QUESTIONS

Short Story The Pencil

Comprehension Questions
Answer these questions. Check your answers with your friends.
1.

Who was the actual person who stole the pencil?

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2.

Why did the two boys fight?

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3.

Describe Zahids pencil.

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4.

What did Mr. Jamal do after listening to both of the boys?

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5.

Why did Zahid feel he was defeated twice?

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6.

What did Zahid do after school?

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2003

Literature for Secondary Schools

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Short Story The Pencil

7.

For how many days was Zahid absent from school?

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8.

Who advised Zahid to help Uncle Teh to raise money to buy the pencil?
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9.

How much did the pencil cost?

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10.

Why did Zahid buy the pocketknife?

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11.

How did Zahid behave in school after he returned to school?

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12.

Why was Zahid taken to see the principal?

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13.

How was Mr. Berahim different from Mr. Jamal?

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2003

Literature for Secondary Schools

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Short Story The Pencil

14.

What did Mr. Berahim give Zahid?

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15.

What did Zahid do with the present given to him?

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2003

Literature for Secondary Schools

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