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Primary 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

A short story, real questions, no shortcuts to actually reading it

A short passage about a busy squirrel getting ready for winter, followed by comprehension questions, vocabulary work and a true/false check.

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A squirrel gathering acorns near an oak tree with autumn leaves scattered on the ground
Short Answer

Read and Answer

Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions below in your own words. Passe: Nutty the Squirrel Nutty lived in an old oak tree at the edge of Green Park. Every autumn, when the leaves turned orange and brown, Nutty got very busy. She ran up and down the tree trunk, picking acorns and hiding them in little holes in the ground. Her friend Robin the bird once asked her, "Why do you work so hard, Nutty? Winter is still far away." Nutty smiled and said, "If I wait until winter comes, it will be too late to find food. I like to be ready early." By the time the first snow fell, Nutty had stored more than sixty acorns. While other squirrels shivered and searched for food, Nutty stayed warm in her tree, eating her stored acorns one by one.

1. Where did Nutty live?
2. What did Nutty do every autumn, and why?
3. What lesson can we learn from Nutty's habit of storing food early?
4. How many acorns had Nutty stored by the time it snowed?

These are open-ended - there's no single right answer to check.

Quiz (MCQ)

Choose the Correct Answer

Based on the passage above, circle the correct option.

1. Who is Nutty's friend in the story?
2. Why did Nutty start collecting acorns early?
3. Where did Nutty hide the acorns?
4. What happened to the other squirrels in winter?
True / False

True or False

Read each statement about the passage and write True or False.

1. Nutty lived in an old oak tree at the edge of Green Park.
2. Robin asked Nutty why she was working so hard.
3. Nutty waited until the first snow to start collecting acorns.
4. Nutty stored more than sixty acorns.
5. Nutty went hungry during the winter.
6. The story takes place in a park called Green Park.
Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the Missing Words

Use the word bank to complete each sentence about the story.

1.Nutty lived in an old tree.
2.Nutty picked and hid every autumn.
3. asked Nutty why she worked so hard.
4.Nutty liked to be ready instead of waiting.
5.Other squirrels struggled to find food in .
Matching

Match the Word to Its Meaning

Draw a line from each word in the passage to its correct meaning.

1. shivered
2. stored
3. trunk
4. edge
5. busy
Written by Lernizy Editorial Team
Updated 27 Aug 2026