Reading Comprehension Detective

What you will practise

Read a short story and practise finding details, understanding words in context and explaining ideas with evidence. Keep returning to the passage rather than relying only on memory. For written reasons, compare your response with the model and use the review checklist.

Example from this activity

The bell with no sound

On Tuesday, the school gardening club prepared a small display near the gate. Iqbal was in charge of a wooden wind chime that visitors could try. He hung it from a low branch, but it made no sound when he gently pushed it. The wooden pieces were pressed tightly together.
Iqbal wanted to replace the chime. His partner, Faye, asked him to wait. She noticed that a short string had become tangled around the pieces. They lowered the chime onto a bench and loosened the knot carefully. One piece had a crack, so they set it aside and told their teacher.
When they hung the chime up again, the remaining pieces tapped softly in the breeze. Iqbal grinned and put a label beside it. At the display, he explained how the club had solved the problem. Faye stood beside him, holding the damaged piece so that visitors could see why they had removed it.

Where did Iqbal first hang the chime?

Choices: From a low branch · Above a doorway · Under a bench · Inside a cupboard

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