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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 120 · 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.

    What went pop?     (a) a bubble (b) a balloon (c) a ball (d) a tyre
  2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who heard the story?     (a) the crow (b) Grandma (c) Riya (d) Mohan
  3. 3.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 floor (b) the car (c) the dog (d) the bus
  4. 4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    When did Pooja wake up?     (a) at night (b) at noon (c) early (d) late
  5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who gave the puppy milk?     (a) Riya (b) the puppy (c) Kiran (d) Amma
  6. 6.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    What did Mohan do at the end?     (a) sang a song (b) fell asleep (c) cried (d) ran away
  7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    What did Neel see?     (a) a rainbow (b) a big red ball (c) a big black cloud (d) a white bird
  8. 8.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What is the cat’s name?     (a) Moti (b) Sonu (c) Tiger (d) Arjun
  9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did the puppy wag?     (a) its head (b) its ears (c) its paw (d) its tail
  10. 10.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his box (b) his ball (c) his dog (d) his cat
  11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What happened first?     (a) the bell rang (b) the teacher left (c) Rohan stayed (d) children ran out
  12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did she have at the end?     (a) five (b) four (c) three (d) one

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. Mohan
  3. the car
  4. early
  5. Kiran
  6. fell asleep
  7. a big black cloud
  8. Moti
  9. its tail
  10. his cat
  11. the bell rang
  12. four

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