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WorksheetsMy Rows and Piles of Coins: Comprehension Questions
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is the GENRE of My Rows and Piles of Coins?
informative
tall tale
fable
realistic fiction
Who is the main character in this story?
Murete
Yeyo
Saruni
the man selling bicycles
What is the main character's goal?
He wants to earn enough money to buy his mother a new scarf.
He wants to see bicycles at the market.
He wants to earn enough money to buy his own bicycle.
He wants to buy a motorbike.
How did Saruni earn money?
He helped his mother at the market every week.
He delivered newspapers.
He ran errands for the neighbors.
He got an allowance every week.
How did Saruni arrange his coins when he counted them?
He put the coins in one long row.
He put the coins in piles and piles in rows.
He stacked the coins in one big pile.
He put them in his piggy bank.
Who was helping Saruni learn to ride a bike?
his mother
his father
the man at the market
his friend
Why didn't Saruni's family go to market in March?
They were too busy taking care of gardens and crops.
There was nothing to sell at the market.
The heavy rains made the ground too muddy.
The market was closed for a month.
How did Saruni feel when he took his three hundred and five coins to the market?
He was worried that he would lose his coins.
He felt like a king who could buy anything.
He felt sad that his coins would be spend and he couldn't count them anymore.
He felt confused, and couldn't decide what to buy.
How did Saruni feel after the man selling bicycles laughed at him because his money was not enough to buy a bicycle?
He felt deeply disappointed.
He felt angry.
He felt sad enough to cry.
He felt sure he would be able to buy a bike.
Why did Saruni walk his bike to the market the next Saturday after he got it?
He was afraid he would tip over with the heavy load.
The ground was too muddy to ride his bike.
Murete told him he couldn't ride it until he was older.
Yeyo was carrying a heavy load and couldn't keep up.
Now that Saruni has a bicycle, what does he plan to do with his money?
He wants to save enough money to buy a motorbike like his father's.
He wants to save enough money to trade his bike for the red and blue on at the market.
He wants to buy a cart to pull behind his bicycle.
He wants to buy lots of vegetables and firewood at the market.
