Short Stories Reading Comprehension For Beginners

Short Story Reading
Comprehension
For Beginners
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Read the following passage and
answer the questions :
My Friend
My name is Julie. I have a friend.
My friend lives in California.
My friend is a girl.
She is seventeen years old.
Her name is Jessica Roberts.
Jessica is cool. I like her a lot.
She likes to read. She is a good reader.
She is good at math, too. It is her best subject.
Jessica is smart.
I like to eat lunch with her. We eat lunch on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Jessica is my friend.
Questions
1) Where does Julie’s friend live? 2) How old is Julie’s friend?
A. Colorado A. 15 years old

B. Texas B. 16 years old
C. California C. 17 years old
3) What is Jessica's best subject? 4) What is Julie’s friend's first name?
A. English A. Jenny
B. math B. Jessica
C. science C. Julie
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My House
My house is in the United States. I live in the United

States.
The United States is a country.
My house is in North Carolina. I live in North Carolina.
North Carolina is a state. The weather in North Carolina
is nice. It is sunny. The sky is blue.
My house is in Chapel Hill. I live in Chapel Hill.
Chapel Hill is a city. It is a city on a hill. It is a city
on a small mountain.
My house is red. My house is brick.
I live in a red brick house.
Questions
1) What is the United States? 2) What is North Carolina?
A. a city A. a city
B. a state B. a state
C. a country C. a country
3) What is my house made of? 4) What is a hill?
A. wood A. a forest
B. brick B. a large river
C. metal C. a small mountain
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Time to...
It is 6:15 a.m.
It is time to wake up.
It is time to take a shower.
It is time to brush teeth.
It is time to get dressed.
It is time to eat breakfast.
It is time to go to work.
It is time to eat lunch.
It is time to go back to work.
It is time to go home.
It is time to eat dinner.
It is time to go to sleep.
“Billy,” she says.
“What?” Billy says.
"It is time to wake up!"
Questions
1) What time is it? 3) What is it time to do second?
A. 5:30 in the morning A. brush teeth

B. 5:30 at night B. wake up
C. 6:15 in the morning C. take a shower
D. 6:15 at night D. go home
2) What is it time to do first? 4) What is it time to do last?
A. brush teeth A. go to sleep

B. take a shower B. go to work
C. wake up C. go to a movie
D. go to work D. eat dinner
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My Family
Hi, my name is Eric. I am 12. I want to talk about my
family. I have two sisters. Their names are Rachel and
Carrie. Rachel is 18 years old.
Carrie is 10 years old. They are very nice.
My mother's name is Julia. She is 40 years old. My

mother is also very nice.
My father's name is Andre. He is smart. He is an

engineer. He builds bridges.
I also have a dog. My dog's name is Paw. He is a big

dog. He is a brown dog. He
is a big brown dog.
I love my family.
Questions
1) How many sisters do I have? 2) How old is my mom?
A. one A. twenty-five years old

B. two B. thirty years old
C. three C. thirty-five years old
D. four D. forty years old
3) What color is my dog? 4) What is the name of my younger

sister?
A. He is white.
B. He is black. A. Carrie
C. He is brown. B. Rachel
D. He is yellow. C. Andre
D. Julia
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Rainy Day
My name is Mimi.
Today is July 5, 2010.
Today is a rainy day.
I am happy today.
Why am I happy?
I am happy because it is raining!
Is that strange?
Well…maybe.
But I like it when it rains. The rain makes me happy.
I like rainy days. I do not like sunny days.
I like the sound of the rain.
I like the clouds. The clouds are gray. The clouds are big.
I like the rain.
Questions
1) What is the weather like in the 2) What are the clouds like?
story?
A. high and red
A. It is hot and sunny. B. blue and scary
B. It is cool and cloudy. C. big and gray
C. It is dark and snowy.
D. green and small
D. It is cloudy and rainy
3) What is the date in the story?

4) Does Mimi like sunny days?
A. March 4, 2012
A. Yes, she does like sunny days.
B. July 5, 2010
B. No, she does not like sunny
C. April 10, 1990
days.
D. November 28, 1987
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Short Story Reading

A. Colorado A. 15 years old

3) What is Jessica's best subject? 4) What is Julie’s friend's first name?

My house is in the United States. I live in the United

3) What is my house made of? 4) What is a hill?

A. 5:30 in the morning A. brush teeth

2) What is it time to do first? 4) What is it time to do last?

A. brush teeth A. go to sleep

Carrie is 10 years old. They are very nice.

My mother's name is Julia. She is 40 years old. My

My father's name is Andre. He is smart. He is an

I also have a dog. My dog's name is Paw. He is a big

A. one A. twenty-five years old

3) What color is my dog? 4) What is the name of my younger

3) What is the date in the story?

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