Laugh and Learn with these free printable reading comprehension funny stories. Print the reading passage for offline use or test comprehension with the fun online quiz game. For 2nd Grade and up
A Silly Mouse and an Elephant
An elephant is having a quiet afternoon splashing around in the pool near his home. He shares his home with his good friend, the mouse.
Suddenly, the mouse runs up to the pool.
"Get out of the water right now!" says the mouse.
"What's wrong?" asks the elephant as he climbs out of the pool dripping water all over.
"Nothing's wrong", squeaks the mouse. "I lost my bathing suit and just want to see if you are wearing it."
RIDDLE: If an elephant falls into a huge swimming pool, how will he get out?
Completely wet!
Where is the pool where the elephant is swimming? near the elephant's home at a zoo in the jungle near the elephant's home
Where is the elephant's home? in the forest in South America It doesn't say in the story. It doesn't say in the story.
The elephant and the mouse live in the same home. True False It doesn't say in the story. True
The elephant and the mouse live with other mice and elephants. True False It doesn't say in the story. It doesn't say in the story.
Why is the elephant in the pool? He's having a bath. He's relaxing and splashing around. He's doing laps. He's relaxing and splashing around.
Why is this story funny? Elephants and mice do not wear bathing suits. An elephant couldn’t fit into a mouse’s bathing suit. Both are true. Both are true.
Why is the mouse silly? He thinks the elephant could be wearing his bathing suit. He squeaks. Both are true. He thinks the elephant could be wearing his bathing suit.
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