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Basic Reading Comprehension Worksheet

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Basic Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Read the story carefully, then answer each question using details from the story. Look for clues about what the characters do and why.

The Missing Relay Baton

At the school sports day, Noé and Aarav were getting ready for the final relay race. Their team’s blue baton was missing. Lucas checked beside the cones while Aarav searched around the gear. Noé remembered carrying the baton to the water station after the warm-up. The three teammates hurried to the station. They found the baton on the bench beside a stack of paper cups. Lucas wiped off a few drops of water. “We still have time,” he said. The team practised passing the baton smoothly. When the race began, each runner kept their eyes on the next teammate. Noé crossed the finish line with the baton held high. Their team did not come first, but they cheered because everyone had completed the race and helped one another.

Show What You Understand

Use evidence from the story. For questions asking why or how, explain your thinking in a complete sentence.

1.What item was missing before the final relay race?
2.Where did Aarav look for the baton?
  • Beside the cones
  • Near the supplies
  • At the finish line
3.Where did Noé remember taking the baton?
4.Where did the teammates find the baton?
  • On a bench beside paper cups
  • Under the cones
  • Beside the finish line
5.True or false: Lucas wiped water off the baton after they found it.
TrueFalse
6.What did the team practise before the race?
7.In the story, what does “hurried” tell you about how the teammates went to the water station?
  • They went quickly.
  • They went quietly.
  • They went in circles.
8.Why did the runners keep their eyes on the next teammate during the race? Use a detail from the story to support your answer.
9.Did the team win the race? How do you know?
10.Why did the team cheer even though they did not come first?
11.What is one lesson the team may have learned from the day? Give a reason based on the story.
12.Put these events in the order they happened: the team practised passing the baton; Noé remembered the water station; the team found the baton.

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  • Basic Reading Comprehension Worksheet, page 1 of 3: The Missing Relay Baton, Show What You Understand

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  • Basic Reading Comprehension Worksheet, page 2 of 3: 4. Where did the teammates find the baton?

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