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Reading comprehension

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This hotel is older than my grandma. I can see many spider webs in the ceiling of this hotel. The ants are marching on the wall of the bedroom. The carpet has many black spots. The smell of the bed sheet is bad, it’s like it’s never washed.

a)

My grandma is old

b)

The hotel is new

c)

The hotel is old and dirty

2.

Rino is a boy and he has long curly hair. His hair is longer than his sister’s.

Rino is very afraid of scissors, cutter and clippers. That’s why he never wants to go to the barber to have his hair cut. Rino always asks mom to tie his hair, roll it up and hide it under his cap. Mom keeps finding ways to take Rino to the barber or hairdresser.

a)

Rino loves long hair

b)

Rino is afraid to go to the barber

c)

Rino’s mom loves Rino’s long hair

3.

Every morning mom makes a cup of coffee for daddy. Mom never adds sugar to the coffee, because Doctor says that daddy cannot eat sweet things. But when Mom is going to the bathroom, Dad takes the sugar from the kitchen and adds one spoon of it to his coffee. Wait, until I tell mom, Dad!

a)

Dad loves sweet coffee

b)

Mom loves bitter coffee

c)

Mom and Dad love coffee

4.

Cheetah can run as fast as 100 to 115 km per hour. A race car can go up to over 300km per hour. But a race car must stop to change tyres regularly. Cheetah never changes legs. I think, cheetah’s legs are stronger than tyres.

a)

Cheetah is weak

b)

The race car tyres are weak

c)

Cheetah is fast and strong

5.

John loves water. He loves swimming. He likes to play in the rain. When the day is hot, he likes to take the garden hose and spray it to his body. At home, he makes everyone angry because he spends more than one hour playing water in the bathroom and there is only one bathroom in the house.

a)

John loves to get wet

b)

John loves to be in the bathroom

c)

Everyone wants to use the bathroom

6.

Why had Aaron and Rick's parents not allowed them to play?

(a)  

7.

Which phrase in paragraph 2 shows that Rick did not hit Aaron with the clump of toilet paper?


Rick ran out of the room. He was running past the toilet when an idea came to him. He ran into the toilet, took some toilet paper and wetted it at the sink. As Aaron came charging into the toilet, Rick threw the clump of wet toilet paper at him. Aaron dodged in time. The toilet paper hit the wall behind him and remained there. Aaron and Rick looked at each other, a mischievous glint in their eyes-they had discovered a new game.

(a)  

8.

Why did Aaron and Rick feel sorry for their actions?

(a)  

9.

Arrange the order of the following events in the story.

________Rick ran out of the room.

________ Both boys promised they would not dirty the toilet again.

________ Aaron ran into the toilet.

a)

1,3,2

b)

2,3,1

c)

3,2,1

d)

1,2,3

10.

Identify if the statement is True or False.


Aaron was interested in his holiday homework.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Identify if the statement is True or False.


The boys enjoyed their new game.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Identify if the statement is True or False.


Rick and Aaron were tall enough to reach the toilet ceiling by themselves.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Who are the characters in the story?

(a)  

14.

The ceiling of the toilet was plastered with wet toilet paper.


What does 'plastered' mean?

a)

a part of something

b)

cover with

c)

discovered

15.

What did they use to remove the toilet paper from the ceiling?

(a)