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Reading Comprehension
Volume 5, Number 5, October 4, 1999
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The
sign on the door said, “T. Rubric Troll.” No one
knew what the T stood for, and
no one dared ask.
Trogmire Troll
stood outside the principal’s office with a large sheet of
paper in his hand. The playground monitor, Ms. Trouncer Troll, had
written a lengthy narrative describing Trogmire’s behavior.
Before Trogmire
could knock on the door, it opened. The principal was standing there
with a bottle of bubbly brown liquid in his hand. “Come in
and have a seat, Trogmire,” he said.
“I was
just enjoying a bottle of my favorite drink, toadstool juice
soda,” Mr. T. Rubric Troll said. “ It’s
one of the few things you can still get in good old-fashioned
glass!”
“Yes,
sir,” said Trogmire.
“It’s
very bad manners for anyone to eat or drink in front of someone who
isn’t also eating or drinking,” the principal
continued. “What do you suppose will have to
happen?”
“I’ll
have to turn around so you can drink behind me,” Trogmire
replied.
“No!”
the principal boomed. “I, a polite and proper troll, must
offer you a bottle of soda. Would you care to have a bottle of
toadstool juice soda?”
Trogmire hated
toadstool juice soda, but he didn’t want to offend the
principal. “Thank you, sir,” he said.
The principal held
out a bottle for Trogmire. “Here you are, lad,” he
said cheerfully, “drink up!”
“Thank
you very much,” Trogmire said. He didn’t wish to
prolong the agony, so he put his head back and chugged down the
bottle’s entire contents in four seconds flat! Trogmire tried
to be gracious. “That was very nice. I --ERRRRRRUUP!”
The sound was so loud that a picture on the principal’s desk
fell over.
“You
burped!” bellowed the principal.
Trogmire wanted to
say, “I know that,” but instead he said,
“I didn’t mean to!”
“What
does a proper troll say when he makes any disgusting bodily
sound?” asked the principal. He didn’t wait for an
answer. “He says, ‘Pardon the
expression.’”
“Pardon
the expression,” said Trogmire.
“That’s
better,” said Mr. T. Rubric Troll. “Now,
let’s see what’s written on your pass.”
Trogmire
reluctantly handed over the document. The principal put on his glasses
and stared intently at the paper. A look of disbelief came over his
face as he read the message. Trogmire squirmed in his seat.
“This
makes me very sad,” the principal said softly.
Trogmire Troll
could not think of anything to say.
“Can you
explain why you mistreated that young lady?”
“She
loves me and--”
“This
can’t be true! This is too terrible,” Mr. T. Rubric
Troll stated as he shook his head.
1. Why did Ms. Trouncer Troll write a message for the principal?
a.
She wanted him to like her.
b. Watching
kids on the playground was boring.
c. She needed
information about the kids who were still in the cafeteria.
d. She wanted
him to know what Trogmire had done on the playground.
2. Why did the principal offer Trogmire a bottle of soda?
a.
He wanted to make Trogmire burp.
b. He wanted
to reward Trogmire for his behavior.
c. He had too
many bottles in his refrigerator.
d. He was
being polite.
3. Why did Trogmire drink the soda so quickly.
a.
He
didn’t like it and wanted to get it over with as soon as
possible.
b. He loved
toadstool juice soda and wanted to enjoy it all as quickly as possible.
c. He was
afraid that the principal would take the soda away from him when he
read what he’d done.
d. He knew
that it would make him burp.
4. “Trogmire reluctantly handed over the document.” When you are reluctant to do something, __________.
a.
You expect it to
be fun.
b. You
can’t remember how to do it.
c. You have
just had a drink of soda.
d. You would
really rather not do it.
5. “‘This makes me very sad,’ the principal said softly.” What made Mr. T. Rubric Troll feel sad?
a.
His picture fell
down.
b. Trogmire
had been cruel to Treasure.
c. Ms.
Trouncer Troll had bad handwriting.
d. Trogmire
was squirming in his seat.
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