Can you read a story by yourself and answer the question? You have been practicing your reading, so lets see how it goes.
Read the following story and then answer the questions:
‘I’m too ill to sleep,’ said Siriwat.
‘Have a drink,’ said his dad.
‘Ouch, it hurts! I’m too ill to drink.’
Siriwat had a sore throat.
‘Oh dear,’ said his dad. ‘Here is some medicine.’
‘I’m too ill to take it.’
Next morning he had a headache.
‘Ouch, ouch! It hurts!’
‘Medicine?’
‘No, I’m too ill.’
By midday Siriwat had a tummy ache.
‘Ouch, ouch, ouch! It hurts!’
‘Oh dear,’ said his dad.
By evening he had earache.
‘Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch! It hurts!’
‘Oh dear,’ said his dad. ‘I’m calling the doctor.’
‘I’m too ill to see the doctor,’ said Siriwat.
But the doctor arrived. ‘High temperature!’ she said. ‘Take this medicine.’
‘Good morning, Dad!’ called Siriwat the next day. ‘I feel much better now!’
- What is the name of the sick boy?
- What did his dad say he must do in the beginning of the story?
- Why did he not want to take a drink?
- What pain did he have the next morning and the afternoon?
- The evening his ____ were aching.
- What the the dad decide to do?
- Did the doctor come?
- How did Siriwat feel the next day?
Watch the video of this story.
Write your own story on what happened when you were sick.
Why do you think it is important to sometimes visit the doctor?
