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Reading comprehension worksheet with a short story about a bookshelf and related questions.

Reading comprehension worksheet featuring a short story titled "The Bookshelf" with five questions and a line drawing of a bookshelf.

Reading comprehension worksheet featuring a short story titled "The Bookshelf" with five questions and a line drawing of a bookshelf.

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Let’s read the story carefully and answer each question one by one.

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1) Is the bookshelf short or tall?

The story says: “It is a tall bookshelf.”
→ So, the answer is tall.

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2) What is on the bookshelf?

The first sentence says: “The bookshelf in my house holds many books and some pictures and candles.”
Also later it mentions: large books, small books, kids’ books, adult books, pictures of mom/dad/family, blue and yellow candles.
→ So, we can say: books, pictures, and candles.

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3) How many pictures are on the bookshelf?

The story says: “There is a picture of my mom and my dad and a picture of my family.”
That’s two pictures:
- One of mom and dad
- One of the whole family
→ So, the answer is two.

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4) What colors are the candles?

The story says: “There are two blue candles and a yellow candle.”
→ So, the colors are blue and yellow.

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5) Where are the kids' books?

The last sentence says: “I’m glad the books I like are on the lowest shelf.”
And earlier it says: “There are also books for kids and books for adults.”
Since the narrator likes the kids’ books (implied), and they’re on the lowest shelf —
→ The answer is: on the lowest shelf.

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Final Answer:
1) Tall
2) Books, pictures, and candles
3) Two
4) Blue and yellow
5) On the lowest shelf
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