Unseen Passage for Class 3 - Passage 06
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Passage 06 - Oliver sat alone on the playground, enjoying his cucumber sandwich. Peppercorn approached, holding a brown paper lunch sack. "Is this seat taken?" he asked.
"Yes. It's for my friend," Oliver informed him.
Peppercorn scratched his head. "Where is he?"
"He's probably busy," Oliver replied, taking a sip of his apple juice. "He's very important."
"Is that so?" Peppercorn inquired, sitting down. "Well, I have an important friend too. My friend can predict when it's going to rain. He can feel it in his elbow."
"Really?" Oliver remarked. "I have a friend who can balance a basketball on his elbow."
"That's nothing," Peppercorn bragged, peeling a hard-boiled egg. "I have a friend who can spin a basketball on the tip of his finger and another one on top of his head. At the same time."
"Is that so?" Oliver responded. "I'm friends with someone who can play the piano and the guitar simultaneously."
"I'm friends with someone who can play the piano and guitar blindfolded. And someone who can count to a gazillion backwards," Peppercorn claimed. "I have tons of friends."
"I bet I have more," Oliver challenged. "I have so many friends I can't even name them all."
"I have the most friends in the whole wide universe." Peppercorn stretched his arms as far as he could.
Oliver looked around. "If you have so many friends, where are they all?"
Peppercorn shrugged. "If you have so many friends, why do you always eat lunch by yourself?"
Oliver wiped his lips with a napkin. "I told you. I happen to be saving a seat for my friend right now."
"Well, I happen to be sitting in that seat," Peppercorn declared. "So, you know what that means?"
"What?" Oliver asked.
"I must be your friend." Peppercorn smiled.
Oliver gazed at Peppercorn and returned the smile.
Q1) Who claimed that this friend could play the piano and the guitar simultaneously?
A. Oliver
B. Peppercorn
C. Both Oliver and Peppercorn
D. Neither Oliver nor Peppercorn
Answer: A. Oliver
Q2) What did Oliver have for lunch?
A. Pizza
B. Cucumber sandwich
C. Chicken nuggets
D. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Answer: B. Cucumber sandwich
Q3) How did Peppercorn describe his friend's ability to predict rain?
A. Feeling it in the knee
B. Sensing it in the elbow
C. Smelling it in the air
D. Seeing dark clouds
Answer: B. Sensing it in the elbow
Q4) What talent did Oliver claim his friend had with a basketball?
A. Balancing on the nose
B. Spinning on the finger
C. Juggling with the feet
D. Bouncing on the head
Answer: B. Spinning on the finger
Q5) What did Peppercorn claim his friend could do with basketballs?
A. Juggle three at once
B. Spin two at the same time
C. Balance on the head
D. Bounce on one foot
Answer: B. Spin two at the same time
Q6) How did Oliver react when Peppercorn declared himself as Oliver's friend?
A. He got upset
B. He walked away
C. He smiled
D. He ignored Peppercorn
Answer: C. He smiled
Q7) What was the color of Peppercorn's lunch sack?
A. Brown
B. Red
C. Green
D. Blue
Answer: A. Brown
Q8) What juice was Oliver drinking?
A. Orange juice
B. Apple juice
C. Grape juice
D. Cranberry juice
Answer: B. Apple juice
Q9) What is the meaning of "He can feel it in the elbow" as used in the passage?
A. He has elbow pain
B. He can predict rain
C. He can balance objects on his elbow
D. He has a unique talent related to his elbow
Answer: B. He can predict rain
Q19) Which word in the passage means "to boast"?
A. Inquire
B. Scratched
C. Bragged
D. Shrugged
Answer: C. Bragged