Where am I?

 

Okay, where am I?  That tree looks familiar—but so do all of the other trees.  Maybe I’m walking around in circles.  Or maybe I’m just not good at remembering trees.

 

Wait a second.  What’s that?  Is that running water?  Is there a stream nearby?  The sound is getting louder.  It’s definitely a stream.  More like a river, actually.

 

There it is!  Water!  Wow, it feels great as I splash it on my face.  I remember there was a river that ran beside the trail.  Maybe this is the one.  I’ll just walk along beside it and see where it takes me.

 

My feet are killing me.  I must have walked half way to the moon and back by now.

 

Hold on… I hear something.  Voices?  Are there people talking ahead?  A bunch of people.  Follow those voices.  Yes!  It’s great to see friendly faces again.  And there’s my car… right where I left it.

 

How long has it been?  My watch says that two hours have passed.  Hmmm.  Maybe it wasn’t as bad as I thought.

 

 

 

 


 

Reading Comprehension Questions

1)      What is going on in the above passage?

a.      the narrator is boating

b.      the narrator is lost

c.      the narrator is writing

d.      the narrator is swimming

 

2)     What is the style of the above passage?

a.      narrator’s thoughts

b.      short dialogue

c.      heated debate

d.      formal speech

 

3)     The phrase, “I must have walked half way to the moon and back by now,” is which of the following?

a.      mocking

b.      sarcastic

c.      understatement

d.      exaggeration

 

4)     Which of the following is most likely the setting of the above passage?

a.      a forest

b.      a town center

c.      a desert

d.      a meadow

 

5)     The end of the above passage suggests the narrator was doing which of the following?

a.      teasing

b.      overreacting

c.      hiding

d.      underplaying

 

 

Answer Key

1)     What is going on in the above passage?

a.      the narrator is boating

b.     the narrator is lost

c.      the narrator is writing

d.      the narrator is swimming

 

2)     What is the style of the above passage?

a.      narrator’s thoughts

b.      short dialogue

c.      heated debate

d.      formal speech

 

3)     The phrase, “I must have walked half way to the moon and back by now,” is which of the following?

a.      mocking

b.      sarcastic

c.      understatement

d.     exaggeration

 

4)     Which of the following is most likely the setting of the above passage?

a.      a forest

b.      a town center

c.      a desert

d.      a meadow

 

5)     The end of the above passage suggests the narrator was doing which of the following?

a.      teasing

b.     overreacting

c.      hiding

d.      underplaying