Reading Comprehension: A Rainy School Day

This reading comprehension worksheet centers on the original story A Rainy School Day. Rain pours all Monday morning, so the class stays in at break; the teacher opens the big game cupboard, Sam and Lena build a tall block tower, two girls paint rain pictures — and when the bell rings, nobody wants to stop. Three multiple-choice questions follow; the child reads the story, circles the best answers, and checks the text whenever unsure.

What makes this story special for question-writing is its emotional arc. It begins with a small disappointment and ends with Sam thinking rainy days might not be so bad — but no sentence ever says 'Sam feels happy'. The final question asks how Sam feels at the end, so the child has to read the thought in the last line and name the feeling behind it: a first, gentle step into inference, the skill of understanding what a text means without being told. The other two questions keep the reader honest on the surface facts — why the children stay inside, and what Sam and Lena build — so the page balances plain recall with that one deeper reach.

Print the PDF free and talk about the feeling question together — 'what changed Sam's mind?' is a conversation worth having. The Lost Boot brings more wet-weather cheer with a boot-stealing dog, and The Little Garden suits readers in the mood for something calm and green.