Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 119 · 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.
   
   Who helped his father? (a) Neel (b) Mohan (c) Faizan (d) Arjun
2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a tree (b) a bag (c) a box (d) a basket
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) Lata and Sam (d) only Lata
4. 4.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) thin (c) long (d) big
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a balloon (b) a bubble (c) a ball (d) a tyre
6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What did she see come up? (a) the moon (b) a bird (c) the sun (d) a kite
7. 7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) Kiran (b) a puppy (c) a cow (d) a kitten
8. 8.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Divya (b) Appa (c) Bela (d) Amma
9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) four (b) six (c) three (d) five
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) home (b) black (c) big (d) slow
11. 11.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How many ice lollies did they get? (a) two (b) three (c) one (d) four
12. 12.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s mother (b) Meera (c) Meera’s friend (d) the teacher

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