Comprehension for Primary and Secondary Classes

1. Name: ______________ Sub: ______________ Class: _____________
Rollno: _____________ Worksheet #: _______ Date: _____________
Pedro has a cold. His nose is stuffed up, he coughs a lot, and he has a sore throat.
He felt fine last night, but now he is very sick. Pedro wants to go home and rest, but
he can’t. He is an accountant and payrollis due today. He needs to print and sign
payrollchecks so the employees get paidontime.
Pedro’s boss went onabusiness trip to Springfield,
Illinois. He won’t be backuntilnext week. Before he left, he asked Pedro to take
care of the office. There are twenty office workers, andthey are all very busy.
Hopefully, they won’t catchPedro’s cold. Ifthe employees catchcolds, they might
take severaldays off work.
Q1: True or False?
a. Pedro’s boss was sick. ____________
b. All twenty office workers werebusy. ____________
c. Pedro was onvacationdue to illness. ____________
d. An accountant needs to be goodat math. ____________
e. Employees get payrollchecks. ____________
Q2: Share your opinion.
a. Pedro shouldstay at work. ____________

2. b. Pedro shouldgo home immediately andeat chickensoup.____________
c. The employees shouldavoidtouchingtheir nose, eyes, and
mouth.____________
d. Pedro shouldcover his mouthwhenhe coughs. ____________
e. It was okay if the employees get paidlate. ____________
Q3: Answer these questions inyour ownwords.
a. What happens whenone has cold?
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b. What one wants whenhe/she feels sick?
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c. Why Pedro couldn’t go home?
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d. What instructions hadboss given to Pedro?
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e. If employees catchcolds, what happens?
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f. What do you do whenyou have a cold?
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Q4: What do youdo whenyouhave a cold?

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Preparedby Ms Ishrat Khan
The Pinnacle School