What is Reading Comprehension?
Reading comprehension means understanding what you read. It’s like being a detective! You take clues from the words and sentences to find out what the story is about and what the author wants to tell you.
Key Rules for Reading Comprehension
- Read Carefully: Take your time to read each sentence.
- Look for Clues: Pay attention to words that help you understand the meaning.
- Ask Questions: Think about who, what, where, when, why, and how.
- Summarise: Try to tell what you just read in your own words.
- Visualise: Picture what is happening in your mind.
Tips and Tricks
- Highlight or underline important points.
- Make notes in the margins of the text.
- Discuss what you read with a friend or family member.
- Re-read sections that are confusing.
A Short Story
The Adventure of Lily and the Lost Treasure
Once upon a time in a small village, there lived a girl named Lily. She was 9 years old and loved adventures. One sunny morning, while exploring the attic in her house, she found an old map. The map was dusty and crinkled but had a bright red X marked on it.
“What could this be?” Lily wondered. Excited, she showed the map to her best friend, Tom. “Let’s find out where it leads!” Tom exclaimed, his eyes sparkling with curiosity.
The map showed a path that led through the Whispering Woods, a place known for its tall trees and chirping birds. Lily and Tom packed their backpacks with sandwiches, water, and a flashlight, just in case.
As they walked through the woods, they heard the leaves rustling and birds singing. After a while, they came across a big rock with strange symbols carved into it. “Look at this, Tom!” Lily said, pointing at the rock. “What do you think it means?”
“I think it’s a clue!” Tom replied. They took a picture of the symbols to remember them.
They continued along the path, feeling excited and a little scared. Suddenly, they heard a loud growl. “What was that?” Lily whispered. They looked around and saw a big bear! “Quick, let’s climb that tree!” Tom shouted.
They scrambled up the tree, their hearts beating fast. From the branches, they watched the bear sniff around the ground. After a few minutes, the bear wandered off. “That was close!” Lily said, shaking.
When it was safe, they climbed down and followed the map to a sparkling stream. The map said to find a bridge made of stones. They searched until they found it hidden behind some bushes.
Crossing the bridge, they arrived at a clearing where they saw a chest half-buried in the ground. “This must be it!” Tom cheered. They dug around the chest until it was free, and with a little effort, they opened it. Inside were coins, shiny jewels, and a note.
The note said, “To those who find this treasure, remember that friendship is the greatest treasure of all.” Lily and Tom looked at each other and smiled. “We did it together!” they said in unison.
From that day on, they knew that their adventure had brought them closer as friends. They returned home with their treasure, but the best part was the memories they made along the way.
Questions to Check Understanding
- Who found the map?
- What did Lily and Tom find in the attic?
- What did the map lead them to?
- What was carved on the big rock?
- How did Lily and Tom feel when they saw the bear?
- Where did they find the treasure chest?
- What was inside the treasure chest?
- What did the note in the chest say?
- How did the adventure change Lily and Tom?
- Why is friendship considered the greatest treasure?
Vocabulary Questions
- What does “adventure” mean?
- What is a “treasure”?
- What does “exploring” mean?
- Define “symbols.”
- What does “rustling” refer to?
- What does “carved” mean?
- Define “clearing.”
- What is a “map”?
- What does “sparkling” mean?
- What does “wandered” mean?
Grammar Questions
- Identify the subject in the sentence: “Lily found an old map.”
- What is the verb in the sentence: “Tom shouted in excitement”?
- Change the sentence to past tense: “Lily is excited.”
- What is the plural form of “treasure”?
- Is “bears” singular or plural?
- Identify the adjective in this sentence: “The big bear growled.”
- Rewrite the sentence using “and”: “Lily is brave. Tom is brave.”
- Change “Tom and Lily are friends” to a question.
- What is the opposite of “found”?
- Write a sentence using “adventure” as a noun.
Punctuation Questions
- Where should the comma go? “Lily Tom and the bear climbed the tree.”
- Add a question mark: “What did they find”
- Where does the full stop go? “They found a treasure”
- Add quotation marks: Tom said it’s a treasure.
- Where should the apostrophe go? “The bears den was dark.”
- Add a comma to separate items: “They packed sandwiches water and juice.”
- Where do you place the period in this sentence? “Lily and Tom went home”
- What punctuation is needed at the end of a question?
- How would you write: “The treasure is ours” as a quote?
- Where should the exclamation mark go? “This is amazing”
Answers
Understanding Questions
- Lily
- An old map
- A treasure
- Strange symbols
- Scared
- A clearing
- Coins and jewels
- Friendship is the greatest treasure.
- They became closer friends.
- Because of their adventure.
Vocabulary Answers
- A fun and exciting experience.
- Valuable items.
- Searching and discovering new places.
- Characters or signs used to represent something.
- Sounds made by leaves moving.
- Cut or shaped into a pattern.
- An open area in a forest.
- A drawing that shows how to get somewhere.
- Shining brightly.
- Moved around without a purpose.
Grammar Answers
- Lily
- Shouted
- Lily was excited.
- Treasures
- Plural
- Big
- Lily and Tom are friends.
- Are Tom and Lily friends?
- Lost
- “The adventure was fun.”
Punctuation Answers
- “Lily, Tom, and the bear climbed the tree.”
- “What did they find?”
- “They found a treasure.”
- Tom said, “It’s a treasure.”
- “The bear’s den was dark.”
- “They packed sandwiches, water, and juice.”
- “Lily and Tom went home.”
- A question mark.
- “The treasure is ours.”
- “This is amazing!”
