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December Reading Comprehension

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December Reading Comprehension

Read the story carefully. Then answer the questions using details from the story. You may look back at the story as you work.

The Snow-Fort Signal

On a December Saturday, Aria and Benjamin hurried outside after breakfast. Overnight, a thick blanket of snow had covered their backyard. Their plan was to build a fort before the afternoon snow began. Aria packed snow into a red bucket to make sturdy blocks. Benjamin stacked the blocks in a low wall, leaving a small doorway. When the wall began to lean, he pushed a flat board against it like a brace. The fort stood firm. Just then, a red cardinal landed on the fence. Aria noticed that the bird was pecking at an empty feeder. She fetched a handful of seeds from the porch and filled it. The cardinal fluttered down to eat. The children had one pine branch left. Instead of using it for the fort, Benjamin planted it beside the doorway as a signal flag. When the first flakes started to fall, Aria and Benjamin packed up their tools. Their fort was ready, the cardinal had food, and they had a good reason to come back outside tomorrow.

Show what you understood

Use information from the story. For questions that ask you to explain, include a detail that supports your answer.

1.Where were Aria and Benjamin at the beginning of the story, and what season was it?

2.What was the children’s plan for the day?

To build a snow fort before the afternoon snow began
To skate on a frozen pond
To shovel the whole backyard
To feed birds at the park

3.What did Aria use to make the snow blocks?

4.Why did Benjamin push a flat board against the wall?

To stop the wall from leaning
To make a roof for the fort
To use as a sled
To hide the doorway

5.True or false: Aria and Benjamin used the last pine branch to make another snow block. Explain your answer.

6.What did Aria notice about the cardinal, and how did she help it?

7.In the story, what does the word “sturdy” most nearly mean?

Strong and not likely to fall apart
Brightly coloured
Very small
Soft and warm

8.Put these events in the order they happened. Write 1, 2, and 3 beside them: ___ The cardinal ate seeds. ___ Benjamin braced the leaning wall. ___ The children hurried outside.

9.Why do you think Aria and Benjamin will come back outside tomorrow? Use one detail from the story to support your idea.