Appropriate skills Bloom's Number of Point % weight

The main Learning Taxonomy test items value of test

objective outcome Classification

Improve To pass the Knowledge 2 0.5 10
Comprehension 3 0.75 15
reading skills exam, you
Application 5 1.25 25
and must be able Analysis 4 1 20
requirements in to skim, Synthesis 6 1.5 30

order to check, and

transform engage the
writing into a learner in
coherent intense and
language with detailed
freedom, reading.
comprehension,
and fluency in
order to grasp
the reading
content clearly.
Total 20 5 100
 1. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

The Ant and the Grasshopper

In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's
content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great effort an ear of corn he was taking to the
nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grass-hopper, "instead of toiling and moiling
away?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the
same." "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; "we have got plenty of food at present.

But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper found
itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing, every day, corn and grain from the stores
they had collected in the summer.

Then the Grasshopper knew...

Test 1

Directions (Q. No. 1 - 4): Select the most appropriate answer by ticking the appropriate
circle.
1)What are the two characters in the story?
I. The ant and the rabbit
II. The ant and the grasshopper
III. The ant and the bug

2) Who is collecting food for the winter?

i. The ant
ii. The ant and the grasshopper
iii. The grasshopper

3) What is the grasshopper doing while the ant collect the food?
i. Helping lay up foods for the winter
ii. Chirping and singing
iii. Talking a com to the nest

4) What happened to the grasshopper in the winter?

i. Found itself dying of hunger
ii. Got ill
iii. Got lot of foods to eat

Directions (Q. No. 5 and 6): Tick (√) the correct statement related to the story.
5)
I. The grasshopper collect foods for the winter ( )
II. The ant and the grasshopper collect foods for winter ( )
III. The ant collect foods for the winter ( )
6)
I. The ant ask the grasshopper to chat with him ( )
II. The grasshopper ask the ant to chat with him ( )
III. The rabbit ask the ant to chat with him ( )

Directions (Q. No. 7 and 8): Select the appropriate adjective from the text to describe the
given situation.
7) Grasshopper
I. Lazy
II. Wicked
III. Poor

8) Winter
I. Warm
II. Hot
III. Cold

Correct Incorrect Not Mentioned

9) The grasshopper is Singing
and Chirping
10) The and the grasshopper were
friends for long time

Test 2 (Opposites/ Fill in the blanks/ Rank in order)

Directions (Q. No. 1 and 2): For each question, sentences are given with blanks that must
be filled in with an appropriate word from the options provided. Choose the best choice
from the three and write it in the blank.
1) Why not come and ………………………….. with me?
I. Dance
II. Chat
III. Play
2) Why bother about ………………………….. ?
I. Spring
II. Summer
III. Winter
Directions (Q. No. 3 and 4): Rank the following claims in order of importance (1-3) in
relation to the story.

3.
I. The grasshopper were singing and chirping ( )
II. There was a grasshopper and an ant ( )
III. The ant is collecting corns ( )

4
I. i) The ants distribute foods ( )
II. i) The winter time has arrived ( )
III. iii) The grasshopper was dying because of hunger ( )

Directions (Q. No. 5 and 6): Circle the word opposite from the text in meaning to the given
words.
5) Distribute
i) Collect
ii) Issue
iii) Deliver