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COMPREHENSION 2
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Once there was a toy train that lay on a shelf for a long time. It belonged to Bobby.
He used to play with the train for hours earlier, piling his other toys on it while it
chugged around the room! But heh had grown up now and was happy riding his bicycle
and playing outside in the park. The train felt very sad and lonely. One day, however,
a strange thing happened. Bobby’s father came and picked up the train. He cleaned
it and put in a new battery. Then he set it on its track. As soon as he switched it
on, the train gave a hoot and set off on its track. But it was surprised to see a small
girl clapping her hands and jumping up and down. She looked like Bobby and there
was Bobby also smiling and clapping! The train hooted in delight. Now Bobby and his
little sister would both play with it!
A. Fill in suitable words from the story to complete the following sentences.
1. There was a toy train that lay on a .
2. Bobby had grown up now and was happy riding his and playing
in the park.
3. The train was to see a small girl her hands and
up and down.
B. Answer the following questions.
1. Why was the train sad?
2. How did Bobby play with the train?
3. What did Bobby’s father do?
4. Why was the train delighted?
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