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Daily Reading Comprehension

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A helicopter can hover quickly

a)

fly quickly

b)

remain in one place in the air

2.

The minuscule bee hummingbird is the tiniest bird in the world.

a)

very small

b)

unattractive

3.

An athlete may have a larger appetite than someone who does not exercise much.

a)

desire for food

b)

desire for sleep

4.

The incredible hummingbird is the only bird that can fly both forward or backward.

a)

extraordinary

b)

enormous

5.

The rapid beating of a hummingbird's heart uses a lot of energy.

a)

very fast

b)

weak

6.

______ a musical performance or concert

a)

composer

b)

recital

c)

sonata

d)

wistfully

e)

fluttered

7.

_____ moved with quick, light movements.

a)

wistfully

b)

dismay

c)

fluttered

d)

recital

e)

composer

8.

____ a piece of instrumental music.

a)

sonata

b)

recital

c)

composer

d)

dismay

e)

wistfully

9.

____ alarm or disappointment

a)

wistfully

b)

sonata

c)

fluttered

d)

wistfully

e)

dismay

10.

____ a person who writes music

a)

composer

b)

recital

c)

sonata

d)

dismay

e)

fluttered

11.

_____ with sad longing

a)

recital

b)

dismay

c)

composer

d)

fluttered

e)

wistfully

12.

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were part of the first expedition to reach the top of Mount Everest.

a)

a show

b)

a group making a journey of exploration

13.

An interpreter rewrote the ancient Latin text into modern English

a)

a person who resolves arguments (finds a solution to arguments)

b)

a person who translates from one language to another

14.

Getting too little sleep is a hindrance to learning knew things.

a)

something that is helpful

b)

something that makes a situation difficult

15.

We encountered a rattlesnake in the middle of the trail.

a)

came across or met

b)

counted one by one

16.

Many ships ran into rocks in the treacherous waters that surrounded the reef.

a)

very dangerous

b)

having many deep ditches

c)

fun