Reading Comprehension A1

📘 The Cookie-Eating Contest

There was a cookie-eating contest in the park on Saturday.

Five students were in the contest. There were both girls and boys in the contest.

They ate cookies for one minute. The winner got $25.

Look at the graph. See how many cookies each student ate.

Who ate the most cookies? Who ate the fewest cookies?

Who ate more than others?

Choose the best word.

1. I have two sisters. They are ______ taller than me!

a. once b. best c. both d. need

2. He is fast! He can run to the store in one ______.

a. day b. minute c. week d. year

3. Kim was the best swimmer. She was the ______.

a. hill b. school c. winner d. idea

4. A rabbit and a turtle had a ______, and the turtle won.

a. door b. box c. hill d. contest

Choose the best answer.

1. What kind of contest was in the park?

a. A graph contest b. A cookie-eating contest c. A study contest d. A cookie-making contest

2. Who got the twenty-five dollars?

a. Jim b. Amy c. Mike d. Sue

3. What is the same about Amy and Mike?

a. They both got $25. b. They are both in grade 5. c. They are both in grade 6. d. They both ate 14 cookies.

4. Who ate fewer cookies than Ted?

a. Amy b. Sue c. Mike d. Jim