Reading Comprehension Questions
P4-1
1. What is this story about?
2. What is Tom waiting for?
3. Why does he think the bus forgot him?
4. What does Tom do when he hears the bus?
5. What does yelp mean?
6. Why did Spot yelp?
7. Why do you think Tom made Jack promise not to tell anyone?
8. What did Tom decide to do?
9. Why was Tom’s mom mad?
10. Do you think Tom will take his dog to school again? Why or why
not?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P5-1
1. What is this story about?
2. Who is Anne?
3. What things does Anne like?
4. What does treat mean?
5. What is a hay bale?
6. Why do the kids give Anne a jellybean when she does a trick?
7. Why does Anne get excited when she sees the kids have bag
of jellybeans?
8. What happened when Anne got to the barn?
9. Who cut the wool off of Anne?
10. How do you think Anne felt? Why?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P6-1
1. What is this story about?
2. What is a playground?
3. Have any of the boys ever had a kite before? How do you know?
4. Since the children did not have kites, what did they decide to do?
5. Who helped the boys make kites?
6. How did the boys add color to their kites?
7. Name a design one of the boys put on their kites.
8. What does support mean?
9. What do they use to make the tails of the kites?
10. How did the boys feel about their kites?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P7-1
1. What is this story about?
2. What time of year is it?
3. What day of the week is it?
4. Why would it take extra time for the man to answer the door?
5. How did Billy know someone was about to answer the door?
6. What is another word for gruff?
7. How did Mr. Black tease Billy?
8. Who is Mr. Black?
9. How old is Billy?
10. What will Billy and Grandpa do while they’re playing chess?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P8-1
1. What is this story about?
2. What did cat like to do?
3. What will cat plant?
4. Why did dog ask if cat was sure he planted something?
5. How long did it take for the seeds to grow a few leaves?
6. What does the word cared mean in this sentence:
“Cat cared for the sunflowers”?
7. How tall did the plants get?
8. What is a stalk?
9. What color were the petals?
10. Why was cat happy?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P9-1
1. What is this story about?
2. What season is it?
3. Where is Jack going?
4. What will Jack have for lunch?
5. Why does Jack’s mom tell him to stay off the pond?
6. What does squinted mean?
7. Why might Jack want to run away?
8. What does Jack see in the snow?
9. Does Jack really run away? How do you know?
10. How old is Jack?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P10-1
1. What is this story about?
2. How does the child in telling this story feel about their brother?
3. What does the brother do that the child likes?
4. What does the brother do that the child doesn’t like?
5. What does the word bugs mean in this sentence:
“My brother bugs me.”?
6. How does the child telling the story feel about his sister?
7. What does the sister do that the child likes?
8. What does pretend mean?
9. What does the sister do that the child doesn’t like?
10. Is the child telling the story a boy or a girl? How do you know?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P11-1
1. What is this story about?
2. What kind of day is it?
3. Who offers to play with Sally?
4. Does Sally want to play with him? Why or why not?
5. What is the opposite of rough? (‘He is a rough boy.’)
6. What kinds of things does Sally think boys like to do?
7. Does Billy want to do any of those things with Sally?
8. What does Billy suggest he and Sally do?
9. How does Sally feel about the game?
10. Do you think Sally will play with Billy again? Why or why not?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P12-1
1. What is this story about?
2. What is Mr. Bee?
3. What was Mr. Bee’s job?
4. How did Mr. Bee feel about his job?
5. What did the other bees do for Mr. Bee?
Why?
6. What did the bees do for Mr. Bee at the party?
7. Why was Mr. Bee tired the next day?
8. What does surprise mean?
9. Could this story really happen? How do you know?
10. Would you like to have a surprise party? Why or why not?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P13-1
1. What is this story about?
2. What was the matter with the car?
3. What is a car lot?
4.. How many doors did the new car have?
5. What color was the new car?
6. Why did they buy the car?
7. Why was Chad quiet on the ride home?
8. What do window wipers do?
9. Why will the new car be just like the old one in a couple of years?
10. Do you think Chad cheered up later? Why or why not?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P14 -1
1. What is this story about?
2. What season is it?
3. What do Jeff and his friends do in the snow?
4. How do they make the snowman?
5. Why did it take only one kid to roll the head, but many to lift it?
6. How many parts usually make up a snowman?
7. What items did they use to dress the snowman?
8. What do the boys do at Jeff’s house?
9. What did the kids do later?
10. Do you like to play in the snow? Why or why not?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P15 -1
1. What is this story about?
2. What season is it?
3. How do you know?
4. What is John’s dog’s name?
5. What does the word call mean in this sentence: “You must come when I
call.” ?
6. Why did John tell Puppy he was a good boy?
7. What did Puppy see on the trail?
8. What did the skunk do to Puppy?
9. Why does Puppy always come to John when he calls him now?
10. What do you think John did after Puppy got sprayed?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P16 -1
1. What is this story about?
2. How many vehicles does the family take to move?
3. Why drives the truck?
4. Is the new house close or far away? How do you know?
5. What did they have for lunch?
6. Why did the child get a kids meal?
7. What is a refill?
8. What did the child see along the road?
9. Why will the child soon see lots of animals every day?
10. Does the child like horses? How do you know?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P17 -1
1. What is this story about?
2. Who does the child want to go see?
3. How far away does he live?
4. What did the boy do to try and show he was a ‘big kid’?
5. What did Mom put in the oven?
6. How did the child know they were burning?
7. What did the child take out of the house?
8. Why did the mother open the windows when she took the cookies out?
9. Do you think the child will be allowed to bike to his friend’s house?
Why/ why not?
10. What would you do if there was a fire at your house?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P18 -1
1. What is this story about?
2. Why does Pete put up pictures of his dog?
3. What is a curb?
4. Why does Pete’s mom give him a hug?
5. Why did Pete stay outside?
6. Why wasn’t Pete very hungry?
7. What color is Dot’s dish?
8. What did Pete have for dinner that night?
9. What do you think Pete heard out his window?
10. What is Pete’s dog’s name?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P19 -1
1. What is this story about?
2. What does Sam need to do to take care of his dog?
3. What color dog did Sam pick?
4. How does Spot explore Sam’s room?
5. What is the opposite of soft?
6. What kind of toys did Spot like?
7. What is a leash?
8. What did Sam name his dog?
9. What did Spot do outside?
10. Where did Sam take Spot for a walk?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P20 -1
1. What is this story about?
2. How do you know Sam was excited about going to the zoo?
3. What did Sam want to see at the zoo?
4. What is the opposite of closed?
5. Were the animals trying to hide from Sam? What were they doing?
6. What did Sam do on the ride home?
7. How did Sam use his animal cookies?
8. Who was the zookeeper in this zoo?
9. Did Sam like his trip home?
10. Do you think Sam will visit the zoo again? Why or why not?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P21-1
1. What is this story about?
2. What was in the bird feeder?
3. What season do birds really need food? Why?
4. Why does putting food in a feeder make it easier for the birds?
5. How do birds make other birds know about the food?
6. How do the birds fly to the feeder?
7. What do the birds do most of the day?
8. What kind of bird chases the other birds away?
9. What does the blue jay do when he’s full?
10. What other animals eat the seeds and corn?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P22 -1
1. What is this story about?
2. Where is the boy?
3. What is another way to say wonder?
4. What can the boy do in his dream?
5. Where does the boy fly to?
6. What does the boy name the star?
7. Why do you think he names the star that?
8. Why does the star twinkle?
9. When does the boy wake up? How do you know?
10. What do you think the boy does next?
Reading Comprehension Questions
P23 -1
1. What is this story about?
2. Where do the mice live?
3. What are the mice’s names?
4. Why did Tim have a hard time falling asleep?
5. What does “making a racket” mean?
6. Why was it important for Tim to get a good night’s sleep
7. Why were the mice noisy every night?
8. What does Tim give the mice?
9. How did they use the socks and cotton balls?
10. Could this story really happen? Why or why not?