English Reading Comprehension

What was the age of the old man?

• 87

• 78

When Labon discovered that he had mice in his house, it did not bother him much at first. But the mice multiplied. They began to bother him. They kept on multiplying and finally there came a time when even he could stand it no longer.

Did the mice bother him?

• True

• False

What does 'hobbled out' mean?

• came in

• got out

What does 'tremendous' mean?

• funny

• huge

Read the following sentence: "The cat sat on the mat." What is the cat doing?

• Running

• Sitting

• Jumping

• Sleeping

Read the short passage: "Tom has a red kite. He flies it in the park." What is Tom flying in the park?

• A plane

• A bird

• A kite

• A balloon

Read the following sentence and choose the word that best fits the blank. "The cat ___ on the mat."

• sit

• sits

• sat

• sitting

What does this paragraph mean?

• They were scared of the mouse traps.

• They found it pretty silly.

When Labon came down the next morning and saw that there were no mice caught in the traps, he smiled but said nothing.

Who came down the next morning?

• Labon

• Mice

Why did Labon want to get rid of the mice?

• He had always hated mice

• There were too many of them.

• They laughed too loudly.