The Drum Reading Comprehension Quiz

What happens first in the story?

• The boy asks his mother for a drum.

• The boy asks his mother for roti.

• The boy asks his mother for a horse.

How did the boy feel at the end of the story?

• Bored

• Disappointed

• Joyful

What was the traders biggest problem in the story?

• Robbers stole his goods and left him in a ditch.

• He can not get to his wedding on time.

• He has a hungry baby, whom he can not feed.

What happens after the boy gives his neighbor the stick?

• She uses the stick to draw her name in the sand.

• She tells the mother what a kind boy he is.

• She is able to cook and gives him some roti.

When they say that the man cries feebly, what does this mean?

• He cries strongly.

• He cries weakly.

• He cries with excitement.

How might Mother have felt when the boy told him this story?

• Proud

• Angry

• Bored

What is the THEME of this story?

• People will always ask you for more.

• Keep your belongings close to you.

• When you are kind, good deeds come back to you.

What is the boy’s point of view throughout this story?

• The more he can get, the better.

• Helping others is more important than helping yourself.

• Horses are useless.

Because he gave the musicians his horse, __________________

• He received a check in the mail.

• He received a new horse.

• He received a drum.

How can you use the moral of this story to live a better life?

• I can keep all of my belongings locked up at all times.

• I can decide to not want a drum.

• I can try to think of others before I think of myself.