Reading Comprehension Collection

Tom has a big dog named Max. Max likes to play in the park. He is very friendly and loves children. Where does Max like to play?

• In the garden

• In the park

• At home

• In the school

Lily has a garden. She grows flowers and vegetables. Her favorite flower is the rose. What does Lily grow in her garden?

• Only vegetables

• Only flowers

• Flowers and vegetables

• Fruits

Who helps George collect shells?

What is the main idea?

• He likes seafood.

• He goes to the beach.

Read this sentence form the passage.

Sweet! That means I sold 17 units.

Which word best describes Greg's voice, based on the sentence above?

• daring

• enthusiastic

• suspicious

• uncaring

Read this sentence from the passage The author wrote this sentence to show that Greg

• is following a plan

• uses math in real life

• listen's to his father's advice

• has only enough comics for one week

Which part of the passage did the author write t o show that Greg is completely focused on selling his books?

• "Regular comic books were sort of tall. Also a little floppy. Not Greg's."

• "He chewed the warm bread and the soft cheese but he didn't taste a thing."

• "He got to pick the name because he was the author of all the Chunky Comics stories."

• "Comic books had been a part of Greg's life forever, mostly because of his dad's collection."

The author indicates that some sentences from the passage are told in Greg's voice by

• using italics

• including captions

• capitalizing all the words

• enclosing some text in parentheses

Why did the author most likely write this?

• to make Greg look foolish

• to tell how Greg uses comic books

• to compare Greg to a comic book hero

• to show that Greg had a sudden thought

The illustration on page 491 presents Greg as a

• haunted artist

• thoughtful person

• hopeless dreamer

• Superman look-alike