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Comprehension 3
WHAT IF...?
Read the passage.
Nandi sat on the blue steps of her house. She was wondering... What if
jelly beans made me jump really high? I could get to the school in one big
leap! What if houses were rocket ships? My family could go on holidays to
the moon! What if the pictures in the books flew around when Dad read out
to me? What if my pink gumboots were magical? I could run faster than
my big brother! ‘Nandi, what are you doing?’ asked Nandi‘s elder brother.
Nandi sat back on the step with a big smile on her face. ’Just wondering,’
she said.
Answer the following questions.
1. What was Nandi wondering about the jelly beans?
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2. What do you wonder when Dad reads out to you?
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3. Why did Nandi want her pink gumboots to be magical?
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4. ‘Nandi what are you doing?’ Who said that?
(a) Mum (b) Elder brother (c) Dad
5. What if the flowers could talk? What would they say?
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