She stood straight with her back against the wall. Anna’s mother put the ruler on Anna’s head and made a little mark on the wall. It was two inches above another mark. Next to the new mark, Anna’s mother wrote the date. “Wow!” she said. “No wonder your jeans are too short.”

4. The mark on the wall was _________ inches.

• Three

• Four

• Two

• Ten

A Mark on the Wall

Anna took off her shoes. She stood straight with her back against the wall. Anna’s mother put the ruler on Anna’s head and made a little mark on the wall. It was two inches above another mark. Next to the new mark, Anna’s mother wrote the date. “Wow!” she said. “No wonder your jeans are too short.”

5. Anna's _______ are too short.

• Jeans

• Dress

• Shirt

• Top