The Milkman's Cow | Class 4 | English | Reading Comprehension

The Milkman’s Cow Class 4 English Reading Comprehension

Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

Passage 1

The milkman’s cow was in a bad mood. It sat in the middle of the road and refused to move.

The milkman begged the cow to get up. “The children are waiting for their milk to help them grow strong. Please get up,” he pleaded. He pulled and tugged and prayed.

But the cow wasn’t going anywhere that day.

Along came a policeman, his buttons and buckles gleaming bright. “Humph,” he said, twirling his long moustache. “I’ll show you how to do it right.”

The policeman and the milkman pulled and tugged and prayed. But the cow wasn’t going anywhere that day.

1. Who was in a bad mood?

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2. What did the cow do?

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3. Why did the cow refuse to get up?

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4. Why did the milkman beg the cow to get up?

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5. Who joined with the milkman to get up the cow?

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6. Was the policeman able to move the cow?

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7. Write the word which means ‘shining’.

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8. Opposite of dull is …………………………

  

Passage 2

Along came a grocer with bags of potatoes and peas. He said, “I’ll move this cow with the greatest of ease.”

The grocer, the policeman and the milkman pulled and tugged and prayed.

But the cow wasn’t going anywhere that day.

Along came a wrestler, his muscles gleaming in the sun. He said, “I have the strength of ten horses, so this should be fun.”

The wrestler, the grocer, the policeman and the milkman pulled and tugged and prayed.

But the cow wasn’t going anywhere that day.

Along came the ice-cream man, jingling his cart. “Cool down, cool down, it can’t be too hard.”

The ice-cream man, the wrestler, the grocer, the policeman and the milkman pulled and tugged and prayed.

But the cow wasn’t going anywhere that day.

Answer the following questions as per the above passage.

1. What did the grocer have?

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2. Who came with gleaming muscles?

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3. How much strength did the wrestler have?

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4. Who joined by jingling his cart?

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5. Was the ice-cream man able to move the cow?

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