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Reading Comprehension Practice

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Reading Comprehension Practice

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📚 Part 1: Reading Passage & Multiple Choice

Read the short passage below carefully.

Every spring, the Smallville community organizes a river cleanup to keep the neighborhood healthy and safe. This year, volunteers met at the old bridge at 9:00 AM. Parents, children, and local business owners brought trash bags, rakes, and gloves. The mayor stopped by to thank everyone and to remind neighbors that keeping the river clean helps local wildlife and makes the park nicer for families. By noon, the group had collected more than 40 bags of trash and planted flowers along the path. After the work, volunteers enjoyed lemonade and shared ideas for keeping the river clean all year.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

The mayor organized a parade.

A community worked together to clean and improve their river area.

Businesses closed because the river was polluted.

Volunteers met to plant only vegetables in the park.

2. According to the passage, what time did volunteers meet?

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

12:00 PM

3:00 PM

3. Check all details mentioned in the passage:

Volunteers collected more than 40 bags of trash.

The mayor thanked the volunteers.

They found a lost dog at the cleanup.

Volunteers enjoyed lemonade after the work.

4. In the passage, the word volunteers most nearly means:

People who are paid to do a job.

People who choose to help without pay.

People who watch from far away.

People who organize parades.

✏️ Part 2: Short Answer Responses

5. Name two specific items volunteers brought to the cleanup. Write both.
6. Why did the mayor remind neighbors to keep the river clean? Use evidence from the passage.
7. What can you infer about how the community feels about the park and river?
8. Summarize the passage in one sentence (main idea + one detail).

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