English Reading comprehension

Term 1
Marks 10
Name………….................................................
Read this story and answer the questions that follow.
Once Hare and Elephant became very good friends, so they decided to live
together. They shared a house, and they shared their food. At first they were happy.
But Elephant grew jealous. Even though Hare was so small, he ate half the food.
This meant Elephant was always hungry. So, Elephant came up with a plan to trick
Hare. He went down to the river and covered himself with leaves and mud. When
Hare saw him, he thought he was looking at a monster! Hare decided to kill this
monster who was stealing their food. He made a spear and stabbed the monster in
the chest. When he looked closely at a monster, he saw it was his friend Elephant.
“This will teach me never to trust anyone ,” he thought, sadly.

1. Write down two things that Hare and Elephant shared.

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2. Write a sentence to explain why Elephant was jealous
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3. What did Elephant decide to do?
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4. How did Hare kill Elephant?
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5. Why did Hare Kill Elephant? Circle the letter with the correct answer.
A. He was jealous of Elephant.
B. He was angry because Elephant tricked him.
C. He thought Elephant was a monster.
 6. The word in COLUMN A describe Hare’s feeling. Match the word with the
reason in COLUMN B.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
I) Happy A. Hare thought he saw a monster.

II) Scared B. Hare saw that Elephant had tricked him

III) Sad C. Hare and Elephant were good friends.