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Reading Comprehension Assessment (Beginner) | 1

READING COMPREHENSION ASSESSMENT (BEGINNER)

FORM 1-5

English

Name: __________________

Class: ________________

DO NOT OPEN THE PAPER UNTIL INSTRUCTED

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. There are 5 passages, please read each one carefully. 2. After you read a story, answer all the questions about the passage 3. Remain silent throughout the test. 4. Do not copy other students’ answers, and do not disturb other students during the test. 5. When you have finished, turn your paper over.

This paper contains 10 printed pages

To be done by student before the test begins:

Circle the MAIN language you speak at home

Bahasa Melayu

English Mandarin (Chinese)

Tamil Others (Lain-

lain)



Passage 1: Aminah’s Lost Cat

My name is Aminah. I have a cat. My cat is white. My cat’s name is Comel. I play with my cat. Comel runs in the garden. Comel runs from dogs. Comel hides on a tree. She cannot get down. Father climbs the tree. Father gets Comel down. We are happy. Comel is happy. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Questions

1. What colour is Aminah’s cat? A. Brown

B. Black C. White D. Little

2. Where does Comel run?

A. In the house B. In the garden C. In school D. With the dogs

3. Who gets Comel down from the tree?

_______________________________________________________________________________

4. What kind of cat do you think Comel is?

A. Slow B. Lazy C. Active D. Boring



5. Why does Comel run from the dogs?

A. Comel is happy B. Comel is angry C. Comel is sad D. Comel is scared

6. Match the pictures in the box to the correct words.

climb

play

hide

run



7. Match the pictures with sentences

The cat hides in a box.

The cat eats a fish.

The cat jumps on a box.

The cat catches a fish.



Passage 2: Where is it? Aminah is helping Ain to look for her book. Ain has lost her book. I looked in her room. I looked on the table. There was no book. I looked on the cupboard. I found a textbook. “Is this it?” I asked. “No,” Ain said. “My book is a story book.” “Tell me, who has seen your book?” I asked. “My brother Kamal,” Ain said. “Kamal is so naughty,” I said. “He could hide the book.”

Questions

1. What are they looking for in the story? A. A table B. A room C. A book D. A cupboard

2. What kind of book is Ain’s book?

A. A textbook B. A special book C. A table book D. A story book

3. According to the passage, the first place Aminah looked in the room for the book was

______________________.



4. Where was the last place Aminah looked in the room? A. The table B. The floor C. The cupboard D. The bed

5. Where do you think this story is happening?

A. The table B. The cupboard C. The room D. The floor

6. Aminah found a ________________ on the cupboard.

7. “Kamal is so naughty,” I said.

The word naughty in the sentence above means __________________________________.



Passage 3: Helping a Friend

Khairul and Devi are running a race. Khairul and Devi want to win the race. Khairul falls down. He hurts his knee. He cannot walk anymore. Devi looks back. She is almost at the finish line. She wants to win. Khairul is her friend. Devi goes back to Khairul. She helps him up. “Thank you,” says Khairul. “You’re welcome, I’m happy I could help you,” says Devi.

Questions

1. What are Khairul and Devi doing at the start of the story? A. Khairul and Devi are walking B. Khairul and Devi are helping each other C. Khairul and Devi are running in school D. Khairul and Devi are running a race

2. Where does Khairul get hurt?

A. Khairul hurts his elbow B. Khairul hurts his foot C. Khairul hurts his nose D. Khairul hurts his knee

3. When Devi sees that Khairul had fallen down, she ____________________.

4. Why do you think Khairul and Devi are racing?

A. Khairul and Devi are racing for fun B. Khairul and Devi are racing to win C. Khairul and Devi are racing to lose weight D. Khairul and Devi are racing to exercise

5. At the end of the story, Devi feels __________________________.



6. Why does Devi help Khairul? A. Because Devi looked back. B. Because Devi wants to finish the race. C. Because Khairul is hurt. D. Because Khairul is her friend.

7. Find the word that means the same as the underlined word in the given sentence.

My father goes back home late on Mondays. A. Works B. Leaves C. Comes back D. Walks

Passage 4: My Whiskers

I am a cat. I have long whiskers on my face. My whiskers are hard hairs. I use my whiskers to touch things. They help me feel my way around. I also use my whiskers to find my way in the dark. My whiskers feel the air moving. The air moves around the chair. I follow the air to walk around the chair. Thank you, whiskers!

Questions

1. What animal is this passage about?

A. An ostrich B. A hippopotamus C. A cat D. A puppy

2. This passage describes one of a cat’s important parts. Which important part of a cat is described? A. Paws B. Whiskers C. Tongue D. Nose



3. One of the things that a cat does with its whiskers is ____________________________________

4. Cats can feel things with its whiskers. Which sentence shows this? A. “I also use my whiskers to find my way in the dark.” B. “I have long whiskers on my face. My whiskers are hard hairs.” C. “They help me feel my way around… My whiskers feel the air moving.” D. “I follow the air to walk around the chair.”

5. Which sentence tells you that the cat is happy with its whiskers?

A. “I also use my whiskers to find my way in the dark.” B. “Thank you, whiskers!” C. “My whiskers feel the air moving… I follow the air to walk around the chair.” D. “I have long whiskers on my face. My whiskers are hard hairs.”

6. What will happen if a cat does not have whiskers?

A. It will fall down B. It will not be able to walk C. It will be sick D. It will walk into things

7. Read this sentence. “I also use my whiskers to find my way in the dark.” What is the opposite of the

underlined word? Dark - ______________________



Passage 5: Cameron Highlands

Malaysia has many beautiful places. One of these places is Cameron Highlands. Why should you go to Cameron Highlands? There are many reasons. There are many things to do in Cameron Highlands. You can pick strawberries and visit tea farms. You can stay in a resort. You can see waterfalls. The Butterfly Farm is famous in Malaysia. Cameron Highlands is cold because it is high up.

Cameron Highlands has many restaurants. There are Chinese, Malay, Indian and Western restaurants. Many people buy souvenirs from Cameron Highlands. They buy them for their friends and family.

Questions

1. Where is Cameron Highlands? A. Singapore B. Vietnam C. Korea D. Malaysia

2. Where can you stay in Cameron Highlands?

A. Tea farms B. A resort C. The Butterfly Farm D. Restaurants

3. What two farms can you visit in Cameron Highlands?

_______________________________________________________________________________

4. What do you think you can do at the Butterfly Farm? _______________________________________________________________________________

5. Give 2 examples of things that people buy in Cameron Highlands:

i) _____________________ ii) _____________________

6. Would you like to visit Cameron Highlands? Why or why not?

_______________________________________________________________________________

7. In the third paragraph, the word souvenirs means _____________________________________.

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