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Reading Comprehension

The document contains several short reading comprehension passages and questions for students. The passages are about various topics like a bug in a mug, a goat near a lake, and a mule writing a letter. The questions test understanding of details and main ideas in the passages.

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Reading Comprehension

The document contains several short reading comprehension passages and questions for students. The passages are about various topics like a bug in a mug, a goat near a lake, and a mule writing a letter. The questions test understanding of details and main ideas in the passages.

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NAME: DATE: SCORE:

Bug in a Mug
Evelyn Mamangon

Dad sips water from a mug.


“Oh, no, there’s a bug in the mug.
Bad bug!” Dad gets a new mug.
He gets water from the jug.

1. What sips water from a mug?


_______________________________
2. What does Dad see in the mug?
_______________________________
3. What does Dad say about the bug?
_______________________________
4. From where does Dad get water?
_______________________________
5. What did Dad feel when he saw the bug?
_______________________________

© Evelyn Mamangon 1
NAME: DATE: SCORE:

Jake’s New Cape

Jake has a new cape.


Kate’s pet male ape takes
Jake’s new cape.
Kate makes her pet ape.
Give it back to Jake.
Jake thanks Kate.

1. Who are the children in the story?


_______________________________
2. What happened to Jake?
_______________________________
3. Who helped Jake?
_______________________________
4. Why did Jake thank Kate?
_______________________________

© an unknown author 2
NAME: DATE: SCORE:

Jay, Rey and Clay


Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go

Jay loves to play clay.


Playing clay is his way to spend the days in May.
He puts his clay on a tray away from sun rays.
But Rey, the stray cat, takes the clay from the tray.
Jay runs through the gateway,
along the hall way, and up to the subway.
But there is no way for Jay to get back his clay.

1. Who loves to play clay?


_______________________________
2. Where does Jay place his clay?
_______________________________
3. What takes the clay of Jay?
_______________________________
4. Where does Jay search for his clay?
_______________________________
5. Does Jay find his clay?
_______________________________

© Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go 3


NAME: DATE: SCORE:

Cake for Kate

Jake bake a cake.


He takes the cake to Kate.
“Did you bake this cake Jake?” Kate asks.
“Yes,” he says.
Together, Kate and Jake eat the cake.
“Oh, thank you, Jake.” Kate adds.
“It is your birthday.” Jake smiles.

1. Who bakes a cake?


_______________________________
2. Who eats the cakes?
_______________________________
3. Who thanks Jake?
_______________________________
4. What is the cake for?
_______________________________

© an unknown author 4
NAME: DATE: SCORE:

Toni, The Goat


Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go

Toni, the Goat, strolls beside a lake.


Toni is tired and rests for an hour.
Toni is about to sip from the lake
but the lake water smells sour.

Toni bends down to smell the lake


And he finds out it’s a lake of vinegar.

1. Where is Toni, the goat?


_____________________________

2. How does Toni feel?


_____________________________
3. What does Toni want to do?
_____________________________

© Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go 5


NAME: DATE: SCORE:

Cock-a-doodle doo

Cock-a-doodle doo!
My dame has lost her shoes:
My master’s lost his fiddling stick,
And don’t know what to do.

Cock-a-doodle doo!
What is my dame to do?
Till master finds his fiddling stick,
She’ll dance without her shoe.

Cock-a-doodle doo!
My dame has found her shoe,
And master’s found his fiddling stick,
Sing doodle-doodle-doo!

1. Who are talked about in the poem?

_____________________________
2. What happened to the dame?

_____________________________
3. What happened to the master?

_____________________________

© an unknown author 6
NAME: DATE: SCORE:

Jean
Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go

Eat, eat, eat


Jean eats meat.
Beach, beach, beach
Jean goes to the beach.
Heat, heat, heat
Jean plays under the heat.
Seat, seat, seat
Jean reads on a clean seat.

1. What does Jean eat?


_______________________________________

2. Where does Jean go?


_______________________________________

3. Who plays under the heat?


_______________________________________

4. Where does Jean play?


_______________________________________

5. What does Jean do on a clean seat?


_______________________________________

© Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go 7


NAME: DATE: SCORE:

Pail of Grains
Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go

Faye walked along the trail


Carrying a pail full of grains.
Accidentally, she stepped on a chain
She fell on the ground in pain.
Faye thanked the Lord sincerely
For the pail settled on the ground safety.

1. Who walked along the trail?

_______________________________________

2. What was she carrying?

_______________________________________

3. Why did she fall on the ground in pain?

_______________________________________

4. Why did she thank the Lord sincerely?

_______________________________________

© Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go 8


NAME: DATE: SCORE:

A Cold Bear

Brrrr! It is getting cold.


Bear needs to get ready for winter.
First, he eats a lot.
Next, he finds a den.
Then, he fills the den with leaves,
so he will stay warm.
Last, he eats even more!
Is Bear ready for winter?
Yes, he is. Winter is here!

1. Who is the character?

_____________________________
2. What does Bear need to do?

_____________________________
3. How does Bear get ready for winter?

_____________________________
4. What do you think a den is? How could you find out?

_____________________________

© an unknown author 9
NAME: DATE: SCORE:

The New Bicycle

Emma has a new bicycle. It is bright pink and shiny.


It was a gift from her uncle.
He hid it behind a bush to surprise her.
When Emma looked behind the
bush and saw the bicycle,
she jumped for joy.
It was just what she wanted.
She gave her uncle a big hug.
She loves her new bicycle, and she loves her uncle.

1. What color is the bicycle?


_____________________________
2. Who was it a gift from?
_____________________________
3. Where was it hidden?
_____________________________
4. What did Emma do when she saw the bicycle?
_____________________________

© an unknown author 10
NAME: DATE: SCORE:

At the Zoo
By William Makepeace Thackeray

First, I saw the white bear, then I saw the black;


Then I saw the camel with a hump upon his back;
Then I saw the grey wolf, with mutton in his maw;
Then I saw the wombat waddle in the straw;
Then I saw the elephant a-waving of his trunk;
Then I saw the monkeys - mercy,
how unpleasantly they smelt!

1. What colors were the two bears?


________________________________________
2. What did the camel have upon his back?
________________________________________
3. What did the wombat do in the straw?
________________________________________
4. Which is the last animal that was seen?
________________________________________

© William Makepeace Thackeray 11


NAME: DATE: SCORE:

Mule’s Thoughts
Leroy F. Jackson

A silly little mule


Sat on a milking stool
And tried to write a letter
to his father. But he couldn’t
find the ink, so he said: “I rather think
This writing letters home is too much bother.”

1. Where did the mule sit?


______________________________________
2. What was he trying to write?
______________________________________
3. What couldn’t he find?
______________________________________
4. What did he think about writing letters home?

______________________________________

© Leroy F. Jackson 12

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