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Reading and Comprehension III-VIII: 101 Passages to Improve Reading Skills and Vocabulary

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 Once upon a time, there was a cat and a mouse who lived in the same house. The cat was always trying to catch the mouse, but the mouse was too clever for him. One day, the cat was sitting on the kitchen table, when the mouse came running out of its hole. The cat jumped down from the table and chased the mouse around the kitchen. The mouse ran and ran, but the cat was faster than him. Just when the cat was about to catch the mouse, the mouse ran into its hole. The cat was so angry that he scratched at the hole with his claws, but the mouse was safe inside. **Comprehension Questions** 1. Who are the two main characters in the story? 2. What was the cat trying to do to the mouse? 3. Why was the mouse able to escape from the cat? 4. What did the cat do when the mouse escaped? 5. What lesson can we learn from this story? </li> <li> **The Boy and the Wolf** Once upon a time, there was a boy who lived in a village near a forest. The boy's job was to watch over the sheep. One day, the boy got bored and decided to play a trick on the villagers. He ran to the village and shouted, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is attacking the sheep!" The villagers came running to help the boy, but when they got to the forest, they saw that there was no wolf. The boy laughed and told them that he had only been playing a trick on them. The next day, the boy did the same thing. He ran to the village and shouted, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is attacking the sheep!" Again, the villagers came running to help, but again, they saw that there was no wolf. The boy laughed and told them that he had only been playing a trick on them. The third day, the wolf really did come to the forest. The boy ran to the village and shouted, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is attacking the sheep!" But this time, the villagers didn't believe him. They thought that he was just playing another trick on them. The wolf attacked the sheep and killed many of them. **Comprehension Questions** 1. What was the boy's job? 2. What trick did the boy play on the villagers? 3. Why didn't the villagers believe the boy the third time he shouted "Wolf!"? 4. What happened to the sheep when the wolf attacked? 5. What lesson can we learn from this story? </li> <li> **The Fox and the Grapes** Once upon a time, there was a fox who was walking through a vineyard. He saw a bunch of grapes hanging from a vine. The grapes looked so delicious that the fox wanted to eat them. But the grapes were too high up for the fox to reach. The fox tried to jump up and grab the grapes, but he couldn't reach them. The fox tried and tried, but he still couldn't reach the grapes. Finally, the fox gave up. He walked away from the vineyard, muttering to himself, "Those grapes are probably sour anyway." **Comprehension Questions** 1. What did the fox see in the vineyard? 2. Why couldn't the fox reach the grapes? 3. What did the fox do when he couldn't reach the grapes? 4. What did the fox say to himself as he walked away? 5. What lesson can we learn from this story? </li>

 Once upon a time, there were three little pigs who lived in a forest. The first little pig was lazy and did not want to build a house. The second little pig was also lazy, but he built a house of straw. The third little pig was industrious and built a house of bricks. One day, a big bad wolf came to the forest. He knocked on the door of the first little pig's house and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in." But the little pig said, "No, no, no, not by the hair of my chinny chin chin." The wolf huffed and puffed and blew down the house of straw. The wolf then went to the second little pig's house and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in." But the little pig said, "No, no, no, not by the hair of my chinny chin chin." The wolf huffed and puffed and blew down the house of straw. The wolf then went to the third little pig's house and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in." But the little pig said, "No, no, no, not by the hair of my chinny chin chin." The wolf huffed and puffed and huffed and puffed, but he could not blow down the house of bricks. The wolf was so angry that he ran away. **Comprehension Questions** 1. How many little pigs were there? 2. Why didn't the first little pig want to build a house? 3. What kind of house did the second little pig build? 4. What kind of house did the third little pig build? 5. Why couldn't the wolf blow down the third little pig's house? </li> <li> **Cinderella** Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl named Cinderella. She lived with her wicked stepmother and two stepsisters. Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters were very mean to her. They made her do all the housework and wouldn't let her go to the ball. But one day, a fairy godmother appeared and helped Cinderella get ready for the ball. Cinderella went to the ball and danced with the prince. The prince fell in love with Cinderella, but she had to leave at midnight. When she left, she lost one of her glass slippers. The prince found the glass slipper and searched for the girl who it fit. He found Cinderella and they got married. **Comprehension Questions** 1. What was Cinderella's name? 2. Who was mean to</li></ol></body></html>