Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 115 · 12 questions

Reading tip (Who did what?): Find who is in the story. Find what happened and where. Words like “he”, “she” and “it” point back to someone or something named before.

1. 1.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the car (b) the floor (c) the bus (d) the dog
2. 2.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What came up soon? (a) a small green plant (b) a mango (c) a bird (d) a big red flower
3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) none (b) two (c) three (d) one
4. 4.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) Kabir (b) the bag (c) the lady (d) Appa
5. 5.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   Who knocked it down? (a) his little brother (b) his sister (c) his cat (d) his friend
7. 7.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   How was the car at the end? (a) wet and muddy (b) dirty and dull (c) clean and shiny (d) old and broken
8. 8.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What animal did she see? (a) an elephant (b) a monkey (c) a lion (d) a giraffe
10. 10.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Arjun (b) Moti (c) the cat (d) Appa
11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    Who had the balloons? (a) Lata (b) Sara (c) Zoya (d) Riya
12. 12.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) big (b) tall (c) thin (d) short

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