Reading Comprehension
English Language
Reading Comprehension starts at 1 and continues till grade 12.
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Read the following passage: 'After hours of practice, the team finally won their first game.' What is the cause and what is the effect?
Read the following passage: 'After the storm, the sky was painted with a rainbow.' What does the phrase 'painted with a rainbow' mean?
Read the following passage: 'Despite the heavy rain, the parade continued as planned.' What does the word 'despite' suggest about the relationship between the rain and the parade?
Read the following passage: 'He was drowning in paperwork.' What does this phrase mean?
Read the following passage: 'Maria looked out the window and saw dark clouds gathering. She quickly ran to bring in the clothes from the line.' What can you infer about what Maria expects to happen?
Read the following passage: 'She felt a chill run down her spine as she entered the dark room.' What emotion is the character likely feeling?
Read the following passage: 'The bakery was filled with the sweet smell of fresh bread.' Which sense is being described?
Read the following passage: 'The city was buzzing with excitement as the festival began.' What does the word 'buzzing' suggest about the city?
Read the following passage: 'The icy wind cut through his jacket.' What does this sentence suggest about the weather?
Read the following passage: 'The leaves rustled as the wind swept through the trees.' Which sense is being appealed to in this sentence?
Read the following passage: 'The mountain peak was covered in a blanket of snow.' What literary device is used in this sentence?
Read the following passage: 'The old clock tower stood tall above the town, its hands frozen at midnight.' What is the mood created by this description?
Read the following passage: 'The sun smiled down on the children as they played.' What figure of speech is used here?
Read the following passage: 'The teacher announced a surprise quiz, and the students groaned.' What does the students' reaction suggest?
Read the following passage: 'Tom was as brave as a lion.' What figure of speech is used here?
What does it mean to 'summarize' a passage?
What is foreshadowing in literature?
What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
What is the difference between explicit and implicit information in a text?
What is the difference between the main idea and the theme of a passage?
