Elementary Reading Comprehension
Practice reading comprehension with short passages and direct questions
Questions
Read the given passage carefully and answer the follwoing questions?How did the ants react when the king cobra hissed at them?
Once there was a king cobra that lived in a small hole. When he was small he ate little creatures. As he grew up he began to eat eggs, lizards, frogs and rabbits. And when he grew up further he started to eat even other smaller snakes. His pride grew with him. All small animals were afraid of the king cobra. This boosted up his pride. He began to think Now I am the most powerful creature. I am the king of the forest. All animals are scared of me. Let me move from this small hole to a bigger place”. He searched for a place to suit his size and status. Finally he came across a big tree. He selected the tree for his house. He saw an ant hill near the tree. He thought Why should there be an ugly ant hill near my royal house? He hissed aloud I am king Cobra, the king of the forest. I order the ants to vacate immediately. There was no reply. He got wild and struck at the ant hill. What a surprise! In minute thousands of ants swarmed up the king cobra biting him everywhere. The king cobra could not bear the pain. He ran away.
- They ran way.
- They all attacked the snake.
- They all were afraid of the cobra.
- They all obeyed the cobra.
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions.What did the cobra have as his food when he was small?
Once there was a king cobra that lived in a small hole. When he was small he ate little creatures. As he grew up he began to eat eggs, lizards, frogs and rabbits. And when he grew up further he started to eat even other smaller snakes. His pride grew with him. All small animals were afraid of the king cobra. This boosted up his pride. He began to think "Now I am the most powerful creature. I am the king of the forest. All animals are scared of me. Let me move from this small hole to a bigger place�. He searched for a place to suit his size and status. Finally he came across a big tree. He selected the tree for his house. He saw an ant hill near the tree. He thought "Why should there be an ugly ant hill near my royal house?" He hissed aloud "I am king Cobra, the king of the forest. I order the ants to vacate immediately". There was no reply. He got wild and struck at the ant hill. What a surprise! In minute thousands of ants swarmed up the king cobra biting him everywhere. The king cobra could not bear the pain. He ran away.
- He ate small creatures.
- He ate big snakes.
- He ate a lot of insects.
- He ate lizards.
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions.What did the boy like to eat too much?
There was a boy who was very fond of cashew nuts. His mother used to give him a few nuts. The boy always wanted for more nuts. He always asked his mother Mummy, give me some more nuts. But his mother always replied Too many nuts is not good, my son. If you eat too many at a time you will get stomach-pain”. One day his mother had been to the market and no one was at home except the boy. He went into the kitchen and took the cashew nut jar. He ate and ate unto the last nut. The next day he twitched with stomach-pain. We should always remember that Elders are our well wishers. Let us obey them.
- nuts
- cashew nuts
- peanuts
- almonds
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the follwoing questions?What happens when we do not obey our elders?
There was a boy who was very fond of cashew nuts. His mother used to give him a few nuts. The boy always wanted for more nuts. He always asked his mother "Mummy, give me some more nuts". But his mother always replied "Too many nuts is not good, my son. If you eat too many at a time you will get stomach-pain�. One day his mother had been to the market and no one was at home except the boy. He went into the kitchen and took the cashew nut jar. He ate and ate unto the last nut. The next day he twitched with stomach-pain. We should always remember that Elders are our well wishers. Let us obey them.
- We always enjoy.
- We always suffer.
- We always learn.
- We always remain happy.
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the follwoing questions?Find the word in the passage which is synonym of excluding.
There was a boy who was very fond of cashew nuts. His mother used to give him a few nuts. The boy always wanted for more nuts. He always asked his mother "Mummy, give me some more nuts". But his mother always replied "Too many nuts is not good, my son. If you eat too many at a time you will get stomach-pain�. One day his mother had been to the market and no one was at home except the boy. He went into the kitchen and took the cashew nut jar. He ate and ate unto the last nut. The next day he twitched with stomach-pain. We should always remember that Elders are our well wishers. Let us obey them.
- few
- except
- good
- last
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the follwoing questions?How did the boy suffer after eating cashew nuts?
There was a boy who was very fond of cashew nuts. His mother used to give him a few nuts. The boy always wanted for more nuts. He always asked his mother "Mummy, give me some more nuts". But his mother always replied "Too many nuts is not good, my son. If you eat too many at a time you will get stomach-pain�. One day his mother had been to the market and no one was at home except the boy. He went into the kitchen and took the cashew nut jar. He ate and ate unto the last nut. The next day he twitched with stomach-pain. We should always remember that Elders are our well wishers. Let us obey them.
- He had pain .
- He had stomach pain.
- He had a headache.
- He could not go to school.
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the follwoing questions? Who lived in the hole?
Once there was a king cobra that lived in a small hole. When he was small he ate little creatures. As he grew up he began to eat eggs, lizards, frogs and rabbits. And when he grew up further he started to eat even other smaller snakes. His pride grew with him. All small animals were afraid of the king cobra. This boosted up his pride. He began to think "Now I am the most powerful creature. I am the king of the forest. All animals are scared of me. Let me move from this small hole to a bigger place�. He searched for a place to suit his size and status. Finally he came across a big tree. He selected the tree for his house. He saw an ant hill near the tree. He thought "Why should there be an ugly ant hill near my royal house?" He hissed aloud "I am king Cobra, the king of the forest. I order the ants to vacate immediately". There was no reply. He got wild and struck at the ant hill. What a surprise! In minute thousands of ants swarmed up the king cobra biting him everywhere. The king cobra could not bear the pain. He ran away.
- cobra
- ants
- lizards
- frogs
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the follwoing questions?How did he become proud?
Once there was a king cobra that lived in a small hole. When he was small he ate little creatures. As he grew up he began to eat eggs, lizards, frogs and rabbits. And when he grew up further he started to eat even other smaller snakes. His pride grew with him. All small animals were afraid of the king cobra. This boosted up his pride. He began to think "Now I am the most powerful creature. I am the king of the forest. All animals are scared of me. Let me move from this small hole to a bigger place�. He searched for a place to suit his size and status. Finally he came across a big tree. He selected the tree for his house. He saw an ant hill near the tree. He thought "Why should there be an ugly ant hill near my royal house?" He hissed aloud "I am king Cobra, the king of the forest. I order the ants to vacate immediately". There was no reply. He got wild and struck at the ant hill. What a surprise! In minute thousands of ants swarmed up the king cobra biting him everywhere. The king cobra could not bear the pain. He ran away.
- after coming out of the hole
- after eating small creatures
- after defeating ants
- after eating fruits
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the follwoing questions?What did the mother suggest him about eating cashew nuts?
There was a boy who was very fond of cashew nuts. His mother used to give him a few nuts. The boy always wanted for more nuts. He always asked his mother "Mummy, give me some more nuts". But his mother always replied "Too many nuts is not good, my son. If you eat too many at a time you will get stomach-pain�. One day his mother had been to the market and no one was at home except the boy. He went into the kitchen and took the cashew nut jar. He ate and ate unto the last nut. The next day he twitched with stomach-pain. We should always remember that Elders are our well wishers. Let us obey them.
- He should eat almonds.
- Excess of every thing is bad.
- Excesss of eating cashew nuts is not good for health.
- He should eat a lot of cashew nuts.
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