Reading Comprehension Worksheet: "Frog Day" by Janine Scott
#### Story Summary:
After school, Sam saw a poster on the library wall that called for help to clean up a pond at Sun Park on Frog Day because the frogs were dying. Sam wrote down the phone number from the poster and told his teacher and classmates about it. On Saturday, Mrs. Webb, Sam, and the children went to Sun Park. Mr. Johnson met them by the pond and gave them plastic bags, nets, buckets, and rubber gloves. Sam's group picked up litter around the pond, while Mr. Johnson's group pulled out weeds. Mr. Johnson then gave each child a plastic bag full of tadpoles, which they released into the pond.
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Questions and Answers:
1.
Sam looked at a poster on the library wall.
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Answer: True
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Explanation: The story explicitly states, "After school, Sam looked at a poster on the library wall."
2.
What was in the poster?
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Answer: Help was needed to clean up the pond at Sun Park on Frog Day because the frogs were dying.
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Explanation: The poster mentioned in the story stated that help was required to clean up the pond at Sun Park on Frog Day due to the dying frogs.
3.
What did Mr. Johnson give to them?
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Answer: Plastic bags, nets, buckets, and rubber gloves.
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Explanation: According to the story, Mr. Johnson provided these items to the group when they arrived at the pond.
4.
What did Sam’s group do?
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Answer: Sam’s group picked up litter around the pond.
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Explanation: The story specifies that Sam’s group was tasked with picking up litter around the pond.
5.
What was in the big plastic bag?
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Answer: Tadpoles
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Explanation: The story mentions that Mr. Johnson gave each child a plastic bag full of tadpoles, which they later released into the pond.
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Final Answer:
1.
True
2.
Help was needed to clean up the pond at Sun Park on Frog Day because the frogs were dying.
3.
Plastic bags, nets, buckets, and rubber gloves.
4.
Sam’s group picked up litter around the pond.
5.
Tadpoles (Option b)
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