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Reading Comprehension
Volume 4, Number 25, March 22, 1999
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It's Snow Fun!
Whoooosh,
Splat! Tantrum Troll never saw the snowball coming and never had a
chance to duck before it hit the back of his head.
“Yaaaahhh!”
he screamed. He fell backwards to the ground and began waving his arms
over his head. He turned over and began beating the ground with his
fists.
“I wish
he had just thrown a snowball back at me,” Trogmire Troll
stated in a calm manner that was in total contrast to
Tantrum’s response.
Tremor Troll
frowned. “What you did was sneaky,” he commented.
“He has a right to be upset!”
Trogmire sat on
the ground and folded his arms. “We’ll just have to
wait for this tantrum to end. I certainly didn’t try to hurt
him,” he protested. “I even made sure there was no
ice in the snowball!”
Troubled Troll had
been watching the whole episode with disgust. “I think you
were very considerate. I would have made sure there was some hard ice
in the ball if I had thrown it!”
“That’s
no way to treat a friend,” Tremor declared, “or
anyone else for that matter.”
“Well
don’t forget that I didn’t throw any
snowball at Tantrum!” Troubled replied.
By this time,
Tantrum had made a very impressive imprint on the snowy ground. He
stood up and smiled. “I feel better now,” he said,
“but I can’t remember what I was mad
about.”
Tantrum’s
three friends stared at him in amazement.
Troubled Troll
flashed a very rare smile. “Tantrum, I think you’re
more ‘troubled’ than I am!”
1. The title of this story was fashioned to sound almost exactly like _______________.
a. A Snow Ball!
b. It’s So Much Fun!
c. It’s No Fun!
d. Summer Sand!
Why do you think the author did that?
2. Who would you prefer to be close friends with if you had to choose one of the four characters from this story? Why?
3. Why did Troubled think that Trogmire had been “very considerate”?
4. Why did Tantrum’s friends
stare at him “in amazement”?
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