Cindy
Cindy
couldn’t keep the tears from falling.
She was worried that none of her dreams would come true now. The world was cold and cruel.
She
remembered her younger years. Cindy was
a curious kitten back then. Behind every
turn was a new adventure. One time she
stepped onto a bus to take it across town.
She decided to skip her stop, and didn’t get off until she was in the
Big City hundreds of miles away.
There
was no use going to the Big City now.
Cindy didn’t want to go anywhere.
She just wanted to crawl into a dark hole and hide from everyone...
Reading
Comprehension Questions
1) If the above passage was at the end of a story, then the
story can best be described as which of the following?
a.
slapstick
b.
comedy
c.
tragedy
d.
inspirational
2) Which of the following phrases in the above passage is an
example of a metaphor?
a.
“Cindy
couldn't keep the tears from falling.”
b.
“She decided to skip her
stop…”
c.
“Cindy was a curious kitten
back then.”
d.
“There was no use going to
the
3) Which of the following best describes the author’s mood?
a.
excited
b.
depressed
c.
nervous
d.
calm
4) In the above passage, the second paragraph is an example of
which of these?
a.
extended metaphor
b.
flash-forward
c.
foreshadowing
d.
flashback
5) In the above passage, the line the “world was cold and cruel” is really making a comment about which
of these?
a.
Cindy’s feelings
b.
the weather
c.
Cindy’s neighbors
d.
the Big City
Answer Key
1)
If the above
passage was at the end of a story, then the story can best be described as
which of the following?
a.
slapstick
b.
comedy
c.
tragedy
d.
inspirational
2)
Which of the
following phrases in the above passage is an example of a metaphor?
a.
“Cindy couldn't keep the tears from falling.”
b.
“She decided
to skip her stop…”
c.
“Cindy was a curious kitten back then.”
d.
“There was no
use going to the
3)
Which of the
following best describes the author’s mood?
a.
excited
b.
depressed
c.
nervous
d.
calm
4)
In the above
passage, the second paragraph is an example of which of these?
a.
extended metaphor
b.
flash-forward
c.
foreshadowing
d.
flashback
5)
In the above
passage, the line the “world was cold and
cruel” is really making a comment about which of these?
a.
Cindy’s feelings
b.
the weather
c.
Cindy’s neighbors
d.
the Big City