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COMPREHENSION EXERCISE

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?
a)
Floods can cause a lot of damage.
b)
Floods cause mudslides.
c)
Floods damage houses and roads. 
2.
Anthony wants to go to the beach on the weekend. What is one reason that he gives? 
a)
He likes playing in the sand. 
b)
The water is refreshing.
c)
He likes swimming in the waves. 
d)
The weather is going to be rainy. 
3.
Anthony says, This is really hard! Why does he say this? 
a)
Because he is angry that he is not allowed to swimming.
b)
Because he doesn’t want to talk anymore.
c)
Because everyone has di erent ideas.
d)
Because he is annoyed that his mum does not want to go ice-skating. 
4.
In this story, the two main characters show that they are 
a)
Mean
b)
Kind
c)
Brave
d)
Honest
5.
David sighed. He looked tired. These lines suggest that 
a)
the characters don’t know where they are going.
b)
the characters are having a great time.
c)
the characters don’t like each other.
d)
the characters have been walking through the forest for quite a while. 
6.
As they start to follow the eagle down the left path, the two main characters are feeling 
a)
Sad
b)
Anxious
c)
Disappointed
d)
Annoyed
7.
As they start to follow the eagle down the left path, the two main characters are feeling 
a)
Sad
b)
Anxious
c)
Disappointed
d)
Annoyed
8.
The narrator’s sister, Lizzie, was 
a)
draped lazily in the rocker. 
b)
sitting in her father’s lap. 
c)
cooking the breakfast. 
d)
Standing in the corner
9.
Why could the narrator not see Josephine in the corner? 
a)
Because Josephine was too little to be seen. 
b)
Because Josephine had just left the room. 
c)
Because Josephine was only imaginary. 
d)
Because the narrator was not wearing her glasses. 
10.
Let’s play along, for now.
This sentence is written in italics to show that 
a)
it is an important sentence.
b)
it is what the mother is thinking. 
c)
it is the climax of the story.
d)
it is what the mother is saying.