Reading Comprehension for Kids

Reading Comprehension

Children

Ben and Sally

Ben is a little boy. He is 5 years old. Ben likes to play with his truck and toy cars. The cars can go very fast. When Ben plays with his cars he makes a sound like this... “Vroom, vroom, vroom.” Ben has a sister. Her name is Sally and she is 4 years old. Sally has a doll. The name of Sally’s doll is Tammy. Sally likes to dress Tammy in pretty clothes.

Multiple Choice

How old is Ben?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Multiple Choice

Ben likes to play with his truck and

• blocks

• dolls

• cars

• puzzles

Multiple Choice

How old is Sally?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Multiple Choice

What does Sally like to play with?

• her car

• her doll

• her dog

• her blocks

Multiple Choice

What is the name of Sally’s doll?

• Tammy

• Emma

• Anna

• Wendy

Multiple Choice

Who dresses Tammy?

• Mother does

• Sally does

• Ben does

• Father does

Sam and Mike's bouncy ball

Sam has a yellow ball. It is a bouncy, bouncy ball. When Sam pats his ball to the ground it bounces right back up to his hand. If Sam pats the ball softly it only bounces up a little bit. If he pats it hard it bounces up high....about two metres! Mike has a ball too. Mike’s ball is small and blue. Mike likes to bounce his ball with both hands. If Mike’s ball hits a little stone or stick it bounces away from him. Then he runs and gets it and starts bouncing again.

Multiple Choice

Sam’s ball can bounce up

• one metre

• two metres

• three metres

• four metres

Multiple Choice

What colour is Sam’s ball?

• yellow

• blue

• red

• pink

Multiple Choice

Sam pats his ball with

• one hand

• both hands

• two hands

• a bat

Multiple Choice

Mike’s ball is

• small

• big

• tiny

• very big

Multiple Choice

Sometimes Mike’s ball hits a stick or

• sand

• grass

• stone

• floor

Lin Lin from China

Lots and lots of people live in China....more than one billion! People who live in China are called Chinese. In China there is a very long wall. It is the biggest and longest wall in the whole world....more than three thousand kilometres long! It is called The Great Wall of China. Lin Lin comes from China. Lin Lin’s mother and father took her to see The Great Wall of China. They walked along the top of it for a little way.

Multiple Choice

What are people who live in China called?

• Chinese

• China

Multiple Choice

In China there is a very long

• door

• wall

• garden

• river

Multiple Choice

The wall is the longest in the whole

• Europe

• City

• World

• Village

Multiple Choice

It is called The Great Wall of

• Poland

• China

• Japan

• England

Multiple Choice

Lin Lin saw the Wall with her

• Mother and Father

• Brother and Sister

• Aunt and Cousin

• Uncle and Niece

Multiple Choice

What did Lin Lin do when she was at the Wall?

• walked along the bottom of it

• walked around it

• walked along the top of it

• walked under it