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Reading Comprehension 12/06/22

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Read the story. Then, answer the question.


Steve and his sister were playing. They were playing in the yard. A bird landed on the fence. They watched the bird fly to the ground. It picked up some grass. Then, it flew to a tree. Steve said the bird was making a nest.


Who are the characters?

a)

Sherry and her brother

b)

Steve and his sister

c)

Steve and his mom

d)

Steve and his brother

2.

Andrew sat in the chair. The dentist looked in his mouth with a small mirror. With a sharp pointed tool, he picked at places around Andrew's teeth. Finally, the dentist spoke, and told the boy his teeth had cavities.


How did Andrew get cavities in his teeth?

a)

He did not brush his teeth well.

b)

He did not floss his teeth.

c)

He ate too much candy.

d)

All of the above.

3.

The old man was walking down the street slowly. Since he was a pedestrian, he stayed along the outer edges of the lanes and was careful to keep to the crosswalks as he crossed to other streets.


What does the word "pedestrian" mean in the paragraph above?

a)

a person traveling on foot

b)

a person traveling in a car

c)

a person resting from traveling

4.
You do a lot of ________ in soccer games. 
a)
movment
b)
moovement
c)
movemint
d)
movement
5.

Situation

Daughter: Mom, I'm going shopping with my friends at Chatuchak Weekend Market.

Mother: Beware of pickpockets. There are a lot of people there.

Daughter: Thank you, mom.

The mother says that because _____?

a)

she wants her daughter to take good care of her purse

b)

she doesn't want her daughter to go there

c)

she doesn't want to let her daughter go there alone

6.
Benjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700's. He invented the lightning rod that saved many homes from fires. He also invented the Franklin stove. The stove could heat a room better than a fireplace and saved people a lot of fuel. He also invented a special kind of glasses called bifocals. This new kind of glasses helped people to read better.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a)
Benjamin Franklin thought reading was important.
b)
Benjamin Franklin was not afraid of fire.
c)
A Franklin stove can heat a whole room.
d)
Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.
7.
A character, Flora, goes on a field trip to an amusement park. She tells her teacher she’s scared to go on the roller coasters. “No way I’m going on those!” she thinks. Flora’s classmates comment on how she’s shaking and looks pale. Based on this evidence, one trait that describes Flora is ________. 
a)
fierce
b)
cowardly
c)
talented
d)
bold
8.
Arlene turned the radio up full blast, but her brother told her to turn it down because he had a headache.
a)
so it exploded
b)
as loud as it would go
c)
quickly
d)
as quiet as it would go
9.

What phrase matches the picture?

a)

a big country

b)

watch a movie

c)

work in the market

10.

What food is NOT mentioned that Adi can buy for 10 shekels?

a)

half a pita with falafel

b)

a sandwich

c)

4 pieces of baklava

d)

chicken curry

11.

A person who flies an airplane is its

a)

steward

b)

pilot

c)

surgeon

d)

director

12.

You_________something to find its length

a)

slice

b)

measure

c)

tape

d)

force

13.

A routine is:

a)

When you regularly do things in the same order

b)

When you organize the time to do your activities

c)

When you have a patter at the gym sessions

14.

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.

What is the main idea?

a)

Soccer is important at the Olympics.

b)

Soccer is also called football.

c)

Soccer is a worldwide sport.

d)

Soccer is played by men and women.

15.

What is the meaning of the word stretches as it is used in this sentence?

"Long stretches of sand and the hot sun make it feel like a desert."

a)

growing pieces

b)

shrinking areas

c)

unused pieces

d)

unbroken areas