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Reading Assessment
Name: __________________ Date: ___________________

Read the passage and answer the questions.

[1] It was a cloudy afternoon. Duckys mother took Ducky
and her siblings out to the river to swim. Ducky was swimming
happily in the river. Dont swim out too far! Duckys mother
called out to her.

[2] Suddenly, there were dark clouds in the sky. Duckys
mother called all the ducklings to the river bank. Come back,
Ducky! Youre not a strong swimmer, said Duckys mother
worriedly. Ducky ignored her mother.

[3] Soon, it began to rain heavily. Ducky tried to swim
back to land but she was too tired. Splash! Duckys mother
went into the water to pull Ducky out. Ducky apologised for
not listening to her mother.



Choose the most suitable answer and put a tick () in the box provided.
1. Ducky got into trouble because she ___________.

loved to swim
could not swim
did not listen to her mother


2. Ducky was unable to swim back to land as ________________________.

she was too tired.
the rain was too heavy.
she was waiting for her siblings


 3. The word Splash in the last paragraph refers to _____________.

the heavy rain
water splashing on Ducky
Duckys mother jumping into the water

Answer question4 and 5 in complete sentence.
4. In paragraph 2, why was Duckys mother worried about Ducky?










5. Which word in paragraph 3 has the same meaning as started?

The word is ________________________.



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