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“Rainy Day”
Reading Comprehension – Short Stories
Directions: Read the story. Then answerthe questions below.
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 whenit 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 story? A. B. C. D. It is hot and sunny. It is cool and cloudy. It is dark and snowy. It is cloudy and rainy. 2) What is the date in the story? A. B. C. D. March4, 2012 July 5, 2010 April 10, 1990 November 28, 1987
3) Why is Mimi happy? A. B. C. D. because it is her birthday because she passed the test because it is raining because she won the game
4)Does Mimi like sunny days?
A. Yes, she does like sunny days. B. No, she does not like sunny days.
5) What are the clouds like? A. B. C. D. high and red blue and scary big and gray green and small6) What does Mimi like about the rain? I. the smell of the rain II. the sound of the rain A. I only B. II only C. I and II
Answers and Explanations 1) D At the beginning of the story, Mimisays, “Today is a rainy day.” We can understand from this that it is rainy. At the end of the story, Mimi says, “The clouds are gray. The clouds are big.” We can understand from this that it is cloudy.Therefore (D) is correct. Since we know that it is rainy and there are big, gray clouds, it is not hot and sunny. Therefore (A) is incorrect. We know that it is cloudy, but the story does not say thatit is cool. Therefore (B) is incorrect. The clouds might make it dark, but it is rainy, not snowy. Therefore (C) is incorrect. 2) B At the beginning of the story, Mimi says, “Today is July 5, 2010.”...
EnglishForEveryone.Org © 2008
Name________________ Date________________
“Rainy Day”
Reading Comprehension – Short Stories
Directions: Read the story. Then answerthe questions below.
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 whenit 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 story? A. B. C. D. It is hot and sunny. It is cool and cloudy. It is dark and snowy. It is cloudy and rainy. 2) What is the date in the story? A. B. C. D. March4, 2012 July 5, 2010 April 10, 1990 November 28, 1987
3) Why is Mimi happy? A. B. C. D. because it is her birthday because she passed the test because it is raining because she won the game
4)Does Mimi like sunny days?
A. Yes, she does like sunny days. B. No, she does not like sunny days.
5) What are the clouds like? A. B. C. D. high and red blue and scary big and gray green and small6) What does Mimi like about the rain? I. the smell of the rain II. the sound of the rain A. I only B. II only C. I and II
Answers and Explanations 1) D At the beginning of the story, Mimisays, “Today is a rainy day.” We can understand from this that it is rainy. At the end of the story, Mimi says, “The clouds are gray. The clouds are big.” We can understand from this that it is cloudy.Therefore (D) is correct. Since we know that it is rainy and there are big, gray clouds, it is not hot and sunny. Therefore (A) is incorrect. We know that it is cloudy, but the story does not say thatit is cool. Therefore (B) is incorrect. The clouds might make it dark, but it is rainy, not snowy. Therefore (C) is incorrect. 2) B At the beginning of the story, Mimi says, “Today is July 5, 2010.”...
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