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WorksheetsReading comprehension: The lazy horse
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the title of the story?
The lazy trader
The lazy horse
The lazy salt
What does the hardworking trader trade for?
horse
bread
salt
cart
Describe the trader.
wears a vest
wears a scarf
wears a jacket
wears a hat
What kind of animal is this?
donkey
zebra
horse
camel
Describe the horse by its characteristics.
has four legs
dark gray
white
lazy
The lazy horse __________ his work.
loves
avoids
delays
The trader uses the horse to __________ sacks of salt from one town to the other.
carry
taste
wet
How many sacks of salt does the horse carries everyday?
three sacks of salt
five sacks of salt
two sacks of salt
The lazy horse wishes that he could __________ all day.
eat
work
swim
sleep
What happened to the lazy horse as he crossed the bridge?
slipped and fell into the water
slept while walking
What happened to the sacks of salt when the horse fell into the water?
dissolved
froze
nothing happened
After getting the sacks of salt wet it became _________.
heavy
light
rock
gone
Was it good to trick your master to make your work easy?
(a)
Name some foods from the trader's table.
banana
bread
apple
orange
egg
What happened to the earnings of the trader?
became less
earned more
Where did the trader hid?
bushes
rocks
bridge
water
The trader gave the lazy horse a lesson by:
Filling the sacks with water
Filling the sacks with soil
Filling the sacks with salt
Filling the sacks with cotton
What happened to the sacks of cotton when the lazy horse fell into the water?
(a)
What is the lesson of the story?
Avoid your work by making tricks
Don't make excuses or tricks to fool others and avoid work
Work and rest
Did the lazy horse learned his lesson after what had happened?
(a)
