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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 116 · 12 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did Sara have at first?     (a) six (b) five (c) three (d) four
  2. 2.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.

    In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”?     (a) the box (b) the tower (c) the brother (d) the floor
  3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    Who went to the shop?     (a) Lata and Amma (b) Sam and Ravi (c) only Lata (d) Lata and Sam
  4. 4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    True or false: Meera shared her crayon.     (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did the boat do?     (a) tore (b) sank (c) flew up (d) sailed away
  6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    What flavour were the ice lollies?     (a) orange (b) grape (c) lemon (d) mango
  7. 7.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    What did Kabir carry?     (a) the lady (b) a box (c) the bag (d) a basket
  8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What came out?     (a) the seed (b) the tooth (c) the worm (d) the apple
  9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did Kiran give the puppy?     (a) a ball (b) water (c) milk (d) bread
  10. 10.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did he give it every day?     (a) water (b) sugar (c) milk (d) food
  11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What did she bite?     (a) a mango (b) a chapati (c) a carrot (d) an apple
  12. 12.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    What colour was the cloud?     (a) grey (b) white (c) black (d) blue

Answer key

  1. five
  2. the tower
  3. Lata and Sam
  4. True
  5. sailed away
  6. orange
  7. the bag
  8. the tooth
  9. milk
  10. water
  11. an apple
  12. black

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