Don’t Drink from That Pond!
Bruce the dog kept telling Daisy the cat not to do bad things. Daisy didn’t listen and discovered the consequences. After reading the passage, students will respond to questions on the plot, the characters, and the moral of the story.
Reading Comprehension Passage
Don’t Drink from That Pond!
Reading Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary List
Vocabulary List
Each of the vocabulary words below are used in the reading passage. As you read the passage, pay attention to context clues that suggest the word’s meaning.
1. Strolled
2. Unraveled
3. Hollered
4. Bounded
5. Glanced
6. Inched
7. Normally
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1. “Daisy the cat strolled into the living room and went to the bottom shelf of the end table.”
a. rode in a stroller b. skated c. slid d. walked slowly
2. “The yarn unraveled and left a trail over the sofa, under the snack table, and through the dining room. It went on through the kitchen, up the stairs, and in the bedrooms.”
a. got tangled b. came undone c. broke d. rolled
3. “Woohoo!” hollered Daisy. “That was fun!” She pranced back into the living room and onto the sofa.
a. joked b. cried c. yelled d. imagined
4. “She jumped off the sofa and bounded into the kitchen. Jumping onto the chair, she leapt onto the counter.”
a. fell b. danced c. jumped d. rode
5. “She glanced over at a pond.”
a. looked quickly b. stared c. wandered d. swam
6. “Bruce inched toward Daisy.”
a. moved little by little b. ran c. leapt d. walked
7. “The hair on Daisy’s back would normally rise when she was scared. Her tail would slink between her legs.”
a. always b. usually c. never d. once in a while