Reading

Comprehension –
Short Stories
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and answer the questions
The Sun
The sun is in the sky.
It is yellow.
It is a star.
The sun gives the earth light and heat.
It helps plants grow.

1) What color is the sun? 2) Where is the sun?

A. green A. in the sky

B. white B. in the earth
C. yellow C. near the plants

3) How would the earth be with no sun?

A. light and cold

B. hot and dark
C. dark and cold

4) Is the sun good ? Why ?

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Gas
Machines need gas to work.
Cars need gas.
Buses need gas.
Airplanes need gas.
Machines use a lot of gas. Gas
makes machines work.

1) What needs gas to work? 2) What is not a machine?

A. animals A. a bus
B. machines B. a frog
C. plants C. a person

3) Machines use a lot of gas. This means

A. Machines don't use gas.

B. Machines use a little gas.
C. Machines use much gas.

Is gas good or bad? Explain.

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Music
There are many different kinds
of music.
There is jazz music.
There is rock music.
There is rap music.
There is country music.
There is classical music.
Do you like music?

1) Jazz, rock, and rap are 2) Which is not a kind of music?

A. kinds of bands A. fun music

B. kinds of music B. classical music
C. kinds of instruments C. rock music

3) How many different kinds of 4) If you like music, then you

music are listed in the story? think it
A. three is
B. four A. good
C. five B. okay
C. bad

What is your favorite kind of music? Why?

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 Read the following passage
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Birds
A bird is a kind of animal.
A bird has two wings. Birds are the
only animal with feathers.
Pigeons, eagles, swans, and blue jays
are all different kinds of birds.
Most birds can fly.
Turkeys and penguins are two kinds of
birds that cannot fly.

1) What is this passage about? 2) What birds can fly?

A. what birds are like A. all birds

B. why some birds can’t fly B. most birds
C. where birds have feathers C. some birds

3) According to the passage, which 4) All birds are

of these birds cannot fly?
A. animals
A. eagles B. blue jays
B. swans C. penguins
C. turkeys

Do you like birds? What is your favorite kind of bird? Why?

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 Read the following passage
and answer the questions
The Heart
The heart is a part of your body.
The heart is just slightly to the left of the center of
your chest.

The heart makes the blood move through your body.

If you press your ear against someone's chest, you can
hear the heart beating.

The heart is very important. To keep it healthy and

strong, it is good to eat right and exercise.
The heart is also a well-known symbol for love. It is
pictured on love letters and valentines.

1) Where in the body is the heart? 2) What does slightly mean?

A. at the bottom of the chest A. up above

B. on the left side of the chest B. a little bit
C. on the right side of the chest C. a large amount

3) What is the job of the heart? 4) A symbol is something that

A. to love A. people love

B. to eat right and exercise B. is found deep inside the body
C. to move blood through the C. represents something else
body

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