Reading comprehension worksheet with a poem about a pet hippopotamus and related questions.

Let’s solve each question step by step.

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Question 1: Click on the food that the hippo did NOT eat?

Look at the poem:

> I fed him cabbages, grass and bread.

So the hippo ate:
- cabbages ✔
- grass ✔
- bread ✔

The options are:
a. grass → he DID eat this
b. candy → NOT mentioned in the poem → so he did NOT eat this
c. bread → he DID eat this
d. cabbages → he DID eat this

✔ So the correct answer is b. candy

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Question 2: Why did the writer use a lot of chalk to draw the hippo?

Look at the poem:

> I loved to draw his picture. It took a lot of chalk!

Why would drawing a hippo take a lot of chalk? Because hippos are big animals — you need more chalk to cover a large area when drawing something big.

Options:
a. He liked chalk → not said in the poem
b. The hippo asked him to → silly, hippos can’t talk like that in the poem
c. The hippo was big → makes sense! Big animal = big drawing = lots of chalk
d. Mom told him to → not mentioned

✔ So the correct answer is c. The hippo was big

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Final Answer:
1. b. candy
2. c. The hippo was big